Heart disease is the biggest killer of Australian men and the second biggest killer of Australian women.

For Perth, being the most isolated city in the world, receiving a heart transplant for those with serious heart conditions can be challenging and may require travel.

Dr Baumwol is using novel medical technology to give Western Australian patients an alternative solution to a transplant with the best chances of survival and he joined Julie-anne Sprague on 6PR’s Afternoons.

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