By Professor John Kerswell French

Journal articles

Holmes LE; Gupta R; Rajendran S; Luu J; French JK; Juergens CP, 2016, 'A randomized trial assessing the impact of three different glycoprotein IIb/IIIa antagonists on glycoprotein IIb/IIIa platelet receptor inhibition and clinical endpoints in patients with acute coronary syndromes', Cardiovascular Therapeutics, 34, pp. 330 - 336, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1755-5922.12203

Nguyen TL; Phan J; Hogan J; Hee L; Moses D; Otton J; Premawardhana U; Rajaratnam R; Juergens CP; Dimitri H; French JK; Richards D; Thomas L, 2016, 'Adverse diastolic remodeling after reperfused ST-elevation myocardial infarction: An important prognostic indicator', American Heart Journal, 180, pp. 117 - 127, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2016.05.020

Holmes LE; Nguyen TL; Hee L; Otton J; Moses DA; French JK; Thomas L; Richards DAB; Juergens CP, 2016, 'Electrocardiographic measurement of infarct size compared to cardiac MRI in reperfused first time ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction', International Journal of Cardiology, 220, pp. 389 - 394, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.06.171

Haas S; Cate HT; Accetta G; Angchaisuksiri P; Bassand JP; John Camm A; Corbalan R; Darius H; Fitzmaurice DA; Goldhaber SZ; Goto S; Jacobson B; Kayani G; Mantovani LG; Misselwitz F; Pieper K; Schellong SM; Stepinska J; Turpie AGG; Eickels MV; Kakkar AK, 2016, 'Quality of vitamin k antagonist control and 1-year outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation: A global perspective from the GARFIELD-AF registry', Plos One, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0164076

Chew DP; Scott IA; Cullen L; French JK; Briffa TG; Tideman PA; Woodruffe S; Kerr A; Branagan M; Aylward PEG, 2016, 'National Heart Foundation of Australia & Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand: Australian Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes 2016', Heart Lung and Circulation, 25, pp. 895 - 951, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2016.06.789

Body R; Mueller C; Giannitsis E; Christ M; Ordonez-Llanos J; de Filippi CR; Nowak R; Panteghini M; Jernberg T; Plebani M; Verschuren F; French JK; Christenson R; Weiser S; Bendig G; Dilba P; Lindahl B; Nowak RM; Horner D; Dolci A; Zaninotto M; Manara A; Menassanch-Volker S; Jarausch J; Zaugg C, 2016, 'The Use of Very Low Concentrations of High-sensitivity Troponin T to Rule Out Acute Myocardial Infarction Using a Single Blood Test', Academic Emergency Medicine, 23, pp. 1004 - 1013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acem.13012

Iyngkaran P; Thomas MC; Johnson R; French J; Ilton M; McDonald P; Hare DL; Fatkin D, 2016, 'Contextualizing genetics for regional heart failure care', Current Cardiology Reviews, 12, pp. 231 - 242, http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573403X12666160606123103

Juergens CP; French JK; Brieger DB, 2016, 'English as a second language and outcomes of patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes: results from the CONCORDANCE registry', Medical Journal of Australia, 205, pp. 140 - 1e1, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/MJA16.00536

Chew DP; Scott IA; Cullen L; French JK; Briffa TG; Tideman PA; Woodruffe S; Kerr A; Branagan M; Aylward PEG, 2016, 'National heart foundation of Australia and cardiac society of Australia and New Zealand: Australian clinical guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes 2016', Medical Journal of Australia, 205, pp. 128 - 133, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/MJA16.00368

Mueller-Hennessen M; Lindahl B; Giannitsis E; Biener M; Vafaie M; DeFilippi CR; Christ M; Santalo-Bel M; Panteghini M; Plebani M; Verschuren F; Jernberg T; French JK; Christenson RH; Body R; McCord J; Dilba P; Katus HA; Mueller C, 2016, 'Diagnostic and prognostic implications using age- and gender-specific cut-offs for high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T - Sub-analysis from the TRAPID-AMI study', International Journal of Cardiology, 209, pp. 26 - 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.01.213

Juergens CP; Dabin B; French JK; Kritharides L; Hyun K; Kilian J; Chew DPB; Brieger D, 2016, 'English as a second language and outcomes of patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes: results from the CONCORDANCE registry', The Medical journal of Australia, 204, pp. 239

Kohl LP; Leimberger JD; Chiswell K; Jones WS; Thiele H; Smalling RW; Chandra P; Cohen M; Perera D; Chew DP; French JK; Blaxil J; Kumar AS; Ohman EM; Patel MR, 2016, 'Clinical characteristics and outcomes after unplanned intraaortic balloon counterpulsation in the Counterpulsation to Reduce Infarct Size Pre-PCI Acute Myocardial Infarction trial', American Heart Journal, 174, pp. 7 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2015.12.004

Chuang A; Hancock DG; Horsfall M; Alhammad NJ; Zhou J; Cullen L; French J; Chew DP, 2016, 'The predictive value of high sensitivity-troponin velocity within the first 6h of presentation for cardiac outcomes regardless of acute coronary syndrome diagnosis.', Int J Cardiol, 204, pp. 106 - 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.11.132

Devlin G; Hamer A; Throughton R; Gamble G; Matsis P; Williams M; Elliott J; Mann S; Richards A; French J; White H; Ellis C, 2016, 'Management of non ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTEACS) patients in New Zealand (NZ): A longitudinal analysis. Results from the NZACS national audits of 2002, 2007 and 2012', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 129, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2014.04.025

Devlin G; Williams M; Elliott J; White H; French J; Gamble G; Matsis P; Troughton R; Richards M; Ellis C, 2016, 'Management of non ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome patients in New Zealand: A longitudinal analysis. Results from the New Zealand acute coronary syndrome national audits of 2002, 2007 and 2012', New Zealand Medical Journal, 129, pp. 9 - 15

Kadappu KK; Abhayaratna K; Boyd A; French JK; Xuan W; Abhayaratna W; Thomas L, 2016, 'Independent Echocardiographic Markers of Cardiovascular Involvement in Chronic Kidney Disease: The Value of Left Atrial Function and Volume.', J Am Soc Echocardiogr, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2015.11.019

Mueller C; Giannitsis E; Christ M; Ordóñez-Llanos J; deFilippi C; McCord J; Body R; Panteghini M; Jernberg T; Plebani M; Verschuren F; French J; Christenson R; Weiser S; Bendig G; Dilba P; Lindahl B, 2016, 'Multicenter Evaluation of a 0-Hour/1-Hour Algorithm in the Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction With High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T', Annals of Emergency Medicine, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.11.013

French JK; Burgess S; Chew DP, 2016, 'Re-infarction after primary percutaneous coronary intervention.', Curr Opin Cardiol, 30, pp. 354 - 358, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/HCO.0000000000000193

Gibbs O; Otton J; Makris A; French J, 2016, 'Amyloid Cardiomyopathy Mimicking Reverse Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 25, pp. S95 - S95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2016.06.225

Alhammad N; Brieger D; Horsfall M; Hyun K; MacIsaac A; Juergens C; Amerena J; Rankin J; Halabi A; French J; Meredith I; Chew D, 2016, 'Are The Benefits of Invasive Management Associated with GRACE Predicted Risk Modified by Age and Renal Function?', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 25, pp. S30 - S31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2016.06.068

Gibbs O; Hee L; Hopkins A; Lo S; Juergens C; French J; Mussap C, 2016, 'Association Between ‘CRUSADE’ Bleeding Risk Score, DAPT Regimen and In-Hospital Bleeding in STEMI Patients Having PCI: A Single-Centre Observational Study', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 25, pp. S166 - S166, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2016.06.390

Farshid A; Brieger D; Hyun K; Hammett C; Ellis C; Rankin J; Lefkovits J; Chew D; French J, 2016, 'Characteristics and Clinical Course of STEMI Patients who Received no Reperfusion in the Australia and New Zealand SNAPSHOT ACS Registry', Heart Lung and Circulation, 25, pp. 132 - 139, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2015.08.004

Xu J; Leung D; Rajaratnam R; Mussap C; French J; Juergens C; Parr M; Lo S, 2016, 'Contemporary Practice of Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (VA-ECMO) at a Single Non-Transplant Centre: Survival Prediction Scores, Indications and Outcomes', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 25, pp. S171 - S171, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2016.06.402

Cai L; Kadappu K; Xuan W; French J; Thomas L, 2016, 'Left Atrial Metrics: Prognostic Biomarkers of Future Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Chronic Kidney Disease', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 25, pp. S239 - S239, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2016.06.557

Gibbs O; Hee L; Hopkins A; Lo S; Juergens C; French J; Mussap C, 2016, 'Predictive Accuracy of GRACE and TIMI Risk Scores: A Single-Centre Observational Study of In-Hospital Mortality in PCI Treated STEMI Patients', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 25, pp. S57 - S57, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2016.06.128

Xu J; Hee L; Hopkins A; Lo S; Juergens C; French J; Mussap C, 2016, 'Predictors of In-Hospital Mortality in Cardiac Arrest Patients Referred for Urgent Cardiac Catheterisation', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 25, pp. S189 - S189, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2016.06.442

Gnanenthiran S; Hyun K; D'Souza M; French J; Rankin J; MacIsaac A; Juergens C; Horsfall M; Chew D; Brieger D, 2016, 'Use of Oral Anticoagulation Combined with Single Versus Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients: An Australian Pooled Registry Analysis', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 25, pp. S71 - S71, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2016.06.163

Brieger DB; Chew DPB; Redfern J; Ellis C; Briffa TG; Howell TE; Aliprandi-Costa B; Astley CM; Gamble G; Carr B; Hammett CJK; Board N; French JK, 2015, 'Survival after an acute coronary syndrome: 18-month outcomes from the Australian and New Zealand SNAPSHOT ACS study', The Medical journal of Australia, 203, pp. 368

Brieger DB; Chew DPB; Redfern J; Ellis C; Briffa TG; Howell TE; Aliprandi-Costa B; Astley CM; Gamble G; Carr B; Hammett CJK; Board N; French JK, 2015, 'Survival after an acute coronary syndrome: 18-month outcomes from the Australian and New Zealand SNAPSHOT ACS study', Medical Journal of Australia, 203, pp. 368 - 368.e9, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja15.00504

Chew DP; Briffa TG; Alhammad NJ; Horsfall M; Zhou J; Lou PW; Coates P; Scott I; Brieger D; Quinn SJ; French J, 2015, 'High sensitivity-troponin elevation secondary to non-coronary diagnoses and death and recurrent myocardial infarction: An examination against criteria of causality', European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care, 4, pp. 419 - 428, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2048872614564083

Nguyen TL; Phan JAK; Hee L; Moses DA; Otton J; Terreblanche OD; Xiong J; Premawardhana U; Rajaratnam R; Juergens CP; Dimitri HR; French JK; Richards DAB; Thomas L, 2015, 'High-sensitivity troponin T predicts infarct scar characteristics and adverse left ventricular function by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging early after reperfused acute myocardial infarction', American Heart Journal, 170, pp. 715 - 725.e2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2015.06.022

Saad YME; Mcewan J; Shugman IM; Mussap C; Juergens CP; Ferguson I; French JK, 2015, 'Use of a high-sensitivity troponin T assay in the assessment and disposition of patients attending a tertiary Australian emergency department: A cross-sectional pilot study', EMA Emergency Medicine Australasia, 27, pp. 405 - 411, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.12430

Ellis C; Hammett C; Ranasinghe I; French J; Briffa T; Devlin G; Elliott J; Lefkovitz J; Aliprandi-Costa B; Astley C; Redfern J; Howell T; Carr B; Lintern K; Bloomer S; Farshid A; Matsis P; Hamer A; Williams M; Troughton R; Horsfall M; Hyun K; Gamble G; White H; Brieger D; Chew D, 2015, 'Comparison of the management and in-hospital outcomes of acute coronary syndrome patients in Australia and New Zealand: Results from the binational SNAPSHOT acute coronary syndrome 2012 audit', Internal Medicine Journal, 45, pp. 497 - 509, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.12739

Hee L; Thomas L; Ullah I; Juergens CP; Lo S; Hopkins A; French JK; Mussap CJ, 2015, '"target-Lesion" SYNTAX score (tSS) determines radiation dose in percutaneous coronary intervention', Journal of Interventional Cardiology, 28, pp. 157 - 163, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joic.12186

Saad Y; Shugman IM; Kumar M; Pauk I; Mussap C; Hopkins AP; Rajaratnam R; Lo S; Juergens CP; French JK, 2015, 'Safety and efficacy of same-day discharge following elective percutaneous coronary intervention, including evaluation of next day troponin T levels', Heart Lung and Circulation, 24, pp. 368 - 376, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2014.11.011

Cullen L; French JK; Briffa TG; Redfern J; Hammett CJK; Brieger DB; Parsonage WA; Lefkovits J; Ellis C; Astley C; Eleanor Howell T; Elliott JM; Chew DPB, 2015, 'Availability of highly sensitive troponin assays and acute coronary syndrome care: Insights from the SNAPSHOT registry', Medical Journal of Australia, 202, pp. 36 - 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja13.00275

Briffa TG; Hammett CJ; Cross DB; Macisaac AI; Rankin JM; Board N; Carr B; Hyun KK; French J; Brieger DB; Chew DP, 2015, 'Should fee-for-service be for all guideline-advocated acute coronary syndrome (ACS) care? Observations from the Snapshot ACS study', Australian Health Review, 39, pp. 379 - 386, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AH14153

Burgess SN; French JK, 2015, 'Stents, surgery, and optimal medical therapy in diabetes', Heart and Metabolism, pp. 9 - 14

Jones WS; Clare RM; Chiswell K; Perera D; French JK; Kumar AS; Blaxill J; Pijls N; Mills J; Ohman EM; Patel MR, 2015, 'The impact of processes of care on myocardial infarct size in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: Observations from the CRISPAMI trial', Clinical Cardiology, 38, pp. 25 - 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/clc.22349

Etaher A; Chew D; Briffa T; Ellis C; Hammett C; Redfern J; Lefkovits J; Elliott J; Cullen L; Brieger D; French J, 2015, 'Cardiac troponin type II myocardial infarction and late mortality: a report from the 2012 SNAPSHOT OF ACS Care Across Australia and New Zealand', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 24, pp. S139 - S139, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2015.06.062

Burgess SN; Edmond JJ; Juergens CP; French JK, 2015, 'Coronary artery bypass grafting versus percutaneous intervention in coronary revascularization: a historical perspective and review', RESEARCH REPORTS IN CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY, 6, pp. 57 - 71, http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RRCC.S73660

Xu J; Leung D; Mussap C; Rajaratnam R; Naguib Badie T; Hopkins A; French J; Juergens C; Lo S, 2015, 'Current indications and outcomes of intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation: The Liverpool Hospital experience', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 24, pp. S272 - S272, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2015.06.378

Hee L; Chen A; Mussap C; Nguyen T; Juergens C; Dimitri H; French J; Richards D; Thomas L, 2015, 'Differential recovery of myocardial systolic global strain after STEMI', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 24, pp. S335 - S336, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2015.06.523

Hyun K; Briffa T; Nallaiah K; Brieger D; Chew D; Hammett C; French J; Carr B; Howell T; Redfern J, 2015, 'Does SNAPSHOT acute coronary syndrome (ACS) represent the national pattern for hospitalisation in 2012?', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 24, pp. S381 - S381, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2015.06.625

Saad Y; Idris H; Shugman I; Harris J; Kadappu K; Rajaratnam R; Mussap C; Thomas L; Juergens C; French J, 2015, 'Evaluation of serial high sensitivity troponin T levels in individuals without overt coronary heart disease following exercise stress testing', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 24, pp. S148 - S148, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2015.06.083

O’Loughlin A; French J; Richards D; Denniss A; Aben J; Hennessy A, 2015, 'Four-dimensional coronary artery motion analysis predicts the location of culprit lesions causing myocardial infarctions', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 24, pp. S149 - S150, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2015.06.086

Hee L; Chen A; Mussap C; Nguyen T; Juergens C; Dimitri H; French J; Richards D; Thomas L, 2015, 'Is global longitudinal strain better than left ventricular ejection fraction for predicting infarct scar size?', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 24, pp. S347 - S348, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2015.06.550

Kadappu K; Cai L; Thomas D; French J; Thomas L, 2015, 'Left atrial strain an earlier marker than NT pro BNP to assess cardiac involvement in CKD', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 24, pp. S350 - S350, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2015.06.555

Hee L; Terluk A; Thomas L; Hopkins A; Juergens C; French J; Mussap C, 2015, 'Outcomes of drug eluting balloons in coronary revascularisation', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 24, pp. S158 - S158, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2015.06.109

Xiong J; Nguyen T; Hee L; Premawardhana U; Rajaratnam R; Juergens C; French J; Richards D; Thomas L; Dimitri H, 2015, 'The effect of OSA on post infarction left ventricular function and scar size', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 24, pp. S396 - S396, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2015.06.660

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