By Associate Professor Erin Howden

Journal articles

Verdicchio C; Freene N; Hollings M; Maiorana A; Briffa T; Gallagher R; Hendriks JM; Abell B; Brown A; Colquhoun D; Howden E; Hansen D; Reading S; Redfern J, 2023, 'A Clinical Guide for Assessment and Prescription of Exercise and Physical Activity in Cardiac Rehabilitation. A CSANZ Position Statement', Heart Lung and Circulation, 32, pp. 1035 - 1048, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2023.06.854

Huynh Q; Wexler N; Smith J; Wright L; Ho F; Allwood R; Sata Y; Manca S; Howden E; Marwick TH, 2023, 'Associations between symptoms and functional capacity in patients after COVID-19 infection and community controls', Internal Medicine Journal, 53, pp. 1540 - 1547, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.16185

Cowie B; Wright L; Costello B; Janssens K; Howden E; Flannery D; Foulkes S; Kluger R; La Gerche A, 2023, 'Measurement of Stroke Volume With Echocardiography Compared to Gold Standard Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging: An Observational Study', Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, 37, pp. 1639 - 1645, http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.jvca.2023.05.024

Climie RE; Dillon HT; Horne-Okano Y; Wallace I; Avery S; Kingwell BA; La Gerche A; Howden EJ, 2023, 'Vascular Aging Is Accelerated in Hematological Cancer Survivors Who Undergo Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant', Hypertension, 80, pp. 1881 - 1889, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.123.21115

Moneghetti K; Carrick-Ranson G; Howden EJ, 2023, 'Establishing the optimum use of high-intensity interval training in heart failure: current status and future directions', Current Opinion in Physiology, 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cophys.2023.100669

Sarma S; MacNamara JP; Hieda M; Howden EJ; Lawley JS; Livingston S; Samels M; Levine BD, 2023, 'SERCA2a Agonist Effects on Cardiac Performance During Exercise in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction', Jacc Heart Failure, 11, pp. 760 - 771, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jchf.2023.02.006

Chieng D; Sugumar H; Segan L; Tan C; Vizi D; Nanayakkara S; Al-Kaisey A; Hawson J; Prabhu S; Voskoboinik A; Finch S; Morton JB; Lee G; Mariani J; La Gerche A; Taylor AJ; Howden E; Kistler PM; Kalman JM; Kaye DM; Ling LH, 2023, 'Atrial Fibrillation Ablation for Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Randomized Controlled Trial', Jacc Heart Failure, 11, pp. 646 - 658, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jchf.2023.01.008

Foulkes SJ; Howden EJ; Dillon HT; Janssens K; Beaudry R; Mitchell AM; Lindqvist A; Wallace I; Wright L; Costello BT; Claessen G; Haykowsky MJ; La Gerche A, 2023, 'Too Little of a Good Thing: Strong Associations Between Cardiac Size and Fitness Among Women', Jacc Cardiovascular Imaging, 16, pp. 768 - 778, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2022.12.009

Dozic S; Howden EJ; Bell JR; Mellor KM; Delbridge LMD; Weeks KL, 2023, 'Cellular Mechanisms Mediating Exercise-Induced Protection against Cardiotoxic Anthracycline Cancer Therapy', Cells, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells12091312

Foulkes SJ; Howden EJ; Haykowsky MJ; Antill Y; Salim A; Nightingale SS; Loi S; Claus P; Janssens K; Mitchell AM; Wright L; Costello BT; Lindqvist A; Burnham L; Wallace I; Daly RM; Fraser SF; La Gerche A, 2023, 'Exercise for the Prevention of Anthracycline-Induced Functional Disability and Cardiac Dysfunction: The BREXIT Study', Circulation, 147, pp. 532 - 545, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.062814

Ataei Z; Carmona SR; Wright L; Howden E, 2023, 'Association Between Physical Activity and Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Disease in Women With Early Menopause: Evidence From the UK Biobank Cohort', Heart Lung and Circulation, 32, pp. s127, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2023.06.505

Huynh Q; Wexler N; Smith J; Wright L; Ho F; Allwood R; Sata Y; Manca S; Howden E; Marwick T, 2023, 'Cardiac Function and Functional Capacity in Patients After COVID-19 Infection and Community Controls', Heart Lung and Circulation, 32, pp. s227, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2023.06.238

Dillon HT; Foulkes S; Horne-Okano YA; Kliman D; Dunstan DW; Daly RM; Fraser SF; Avery S; Kingwell BA; La Gerche A; Howden EJ, 2022, 'Rapid cardiovascular aging following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation for hematological malignancy', Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2022.926064

Dillon HT; Saner NJ; Ilsley T; Kliman D; Spencer A; Avery S; Dunstan DW; Daly RM; Fraser SF; Owen N; Lynch BM; Kingwell BA; La Gerche A; Howden EJ, 2022, 'Preventing the adverse cardiovascular consequences of allogeneic stem cell transplantation with a multi-faceted exercise intervention: the ALLO-Active trial protocol', BMC Cancer, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-022-09793-w

Bigaran A; Howden EJ; Foulkes S; Janssens K; Beaudry RI; Haykowsky MJ; La Gerche A; Fraser SF; Selig SE, 2022, 'Prescribing Exercise in Early-Stage Breast Cancer During Chemotherapy: A Simple Periodized Approach to Align With the Cyclic Phases of Chemotherapy', Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 36, pp. 2934 - 2941, http://dx.doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003990

La Gerche A; Howden EJ; Haykowsky MJ; Lewis GD; Levine BD; Kovacic JC, 2022, 'Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction as an Exercise Deficiency Syndrome: JACC Focus Seminar 2/4', Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 80, pp. 1177 - 1191, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2022.07.011

Haykowsky MJ; Kirkham AA; Li T; Pituskin E; Thompson RB; Paterson DI; Foulkes SJ; Halle M; Sarma S; Howden E; Nelson MD; La Gerche A, 2022, 'Determinants of oxygen utilization in breast cancer: Similarities between heart failure with preserved ejection fraction', Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases, 74, pp. 45 - 52, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pcad.2022.10.005

Cowie B; Costello B; Wright L; Janssens K; Howden E; Flannery D; Foulkes S; Kluger R; Gerche AL, 2022, 'Diastolic flow in the left ventricular outflow tract – A normal physiological and underappreciated echocardiographic finding', Australasian Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 25, pp. 137 - 141, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajum.12307

Cartledge S; Rawstorn JC; Tran M; Ryan P; Howden EJ; Jackson A, 2022, 'Telehealth is here to stay but not without challenges: A consultation of cardiac rehabilitation clinicians during COVID-19 in Victoria, Australia', European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 21, pp. 548 - 558, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvab118

Janssens K; Mitchell A; Foulkes S; Head G; Saner N; Howden E; Claessen G; La Gerche A, 2022, 'Modest association between peak exercise blood pressure and ambulatory hypertension in endurance athletes', European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 29, pp. zwac056.084, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwac056.084

Beetham KS; Coombes JS; Howden EJ, 2022, 'Authors' Reply: More Research is Still Needed to Support the Real-World Generalizability of the Benefits of Lifestyle Interventions for Chronic Kidney Disease', Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 33, pp. 1045 - 1046, http://dx.doi.org/10.1681/ASN.2022030244

Costello BT; Climie RE; Wright L; Janssens K; Mitchell A; Wallace I; Lindqvist A; Foulkes S; Paratz ED; Flannery MD; Saner N; Griffin D; Green DJ; Cowie B; Howden EH; Garnham A; Gerche AL, 2022, 'Athletes with mild COVID-19 illness demonstrate subtle imaging abnormalities without exercise impairment or arrhythmias', European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 29, pp. e220 - e223, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwab166

Singh B; Zopf EM; Howden EJ, 2022, 'Effect and feasibility of wearable physical activity trackers and pedometers for increasing physical activity and improving health outcomes in cancer survivors: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Journal of Sport and Health Science, 11, pp. 184 - 193, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2021.07.008

Beetham KS; Krishnasamy R; Stanton T; Sacre JW; Douglas B; Isbel NM; Coombes JS; Howden EJ, 2022, 'Effect of a 3-Year Lifestyle Intervention in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial', Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 33, pp. 431 - 441, http://dx.doi.org/10.1681/ASN.2021050668

Carrick-Ranson G; Howden EJ; Levine BD, 2022, 'Exercise in Octogenarians: How Much Is Too Little?', Annual Review of Medicine, 73, pp. 377 - 391, http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-med-070119-115343

Janssens K; Mitchell A; Foulkes S; Head G; Howden E; Claessen G; La Gerche A, 2022, 'Modest Association Between Peak Exercise Blood Pressure and Ambulatory Hypertension in Endurance Athletes', Heart Lung and Circulation, 31, pp. s47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2022.06.020

Williams CJ; Li Z; Harvey N; Lea RA; Gurd BJ; Bonafiglia JT; Papadimitriou I; Jacques M; Croci I; Stensvold D; Wisloff U; Taylor JL; Gajanand T; Cox ER; Ramos JS; Fassett RG; Little JP; Francois ME; Hearon CM; Sarma S; Janssen SLJE; Van Craenenbroeck EM; Beckers P; Cornelissen VA; Howden EJ; Keating SE; Yan X; Bishop DJ; Bye A; Haupt LM; Griffiths LR; Ashton KJ; Brown MA; Torquati L; Eynon N; Coombes JS, 2021, 'Genome wide association study of response to interval and continuous exercise training: the Predict-HIIT study', Journal of Biomedical Science, 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12929-021-00733-7

MacNamara JP; Koshti V; Dias KA; Howden E; Hearon CM; Cheng IJ; Hynan LS; Levine BD; Sarma S, 2021, 'The impact of cardiac loading on a novel metric of left ventricular diastolic function in healthy middle-aged adults: Systolic–diastolic coupling', Physiological Reports, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.14814/phy2.15129

Howden EJ; Ruiz-Carmona S; La Gerche A; Delcroix M; Claessen G, 2021, 'Response by Howden et al to Letter Regarding Article, "oxygen Pathway Limitations in Patients with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension"', Circulation, 144, pp. E330 - E331, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.056806

Fong TS; Urbina EM; Howden EJ; Wallace I; Park C; Gall S; Salim A; Boutouyrie P; Bruno RM; Climie RE, 2021, 'Youth Vascular Consortium (YVC) Protocol: Establishing Reference Intervals for Vascular Ageing in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults', Heart Lung and Circulation, 30, pp. 1710 - 1715, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2021.05.107

Cartledge S; Rawstorn J; Tran M; Ryan P; Howden E; Jackson A, 2021, 'Throwing cardiac rehabilitation into the 21st Century: a focus group study exploring the impact of COVID-19 on cardiac rehabilitation delivery in Victoria, Australia', European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 20, pp. zvab060.069, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvab060.069

Hearon CM; Howden EJ; Fu Q; Yoo JK; Dias KA; Roberts-Reeves MA; Samels M; Sarma S; Nesbitt S; Vongpatanasin W; Goldstein DS; Addo T; Levine BD, 2021, 'Evidence of Reduced Efferent Renal Sympathetic Innervation after Chemical Renal Denervation in Humans', American Journal of Hypertension, 34, pp. 744 - 752, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ajh/hpab022

Howden EJ; Ruiz-Carmona S; Claeys M; De Bosscher R; Willems R; Meyns B; Verbelen T; Maleux G; Godinas L; Belge C; Bogaert J; Claus P; La Gerche A; Delcroix M; Claessen G, 2021, 'Oxygen Pathway Limitations in Patients with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension', Circulation, 143, pp. 2061 - 2073, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.052899

Dillon HT; Dausin C; Claessen G; Lindqvist A; Mitchell A; Wright L; Willems R; La Gerche A; Howden EJ, 2021, 'The effect of posture on maximal oxygen uptake in active healthy individuals', European Journal of Applied Physiology, 121, pp. 1487 - 1498, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00421-021-04630-7

Howden EJ; Foulkes S; Dillon HT; Bigaran A; Wright L; Janssens K; Comie P; Costello B; La Gerche A, 2021, 'Traditional markers of cardiac toxicity fail to detect marked reductions in cardiorespiratory fitness among cancer patients undergoing anti-cancer treatment', European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging, 22, pp. 451 - 458, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jeaa421

Bigaran A; Zopf E; Gardner J; La Gerche A; Murphy DG; Howden EJ; Baker MK; Cormie P, 2021, 'The effect of exercise training on cardiometabolic health in men with prostate cancer receiving androgen deprivation therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, 24, pp. 35 - 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41391-020-00273-5

Sarma S; Howden E; Lawley J; Samels M; Levine BD, 2021, 'Central Command and the Regulation of Exercise Heart Rate Response in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction', Circulation, 143, pp. 783 - 789, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.048338

Hansen AB; Lawley JS; Rickards CA; Howden EJ; Sarma S; Cornwell WK; Amin SB; Mugele H; Marume K; Possnig C; Whitworth LA; Williams MA; Levine BD, 2021, 'Reducing intracranial pressure by reducing central venous pressure: Assessment of potential countermeasures to spaceflight-associated neuroocular syndrome', Journal of Applied Physiology, 130, pp. 283 - 289, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/JAPPLPHYSIOL.00786.2020

MacNamara JP; Koshti V; Cheng IJ; Dias KA; Hearon CM; Cornwell W; Howden EJ; Levine BD; Sarma S, 2021, 'The role of systolic–diastolic coupling in distinguishing impaired diastolic recoil in healthy aging and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction', Echocardiography, 38, pp. 261 - 270, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/echo.14975

Foulkes SJ; Claessen G; Howden EJ; Daly RM; Fraser SF; Haykowsky MJ; La Gerche A, 2021, 'A Walnut Heart Phenotype Is Associated With Reduced Cardiovascular Reserve In Breast Cancer Survivors', Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 53, pp. 86 - 87, http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000760120.76553.11

Cartledge S; Rawstorn J; Ryan P; Tran M; Howden E; Jackson A, 2021, 'Cardiac Rehabilitation During COVID-19 in Victoria, Australia: Telehealth is Here to Stay but it is Not Without Challenges. A Focus Group Study', Heart Lung and Circulation, 30, pp. s277, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2021.06.406

Cartledge S; Rawstorn J; Tran M; Ryan P; Howden E; Jackson A, 2021, 'Throwing cardiac rehabilitation into the 21st Century: a focus group study exploring the impact of COVID-19 on cardiac rehabilitation delivery in Victoria, Australia', European journal of cardiovascular nursing, 20

Foulkes S; Costello BT; Howden EJ; Janssens K; Dillon H; Toro C; Claus P; Fraser SF; Daly RM; Elliott DA; Conyers R; La Gerche A, 2020, 'Exercise cardiovascular magnetic resonance reveals reduced cardiac reserve in pediatric cancer survivors with impaired cardiopulmonary fitness', Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12968-020-00658-4

Hardin EA; Stoller D; Lawley J; Howden EJ; Hieda M; Pawelczyk J; Jarvis S; Prisk K; Sarma S; Levine BD, 2020, 'Noninvasive assessment of cardiac output: Accuracy and precision of the closed-circuit acetylene rebreathing technique for cardiac output measurement', Journal of the American Heart Association, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.120.015794

Foulkes SJ; Howden EJ; Antill Y; Loi S; Salim A; Haykowsky MJ; Daly RM; Fraser SF; La Gerche A, 2020, 'Exercise as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool for preventing cardiovascular morbidity in breast cancer patients- The BReast cancer EXercise InTervention (BREXIT) trial protocol', BMC Cancer, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-020-07123-6

Carrick-Ranson G; Sloane NM; Howden EJ; Bhella PS; Sarma S; Shibata S; Fujimoto N; Hastings JL; Levine BD, 2020, 'The effect of lifelong endurance exercise on cardiovascular structure and exercise function in women', Journal of Physiology, 598, pp. 2589 - 2605, http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/JP278503

Sarma S; Howden E; Carrick-Ranson G; Lawley J; Hearon C; Samels M; Everding B; Livingston S; Adams-Huet B; Dean Palmer M; Levine BD, 2020, 'Elevated exercise blood pressure in middle-aged women is associated with altered left ventricular and vascular stiffness', Journal of Applied Physiology, 128, pp. 1123 - 1129, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00458.2019

Foulkes S; Claessen G; Howden EJ; Daly RM; Fraser SF; La Gerche A, 2020, 'The Utility of Cardiac Reserve for the Early Detection of Cancer Treatment-Related Cardiac Dysfunction: A Comprehensive Overview', Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2020.00032

Huppertz N; Beetham KS; Howden EJ; Leicht AS; Isbel NM; Coombes JS, 2020, 'A 12-month lifestyle intervention does not improve cardiac autonomic function in patients with chronic kidney disease', Autonomic Neuroscience Basic and Clinical, 224, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.autneu.2020.102642

Sarma S; Stoller D; Hendrix J; Howden E; Lawley J; Livingston S; Adams-Huet B; Holmes C; Goldstein DS; Levine BD, 2020, 'Mechanisms of Chronotropic Incompetence in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction', Circulation Heart Failure, 13, pp. E006331, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.119.006331

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