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Cardiologist in QLD

Biography

Dr Thomas Butler is a Consultant Cardiologist with a focus on preventing cardiac disease and aiding individuals in understanding their cardiac risk. He has a particular interest in non-invasive imaging techniques, including echocardiography and stress testing, as well as expertise in CT coronary angiography and Calcium scoring for risk assessment.

Dr Butler graduated from the University of Queensland. He underscores the importance of no Read More...

Procedures & Conditions

Procedures Performed
  • HOCM
  • Hyperlipidaemia
  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
  • Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
  • Mitral Regurgitation
  • Mitral Valve Disease
  • Palpitations
  • Preventative Cardiology
  • Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Resistant Hypertension
  • Sick Sinus Syndrome
  • Sinus Node Dysfunction
  • Structural Heart Disease
  • Sudden Cardiac Death
  • Valvular Heart Disease
  • Syncope
  • Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
  • Ventricular Tachycardia
  • Ventricular Ectopy
  • Wolff-Parkinsion-White Syndrome
Conditions Treated
  • Acute Coronary Syndrome
  • Aortic Stenosis
  • Aortic Valve Disease
  • Arrhythmia Management
  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Atrial Flutter
  • Bicuspid Valve
  • Cardiac Sarcoidosis
  • Chronic Heart Failure
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Dilated Cardiomyopathy
  • Dyspnoea
  • General Cardiology
  • Heart Failure

Experience

  • General Cardiologist
    John Flynn Private Hospital Present
  • Director
    All 4 Hearts Cardiology Present
  • Lecturer (Department of Medicine)
    The University of Queensland 2015 - Present

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Memberships & Awards

Professional Memberships and Affiliations

  • Fellow of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (FCSANZ)

  • American Society of Echocardiography (ASE)

Awards

  • Buchanan Medalist for Academic Achievement

  • Dean's Honour List University of Queensland (Undergraduate GPA 6.84)

Research & Publications

Publications

1. Kessel, Marco & Seaton, David & Chan, Jonathan & Yamada, Akira & Kermeen, Fiona & Hamilton-Craig, Christian & Butler, Thomas & Sabapathy, Surendran & Morris, Norman. (2017). Erratum to: Prognostic value of right ventricular free wall strain in pulmonary hypertension patients with pseudo-normalized tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion values. The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging. 33. 10.1007/s10554-016-1025-7.

2. Gaikwad, Nisha & Butler, Thomas & Maxwell, Ryan & Shaw, Elizabeth & Strugnell, Wendy & Chan, Johnathan & Figtree, Gemma & Hamilton-Craig, Christian. (2016). Late gadolinium enhancement does occur in Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy — A quantitative cardiac magnetic resonance and speckle tracking strain study. IJC Heart & Vasculature. 12. 68-74. 10.1016/j.ijcha.2016.07.009.

3. Kessel, Marco & Seaton, David & Chan, Jonathan & Yamada, Akira & Kermeen, Fiona & Butler, Thomas & Sabapathy, Surendran & Morris, Norman. (2016). Prognostic value of right ventricular free wall strain in pulmonary hypertension patients with pseudo-normalized tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion values. The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging. 32. 10.1007/s10554-016-0862-8.

4. Maxwell, Ryan & Hamilton-Craig, Christian & Butler, Thomas & Wall, D. & Ischenko, Matthew. (2015). A ring in the heart – Ebstein’s anomaly and a blood cyst. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 24. S319. 10.1016/j.hlc.2015.06.485.

5. Butler, Thomas & Wall, Douglas & Hamilton-Craig, Christian. (2015). IMAGE CHALLENGE ‘A ring in the heart’. Heart (British Cardiac Society). 101.

6. Butler, Thomas & Tjahjadi, Catherina & Kang, Dong & Burstow, Darryl & Sedgwick, John. (2015). Tri-leaflet mitral valve variant of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy: Comprehensive assessment with 3-D transesophageal echocardiography. International journal of cardiology. 201. 549-551. 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.08.141.

7. Butler, Thomas & Wall, Douglas & Hamilton-Craig, Christian. (2015). ‘A ring in the heart’. Heart (British Cardiac Society). 101. 10.1136/heartjnl-2015-307738.

8. Kermeen, F. & Butler, Thomas & Seaton, D. & Shearer, B. & Aldridge, K. & Chan, Jonathan. (2015). Is Tricuspid Annular Calcification a Novel Marker of End-Stage Pulmonary Hypertension?. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 34. S342-S343. 10.1016/j.healun.2015.01.976.

9. Butler, Thomas & Sedgwick, John & Platts, David & Burstow, Darryl & Seaton, David. (2015). Infected patent foramen ovale (PFO). The international journal of cardiovascular imaging. 31. 10.1007/s10554-015-0634-x.

10. Butler, Thomas & Sedgwick, John & Burstow, Darryl & Walters, Darren. (2015). 3-D Transoesophageal echocardiography for guiding percutaneous stenting of pulmonary vein stenosis. European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging. 16. 10.1093/ehjci/jev041.

11. Butler, Thomas & Sedgwick, John & Burstow, Darryl. (2015). 3-D assessment of infective endocarditis with anterior mitral valve perforation and flail posterior leaflet. International journal of cardiology. 185. 249. 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.02.098.

12. Butler, Thomas & Hamilton-Craig, Christian & Godbolt, David & Platts, David. (2015). A Lump in the Heart. International Journal of Cardiology. 185. 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.081.

13. Gavaghan, Callan & Butler, Thomas & Saireddy, Ramakrishn & Scalia, Gregory & Burstow, Darryl & Walters, Darren. (2015). PERCUTANEOUS PARAVALVULAR LEAK CLOSURE SHORT-TERM SAFETY AND EFFICACY. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 65. A1988. 10.1016/S0735-1097(15)61988-X.

14. Platts, David & Edwards, Natalie & Wijesekera, Vishva & Sengupta, Abhishek & Burns, Kylie & Burstow, Darryl & Butler, Thomas & Radford, Dorothy & Nicolae, Mugur. (2015). The Feasibility and Clinical Utility of Microsphere Contrast-enhanced Transthoracic Echocardiography in Adult Congenital Heart Disease: Contrast Echocardiography in ACHD. Congenital heart disease. 10. 10.1111/chd.12254.

15. Butler, Thomas & Khan, Akhlaq & Sengupta, Abhishek & Sherman, Jonathan & Denman, Russell & Burstow, Darryl & Sedgwick, John. (2014). Abstract 19958: Evaluation of Tricuspid Regurgitation (TR) Severity Prior to and after Device Extraction in Patients with Cardiac Device Infection. Circulation. 130. 10.1161/circ.130.suppl_2.19958.

16. Butler, Thomas & Sedgwick, John & Platts, David & Wee, Yong & Burstow, Darryl. (2014). Obstructive mechanical valve thrombosis: utility of 3D trans-oesophageal echocardiography. European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging. 16. 10.1093/ehjci/jeu204.

17. Butler, Thomas & Incani, A. & Raffel, Owen & Fu, J. & Walters, D.. (2013). The Index of Microvascular Resistance (IMR) and Its Relationship to Left Ventricle End Diastolic Pressure and Right Atrial Pressure in Patients With Moderate Epicardial Coronary Artery Disease. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 22. S50. 10.1016/j.hlc.2013.05.120.

18. Butler, Thomas & Incani, A. & Roper, Damian & Walters, D.. (2013). Five Year Review of Success, Procedural Safety and Outcomes of Pericardiocentesis at The Prince Charles Hospital. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 22. S206-S207. 10.1016/j.hlc.2013.05.492.

19. Butler, Thomas & Incani, A. & Raffel, Owen & Chan, Jonathan & Fu, J. & Walters, D.. (2013). The Index of Microvascular Resistance (IMR) and Correlation with Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Patients with Moderate Epicardial Coronary Artery Disease. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 22. S49-S50. 10.1016/j.hlc.2013.05.119.

20. Chen, Tony & Incani, Alexander & Butler, Thomas & Poon, Karl & Fu, Jinlin & Savage, Michael & Dahl, Margaret & Callow, Donna & Colburn, Daniel & Hammett, Chris & Walters, Darren. (2013). The Demographic Profile of Young Patients (. Heart, lung & circulation. 23. 10.1016/j.hlc.2013.05.648.

21. Incani, A. & Butler, Thomas & Chen, T. & Savage, Michael & Dahl, M. & Fu, Jinlin & Muller, H. & Colburn, D. & Renkin, K. & Callow, D. & Hammett, Christopher & Walters, D.. (2012). A Comparison of the Risk Factor Profile of Three Cohorts of ACS Patients (<45, 45–60 and > 60 years) in Queensland. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 21. S143. 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.05.362.

22. Incani, A. & Butler, Thomas & Poon, Karl & Savage, Michael & Aroney, Constantine & Raffel, Owen & Walters, D.. (2012). Investigating the Relationship between Crusade Bleeding Score and Bleeding in TAVR patients – The Prince Charles Hospital Registry. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 21. S162. 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.05.403.

23. Incani, A. & Butler, Thomas & Chen, T. & Poon, Karl & Savage, Michael & Dahl, M. & Fu, Jinlin & Muller, H. & Colburn, D. & Renkin, K. & Callow, D. & Hammett, Christopher & Walters, D.. (2012). A Comparison of the Mode of Presentation of Three Cohorts of ACS Patients (<45, 45–60 and >60 years) in Queensland. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 21. S27. 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.05.072.

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