Leah Wright
Senior Echocardiographer
Imaging Research
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
Australia
Biography
Leah Wright completed her undergraduate degree in Bachelor of Applied Science (Human Movement studies), before working as a research assistant with the University of Queensland’s Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group. During this time, see completed her post graduate diploma in cardiac ultrasound, before moving to the Menzies Research Institute (University of Tasmania) under the Cardiometabolic Health disease theme, with a joint appointment with the Royal Hobart Hospital’s Department of Cardiology. She is currently in her final year of her PhD thesis, with particular focus into the use of echocardiography in the clinical follow up of pulmonary arterial hypertension and works as a senior echocardiographer for the Baker Institute.
Research Interest
Imaging Research
Publications
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Leah Wright,Follow-up of pulmonary hypertension with echocardiography JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2016; 9(6) 733–46.
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Leah Wright,Mechanics and prognostic value of left and right ventricular dysfunction in patients with systemic sclerosis European Heart Journal In Press.
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Leah Wright,Essential Echocardiography: a companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease Pulmonary Hypertension Due to be published 20-08-2017.
