Mrs Sarah Madigan
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
School of Medicine
College of Health
Completing my PhD on: Cardiopulmonary exercise testing for screening of pulmonary hypertension in a clinical population of Scleroderma patients.This primary aim of this study is to assess which gas exchange parameters obtained during a cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) are able to be used as a non-invasive screening tool for the early detection of pulmonary hypertension (PHT) in a clinical cohort of Scleroderma (SSc) patients.Secondary aims :Validate if CPET is able to rule out the presence of PHT, thus reducing the number of unnecessary right heart catheterisation (RHC) procedures for these patients. With long term monitoring of SSc patients, assess if CPET is able to detect early vascular changes with exercise that precede the onset of resting PHT. Providing evidence of the presence of exercise induced PHT.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 - ongoing | Accredited Clinical Physiologist (Respiratory) | Southern Adelaide Local Health Network |
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| English | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 - 2008 | Adelaide University | Australia | Bachelor of Science (Honours) |
| 2003 - 2005 | University of South Australia | Australia | Bachelor of Science |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Madigan, S., Proudman, S., Schembri, D., Davies, H., & Adams, R. (2024). Use of exercise tests in screening for pulmonary arterial hypertension in systemic sclerosis: A systematic literature review. Poster session presented at the meeting of Journal of Scleroderma and Related Disorders. England: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD. DOI Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC2 |
| Date | Role | Membership | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 - ongoing | Member | The Australian Council for Clinical Physiologists LTD | Australia |
| 2009 - ongoing | Member | Australian and New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science | Australia |
| 2009 - ongoing | Member | Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand | Australia |