Singapore, April 8 -- A ground-breaking step to improve cardiac care in Australia has been taken, as funding is announced for a clinical quality registry to improve outcomes following Atrial Fibrillation (AF) ablation.

Led by Alfred Hospital's Head of Electrophysiology,Professor Peter Kistler, The Australian Registry for the Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation (AuRA-AF) brings together Australia's leading clinical experts and researchers in AF ablation, and leverages the world-class registry science expertise housed withinMonash University's Centre of Cardiovascular Research and Education in Therapeutics (CCRET).

The AU$7 million funding over five years was secured under the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) - 2024 Enhancing Medical Devic...