By Professor Craig Phillip Juergens

Journal articles

Yu J; Indraratna P; Briggs NE; Brown P; Liu H; Atkins ER; Allan M; Lambert B; Alexopoulos C; Shetty P; Juergens C; French J; Head J; Kaur B; Liaw ST; Figtree GA; Gallagher R; Shreier G; Celler B; Jan S; Jorm L; Delbaere K; Lovell NH; Ooi SY, 2025, 'Rationale and design of the TeleClinical Care Cardiac (TCC-Cardiac) trial: A pragmatic randomized trial of adjunctive virtual models of care in the secondary prevention of cardiovascular events', American Heart Journal, 286, pp. 56 - 65, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2025.03.008

Kha R; Min H; Marschner S; Mahendran S; Thiagalingam A; Poulter R; Redfern J; Brieger D; Thompson PL; Hillis GS; Collins N; Shetty P; Mcgrady M; Hamilton-Craig C; Kangaharan N; Atherton J; Maiorana A; Klimis H; Juergens C; Chow CK, 2025, 'Determinants of medication adherence in patients with acute coronary syndrome: a secondary analysis of a randomised clinical trial', Heart, 111, pp. 462 - 470, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2024-325144

Arnold R; Luscombe GM; Edwards S; Ryan E; Faddy S; Gadeley R; Larnach G; Lowe H; Juergens C; Hawke C; Doran C; Elder A; Adams M; Amos D, 2025, 'Centralised Management System and Hot Transfer for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Western NSW: Closing the Gap in Current Models of Rural ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Care', Heart Lung and Circulation, 34, pp. S1443-9506(24)01932-2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2024.11.029

Tran H; Joseph V; Al-Falahi Z; Dharmadmajan A; Shaw E; Xu A; Akrawi D; Juergens C; French B; Wilson M; Otton J; Scalia G; Badie TN; Kay S; Guo Y; Tran TT; Chang A; Lo S, 2024, 'Abstract 4138722: Large Language Model based multi-agent Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation team to augment multidisciplinary meetings - proof of concept.', Circulation, 150, pp. a4138722 - a4138722, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/circ.150.suppl_1.4138722

Fathieh S; Tran TH; Faour A; Dang V; Aljazaery A; Gibbs O; Assad J; Faddy S; Long M; Pahn R; Rajaratnam R; Lo S; Juergens C; Tam G; French J, 2024, 'Abstract 4139527: Prognostic Characteristics of Patients with Electrocardiograms Masquerading as ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction', Circulation, 150, pp. a4139527 - a4139527, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/circ.150.suppl_1.4139527

Fathieh S; Tran TH; Faour A; Dang V; Pahn R; Long M; Tam G; Juergens C; Xu J; French J, 2024, 'Abstract 4147967: Increased Mortality Risk in Masquerading STEMI Presentations Compared with True STEMI Patients', Circulation, 150, pp. a4147967 - a4147967, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/circ.150.suppl_1.4147967

Sharma L; Faour A; Nguyen T; Dimitri H; Vo G; Otton J; Burgess S; Juergens C; French J, 2024, 'Simple indices of infarct size post ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) provides similar risk stratification to cardiac MRI', Plos One, 19, pp. e0311157, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0311157

Leung J; French J; Xu J; Kachwalla H; Kaddapu K; Badie T; Mussap C; Rajaratnam R; Leung D; Lo S; Juergens C, 2024, 'Robotic Assisted Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Initial Australian Experience', Heart Lung and Circulation, 33, pp. 493 - 499, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2024.01.019

Alazrag W; Idris H; Saad YME; Etaher A; Ren S; Ferguson I; Juergens C; Chew DP; Otton J; Middleton PM; French JK, 2024, 'Management and outcomes with 5-year mortality of patients with mildly elevated high-sensitivity troponin T levels not meeting criteria for myocardial infarction', EMA Emergency Medicine Australasia, 36, pp. 62 - 70, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.14298

d’Entremont MA; Alrashidi S; Seto AH; Nguyen P; Marquis-Gravel G; Abu-Fadel MS; Juergens C; Tessier P; Lemaire-Paquette S; Heenan L; Skuriat E; Tyrwhitt J; Couture É; Bérubé S; Jolly SS, 2024, 'Ultrasound guidance for transfemoral access in coronary procedures: an individual participant-level data meta-analysis from the femoral ultrasound trialist collaboration', Eurointervention, 20, pp. 66 - 74, http://dx.doi.org/10.4244/EIJ-D-22-00809

Boddupalli S; Dang V; Rajaratnam R; Xu J; Juergens C; Lo S, 2024, 'A 10-year Review of Left Main (LM) Coronary Artery Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) in South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD)', Heart Lung and Circulation, 33, pp. s549, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2024.06.925

Tran T; Joseph V; Smith L; Hopkins A; Lo S; Hennessy A; Juergens C; Dimitri H; Rajaratnam R; French J; Pramawardhana U; Badie T; Otton J; Shaw E; Lee A; Fathieh S; Akrawi D; Shugman I; Nguyen K; Guo Y, 2024, 'CardioCanon: A Customised Chatbot for Cardiology Inquiry With Retrieval Augmented Generation to Reduce Hallucinations and Improve Performance of Large Language Models', Heart Lung and Circulation, 33, pp. s379 - s380, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2024.06.548

Dang V; Nguyen K; Wales K; Hopkins A; Rajaratnam R; Juergens C; Xu J; Lo S, 2024, 'Coronary Artery Perforation (CAP) During Chronic Total Occlusion-PCI a Single Centre Experience', Heart Lung and Circulation, 33, pp. s554, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2024.06.936

Leung J; Nguyen C; Fares S; French J; Xu J; Kachwalla H; Kaddapu K; Badie T; Mussap C; Rajaratnam R; Leung D; Lo S; Juergens C, 2024, 'Establishing a Robotic-Assisted Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (R-PCI) Program: Initial Australian Experience', Heart Lung and Circulation, 33, pp. s557 - s558, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2024.06.943

Jeng D; Min H; Marschner S; Redfern J; Klimis H; Hillis G; Brieger D; Atherton J; Bhindi R; Chew D; Collins N; Fitzpatrick M; Juergens C; Kangaharan N; Maiorana A; McGrady M; Poulter R; Shetty P; Hamilton-Craig C; Thompson P; Stepien S; von Huben A; Jansen S; Chow C, 2024, 'Family History of Premature Coronary Heart Disease and Risk Factor Control in Patients With a Recent Acute Coronary Syndrome', Heart Lung and Circulation, 33, pp. s351 - s352, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2024.06.492

Ganis P; Pham T; Stamatopoulos T; Tran T; Dang V; Pender P; Dimitri H; Juergens C; Lo S, 2024, 'Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) with In-Situ Pacemakers (PPM) or Implantable Cardioverter Defibrator (ICD): A Single Centre Retrospective Case Series', Heart Lung and Circulation, 33, pp. s562, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2024.06.952

Leung J; Xu J; French JK; Kachwalla H; Kaddapu K; Badie T; Mussap C; Rajaratnam R; Leung DY; Lo ST; Juergens C, 2024, 'Rationale and design of the randomised, controlled Percutaneous coronary intervention using Assisted Robotic TechnologY (PARTY) trial', Open Heart, 11, pp. e002950, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2024-002950

Razaee A; Pham T; Goodberg K; Leung M; Brown N; French B; Rajaratnam R; Juergens C; Lo S, 2024, 'Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) With General Anaesthesia Versus Conscious Sedation: A Single Centre Study', Heart Lung and Circulation, 33, pp. s594, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2024.06.1019

Xu J; Lo S; Mussap CJ; French JK; Rajaratnam R; Kadappu K; Premawardhana U; Nguyen P; Juergens CP; Leung DY, 2023, 'Early Effects of Ticagrelor Versus Clopidogrel on Peripheral Endothelial Function After Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome and Assessment of Its Relationship With Coronary Microvascular Function', American Journal of Cardiology, 201, pp. 16 - 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.06.009

Cho K; Femia G; Lee R; Nageswararajah D; Doulatram H; Kadappu K; Juergens C, 2023, 'Exploration of Cardiology Patient Hospital Presentations, Health Care Utilisation and Cardiovascular Risk Factors During the COVID-19 Pandemic', Heart Lung and Circulation, 32, pp. 348 - 352, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2022.11.013

Jamal J; Idris H; Faour A; Yang W; McLean A; Burgess S; Shugman I; Wales K; O’Loughlin A; Leung D; Mussap CJ; Juergens CP; Lo S; French JK, 2023, 'Late outcomes of ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated by pharmaco-invasive or primary percutaneous coronary intervention', European Heart Journal, 44, pp. 516 - 528, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehac661

Burgess S; Juergens CP; Yang W; Shugman IM; Idris H; Nguyen T; McLean A; Zaman S; Thomas L; Robledo KP; Mussap C; Lo S; French J, 2023, 'Sex Differences in Outcome and Prescribing Practice in ST-elevation MI Patients with Multivessel Disease and Incomplete Revascularisation', European Cardiology Review, 18, pp. e10, http://dx.doi.org/10.15420/ecr.2022.39

Arnold R; Luscombe G; Edwards S; Faddy S; Lowe H; Gadeley R; Ryan E; Larnach G; Doran C; Adams M; Hawke C; Juergens C; Gardiner F; Elder A; Amos D, 2023, 'Centralised Rural STEMI Management and Routine Hot Transfer in Western NSW Benefits Patients at Greatest Distance From a Cardiac Centre', Heart Lung and Circulation, 32, pp. s272 - s273, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2023.06.353

Dang V; Rajaratnam D; Sarker A; Pender P; Leung J; Juergens C; Hopkins A; Leung D; Lo S; Rajaratnam R, 2023, 'Impact of COVID-19 snd Societal Lockdown on Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) in Patients With ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI): A Single-Centre Study', Heart Lung and Circulation, 32, pp. s435 - s436, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2023.06.650

Rajaratnam D; Dang V; Sarker A; Pender P; Leung J; Hopkins A; Leung D; Juergens C; Lo S; Rajaratnam R, 2023, 'Impact of Language Barriers During COVID-19 in ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) Presentation and Outcomes: A Single Centre Study', Heart Lung and Circulation, 32, pp. s357 - s358, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2023.06.817

Faour A; Cherrett C; Gibbs O; Lintern K; Mussap CJ; Rajaratnam R; Leung DY; Taylor DA; Faddy SC; Lo S; Juergens CP; French JK, 2022, 'Utility of prehospital electrocardiogram interpretation in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction utilizing computer interpretation and transmission for interventional cardiologist consultation', Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, 100, pp. 295 - 303, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccd.30300

Faour A; Pahn R; Cherrett C; Gibbs O; Lintern K; Mussap CJ; Rajaratnam R; Leung DY; Taylor DA; Faddy SC; Lo S; Juergens CP; French JK, 2022, 'Late Outcomes of Patients With Prehospital ST-Segment Elevation and Appropriate Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Nonactivation', Journal of the American Heart Association, 11, pp. e025602, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.121.025602

Alsadat N; Hyun K; Boroumand F; Juergens C; Kritharides L; Brieger DB, 2022, 'Achieving lipid targets within 12 months of an acute coronary syndrome: an observational analysis', Medical Journal of Australia, 216, pp. 463 - 468, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.51442

Chow CK; Klimis H; Thiagalingam A; Redfern J; Hillis GS; Brieger D; Atherton J; Bhindi R; Chew DP; Collins N; Andrew Fitzpatrick M; Juergens C; Kangaharan N; Maiorana A; McGrady M; Poulter R; Shetty P; Waites J; Hamilton Craig C; Thompson P; Stepien S; Von Huben A; Rodgers A, 2022, 'Text Messages to Improve Medication Adherence and Secondary Prevention after Acute Coronary Syndrome: The TEXTMEDS Randomized Clinical Trial', Circulation, 145, pp. 1443 - 1455, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.056161

Xu J; Lo S; Mussap CJ; French JK; Rajaratnam R; Kadappu K; Premawardhana U; Nguyen P; Juergens CP; Leung DY, 2022, 'Impact of Ticagrelor Versus Clopidogrel on Coronary Microvascular Function After Non-ST-Segment-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome', Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions, 15, pp. E011419, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.121.011419

Rehan R; Kempler E; McMaster K; Larnach G; Amos D; Elder A; Arnold R; Juergens C; Patel S; Weaver J; Ng M; Roy P; Yong A; Brieger D; Kritharides L; Adams M; Lowe HC, 2022, 'In Hospital Outcomes for High-Risk Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) in Patients Referred From a Rural Centre to Metropolitan Sites', Heart Lung and Circulation, 31, pp. 224 - 229, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2021.07.015

Femia G; French JK; Juergens C; Leung D; Lo S, 2021, 'Right ventricular myocardial infarction: pathophysiology, clinical implications and management', Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine, 22, pp. 1229 - 1240, http://dx.doi.org/10.31083/j.rcm2204131

Faour A; Collins N; Williams T; Khan A; Juergens CP; Lo S; Walters DL; Chew DP; French JK, 2021, 'Reperfusion after Fibrinolytic Therapy (RAFT): An open-label, multi-centre, randomised controlled trial of bivalirudin versus heparin in rescue percutaneous coronary intervention', PLoS ONE, 16, pp. e0259148, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0259148

Jayanti S; Juergens C; Makris A; Hennessy A; Nguyen P, 2021, 'The Learning Curves for Transradial and Ultrasound-Guided Arterial Access: An Analysis of the SURF Trial', Heart Lung and Circulation, 30, pp. 1329 - 1336, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2021.02.006

Etaher A; Chew DP; Frost S; Saad YM; Ferguson I; Nguyen TL; Juergens CP; French JK, 2021, 'Prognostic Implications of High-Sensitivity Troponin T Levels Among Patients Attending Emergency Departments and Evaluated for an Acute Coronary Syndrome', American Journal of Medicine, 134, pp. 1019 - 1028.e1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2021.03.005

Burgess SN; Juergens CP; Mussap CJ; Lo STH; French JK, 2021, 'Cardiogenic Shock, the Residual SYNTAX Score, and Prognosis: Corroborative “Real-World” Data', Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 77, pp. 2871 - 2872, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2021.02.068

Femia G; Faour A; Assad J; Sharma L; Idris H; Gibbs O; Pender P; Leung D; Hopkins A; Rajaratnam R; P Juergens C; Mussap C; K French J; Lo S; French J; Juergens C, 2021, 'Comparing the clinical and prognostic impact of proximal versus nonproximal lesions in dominant right coronary artery ST-elevation myocardial infarction', Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, 97, pp. E646 - E652, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccd.29245

Burgess SN; Juergens CP; Nguyen T; Leung M; Robledo KP; Thomas L; Mussap C; Lo STH; French JK, 2021, 'Diabetes and Incomplete Revascularisation in ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction', Heart Lung and Circulation, 30, pp. 471 - 480, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2020.09.928

Xu J; Lo S; Juergens CP; Leung DY, 2021, 'Impact of Targeted Therapies for Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction as Assessed by the Index of Microcirculatory Resistance', Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research, 14, pp. 327 - 337, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12265-020-10062-z

Burgess S; Juergens CP; Yang W; Shugman IM; Idris H; Nguyen T; McLean A; Leung M; Thomas L; Robledo KP; Mussap C; Lo S; French J, 2021, 'Cardiac mortality, diabetes mellitus, and multivessel disease in ST elevation myocardial infarction', International Journal of Cardiology, 323, pp. 13 - 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.08.021

Tran T; Le N; Lo S; Rajaratnam R; Juergens C; Premawardhana U; Shalaby G; Dang V; Vijayarajan V; Al-Falahi Z; Burns A; Johnson R; Hu Q; Sechi R; Narayanan SS, 2021, 'Cardi Bot: A Natural Language Application That Answers Your Cardiology Questions', Heart Lung and Circulation, 30, pp. s286 - s287, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2021.06.427

Pender P; Leung J; Gibbs O; Hopkins A; Kadapu K; Asrress K; Juergens C; Lo S, 2021, 'Contemporary Management of Coronary Stent Embolisation: Southwestern Sydney Local Health District Experience', Heart Lung and Circulation, 30, pp. s297, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2021.06.461

Nagar K; Pender P; Leung J; Hopkins A; Leung D; Rajaratnam R; Juergens C; Badie T; Lo S, 2021, 'Long-Term Outcomes in Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) with Cre8 Stents: A Single-Centre Registry', Heart Lung and Circulation, 30, pp. s312, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2021.06.488

Femia G; Ramachandran J; Poon J; Hopkins A; Mussap C; Rajaratnam R; French J; Leung D; Lo S; Juergens C, 2021, 'The Impact of COVID-19 on ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction', Heart Lung and Circulation, 30, pp. s322, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2021.06.507

Etaher A; Nguyen TL; Saad YM; Frost S; Ferguson I; Juergens CP; Chew D; French JK, 2020, 'Mortality at 5 Years Among Very Elderly Patients Undergoing High Sensitivity Troponin T Testing for Suspected Acute Coronary Syndromes', Heart Lung and Circulation, 29, pp. 1696 - 1703, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2020.02.015

Burgess SN; Juergens CP; Nguyen TL; Leung M; Robledo KP; Thomas L; Mussap CJ; Zaman SJ; Lo STH; French JK, 2020, 'Comparison of Late Cardiac Death and Myocardial Infarction Rates in Women Vs Men With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction', American Journal of Cardiology, 128, pp. 120 - 126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.04.044

Lal S; Hayward CS; De Pasquale C; Kaye D; Javorsky G; Bergin P; Atherton JJ; Ilton MK; Weintraub RG; Nair P; Rudas M; Dembo L; Doughty RN; Kumarasinghe G; Juergens C; Bannon PG; Bart NK; Chow CK; Lattimore JD; Kritharides L; Totaro R; Macdonald PS, 2020, 'COVID-19 and Acute Heart Failure: Screening the Critically Ill – A Position Statement of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ)', Heart Lung and Circulation, 29, pp. e94 - e98, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2020.04.005

Arnold RH; Tideman PA; Devlin GP; Carroll GE; Elder A; Lowe H; Macdonald PS; Bannon PG; Juergens C; McGuire M; Mariani JA; Coffey S; Faddy S; Brown A; Inglis S; Wang WYS, 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, pp. e88 - e93, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2020.05.001

Ferreira D; Le A; Khoo J; Nguyen P; Jain M; Spicer T; Juergens C; Nguyen P, 2020, 'Surgical Management of Right Atrial Mass Associated with a Vascular Access Catheter', Case Reports in Cardiology, 2020, pp. 4590147, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4590147

Lo STH; Yong AS; Sinhal A; Shetty S; McCann A; Clark D; Galligan L; El-Jack S; Sader M; Tan R; Hallani H; Barlis P; Sechi R; Dictado E; Walton A; Starmer G; Bhagwandeen R; Leung DY; Juergens CP; Bhindi R; Muller DWM; Rajaratnam R; Jk JKF; Kritharides L; French J, 2020, 'Consensus guidelines for interventional cardiology services delivery during covid-19 pandemic in Australia and new Zealand', Heart Lung and Circulation, 29, pp. e69 - e77, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2020.04.002

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