By Associate Professor Erin Howden

Journal articles

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, 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, 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

Dillon HT; Howden E; Saner NJ; Ilsley T; Kliman DS; Foulkes SJ; Brakenridge CJ; Spencer A; Avery SJ; Claus P; Dunstan DW; Daly RM; Fraser SF; Owen N; Lynch BM; Kingwell BA; La Gerche A, 2024, 'Targeting exercise and sedentary behavior for the prevention of allogeneic stem cell transplant-related cardiovascular dysfunction: The ALLO-Active trial', in JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, ELECTR NETWORK, presented at Special Clinical Science Symposia, ELECTR NETWORK, 29 May 2024 - 29 May 2024

Bigaran A; Zopf EM; Trevaskis M; Ischia J; Murphy D; Millar J; La Gerche A; Costello B; Baker MK; Cormie P; Howden E, 2024, 'Impact Of Exercise On Cardiac Remodelling In Men With Prostate Cancer Undergoing Androgen Deprivation Therapy', in MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, MA, Boston, pp. 1093 - 1094, presented at Annual Meeting of the American-College-of-Sports-Medicine (ACSM), MA, Boston, 28 May 2024 - 31 May 2024

Dillon HT; Saner NJ; Ilsley T; Kliman DS; Dunstan DW; Daly RM; Fraser SF; Kingwell BA; La Gerche A; Howden EJ, 2024, '"I' m not the one with cancer but it's affecting me just as much": A qualitative study of rural cancer caregivers' experiences accessing support for their own health and wellbeing', in ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, WILEY, pp. 250 - 251

Dillon HT; Saner NJ; Ilsley T; Kliman DS; Foulkes SJ; Brakenridge CJ; Spencer A; Avery S; Claus P; Dunstan DW; Daly RM; Fraser SF; Owen N; Lynch BM; Kingwell BA; La Gerche A; Howden EJ, 2024, 'Preventing Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant-Related Cardiovascular Dysfunction: The ALLO-Active Trial', in ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, WILEY, pp. 85 - 86

Bolam KA; Rundqvist H; Howden EJ; Ekblom-Bak E, 2024, 'The association between cardiorespiratory fitness and breast, colon, and lung cancer incidence and mortality in 166 124 Swedish women', in ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, WILEY, pp. 60 - 61

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, 2023, 'A Multifaceted Activity Program Preserves VO_2peak In Adults Undergoing Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation For Hematological Cancer', in MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, CO, Denver, pp. 312 - 312, presented at Annual Meeting of the American-College-of-Sports-Medicine (ACSM), CO, Denver, 30 May 2023 - 02 June 2023

Howden EJ; Foulkes SJ; Haykowsky MJ; Antill Y; Nightingale S; Daly R; La Gerche A, 2023, 'Effects Of 12-months Of Exercise Training On Determinants Of Vo2Peak In Anthracycline-treated Breast Cancer Survivors', in MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, CO, Denver, pp. 968 - 968, presented at Annual Meeting of the American-College-of-Sports-Medicine (ACSM), CO, Denver, 30 May 2023 - 02 June 2023

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 American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Oxford University Press (OUP), pp. a6470 - a6470, presented at D28. HOW CAN WE DO BETTER: EMERGING DIAGNOSTICS AND THERAPEUTICS IN PULMONARY VASCULAR DISEASE, http://dx.doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2023.207.1_meetingabstracts.a6470

Jegatheesan DK; Krishnasamy R; Stanton T; Isbel N; Howden E; Beetham KS; Coombes JS, 2022, 'Effect of a 3-Year Lifestyle Intervention on Cardiac Parameters in People With CKD: Sub-Study of a Randomized Controlled Trial', in JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY, AMER SOC NEPHROLOGY, pp. 219 - 219

Ilsley T; Galister G; Jones A; Howden E; Holland AE, 2022, 'Prevalence of fatigue in patients with haematological malignancy: A systematic review', in ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, WILEY, pp. 128 - 129

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', in MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, pp. 86 - 87

Foulkes S; Costello B; Howden EJ; Janssens K; Dillon H; Toro C; Fraser SF; Daly RM; Elliott DA; Conyers R; La Gerche A, 2020, 'Exercise cardiac MRI unmasks cardiac dysfunction in childhood and adolescent cancer survivors with reduced cardiopulmonary fitness', in EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL, OXFORD UNIV PRESS, ELECTR NETWORK, pp. 3275 - 3275, presented at European-Society-of-Cardiology (ESC) Congress, ELECTR NETWORK, 29 August 2020 - 01 September 2020

Foulkes SJ; Ramsden G; Antill Y; Loi S; Haykowsky MJ; Daly RM; Fraser SF; Howden EJ; La Gerche A, 2020, 'Effect Of Exercise Training During Anthracycline Chemotherapy For Breast Cancer On Skeletal Muscle Composition, Strength And Physical Function.', in MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, ELECTR NETWORK, pp. 146 - 146, presented at 67th Annual Meeting of the American-College-of-Sports-Medicine (ACSM), ELECTR NETWORK

Janssens KJH; Claessen G; Foulkes S; Rowsell L; Flannery D; Howden E; La Gerche A, 2020, 'High Peak Exercise Blood Pressure In Athletes Is Proportional To Exercise Capacity.', in MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, ELECTR NETWORK, pp. 166 - 167, presented at 67th Annual Meeting of the American-College-of-Sports-Medicine (ACSM), ELECTR NETWORK

Dias KA; MacNamara JP; Hieda M; Hearon CM; Howden EJ; Turer AT; Link MS; Sarma S; Levine BD, 2020, 'Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy And Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Common Phenotype Explaining Exercise Intolerance', in MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, ELECTR NETWORK, pp. 226 - 226, presented at 67th Annual Meeting of the American-College-of-Sports-Medicine (ACSM), ELECTR NETWORK

Bigaran A; Zopf E; Wiggins L; Trevaskis M; Baker M; La Gerche A; Cormie P; Howden E, 2020, 'Cardiovascular health is impaired in men with prostate cancer prior to treatment', in ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, WILEY, pp. 134 - 135

Dillon HT; Kingwell BA; Horne-Okano Y; Daly R; Fraser S; Dunstan D; La Gerche A; Howden EJ, 2020, 'Impact of allogeneic stem cell transplant on the cardiovascular health of haematological cancer patients', in ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, WILEY, pp. 66 - 66

Howden E; Bigaran A; Foulkes S; Beaudry R; Janssens K; Loi S; Selig S; Haykowsky M; Fraser S; La Gerche A, 2018, 'An effective exercise intervention targeting breast cancer patients at greatest risk of cardiac dysfunction', in EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL, OXFORD UNIV PRESS, GERMANY, Munich, pp. 86 - 86, presented at European-Society-of-Cardiology Congress, GERMANY, Munich, 25 August 2018 - 29 August 2018

Foulkes S; Foulkes SJ; Fraser S; Howden EJ; Bigran A; Selig S; Daly R; Janssens K; Antill Y; Loi S; La Gerche A, 2018, 'Changes in cardiopulmonary fitness and cardiac reserve 12-months following anthracycline-based chemotherapy with or without concurrent exercise training', in EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL, OXFORD UNIV PRESS, GERMANY, Munich, pp. 86 - 87, presented at European-Society-of-Cardiology Congress, GERMANY, Munich, 25 August 2018 - 29 August 2018

Sarma S; Hieda M; Howden EJ; Hearon C; Lawley J; Livingston S; Samels M; Everding B; Levine BD, 2017, 'Hemodynamic Response to Exercise in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) Patients After Upregulation of SERCA2a', in CIRCULATION, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, CA, Anaheim, presented at Scientific Sessions of the American-Heart-Association / Resuscitation Science Symposium, CA, Anaheim, 11 November 2017 - 15 November 2017

Hieda M; Sarma S; Howden E; Tarumi T; Fu Q; Zhang R; Levine BD, 2017, 'High Intensity Exercise Training Improves Ventricular-Arterial Coupling', in CIRCULATION, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, CA, Anaheim, presented at Scientific Sessions of the American-Heart-Association / Resuscitation Science Symposium, CA, Anaheim, 11 November 2017 - 15 November 2017

Hieda M; Sarma S; Hearon C; Hardin A; Howden E; Levine BD, 2017, 'Left Ventricular Stiffness in Patients With Left Ventricular Hypertrophy is Not Different Compared to Healthy Controls', in CIRCULATION, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, CA, Anaheim, presented at Scientific Sessions of the American-Heart-Association / Resuscitation Science Symposium, CA, Anaheim, 11 November 2017 - 15 November 2017

Hieda M; Howden E; Lawley J; Satyam S; Stoller D; Urey T; Tarumi T; Shibata S; Fu Q; Palmer D; Zhang R; Levine BD, 2017, 'Dynamic Starling Mechanism is Impaired in Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Compared With Age-Matched Seniors, Even at Similar Left Ventricular End Diastolic Pressure', in CIRCULATION, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, VA, Pentagon City, presented at Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions, VA, Pentagon City, 02 April 2017 - 03 April 2017

Sarma S; Lawley J; Howden EJ; Cornwell WK; Samels M; Everding B; Livingston S; Palmer D; Berry J; Levine BD, 2015, 'Elevated Exercise Blood Pressure in Middle Aged Women Identifies Features of Stage A Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)', in CIRCULATION, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS

Small DM; Beetham KS; Howden EJ; Brisky DR; Johnson DW; Isbel NM; Gobe GC; Coombes JS, 2015, 'EFFECT OF EXERCISE AND LIFESTYLE INTERVENTION ON OXIDATIVE STRESS IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE', in NEPHROLOGY, WILEY-BLACKWELL, pp. 30 - 31

Beetham KS; Howden EJ; Krishnasamy R; Isbel NM; Coombes JS, 2015, 'EFFECTS OF A 3-YEAR LIFESTYLE INTERVENTION ON CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS AND EXERCISE CAPACITY IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE', in NEPHROLOGY, WILEY-BLACKWELL, pp. 21 - 21

Howden E; Carrick-Ranson G; Fujimoto N; Sarma T; Shibata S; Levine B, 2013, 'Left Ventricular Longitudinal Strain is Preserved by Lifelong Exercise Training in Healthy Seniors', in CIRCULATION, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, TX, Dallas, presented at Scientific Sessions and Resuscitation Science Symposium of the American-Heart-Association, TX, Dallas, 16 November 2013 - 17 November 2013

Howden E; Sander-Oudegeest M; Carrick-Ranson G; Sarma T; Fujimoto N; Shibata S; Palmer D; Boyd K; van Dijk A; Hopman M; Levine B, 2013, 'The Effect of Breaking Advanced Glycation End-Products, With or Without Exercise Training on the Cardiovascular Effects of Aging', in CIRCULATION, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, TX, Dallas, presented at Scientific Sessions and Resuscitation Science Symposium of the American-Heart-Association, TX, Dallas, 16 November 2013 - 17 November 2013

Howden EJ; Carrick-Ranson G; Fujimoto N; Hastings JL; Bhella PS; Gandhi N; Shibata S; Boyd K; Palmer D; Levine BD, 2013, 'The Effect Of Lifelong Training On Fitness, Blood Volume and Left Ventricular Morphology: Impact Of Gender', in MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, IN, Indianapolis, pp. 92 - 92, presented at 60th Annual Meeting of the American-College-of-Sports-Medicine, IN, Indianapolis, 28 May 2013 - 01 June 2013

Isbel N; Howden E; Leano R; Petchey W; Coombes J, 2013, 'EXERCISE AND LIFESTYLE INTERVENTION IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE: EFFECTS ON CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION', in NEPHROLOGY, WILEY-BLACKWELL, pp. 27 - 27

Weston K; Howden E; Briskey D; Isbel N; Coombes J, 2013, 'OXIDATIVE STRESS IS ASSOCIATED WITH POOR GRIP STRENGTH AND SARCOPENIA IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE', in NEPHROLOGY, WILEY-BLACKWELL, pp. 20 - 20

Howden EJ; Coombes JS; Leano R; Isbel NM; Marwick TH, 2012, 'Effect of exercise and lifestyle intervention on left ventricular and vascular function in patients with chronic kidney disease: a randomised controlled trial', in EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL, OXFORD UNIV PRESS, GERMANY, Munchen, pp. 515 - 515, presented at Congress of the European-Society-of-Cardiology (ESC), GERMANY, Munchen, 25 August 2012 - 29 August 2012

Howden EJ; Isbel NM; Marwick TH; Coombes JS, 2012, 'Exercise Capacity Is Associated With Myocardial And Vascular Function In Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease', in MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, pp. 341 - 341

Howden EJ; Leano R; Petchey W; Isbel NM; Coombes JS; Marwick TH, 2011, 'A ONE-YEAR LIFESTYLE INTERVENTION IMPROVES MYOCARDIAL FUNCTION AND EXERCISE CAPACITY IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE', in NEPHROLOGY, WILEY-BLACKWELL, pp. 39 - 40

Howden EJ; Leano R; Sonnenburg K; Petchey W; Isbel N; Coombes JS; Marwick TH, 2010, 'Contribution of exercise and myocardial markers to risk in patients with pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease', in EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL, OXFORD UNIV PRESS, SWEDEN, Stockholm, pp. 679 - 679, presented at ESC Congress, SWEDEN, Stockholm, 28 August 2010 - 01 September 2010

Petchey W; Howden E; Johnson D; Prins J; Isbel N, 2010, 'VITAMIN D CORRELATES WITH AEROBIC CAPACITY BUT NOT MUSCLE STRENGTH OR FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE', in NEPHROLOGY, WILEY-BLACKWELL, pp. 44 - 44

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, Wolters Kluwer, Vol. 152, pp. a4361329 - a4361329, 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, Wolters Kluwer, Vol. 152, pp. a4367718 - a4367718, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/circ.152.suppl_3.4367718

Spencer L; Ferreira SM; 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, pp. zwaf236.004, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf236.004

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