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Pulse transit time measured from the ECG: an unreliable marker of beat-to-beat blood pressure by Payne, R. A, Symeonides, C. N, Webb, D. J, Maxwell, S. R. J

“…Clinical Pharmacology Unit, University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Submitted 3 June 2005 ; accepted in final form 30…”
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Uric acid reduces exercise-induced oxidative stress in healthy adults by Waring, W S, Convery, A, Mishra, V, Shenkin, A, Webb, D J, Maxwell, S R J

“…Uric acid (UA) possesses free-radical-scavenging properties, and systemic administration is known to increase serum antioxidant capacity. However, it is not…”
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Lowering serum urate does not improve endothelial function in patients with type 2 diabetes by WARING, W. S, MCKNIGHT, J. A, WEBB, D. J, MAXWELL, S. R. J

“…Endothelial dysfunction contributes to excess cardiovascular risk in patients with type 2 diabetes. There is strong evidence of an association between high…”
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Oral antioxidant supplementation does not prevent acute mountain sickness: double blind, randomized placebo-controlled trial by Baillie, J.K., Thompson, A.A.R., Irving, J.B., Bates, M.G.D., Sutherland, A.I., MacNee, W., Maxwell, S.R.J., Webb, D.J.

“…Background: Acute mountain sickness may be caused by cerebrovascular fluid leakage due to oxidative damage to the endothelium. This may be reduced by oral…”
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Failure to implement hospital antimicrobial prescribing guidelines: a comparison of two UK academic centres by Ali, M. H., Kalima, P., Maxwell, S. R. J.

“…Background: Rational antimicrobial therapy should provide maximum benefit to patients while minimizing the development of resistant microorganisms. Objectives:…”
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Similarity between the suprasystolic wideband external pulse wave and the first derivative of the intra-arterial pulse wave by Payne, R.A., Isnardi, D., Andrews, P.J.D., Maxwell, S.R.J., Webb, D.J.

“…Wideband external pulse (WEP) monitoring, using a broad bandwidth piezoelectric sensor located over the brachial artery under the distal edge of a…”
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Hemodynamic effects of methadone and dihydrocodeine in overdose by Afshari, R., Maxwell, S. R. J., Bateman, D. N.

“…Background. Opioid overdose is an increasing health problem worldwide. The cardiovascular toxicity of opioids contributes to morbidity and mortality in…”
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Enhanced chemiluminescent assay for measuring the total antioxidant capacity of serum, saliva and crevicular fluid by Chapple, I L, Mason, G I, Garner, I, Matthews, J B, Thorpe, G H, Maxwell, S R, Whitehead, T P

“…This paper reports the development of an enhanced chemiluminescent (ECL) assay for measuring the total antioxidant (AO) capacity of serum, saliva and a fluid…”
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Antioxidant depletion during aortic aneurysm repair by Khaira, H. S., Maxwell, S. R. J., Thomason, H., Thorpe, G. H. G., Green, M. A., Shearman, C. P.

“…Ischaemia–reperfusion injury generates oxygen‐derived free radicals leading to local and distant damage. A simple method of following oxidative activity is to…”
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Hyperuricaemia does not impair cardiovascular function in healthy adults by Waring, W S, Adwani, S H, Breukels, O, Webb, D J, Maxwell, S R J

“…Objective: To investigate the possibility that uric acid (UA) can impair endothelial function, an important surrogate for atherosclerosis. Design: UA was…”
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Changes in plasma antioxidant status during eccentric exercise and the effect of vitamin supplementation by Maxwell, S R, Jakeman, P, Thomason, H, Leguen, C, Thorpe, G H

“…Twenty-four healthy students undertook one hour of box-stepping exercise. Prior to exercise eight had received no medication (Group A), eight received 400 mg…”
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Antioxidant consumption during exercise in intermittent claudication by Khaira, H S, Maxwell, S R, Shearman, C P

“…Twenty male claudicant patients and nine age-matched controls were exercised on a treadmill. Blood and urine samples were taken before and after exercise…”
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Are medical students adequately trained to prescribe at the point of graduation? Views of first year foundation doctors by Han, W H, Maxwell, S R J

“…Drugs are the major therapeutic intervention provided by most doctors throughout their careers. The General Medical Council expects all medical students to be…”
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Antioxidant status in patients with uncomplicated insulin-dependent and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus by MAXWELL, S. R. J., THOMASON, H., SANDLER, D., LEGUEN, C., BAXTER, M. A., THORPE, G. H. G., JONES, A. F., BARNETT, A. H.

“…Oxidative damage by free radicals has been implicated in the pathogenesis of vascular disease in diabetes. We compared the radical‐scavenging antioxidant…”
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Lipoprotein Oxidation and its Significance for Atherosclerosis: a Mathematical Approach by Cobbold, C.A, Sherratt, J.A, Maxwell, S.R.J

“…Atherosclerosis is a chronic disease which involves the build up of cholesterol and fatty deposits within the arterial wall. This results in the narrowing of…”
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Co‐proxamol overdose is associated with a 10‐fold excess mortality compared with other paracetamol combination analgesics by Afshari, R., Good, A.M., Maxwell, S.R.J., Bateman, D.N.

“…Aims To assess the relative toxicity of co‐proxamol in overdose in comparison to the 2 other paracetamol‐opioid combination products, co‐codamol and…”
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Can anti-oxidants prevent ischaemic heart disease? by Maxwell, S R

“…Ischaemic heart disease remains a major cause of mortality in developed countries. A number of important risk factors for the development of coronary…”
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Selectivity of NSAIDs for COX‐2 and cardiovascular outcome by Maxwell, S. R. J., Payne, R. A., Murray, G. D., Webb, D. J.

“…Background Nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) with increased selectivity for the cyclooxygenase‐2 (COX‐2) isoform reduce gastrotoxicity but may…”
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Pericardial effusions in healthy lowlanders after acute ascent to high altitude by Thompson, A A R, Baillie, J K, Toshner, M, Maxwell, S R J, Webb, D J, Irving, J B

“…Acute ascent to high altitude causes illness ranging from relatively trivial symptoms of acute mountain sickness (AMS) to rapidly fatal conditions including…”
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Efficacy of hepatitis B vaccination: knowledge among clinical medical students by Oates, B C, Sidebottom, A J, Maxwell, S R

“…The progress of the hepatitis B vaccination program for medical students at Birmingham Medical School in England was monitored. Results showed that many…”
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