Search Results - "Graeme Houston, J"

Dapagliflozin Versus Placebo on Left Ventricular Remodeling in Patients With Diabetes and Heart Failure: The REFORM Trial by Singh, Jagdeep S S, Mordi, Ify R, Vickneson, Keeran, Fathi, Amir, Donnan, Peter T, Mohan, Mohapradeep, Choy, Anna Maria J, Gandy, Stephen, George, Jacob, Khan, Faisel, Pearson, Ewan R, Houston, J Graeme, Struthers, Allan D, Lang, Chim C

“…To determine the effects of dapagliflozin in patients with heart failure (HF) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) on left ventricular (LV) remodeling using…”
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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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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 role of pulmonary arterial stiffness in COPD by Weir-McCall, Jonathan R, Struthers, Allan D, Lipworth, Brian J, Houston, J. Graeme

“…Abstract COPD is the second most common cause of pulmonary hypertension, and is a common complication of severe COPD with significant implications for both…”
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Epicardial adipose tissue is related to arterial stiffness and inflammation in patients with cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes by Al-Talabany, Shaween, Mordi, Ify, Graeme Houston, J, Colhoun, Helen M, Weir-McCall, Jonathan R, Matthew, Shona Z, Looker, Helen C, Levin, Daniel, Belch, Jill J F, Dove, Fiona, Khan, Faisel, Lang, Chim C

“…Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is an emerging cardio-metabolic risk factor and has been shown to correlate with adverse cardiovascular (CV) outcome; however…”
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Spiral Laminar Flow is Associated with a Reduction in Disturbed Shear in Patient-Specific Models of an Arteriovenous Fistula by Cunnane, Connor V., Houston, J. Graeme, Moran, Daniel T., Broderick, Stephen P., Ross, Rose A., Walsh, Michael T.

“…Purpose Areas of disturbed shear that arise following arteriovenous fistula (AVF) creation are believed to contribute to the development of intimal hyperplasia…”
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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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Tayside Screening For Cardiac Events (TASCFORCE) study: a prospective cardiovascular risk screening study by Lambert, Matthew A, Houston, J Graeme, Littleford, Roberta, Fitton, Catherine A, Struthers, Allan, Sullivan, Frank, Gandy, Stephen, Belch, Jill J F

“…PurposeRisk factor-based models struggle to accurately predict the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) at the level of the individual. Ways of…”
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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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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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Efficacy of the Ulnar-Basilic Arteriovenous Fistula for Hemodialysis: A Systematic Review by Al Shakarchi, Julien, Khawaja, Aurangzaib, Cassidy, Deirdre, Houston, J. Graeme, Inston, Nicholas

“…Background The fistula first initiative has promoted arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) as the vascular access of choice. To preserve as many future access options…”
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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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Surgical Techniques for Haemodialysis Access-Induced Distal Ischaemia by Al Shakarchi, Julien, Stolba, Jan, Houston, J. Graeme, Inston, Nicholas

“…Purpose Haemodialysis access-induced distal ischaemia (HAIDI) is a significant complication of vascular access creation, and has traditionally been difficult…”
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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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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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Absence of potential gadolinium toxicity symptoms following 22,897 gadoteric acid (Dotarem®) examinations, including 3,209 performed on renally insufficient individuals by Young, Laura K., Matthew, Shona Z., Houston, J. Graeme

“…Objectives Recent safety concerns regarding gadolinium-based contrast agents (GdCAs) concluded with the suspension of some agents from the European market, yet…”
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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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