Search Results - "GANDY, STEPHEN J."

Allopurinol Reduces Left Ventricular Mass in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy by Szwejkowski, Benjamin R., MBChB, Gandy, Stephen J., PhD, Rekhraj, Sushma, MBChB, Houston, John G., MD, Lang, Chim C., MD, Morris, Andrew D., MD, George, Jacob, MD, Struthers, Allan D., MD

“…Objectives This study sought to ascertain whether high-dose allopurinol causes regression of left ventricular mass (LVM) in patients with type 2 diabetes…”
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High-Dose Allopurinol Reduces Left Ventricular Mass in Patients With Ischemic Heart Disease by Rekhraj, Sushma, MBChB, Gandy, Stephen J., PhD, Szwejkowski, Benjamin R., MBChB, Nadir, M. Adnan, MD, Noman, Awsan, MBChB, Houston, J. Graeme, MD, MA, Lang, Chim C., MD, George, Jacob, MD, Struthers, Allan D., MD

“…Objectives This study sought to ascertain if high-dose allopurinol regresses left ventricular mass (LVM) in patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD)…”
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Allopurinol Benefits Left Ventricular Mass and Endothelial Dysfunction in Chronic Kidney Disease by KAO, Michelle P, ANG, Donald S, GANDY, Stephen J, ADNAN NADIR, M, GRAEME HOUSTON, J, LANG, Chim C, STRUTHERS, Allan D

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Morphological and hemodynamical alterations in brachial artery and cephalic vein. An image‐based study for preoperative assessment for vascular access creation by Aristokleous, Nicolas, Houston, J. Graeme, Browne, Leonard D., Broderick, Stephen P., Kokkalis, Efstratios, Gandy, Stephen J., Walsh, Michael T.

“…The current study aims to computationally evaluate the effect of right upper arm position on the geometric and hemodynamic characteristics of the brachial…”
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Effects of inaccuracies in arterial path length measurement on differences in MRI and tonometry measured pulse wave velocity by Weir-McCall, Jonathan R, Khan, Faisel, Cassidy, Deirdre B, Thakur, Arsh, Summersgill, Jennifer, Matthew, Shona Z, Adams, Fiona, Dove, Fiona, Gandy, Stephen J, Colhoun, Helen M, Belch, Jill Jf, Houston, J Graeme

“…Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cf-PWV) and aortic PWV measured using MRI (MRI-PWV) show good correlation, but with a significant and consistent bias…”
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A Randomized, Controlled Trial of the Effect of Allopurinol on Left Ventricular Mass Index in Hemodialysis Patients by Rutherford, Elaine, Ireland, Sheila, Mangion, Kenneth, Stewart, Graham A., MacGregor, Mark S., Roditi, Giles, Woodward, Rosemary, Gandy, Stephen J., Houston, J. Graeme, Jardine, Alan G., Rauchhaus, Petra, Witham, Miles D., Mark, Patrick B., Struthers, Allan D.

“…Increased left ventricular mass index (LVMI) is associated with mortality in end-stage renal disease. LVMI regression may improve outcomes. Allopurinol has…”
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Systemic arteriosclerosis is associated with left ventricular remodeling but not atherosclerosis: a TASCFORCE study by Weir-McCall, Jonathan R, Lambert, Matthew, Gandy, Stephen J, Belch, Jill J F, Cavin, Ian, Henderson, Shelley A, Littleford, Roberta, Macfarlane, Jennifer A, Matthew, Shona Z, Stephen Nicholas, R, Struthers, Allan D, Sullivan, Frank, White, Richard D, Graeme Houston, J

“…Arteriosclerosis (arterial stiffening) is associated with future cardiovascular events, with this effect postulated to be due to its effect on cardiac…”
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Common carotid intima media thickness and ankle-brachial pressure index correlate with local but not global atheroma burden: a cross sectional study using whole body magnetic resonance angiography by Weir-McCall, Jonathan R, Khan, Faisel, Lambert, Matthew A, Adamson, Carly L, Gardner, Michael, Gandy, Stephen J, Ramkumar, Prasad Guntur, Belch, Jill J F, Struthers, Allan D, Rauchhaus, Petra, Morris, Andrew D, Houston, J Graeme

“…Common carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) and ankle brachial pressure index (ABPI) are used as surrogate marker of atherosclerosis, and have been shown to…”
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Comparison of the reproducibility of quantitative cardiac left ventricular assessments in healthy volunteers using different MRI scanners: A multicenter simulation by Gandy, Stephen J., Waugh, Shelley A., Nicholas, R. Stephen, Simpson, Helen J., Milne, Wendy, Houston, J. Graeme

“…Purpose To derive reproducibility assessments of ejection fraction (EF) and left ventricular mass (LVM) from short‐axis cardiac MR images acquired at single…”
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A randomized controlled trial of metformin on left ventricular hypertrophy in patients with coronary artery disease without diabetes: the MET-REMODEL trial by Mohan, Mohapradeep, Al-Talabany, Shaween, McKinnie, Angela, Mordi, Ify R, Singh, Jagdeep S S, Gandy, Stephen J, Baig, Fatima, Hussain, Muhammad S, Bhalraam, U, Khan, Faisel, Choy, Anna-Maria, Matthew, Shona, Houston, John Graeme, Struthers, Allan D, George, Jacob, Lang, Chim C

“…Abstract Aim We tested the hypothesis that metformin may regress left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in patients who have coronary artery disease (CAD), with…”
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Left Ventricular Noncompaction: Anatomical Phenotype or Distinct Cardiomyopathy? by Weir-McCall, Jonathan R, Yeap, Phey Ming, Papagiorcopulo, Carla, Fitzgerald, Kerrie, Gandy, Stephen J, Lambert, Matthew, Belch, Jill J F, Cavin, Ian, Littleford, Roberta, Macfarlane, Jennifer A, Matthew, Shona Z, Nicholas, R Stephen, Struthers, Allan D, Sullivan, Frank, Waugh, Shelley A, White, Richard D, Houston, J Graeme

“…There is considerable overlap between left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) and other cardiomyopathies. LVNC has been reported in up to 40% of the general…”
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Allopurinol benefits left ventricular mass and endothelial dysfunction in chronic kidney disease by Kao, Michelle P, Ang, Donald S, Gandy, Stephen J, Nadir, M Adnan, Houston, J Graeme, Lang, Chim C, Struthers, Allan D

“…Allopurinol ameliorates endothelial dysfunction and arterial stiffness among patients without chronic kidney disease (CKD), but it is unknown if it has similar…”
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Quantitative MRI evaluation of whole abdomen adipose tissue volumes in healthy volunteers-validation of technique and implications for clinical studies by Marzetti, Matthew, Brunton, Tracy, McCreight, Laura, Pearson, Ewan, Docherty, Stephen, Gandy, Stephen J

“…To explore "whole abdomen" MRI methods for quantifying adipose tissue volumes and to establish associations with body mass index (BMI) and measurement…”
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Allopurinol treatment adversely impacts left ventricular mass regression in patients with well-controlled hypertension by Gingles, Christopher R, Symon, Ruth, Gandy, Stephen J, Struthers, Allan D, Houston, Graeme, MacDonald, Thomas M, Lang, Chim C, Donnan, Peter T, George, Jacob

“…OBJECTIVES:Previous studies have demonstrated that high-dose allopurinol is able to regress left ventricular (LV) mass in cohorts with established…”
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Vitamin D Therapy to Reduce Blood Pressure and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Resistant Hypertension: Randomized, Controlled Trial by Witham, Miles D, Ireland, Sheila, Houston, J Graeme, Gandy, Stephen J, Waugh, Shelley, MacDonald, Thomas M, Mackenzie, Isla S, Struthers, Allan D

“…Low 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels are associated with higher prevalent blood pressure. We tested whether high-dose intermittent oral vitamin D therapy could…”
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The Impact of Different Magnetic Resonance Imaging Equipment and Scanning Parameters on Signal Intensity Ratio Measurements in Phantoms and Healthy Volunteers: Implications for Interpreting Gadolinium Signal Changes Within the Brain by Young, Laura K, Gandy, Stephen J, Priba, Lukasz, Matthew, Shona Z, Graeme Houston, J

“…OBJECTIVESThe aim of this study was to examine the variation in signal intensity ratio (SIR) values in Eurospin gel phantoms and healthy volunteer (HV) brain…”
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Two-dimensional flow quantitative MRI of aortic arch blood flow patterns: Effect of age, sex, and presence of carotid atheromatous disease on prevalence of spiral blood flow by Houston, J. Graeme, Gandy, Stephen J., Sheppard, Declan G., Dick, John B., Belch, Jill J.F., Stonebridge, Peter A.

“…Purpose: To determine the effect of age, sex, and presence of carotid atheromatous disease on the presence of aortic spiral blood flow pattern using…”
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Prevalence and Distribution of Atherosclerosis in a Low- to Intermediate-Risk Population: Assessment with Whole-Body MR Angiography by Lambert, Matthew A, Weir-McCall, Jonathan R, Salsano, Marco, Gandy, Stephen J, Levin, Daniel, Cavin, Ian, Littleford, Roberta, MacFarlane, Jennifer A, Matthew, Shona Z, Nicholas, Richard S, Struthers, Allan D, Sullivan, Frank, Henderson, Shelley A, White, Richard D, Belch, Jill J F, Houston, J Graeme

“…Purpose To quantify the burden and distribution of asymptomatic atherosclerosis in a population with a low to intermediate risk of cardiovascular disease…”
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Metformin Regresses Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Normotensive Patients with Coronary Artery Disease without Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus—The MET-REMODEL Trial by MOHAN, MOHAPRADEEP, AL-TALABANY, SHAWEEN, MCKINNIE, ANGELA M., MORDI, IFY, SINGH, JAGDEEP S., GANDY, STEPHEN J., CHOY, ANNAMARIA, HOUSTON, JOHN G., GEORGE, JACOB, STRUTHERS, ALLAN D., LANG, CHIM C.

“…Background: Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is highly prevalent in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and is an independent predictor of…”
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Imaging in Vascular Access by Murphy, Eoin A., Ross, Rose A., Jones, Robert G., Gandy, Stephen J., Aristokleous, Nicolas, Salsano, Marco, Weir-McCall, Jonathan R., Matthew, Shona, Houston, John Graeme

“…This review examines four imaging modalities; ultrasound (US), digital subtraction angiography (DSA), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography…”
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