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Inflammatory changes, recovery and recurrence at COPD exacerbation by Perera, W. R, Hurst, J. R, Wilkinson, T. M. A, Sapsford, R. J, Mullerova, H, Donaldson, G. C, Wedzicha, J. A

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations are associated with increased airway and systemic inflammation, though relationships between…”
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Postural and respiratory functions of the pelvic floor muscles by Hodges, P.W., Sapsford, R., Pengel, L.H.M.

“…Aims Due to their contribution to modulation of intra‐abdominal pressure (IAP) and stiffness of the sacroiliac joints, the pelvic floor muscles (PFM) have been…”
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Relation of sputum inflammatory markers to symptoms and lung function changes in COPD exacerbations by Bhowmik, Angshu, Seemungal, Terence A R, Sapsford, Raymond J, Wedzicha, Jadwiga A

“…BACKGROUND Although it is presumed that exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are associated with increased airway inflammation, there…”
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Contraction of the pelvic floor muscles during abdominal maneuvers by Sapsford, Ruth R., Hodges, Paul W.

“…Sapsford RR, Hodges PW. Contraction of the pelvic floor muscles during abdominal maneuvers. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2001;82:1081-8. Objective: To determine…”
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Prospective development and validation of a model to predict heart failure hospitalisation by Cubbon, R M, Woolston, A, Adams, B, Gale, C P, Gilthorpe, M S, Baxter, P D, Kearney, L C, Mercer, B, Rajwani, A, Batin, P D, Kahn, M, Sapsford, R J, Witte, K K, Kearney, M T

“…Acute heart failure syndrome (AHFS) is a major cause of hospitalisation and imparts a substantial burden on patients and healthcare systems. Tools to define…”
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Pelvic Floor Muscle Activity in Different Sitting Postures in Continent and Incontinent Women by Sapsford, Ruth R., Dip Phty, Richardson, Carolyn A., PhD, Maher, Christopher F., FRANZCOG, Hodges, Paul W., PhD

“…Abstract Sapsford RR, Richardson CA, Maher CF, Hodges PW. Pelvic floor muscle activity in different sitting postures in continent and incontinent women…”
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Sputum and plasma endothelin-1 levels in exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Roland, M, Bhowmik, A, Sapsford, R J, Seemungal, T A R, Jeffries, D J, Warner, T D, Wedzicha, J A

“…BACKGROUND Endothelin (ET)-l is a bronchoconstrictor peptide produced in the airways. It has been implicated in the pathogenesis of asthma and virally mediated…”
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Rapid-acquisition myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS) on a novel gamma camera using multipinhole collimation and miniaturized cadmium-zinc-telluride (CZT) detectors: prognostic value and diagnostic accuracy in a 'real-world' nuclear cardiology service by Chowdhury, F U, Vaidyanathan, S, Bould, M, Marsh, J, Trickett, C, Dodds, K, Clark, T P R, Sapsford, R J, Dickinson, C J, Patel, C N, Thorley, P J

“…To study the prognostic value of rapid-acquisition adenosine stress-rest myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS) on a gamma camera using multipinhole…”
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The effect of abdominal and pelvic floor muscle activation patterns on urethral pressure by Sapsford, Ruth R., Clarke, Barton, Hodges, Paul W.

“…Purpose Urethral pressure increases during voluntary pelvic floor (PF) muscle contractions in healthy women. As PF and abdominal muscle activity is…”
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Comparison of spontaneous and induced sputum for investigation of airway inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Bhowmik, A, Seemungal, T A R, Sapsford, R J, Devalia, J L, Wedzicha, J A

“…BACKGROUND Although sputum induction is used as a technique to investigate lower airway inflammation in asthmatic subjects, advantages over spontaneous sputum…”
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Co-activation of the abdominal and pelvic floor muscles during voluntary exercises by Sapsford, R.R., Hodges, P.W., Richardson, C.A., Cooper, D.H., Markwell, S.J., Jull, G.A.

“…The response of the abdominal muscles to voluntary contraction of the pelvic floor (PF) muscles was investigated in women with no history of symptoms of stress…”
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Effect of ozone and nitrogen dioxide on the permeability of bronchial epithelial cell cultures of non-asthmatic and asthmatic subjects by Bayram, H., Rusznak, C., Khair, O. A., Sapsford, R. J., Abdelaziz, M. M.

“…Summary Background Although epidemiological as well as in vivo exposure studies suggest that ozone (O3) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) may play a role in airway…”
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Sex differences in risk factors, treatment and mortality after acute myocardial infarction: an observational study by Hanratty, Barbara, Lawlor, Deborah A, Robinson, Michael B, Sapsford, Rob J, Greenwood, Darren, Hall, Alistair

“…BACKGROUND Coronary heart disease is the major cause of death of postmenopausal women in industrialised countries. Although acute myocardial infarction (AMI)…”
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Poor prognosis of patients presenting with symptomatic myocardial infarction but without chest pain by Dorsch, M F, Lawrance, R A, Sapsford, R J, Durham, N, Oldham, J, Greenwood, D C, Jackson, B M, Morrell, C, Robinson, M B, Hall, A S

“…OBJECTIVE To describe the clinical features, prognosis, and treatment of patients presenting with atypical forms of acute myocardial infarction. DESIGN…”
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Airway epithelial inflammatory responses and clinical parameters in COPD by Patel, I.S, Roberts, N.J, Lloyd-Owen, S.J, Sapsford, R.J, Wedzicha, J.A

“…This study examined inflammatory responses from primary cultured human bronchial epithelial cells in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and the…”
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Effect of erythromycin on Haemophilus influenzae endotoxin-induced release of IL-6, IL-8 and sICAM-1 by cultured human bronchial epithelial cells by Khair, OA, Devalia, JL, Abdelaziz, MM, Sapsford, RJ, Davies, RJ

“…Although several studies have demonstrated that low-dose, long-term erythromycin treatment is effective in the management of patients with chronic lower…”
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Review article: Diabetes mellitus and heart failure--an overview of epidemiology and management by Baliga, V, Sapsford, R

“…Heart failure and diabetes mellitus are chronic complex medical conditions that are closely related and commonly coexist.Treatment options have varied over the…”
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A simple benchmark for evaluating quality of care of patients following acute myocardial infarction by Dorsch, M F, Lawrance, R A, Sapsford, R J, Oldham, J, Greenwood, D C, Jackson, B M, Morrell, C, Ball, S G, Robinson, M B, Hall, A S

“…OBJECTIVE To develop a simple risk model as a basis for evaluating care of patients admitted with acute myocardial infarction. METHODS From coronary care…”
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P2-206 Association of FAAR score on admission ECG with mortality in 1843 patients admitted with an acute coronary syndrome by Lown, M, Munyombwe, T, Harrison, W, West, R, Hall, C, Morrell, C, Jackson, B, Sapsford, R, Kilcullen, N, Pepper, C, Batin, P, Hall, A, Gale, C, Simms, A

“…IntroductionAccurate risk assessment is central to the management of patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Many ACS risk scores are employed…”
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Use of cumulative mortality data in patients with acute myocardial infarction for early detection of variation in clinical practice: observational study by Lawrance, Richard A, Dorsch, Micha F, Sapsford, Robert J, Mackintosh, Alan F, Greenwood, Darren C, Jackson, Beryl M, Morrell, Christine, Robinson, Michael B, Hall, Alistair S

“…Abstract Objectives: Use of cumulative mortality adjusted for case mix in patients with acute myocardial infarction for early detection of variation in…”
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