Associate Professor William Wang
Associate Professor

William Wang

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Background

MBBS MM (Sydney), PhD (Cambridge), FRACP, FCSANZ, FRCP (London)

Consultant Cardiologist, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane.

Associate Professor, PAH-Southside Clinical Unit, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland.

Research interests: clinical cardiology, cardiovascular imaging, genetics and indigenous health.

Availability

Associate Professor William Wang is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Cardiology (incl. cardiovascular diseases) Cardiovascular medicine and haematology Clinical sciences Indigenous Studies Medical genetics (excl. cancer genetics)

Search Professor William Wang’s works on UQ eSpace

102 works between 1997 and 2025
All (102) Journal Article (76) Conference Publication (26)

21 - 40 of 102 works

2020

Journal Article

Poverty over the early life course and young adult cardio-metabolic risk

Najman, Jake M., Wang, William, Plotnikova, Maria, Mamun, Abdullah A., McIntyre, David, Williams, Gail M., Scott, James G., Bor, William and Clavarino, Alexandra M. (2020). Poverty over the early life course and young adult cardio-metabolic risk. International Journal of Public Health, 65 (6), 759-768. doi: 10.1007/s00038-020-01423-1

Poverty over the early life course and young adult cardio-metabolic risk

2020

Journal Article

Rural and Remote Cardiology During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ) Consensus Statement

Arnold, Ruth H., Tideman, Philip A., Devlin, Gerard P., Carroll, Gerard E., Elder, Alex, Lowe, Harry, Macdonald, Peter S., Bannon, Paul G., Juergens, Craig, McGuire, Mark, Mariani, Justin A., Coffey, Sean, Faddy, Steven, Brown, Alex, Inglis, Sally and Wang, William Y.S. (2020). Rural and Remote Cardiology During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ) Consensus Statement. Heart Lung and Circulation, 29 (7), e88-e93. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.05.001

Rural and Remote Cardiology During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ) Consensus Statement

2020

Journal Article

Culturally safe and sustainable solution for Closing the Gap-registered patients discharging from a tertiary public hospital

Mitchell, Scott, Michael, Hayley, Highden-Smith, Stephanie, Bryce, Vivian, Grugan, Sean, Yong, Hua Bing, Renouf, Sonia, Kitchener, Tanya and Wang, William Y. S. (2020). Culturally safe and sustainable solution for Closing the Gap-registered patients discharging from a tertiary public hospital. Australian Health Review, 44 (2), 200-204. doi: 10.1071/AH18160

Culturally safe and sustainable solution for Closing the Gap-registered patients discharging from a tertiary public hospital

2020

Journal Article

Mobile echodensities on intracardiac device leads: Is it always a cause for concern?

Robinson, James, Wang, William Y. S. and Kaye, Gerry (2020). Mobile echodensities on intracardiac device leads: Is it always a cause for concern?. PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, 43 (4), 388-393. doi: 10.1111/pace.13899

Mobile echodensities on intracardiac device leads: Is it always a cause for concern?

2020

Journal Article

Prospective Intervention on Discharge Summaries Improves Rates of Patients Following Up with General Practitioners Post Hospital Cardiology Discharge

Huang, Luke Y. I., Fogarty, Samuel J., Garrahy, Paul, Ng, Arnold C. T. and Wang, William Y. S. (2020). Prospective Intervention on Discharge Summaries Improves Rates of Patients Following Up with General Practitioners Post Hospital Cardiology Discharge. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 36 (5), 1479-1480. doi: 10.1007/s11606-020-05818-x

Prospective Intervention on Discharge Summaries Improves Rates of Patients Following Up with General Practitioners Post Hospital Cardiology Discharge

2019

Journal Article

Rates and predictors of general practitioner (GP) follow-up postdischarge from a tertiary hospital cardiology unit: a retrospective cohort study

Huang, Luke Y. I., Fogarty, Samuel J., Ng, Arnold C. T. and Wang, William Y. S. (2019). Rates and predictors of general practitioner (GP) follow-up postdischarge from a tertiary hospital cardiology unit: a retrospective cohort study. BMJ Open, 9 (10) e031627, e031627. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031627

Rates and predictors of general practitioner (GP) follow-up postdischarge from a tertiary hospital cardiology unit: a retrospective cohort study

2019

Journal Article

When can heart failure treatment be stopped safely?

Ha, Tina, Korczyk, Dariusz, Ng, Arnold C. T. and Wang, William Y. S. (2019). When can heart failure treatment be stopped safely?. The Lancet, 394 (10194), 217-217. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)30492-1

When can heart failure treatment be stopped safely?

2019

Journal Article

Biomechanical assessment of aortic valve stenosis: advantages and limitations

Zakikhani, Parnia, Ho, Raymond, Wang, William and Li, Zhiyong (2019). Biomechanical assessment of aortic valve stenosis: advantages and limitations. Medicine in Novel Technology and Devices, 2 100009, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.medntd.2019.100009

Biomechanical assessment of aortic valve stenosis: advantages and limitations

2019

Journal Article

Cardiac autonomic nerve system and epicardial fat in atrial fibrillation

Zhao, Lei, Gould, Paul A., Ng, Arnold C.T. and Wang, William Y.S. (2019). Cardiac autonomic nerve system and epicardial fat in atrial fibrillation. International Journal of Cardiology, 303, 58-59. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.12.033

Cardiac autonomic nerve system and epicardial fat in atrial fibrillation

2018

Journal Article

Impact of Epicardial Adipose Tissue, Left Ventricular Myocardial Fat Content, and Interstitial Fibrosis on Myocardial Contractile Function

Ng, Arnold C. T., Strudwick, Mark, van der Geest, Rob J., Ng, Austin C. C., Gillinder, Lisa, Goo, Shi Yi, Cowin, Gary, Delgado, Victoria, Wang, William Y. S. and Bax, Jeroen J. (2018). Impact of Epicardial Adipose Tissue, Left Ventricular Myocardial Fat Content, and Interstitial Fibrosis on Myocardial Contractile Function. Circulation-Cardiovascular Imaging, 11 (8), e007372. doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.117.007372

Impact of Epicardial Adipose Tissue, Left Ventricular Myocardial Fat Content, and Interstitial Fibrosis on Myocardial Contractile Function

2018

Journal Article

Epicardial adipose tissue is associated with left atrial dysfunction in people without obstructive coronary artery disease or atrial fibrillation

Zhao, Lei, Harrop, Danielle L., Ng, Arnold C.T. and Wang, William Y.S. (2018). Epicardial adipose tissue is associated with left atrial dysfunction in people without obstructive coronary artery disease or atrial fibrillation. Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 34 (8), 1019-1025. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2018.05.002

Epicardial adipose tissue is associated with left atrial dysfunction in people without obstructive coronary artery disease or atrial fibrillation

2018

Journal Article

Anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation with heart failure

Zhao, Lei, Wang, William Y. S. and Yang, Xinchun (2018). Anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation with heart failure. Heart Failure Reviews, 23 (4), 1-9. doi: 10.1007/s10741-018-9693-0

Anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation with heart failure

2017

Conference Publication

Cardiac amyloid imaging with 18F-florbetaben positron emission tomography: a pilot study

Law, W. Phillip, Wang, William, Moore, Peter, Mollee, Peter and Ng, Arnold (2017). Cardiac amyloid imaging with 18F-florbetaben positron emission tomography: a pilot study. XVth International Symposium on Amyloidosis, Indianapolis, IN, USA, 2014. Abingdon, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis. doi: 10.1080/13506129.2017.1281120

Cardiac amyloid imaging with 18F-florbetaben positron emission tomography: a pilot study

2017

Journal Article

Bicuspid aortic valve disease: new insights

Ng, Arnold C. T., Wang, William Y. S., Delgado, Victoria and Bax, Jeroen J. (2017). Bicuspid aortic valve disease: new insights. Structural Heart, 1 (1-2), 9-17. doi: 10.1080/24748706.2017.1329572

Bicuspid aortic valve disease: new insights

2016

Journal Article

Epicardial adipose tissue volume and left ventricular myocardial function using 3-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography

Ng, Arnold C. T., Goo, Shi Yi, Roche, Nicole, van der Geest, Rob J. and Wang, William Y. S. (2016). Epicardial adipose tissue volume and left ventricular myocardial function using 3-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography. Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 32 (12), 1485-1492. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2016.06.009

Epicardial adipose tissue volume and left ventricular myocardial function using 3-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography

2016

Journal Article

Cardiac amyloid imaging with 18F-florbetaben PET: a pilot study

Law, W. Phillip, Wang, William Y. S., Moore, Peter T., Mollee, Peter N. and Ng, Arnold C. T. (2016). Cardiac amyloid imaging with 18F-florbetaben PET: a pilot study. Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 57 (11), 1733-1739. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.115.169870

Cardiac amyloid imaging with 18F-florbetaben PET: a pilot study

2016

Journal Article

An unusual cause of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest recorded on a heartrate monitor

Moore, Peter T., Ng, Arnold C. T., Gould, Paul A. and Wang, William Y. S. (2016). An unusual cause of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest recorded on a heartrate monitor. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 25 (10), E130-E132. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2016.04.017

An unusual cause of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest recorded on a heartrate monitor

2015

Journal Article

Exploring the role of non-invasive tricuspid dP/dt as a marker of right ventricular function

Singbal, Yash, Vollbon, William, Huynh, Luan Tan, Wang, William Y. S., Ng, Arnold C. T. and Wahi, Sudhir (2015). Exploring the role of non-invasive tricuspid dP/dt as a marker of right ventricular function. Echocardiography, 32 (9), 1347-1351. doi: 10.1111/echo.12877

Exploring the role of non-invasive tricuspid dP/dt as a marker of right ventricular function

2015

Journal Article

Analysis of gene-gene interactions among common variants in candidate cardiovascular genes in coronary artery disease

Musameh, Muntaser D., Wang, William Y. S., Nelson, Christopher P., Lluis-Ganella, Carla, Debiec, Radoslaw, Subirana, Isaac, Elosua, Roberto, Balmforth, Anthony J., Ball, Stephen G., Hall, Alistair S., Kathiresan, Sekar, Thompson, John R., Lucas, Gavin, Samani, Nilesh J. and Tomaszewski, Maciej (2015). Analysis of gene-gene interactions among common variants in candidate cardiovascular genes in coronary artery disease. PLoS One, 10 (2) e0117684, e0117684. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117684

Analysis of gene-gene interactions among common variants in candidate cardiovascular genes in coronary artery disease

2015

Journal Article

Glycated hemoglobin vs fasting plasma glucose as a predictor of left ventricular dysfunction after st-elevation myocardial infarction

Tsai, Josh P. J., Tian, Jenny, Wang, William Y. S. and Ng, Arnold C. T. (2015). Glycated hemoglobin vs fasting plasma glucose as a predictor of left ventricular dysfunction after st-elevation myocardial infarction. Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 31 (1), 44-49. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2014.10.029

Glycated hemoglobin vs fasting plasma glucose as a predictor of left ventricular dysfunction after st-elevation myocardial infarction

Current funding

  • 2023 - 2027
    REducing hospital re-admission for high-risk CARDiology patients
    MRFF Quality, Safety and Effectiveness of Medicine Use and Medicine Intervention by Pharmacists
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor William Wang is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Better Cardiac Care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Patients in an Australian Tertiary Hospital

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Chin Ng

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Enhancing Echocardiographic and Hemodynamic Assessment of Aortic Stenosis

    Principal Advisor

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Associate Professor William Wang directly for media enquiries about:

  • Cardiac imaging
  • Cardiology
  • Heart Disease
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease

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