By Associate Professor Erin Howden

Journal articles

Howden EJ; La Gerche A; Arthur JF; McMullen JR; Jennings GL; Dunstan DW; Owen N; Avery S; Kingwell BA, 2018, 'Standing up to the cardiometabolic consequences of hematological cancers', Blood Reviews, 32, pp. 349 - 360, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.blre.2018.02.005

Fraser S; Howden E; Foulkes S; Bigaran A; Janssens K; Beaudry R; Selig S; Haykowsky MJ; Antill YC; Loi S; LaGerche A, 2018, 'Role of cardiac reserve as a tool to unmask cardiotoxicity following anthracycline therapy and whether exercise training can attenuate cardiotoxicity.', Journal of Clinical Oncology, 36, pp. 556 - 556, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2018.36.15_suppl.556

Opondo MA; Aiad N; Cain MA; Sarma S; Howden E; Stoller DA; Ng J; van Rijckevorsel P; Hieda M; Tarumi T; Palmer MD; Levine BD, 2018, 'Does High-Intensity Endurance Training Increase the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation? A Longitudinal Study of Left Atrial Structure and Function', Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, 11, pp. e005598, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCEP.117.005598

Howden EJ; Sarma S; Lawley JS; Opondo M; Cornwell W; Stoller D; Urey MA; Adams-Huet B; Levine BD, 2018, 'Reversing the Cardiac Effects of Sedentary Aging in Middle Age-A Randomized Controlled Trial: Implications for Heart Failure Prevention', Circulation, 137, pp. 1549 - 1560, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.030617

Howden EJ; Carrick-Ranson G; Sarma S; Hieda M; Fujimoto N; Levine BD, 2018, 'Effects of Sedentary Aging and Lifelong Exercise on Left Ventricular Systolic Function', Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 50, pp. 494 - 501, http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000001464

Beetham KS; Howden EJ; Krishnasamy R; Isbel NM; Coombes JS, 2018, 'Feasibility of Higher intensity exercise in patients with chronic kidney disease', Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 58, pp. 127 - 134, http://dx.doi.org/10.23736/S0022-4707.16.06575-0

Hieda M; Howden E; Shibata S; Fujimoto N; Bhella PS; Hastings JL; Tarumi T; Sarma S; Fu Q; Zhang R; Levine BD, 2018, 'Impact of lifelong exercise training dose on ventricular-arterial coupling', Circulation, 138, pp. 2638 - 2647, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.035116

Hieda M; Howden E; Shibata S; Tarumi T; Lawley J; Hearon C; Palmer D; Fu Q; Zhang R; Sarma S; Levine BD, 2018, 'Preload-corrected dynamic starling mechanism in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction', Journal of Applied Physiology, 124, pp. 76 - 82, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00718.2017

Hieda M; Howden E; Sarma S; Cornwell W; Urey MA; Stoller D; Levine B, 2018, 'THE IMPACT OF 2-YEARS HIGH INTENSITY EXERCISE TRAINING ON INTEGRATED CARDIOVASCULAR REGULATION', Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 71, pp. A1796 - A1796, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(18)32337-4

Fadaee SB; Beetham KS; Howden EJ; Stanton T; Isbel NM; Coombes JS, 2017, 'Oxidative stress is associated with decreased heart rate variability in patients with chronic kidney disease', Redox Report, 22, pp. 197 - 204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13510002.2016.1173326

Flannery D; Howden EJ; La Gerche A, 2017, 'POINT: COUNTER POINT', Journal of Applied Physiology, 123, pp. 692, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/JAPPLPHYSIOL.00546.2017

Howden EJ; East C; Lawley JS; Stickford ASL; Verhees M; Fu Q; Levine BD, 2017, 'Integrative blood pressure response to upright tilt post renal denervation', American Journal of Hypertension, 30, pp. 632 - 641, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ajh/hpx018

Small DM; Beetham KS; Howden EJ; Briskey DR; Johnson DW; Isbel NM; Gobe GC; Coombes JS, 2017, 'Effects of exercise and lifestyle intervention on oxidative stress in chronic kidney disease', Redox Report, 22, pp. 127 - 136, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13510002.2016.1276314

Howden EJ; Lawley JS; Esler M; Levine BD, 2017, 'Potential role of endurance training in altering renal sympathetic nerve activity in CKD?', Autonomic Neuroscience Basic and Clinical, 204, pp. 74 - 80, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.autneu.2016.11.002

Lawley JS; Petersen LG; Howden EJ; Sarma S; Cornwell WK; Zhang R; Whitworth LA; Williams MA; Levine BD, 2017, 'Effect of gravity and microgravity on intracranial pressure', Journal of Physiology, 595, pp. 2115 - 2127, http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/JP273557

Howden EJ; Lawley JS; Samels M; Palmer D; Everding B; Livingston S; Sarma S; Levine BD, 2017, 'Effect of Prolonged Endurance Training on Ambulatory Systolic Blood Pressure and Arterial Function', Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 49, pp. 837 - 837, http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000519250.58306.83

Palmer D; Livingston S; Howden E; Samels M; Everding B; Sarma T, 2017, 'Progressive, High Intensity Endurance Exercise Training Significantly Increases Maximal Cardiac Power Output In Middle Aged, Previously Sedentary Adults', Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 49, pp. 278 - 278, http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000517618.41025.10

Lawley JS; Hannes G; Howden EJ; Sarma S; Hieda M; Hearon C; Hendrix M; Piper T; Thevis M; Levine BD, 2017, 'Safety, Detection and Hemodynamic Effects of Acute Xenon Inhalation', Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 49, pp. 838 - 838, http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000519251.65930.4a

Samels M; Howden E; Sarma T; Lawley J; Palmer D; Everding B; Cornwell W; Hearon C; Livingston S; Levine BD, 2017, 'Two-Year High-Intensity Aerobic Training Program Prevents Age-Associated Health Risk Factor Development in Sedentary Middle-Aged Adults', Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 49, pp. 345 - 345, http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000517821.25334.d0

Stray-Gundersen J; Howden EJ; Parsons DB; Thompson JR, 2016, 'Neither hematocrit normalization nor exercise training restores oxygen consumption to normal levels in hemodialysis patients', Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 27, pp. 3769 - 3779, http://dx.doi.org/10.1681/ASN.2015091034

Grace MS; Howden EJ, 2016, 'Preventive strategies to mitigate the deleterious effects of ischemic reperfusion injury. Focus on ‘acute hot water immersion is protective against impaired vascular function following forearm ischemia-reperfusion in young healthy humans’', American Journal of Physiology Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 311, pp. R992 - R993, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajpregu.00442.2016

George SA; Bivens TB; Howden EJ; Saleem Y; Galbreath MM; Hendrickson D; Fu Q; Levine BD, 2016, 'The international POTS registry: Evaluating the efficacy of an exercise training intervention in a community setting', Heart Rhythm, 13, pp. 943 - 950, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.12.012

Krishnasamy R; Hawley CM; Stanton T; Howden EJ; Beetham KS; Strand H; Leano R; Haluska BA; Coombes JS; Isbel NM, 2016, 'Association between left ventricular global longitudinal strain, health-related quality of life and functional capacity in chronic kidney disease patients with preserved ejection fraction', Nephrology, 21, pp. 108 - 115, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nep.12557

Howden EJ; Sarma S; Lawley J; Samels M; Palmer D; Everding B; Livingston S; Levine B, 2016, 'Dose Matters', Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 48, pp. 671 - 671, http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000487015.30704.66

Afridi A; Howden E; Samels M; Everding B; Palmer D; Livingston S; Sarma T; Levine BD, 2016, 'Interval TRIMP Scores Predict Improvement in Maximal Oxygen Consumption in middle-aged, sedentary Individuals', Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 48, pp. 436 - 436, http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000486312.57614.d5

Palmer D; Lawley J; Howden E; Sarma T; Cornwell B; Samels M; Everding B; Livingston S; Morris M; Williams M; Whitworth L; Levine B, 2016, 'Valsalva Maneuver During Resistance Exercise Increases Intracranial Pressure and Imposes a Transient Stress On The Cerebral Circulation.', Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 48, pp. 363 - 363, http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000486099.76041.cb

Howden EJ; Coombes JS; Isbel NM, 2015, 'The role of exercise training in the management of chronic kidney disease', Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension, 24, pp. 480 - 487, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MNH.0000000000000165

Howden EJ; Perhonen M; Peshock RM; Zhang R; Arbab-Zadeh A; Adams-Huet B; Levine BD, 2015, 'Females have a blunted cardiovascular response to one year of intensive supervised endurance training', Journal of Applied Physiology, 119, pp. 37 - 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00092.2015

Howden EJ; Coombes JS; Strand H; Douglas B; Campbell KL; Isbel NM, 2015, 'Exercise training in CKD: Efficacy, adherence, and safety', American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 65, pp. 583 - 591, http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.ajkd.2014.09.017

Howden EJ; Weston K; Leano R; Sharman JE; Marwick TH; Isbel NM; Coombes JS, 2015, 'Cardiorespiratory fitness and cardiovascular burden in chronic kidney disease', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 18, pp. 492 - 497, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2014.07.005

Beetham KS; Howden EJ; Small DM; Briskey DR; Rossi M; Isbel N; Coombes JS, 2015, 'Oxidative stress contributes to muscle atrophy in chronic kidney disease patients', Redox Report, 20, pp. 126 - 132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/1351000214Y.0000000114

Stanton T; Krishnasamy R; Hawley C; Howden E; Beetham K; Strand H; Leano R; Haluska B; Coombes J; Isbel N, 2015, 'Association between left ventricular global longitudinal strain, functional capacity and quality of life in patients with chronic kidney disease', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 24, pp. S326 - S326, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2015.06.502

Sarma S; Dinsfriend W; Howden E; Cornwell W; Boyd K; Samels M; Livingston S; Palmer D; Levine B, 2015, 'CARDIAC STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL CHANGES AFTER SUSTAINED HIGH AEROBIC EXERCISE TRAINING STIMULUS', Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 65, pp. A1508 - A1508, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(15)61508-x

Arbab-Zadeh A; Perhonen M; Howden E; Peshock RM; Zhang R; Adams-Huet B; Haykowsky MJ; Levine BD, 2014, 'Cardiac remodeling in response to 1 year of intensive endurance training', Circulation, 130, pp. 2152 - 2161, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.010775

Howden EJ; Leano R; Petchey W; Coombes JS; Isbel NM; Marwick TH, 2013, 'Effects of exercise and lifestyle intervention on cardiovascular function in CKD', Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 8, pp. 1494 - 1501, http://dx.doi.org/10.2215/CJN.10141012

Smart NA; Williams AD; Levinger I; Selig S; Howden E; Coombes JS; Fassett RG, 2013, 'Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA) position statement on exercise and chronic kidney disease', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 16, pp. 406 - 411, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2013.01.005

Howden EJ; Fassett RG; Isbel NM; Coombes JS, 2012, 'Exercise training in chronic kidney disease patients', Sports Medicine, 42, pp. 473 - 488, http://dx.doi.org/10.2165/11630800-000000000-00000

Petchey WG; Howden EJ; Johnson DW; Hawley CM; Marwick T; Isbel NM, 2011, 'Cardiorespiratory fitness is independently associated with 25-hydroxyvitamin D in chronic kidney disease', Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 6, pp. 512 - 518, http://dx.doi.org/10.2215/CJN.06880810

Warren A; Howden EJ; Williams AD; Fell JW; Johnson NA, 2009, 'Postexercise fat oxidation: Effect of exercise duration, intensity, and modality', International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 19, pp. 607 - 623, http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/ijsnem.19.6.607

Conference Papers

Jothi S; Claessen G; Insel M; Kubba S; Howden E; Carmona S-R; Rischard FP, 2023, 'Post-acute Sequelae of SARS Co-V2 and Chronic Fatigue/Myalgic Encephalitis Share Similar Pathophysiologic Mechanisms of Exercise Limitation', in D28. HOW CAN WE DO BETTER: EMERGING DIAGNOSTICS AND THERAPEUTICS IN PULMONARY VASCULAR DISEASE, American Thoracic Society, pp. A6470 - A6470, presented at American Thoracic Society 2023 International Conference, May 19-24, 2023 - Washington, DC, http://dx.doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2023.207.1_meetingabstracts.a6470

Conference Abstracts

Lee B; Howden E; Cornwell W; Lawley J; Sarma S, 2025, 'Abstract 4361329: Right Ventricular Remodeling Following 2 Years of High-Intensity Exercise Training in Sedentary Middle-Aged Adults', in Circulation, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), Vol. 152, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/circ.152.suppl_3.4361329

Hedge E; Howden E; Lawley J; Cornwell W; Levine B; Sarma S, 2025, 'Abstract 4367718: Influence of Heart Size and Sex on Cardiovascular Adaptations to 2 Years of Endurance Exercise Training in Sedentary Middle-Aged Adults', in Circulation, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), Vol. 152, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/circ.152.suppl_3.4367718

Spencer L; Moura Ferreira S; Rowe S; Milani M; Bekhuis Y; Van Puyvelde T; Falter M; Janssens K; Mitchell A; D'ambrosio P; Wright L; Howden E; Claessen G; Verwerft J; La Gerche A, 2025, 'Left atrioventricular ratio as a metric to contextualise physiological cardiac remodelling', in European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, Oxford University Press (OUP), Vol. 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf236.004

Ataei Z; Wright L; Ruiz-Carmona S; Howden E, 2025, 'Benefits of Physical Activity for Women With Insomnia and Female-Specific Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Evidence From the UK Biobank Cohort', in Heart, Lung and Circulation, Elsevier BV, Vol. 34, pp. S128 - S128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2025.06.059

Alexander S; Grant J; Turnour L; Hooy M; Million E; Marwick T; Howden E; Davis S, 2025, 'Characterising Subclinical Heart Failure in Post-Menopausal Women', in Heart, Lung and Circulation, Elsevier BV, Vol. 34, pp. S277 - S277, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2025.06.286

Alexander S; Thompson E; Bolam K; Howden E, 2025, 'Exploring the Relationship Between Testosterone and Cardiovascular Disease in Women', in Heart, Lung and Circulation, Elsevier BV, Vol. 34, pp. S134 - S134, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2025.06.069

Talbot J; Fernando K; Million E; Alexander S; Wong J; Huynh Q; Marwick T; Howden E, 2025, 'Neurocognitive Outcomes in Long-Term Cancer Survivors are Associated With Higher Cardiorespiratory Fitness but Not Endothelium-Dependent Vascular Function', in Heart, Lung and Circulation, Elsevier BV, Vol. 34, pp. S372 - S373, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2025.06.438

Thompson E; Burnham L; Howden E; Moneghetti K, 2025, 'Nurse-Led Digital Program to Enhance Cardiac Rehabilitation Engagement Post-ACS', in Heart, Lung and Circulation, Elsevier BV, Vol. 34, pp. S232 - S232, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2025.06.223

Seboka B; Smith J; Whitmore K; Baranow B; Howden E; Kulkarni J; Marwick TH; Huynh Q, 2025, 'Unraveling the Role of Depression in Functional Status Among Patients With Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19', in Heart, Lung and Circulation, Elsevier BV, Vol. 34, pp. S468 - S468, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2025.06.593

Germain E; Foulkes S; Hewitt D; Wang J; Howden EJ; Nelson MD; Claessen G; La Gerche A; Haykowsky MJ, 2024, 'Cardiovascular mechanisms of exercise intolerance in individuals with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis', in European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, Oxford University Press (OUP), Vol. 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwae175.449

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