By Professor John Kerswell French

Journal articles

Taggart C; Ferry A; Chapman AR; Schulberg SD; Bularga A; Wereski R; Boeddinghaus J; Kimenai DM; Lowry MTH; Chew DP; Cullen L; Daniels LB; Devereaux PJ; French J; Gaggin HK; Huynh T; Jacquin L; Jaffe AS; Jernberg T; Koronowski R; McCarthy C; McCord J; Mamas MA; Mickley H; Morrow DA; Mueller C; Newby LK; Parsonage W; Raphael CE; Smer A; Smith SW; Sandoval Y; Smilowitz NR; White H; Eggers KM; Lindahl B; Thygesen K; Mills NL, 2025, 'The assessment and management of patients with type 2 myocardial infarction: an international Delphi study', EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-QUALITY OF CARE AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjqcco/qcaf069

Cho KK; Kozor R; Thiagalingam A; Biasi A; Lennox-Bradley W; Mooney J; Indraratna P; Pitney M; Chetty R; Ihdayhid AR; Hamilton-Craig C; French J; Favretti J; Thomas A; Davies A; Black JA; Zoumberis C; Al-Fiadh A; Lowe H; Kwan T; Leow K; Scott P; Kangaharan N; Baumann A; Spiro J; Kalathil S; Evans G; Van Gaal W; Filipopoulos B; Shaw E; Chen X; Chapman N; Reid CM; Figtree GA; Hillis GS; Jennings G; Chow CK, 2025, 'National Survey of Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinics in Australia', Heart Lung and Circulation, 34, pp. 798 - 804, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2024.12.006

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

Bima P; Lopez-Ayala P; Koechlin L; Morello F; Boeddinghaus J; Dimitrova M; Spagnuolo CC; Kaplan E; Nestelberger T; Glaeser J; Wildi K; du Fay de Lavallaz J; Morawiec B; Miro O; Martinez-Nadal G; Martin-Sanchez FJ; Christ M; Slankamenac K; Labarile G; Lindahl B; Giannitsis E; Lupia E; Mueller C; Gimenez MR; Okamura B; Muench-Gerber TS; Sanzone A; Zimmermann T; Wussler D; Walter J; Badertscher P; Puelacher C; Keller D; Breidthardt T; Potlukova E; Kawecki D; Geigy N; Rentsch K; Munzk P; Adrada ER; Ganovská E; Parenica J; von Eckardstein A; Campodarve I; McCord J; Nowak R; Body R; deFilippi CR; Christenson RH; Panteghini M; Plebani M; Verschuren F; French J; Weiser S; Jernberg T; Alquézar-Arbé A; Ordonez-Llanos J, 2025, 'Derivation and Validation of ESC-0/1-h Algorithm for High-Sensitivity Troponin T and I in Cancer Patients', Jacc Advances, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.101821

Shin Y; French JK; Mian M; Leung DY; Tran NGT; Wolfenden HD; Dignan R, 2025, 'Practice Change in Surgical Treatment Strategies for Ischaemic Mitral Regurgitation and Late Outcomes', Heart Lung and Circulation, 34, pp. 485 - 496, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2024.11.024

Bainey KR; Welsh RC; Zheng Y; Arias-Mendoza A; Ristic AD; Averkov OV; Lambert Y; Kerr Saraiva JF; Sepulveda P; Rosell-Ortiz F; French JK; Musić LB; Temple T; Ly E; Bogaerts K; Sinnaeve PR; Danays T; Westerhout CM; Van De Werf F; Armstrong PW, 2024, 'Pharmaco-Invasive Strategy With Half-Dose Tenecteplase in Patients With STEMI: Prespecified Pooled Analysis of Patients Aged ≥75 Years in STREAM-1 and 2', Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions, 17, pp. e014251, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.124.014251

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

Jung C; Bruno RR; Jumean M; Price S; Krychtiuk KA; Ramanathan K; Dankiewicz J; French J; Delmas C; Mendoza AA; Thiele H; Soussi S, 2024, 'Management of cardiogenic shock: state-of-the-art', Intensive Care Medicine, 50, pp. 1814 - 1829, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-024-07618-x

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

Hyun K; Hollings M; Briffa T; Brieger D; Chew D; French J; Astley C; Gallagher R; Ellis C; Carr B; Nallaiah K; Lintern K; Neubeck L; Candelaria D; Redfern J, 2024, 'Cardiac rehabilitation attendance and outcomes 3 years after acute coronary syndrome (ACS): Linked national data of the SNAPSHOT ACS audit', EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae666.2976

Sinnaeve PR; Welsh RC; Mendoza AA; Ristić AD; Averkov OV; Lambert Y; Kerr Saraiva JF; Sepulveda P; Rosell-Ortiz F; French JK; Musić LB; Vandenberghe K; Bogaerts K; Danays T; Bainey KR; Armstrong PW; Van De Werf F, 2024, 'Half-Dose Tenecteplase or Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Older Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: STREAM-2 1-Year Mortality Follow-Up', Circulation, 150, pp. 1151 - 1153, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.124.070347

Dennis M; Burrell A; Lal S; Ferguson C; French J; Bowcock E; Kruit N; Burns B; Jain P, 2024, 'Cardiogenic Shock Challenges and Priorities: A Clinician Survey', Heart Lung and Circulation, 33, pp. 1227 - 1231, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2024.04.166

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

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

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

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

Muscat N; Akrawi D; Xu J; French J; Lau J; Lo S, 2024, 'Smoking Cessation Counselling Amongst Cardiac Nurses in SWSLHD: A Cross-Sectional Study', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 33, pp. S329 - S329, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2024.06.442

Lambrakis K; Khan E; van den Merkhof A; Papendick C; Chuang A; Zhai Y; Eng-Frost J; Rocheleau S; Lehman SJ; Blyth A; Briffa T; Quinn S; French JK; Cullen L; Chew DP, 2023, 'Impacts of high sensitivity troponin T reporting on care and outcomes in clinical practice: Interactions between low troponin concentrations and participant sex within two randomized clinical trials', International Journal of Cardiology, 393, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2023.131396

Kruit N; Hambly J; Ong A; French J; Bowcock E; Kushwaha V; Jain P; Dennis M, 2023, 'Protocolised Management of Cardiogenic Shock and Shock Teams: A Narrative Review', Heart Lung and Circulation, 32, pp. 1148 - 1157, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2023.08.014

Van De Werf F; Ristić AD; Averkov OV; Arias-Mendoza A; Lambert Y; Kerr Saraiva JF; Sepulveda P; Rosell-Ortiz F; French JK; Musić LB; Vandenberghe K; Bogaerts K; Westerhout CM; Pagès A; Danays T; Bainey KR; Sinnaeve P; Goldstein P; Welsh RC; Armstrong PW, 2023, 'STREAM-2: Half-Dose Tenecteplase or Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Older Patients With ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Randomized, Open-Label Trial', Circulation, 148, pp. 753 - 764, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.064521

Cho KK; French JK; Figtree GA; Chow CK; Kozor R, 2023, 'Rapid access chest pain clinics in Australia and New Zealand', Medical Journal of Australia, 219, pp. 168 - 172, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.52043

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

Eng-Frost J; Rocheleau S; Lambrakis K; Khan E; van den Merkhof A; Papendick C; Lehman S; Chiang B; Wattchow N; Steele S; Lorensini S; McCann M; George K; Vaile J; De Pasquale C; French J; Chew D, 2023, 'Contrasting the potential benefits of early invasive coronary angiography in acute and chronic myocardial injury patterns', Plos One, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286157

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

Leung J; Pender P; French J; Leung D; Mussap C; Asrress K; Taylor D; Badie TN; Kaddapu K; Gibbs O; Kachwalla H; Hopkins A; Lo S, 2023, 'Complex Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) in Diabetics Requiring Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL)—Long-Term Outcomes in a Single Centre', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 32, pp. S426 - S426, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2023.06.620

Redwood E; Hyun K; French J; Chew D; Kritharides L; Brieger D, 2022, 'Impact of the “Warning Signs Campaign” on Characteristics of Patients Presenting with Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) to Hospitals', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191710700

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

Dee F; Savage L; Leitch JW; Collins N; Loten C; Fletcher P; French J; Weaver N; Watson O; Orvad H; Inder KJ; McIvor D; Williams T; Davies AJ; Attia J; Wiggers J; Sverdlov AL; Boyle AJ, 2022, 'Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes in Patients in Rural Australia: The MORACS Randomized Clinical Trial', JAMA Cardiology, 7, pp. 690 - 698, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamacardio.2022.1188

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

Chuang MYA; Gnanamanickam ES; Karnon J; Lambrakis K; Horsfall M; Blyth A; Seshadri A; Nguyen MT; Briffa T; Cullen LA; Quinn S; French JK; Chew DP, 2022, 'Cost effectiveness of a 1-hour high-sensitivity troponin-T protocol: An analysis of the RAPID-TnT trial', Ijc Heart and Vasculature, 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcha.2021.100933

Khan E; Lambrakis K; Nazir SA; Chuang A; Halabi A; Tiver K; Briffa T; Cullen LA; Horsfall M; French JK; Sun BC; Chew DP, 2022, 'Implementation of more sensitive cardiac troponin T assay in a state-wide health service', International Journal of Cardiology, 347, pp. 66 - 72, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.11.013

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

Khan E; Lambrakis K; Blyth A; Seshadri A; Edmonds MJR; Briffa T; Cullen LA; Quinn S; Horsfall M; Morton E; French JK; Papendick C; Nelson AJ; Chew DP, 2021, 'Classification performance of clinical risk scoring in suspected acute coronary syndrome beyond a rule-out troponin profile', European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care, 10, pp. 1038 - 1047, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjacc/zuab040

Jamal J; O'Loughlin A; French JK, 2021, 'A fibrinolysis-first strategy for ST-elevation myocardial infarction in the COVID-19 era', International Journal of Cardiology, 342, pp. 125, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.07.065

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

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

Lambrakis K; Papendick C; French JK; Quinn S; Blyth A; Seshadri A; Edmonds MJR; Chuang A; Khan E; Nelson AJ; Wright D; Horsfall M; Morton E; Karnon J; Briffa T; Cullen LA; Chew DP, 2021, 'Late Outcomes of the RAPID-TnT Randomized Controlled Trial: 0/1-Hour High-Sensitivity Troponin T Protocol in Suspected ACS', Circulation, 144, pp. 113 - 125, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.055009

Chew DP; Lambrakis K; Blyth A; Seshadri A; Edmonds MJR; Briffa T; Cullen LA; Quinn S; Karnon J; Chuang A; Nelson AJ; Wright D; Horsfall M; Morton E; French JK; Papendick C, 2021, 'A Randomized Trial of a 1-Hour Troponin T Protocol in Suspected Acute Coronary Syndromes: The Rapid Assessment of Possible Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Emergency Department With High-Sensitivity Troponin T Study (RAPID-TnT) (vol 140, pg 1543, 2019)', CIRCULATION, 143, pp. E1118 - E1118, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000994

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

French JK, 2021, 'A good report card, but there is room for improving care for patients with myocardial infarction', Medical Journal of Australia, 214, pp. 512 - 513, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.51110

Redwood E; Hyun K; French JK; Kritharides L; Ryan M; Chew DP; D'Souza M; Brieger DB, 2021, 'The influence of travelling to hospital by ambulance on reperfusion time and outcomes for patients with STEMI', Medical Journal of Australia, 214, pp. 377 - 378, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.51005

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

Chuang AMY; Nguyen MT; Khan E; Jones D; Horsfall M; Lehman S; Smilowitz NR; Lambrakis K; Than M; Vaile J; Sinhal A; French JK; Chew DP, 2021, 'Troponin elevation pattern and subsequent cardiac and non-cardiac outcomes: Implementing the Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction and high-sensitivity troponin at a population level', Plos One, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248289

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

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

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