By Associate Professor Erin Howden

Journal articles

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, 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 - 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

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 & circulation, 30, pp. S277 - S277

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. 74 - 74, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvab060.069

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

Hieda M; Sarma S; Hearon CM; Dias KA; Martinez J; Samels M; Everding B; Palmer D; Livingston S; Morris M; Howden E; Levine BD, 2020, 'Increased Myocardial Stiffness in Patients with High-Risk Left Ventricular Hypertrophy: The Hallmark of Stage-B Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction', Circulation, 141, pp. 115 - 123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.119.040332

Dillon H; Dausin C; Claessen G; Lindqvist A; Mitchell A; Wright L; Howden E; La Gerche A, 2020, '008 Differential Oxygen Consumption and Cardiac Response to Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Upright, Semi-Supine and Supine Cycling Positions', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 29, pp. S40 - S41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2020.09.015

Foulkes S; Wright L; Paratz E; Antill Y; Loi S; Daly R; Fraser S; Howden E; La Gerche A, 2020, '286 Anthracycline Chemotherapy is not associated with Reductions in Right-Ventricular or Left Atrial Strain in Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 29, pp. S162 - S162, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2020.09.293

Wright L; Kawakami H; Howden E; Marwick T, 2020, '305 Comparison of a Novel “length of Line” Speckle Tracking Approach for Left Atrial Strain Measurement', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 29, pp. S170 - S170, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2020.09.312

Foulkes S; Howden E; Antill Y; Loi S; Haykowsky M; Daly R; Fraser S; La Gerche A, 2020, '399 Reduced End Systolic Volume is associated With Attenuated Cardiac Reserve and Lower Exercise Capacity in Women Recently Diagnosed With Breast Cancer', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 29, pp. S217 - S218, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2020.09.406

Costello BT; Roberts TJ; Howden EJ; Bigaran A; Foulkes SJ; Beaudry RI; Janssens K; Haykowsky MJ; Antill Y; Nightingale S; Loi S; La Gerche A, 2019, 'Exercise Attenuates Cardiotoxicity of Anthracycline Chemotherapy Measured by Global Longitudinal Strain', Jacc Cardiooncology, 1, pp. 298 - 301, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccao.2019.09.002

Beetham KS; Howden EJ; Fassett RG; Petersen A; Trewin AJ; Isbel NM; Coombes JS, 2019, 'High-intensity interval training in chronic kidney disease: A randomized pilot study', Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 29, pp. 1197 - 1204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sms.13436

Foulkes SJ; Howden EJ; Bigaran A; Janssens K; Antill Y; Loi S; Claus P; Haykowsky MJ; Daly RM; Fraser SF; La Gerche A, 2019, 'Persistent Impairment in Cardiopulmonary Fitness after Breast Cancer Chemotherapy', Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 51, pp. 1573 - 1581, http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000001970

Taylor CE; Boulton D; Howden EJ; Siebenmann C; Macefield VG, 2019, 'Central command increases muscle sympathetic nerve activity more to contracting than noncontracting muscle during rhythmic isotonic leg exercise', Journal of Neurophysiology, 121, pp. 1704 - 1710, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/jn.00075.2019

Howden EJ; Bigaran A; Beaudry R; Fraser S; Selig S; Foulkes S; Antill Y; Nightingale S; Loi S; Haykowsky MJ; La Gerche A, 2019, 'Exercise as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool for the prevention of cardiovascular dysfunction in breast cancer patients', European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 26, pp. 305 - 315, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2047487318811181

Hieda M; Howden EJ; Sarma S; Cornwell W; Lawley JS; Tarumi T; Palmer D; Samels M; Everding B; Livingston S; Fu Q; Zhang R; Levine BD, 2019, 'The impact of 2 years of high-intensity exercise training on a model of integrated cardiovascular regulation', Journal of Physiology, 597, pp. 419 - 429, http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/JP276676

Williams CJ; Gurd BJ; Bonafiglia JT; Voisin S; Li Z; Harvey N; Croci I; Taylor JL; Gajanand T; Ramos JS; Fassett RG; Little JP; Francois ME; Hearon CM; Sarma S; Janssen SLJE; Van Craenenbroeck EM; Beckers P; Cornelissen VA; Pattyn N; Howden EJ; Keating SE; Bye A; Stensvold D; Wisloff U; Papadimitriou I; Yan X; Bishop DJ; Eynon N; Coombes JS, 2019, 'A multi-center comparison of VO2peak trainability between interval training and moderate intensity continuous training', Frontiers in Physiology, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2019.00019

Beaudry RI; Howden EJ; Foulkes S; Bigaran A; Claus P; Haykowsky MJ; Gerche AL, 2019, 'Determinants of exercise intolerance in breast cancer patients prior to anthracycline chemotherapy', Physiological Reports, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.14814/phy2.13971

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