By Associate Professor Leon Abraham Simons

Journal articles

Di Angelantonio E; Sarwar N; Perry P; Kaptoge S; Ray KK; Thompson A; Wood AM; Lewington S; Sattar N; Packard CJ; Collins R; Thompson SG; Danesh J; Tipping RW; Ford CE; Pressel SL; Walldius G; Jungner I; Folsom AR; Chambless LE; Panagiotakos DB; Pitsavos C; Chrysohoou C; Stefanadis C; Knuiman M; Goldbourt U; Benderly M; Tanne D; Whincup PH; Wannamethee SG; Morris RW; Kiechl S; Willeit J; Santer P; Mayr A; Wald N; Ebrahim S; Lawlor DA; Yarnell JWG; Gallacher J; Casiglia E; Tikhonoff V; Nietert PJ; Sutherland SE; Bachman DL; Keil JE; Cushman M; Psaty BM; Tracy RP; Tybjærg- Hansen A; Nordestgaard BG; Benn M; Frikke-Schmidt R; Giampaoli S; Palmieri L; Panico S; Vanuzzo D; Pilotto L; Gómez de la Cámara A; Gómez-Gerique JA; Simons L; McCallum J; Friedlander Y; Fowkes FGR; Lee AJ; Smith FB; Taylor J; Guralnik JM; Phillips CL; Wallace R; Guralnik J; Blazer DG; Khaw KT; Brenner H; Raum E; Müller H; Rothenbacher D; Jansson JH; Wennberg P; Nissinen A; Donfrancesco C; Salomaa V; Harald K; Jousilahti P; Vartiainen E; Woodward M; D’Agostino RB; Wolf PA; Vasan RS; Pencina MJ; Bladbjerg EM; Jørgensen T; Møller L; Jespersen J; Dankner R; Chetrit A; Lubin F; Rosengren A; Wilhelmsen L; Lappas G, 2009, 'Major lipids, apolipoproteins, and risk of vascular disease', JAMA, 302, pp. 1993 - 2000, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2009.1619

Chen L; Tonkin A; Mitchell P; Moon L; Dobson A; Giles G; Hobbs M; Phillips P; Shaw J; Simmons D; Simons LA; Fitzgerald A; De Backer G; De Becquer D, 2009, 'Recalibration and validation of the SCORE risk chart in the Australian population: the AusSCORE chart', European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, 16, pp. 562 - 570

Chen L; De Bacquer D; Mitchell P; Dobson A; Giles G; Phillips PJ; Shaw JE; Simmons D; Simons LA; Tonkin AM, 2009, 'Recalibration and validation of the SCORE risk chart in the Australian population: The AusSCORE chart', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 18, pp. S261 - S261, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2009.05.644

Simons LA, 2008, 'Lipid management - What's hot and what's not?', Medicine Today, 9, pp. 48 - 56

Simons LA; Simons J; Friedlander Y; McCallum J, 2008, 'Does fasting plasma glucose predict mortality or coronary heart disease in senior citizens without diabetes or in those with undiagnosed diabetes? The Dubbo Study of Australian elderly', DIABETOLOGIA, 51, pp. S174 - S175, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000258660200418&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Blount R; Simons L; Devine K; Jaaniste T; Cohen L; Chambers C; Hayutin L, 2008, 'Evidence-based assessment of coping and stress in pediatric psychology', Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 33, pp. 1021 - 1045

Simons LA; Ortiz MA; Calcino G, 2008, 'Persistence with anti hypertensive medication: Australia-wide experience, 2004-2006', Medical Journal of Australia, 188, pp. 224 - 227

Simons LA; Simons J; Friedlander Y; McCallum JC, 2008, 'Usefulness of fasting plasma glucose to predict mortality or coronary heart disease in persons >= 60 years of age without diabetes mellitus or in those with undiagnosed diabetes mellitus (from the Dubbo Study)', American Journal of Cardiology, 102, pp. 831 - 834

McCallum J; Simons LA; Simons J, 2007, 'Private lives and public programs: An Australian longitudinal study of the elderly', Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 19, pp. 87 - 103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J031v19n04_05

Simons LA; Symons J, 2007, 'Ezetimibe added to statin therapy (EASY study)', SENDROM, 19, pp. 38 - 42

Simons LA, 2007, 'A 65-year-old woman on statins with muscle pain and weakness', Medicine Today, 8, pp. 61

Danesh J; Saracci R; Berglund G; Feskens E; Overvad K; Panico S; Thompson S; Fournier A; Clavel-Chapelon F; Canonico M; Kaaks R; Linseisen J; Boeing H; Pischon T; Weikert C; Olsen A; Tjønneland A; Johnsen SP; Jensen MK; Quirós JR; Svatetz CAG; Pérez MJS; Larrañaga N; Sanchez CN; Iribas CM; Bingham S; Khaw KT; Wareham N; Key T; Roddam A; Trichopoulou A; Benetou V; Trichopoulos D; Masala G; Sieri S; Tumino R; Sacerdote C; Mattiello A; Verschuren WMM; Bueno-De-Mesquita HB; Grobbee DE; Van Der Schouw YT; Melander O; Hallmans G; Wennberg P; Lund E; Kumle M; Skeie G; Ferrari P; Slimani N; Norat T; Riboli E, 2007, 'EPIC-Heart: The cardiovascular component of a prospective study of nutritional, lifestyle and biological factors in 520,000 middle-aged participants from 10 European countries', European Journal of Epidemiology, 22, pp. 129 - 141, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10654-006-9096-8

Simons LA, 2007, 'Lipid therapy: A 2007 update', Medicine Today, 8, pp. 21 - 29

McCallum J; Simons LA; Simons J; Friedlander Y, 2007, 'Delaying dementia and nursing home placement - The Dubbo study of elderly Australians over a 14-year follow-up', Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1114, pp. 121 - 129

Simons LA; Simons J; Friedlander Y; McCallum J, 2007, 'Does a diagnosis of the metabolic syndrome provide additional prediction of cardiovascular disease and total mortality in the elderly? The Dubbo Study', Medical Journal of Australia, 186, pp. 400 - 403

Simons LA; Symons J, 2007, 'Ezetimibe added to statin therapy (EASY study): An evaluation by Australian general practitioners', Australian Family Physician, 36, pp. 90 - 96

Anstey K; Butterworth P; Windsor T; Burns R; Sargent-Cox K; von Sanden C; Christensen H; Booth H; Simons LA; Byles JE; Gibson R; Luszcz MA; Shaw J; Broe T; Browning C; Mitchell P; Cumming RG; Kendig H, 2007, 'The value of comparing health outcomes in cohort studies: An example of self-rated health in seven studies including 79 653 participants', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 26, pp. 194 - 200

Shiner T; Simons L; Parkinson H; Nandhara G; Karthikeyen VJ; Khanbhai A; Beevers DG, 2006, 'Erratum: The financial cost of optimising blood pressure control (Journal of Human Hypertension (2005) vol. 19 (849) 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001938)', Journal of Human Hypertension, 20, pp. 382, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.jhh.1002019

Simons LA, 2006, 'Lipid therapy: An update on the evidence', Medicine Today, 7, pp. 20 - 26

Simons LA; Amansec SG; Conway PL, 2006, 'Effect of Lactobacillus fermentum on serum lipids in subjects with elevated serum cholesterol', Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, 16, pp. 531 - 535

Simons LA; Simons J; McCallum J; Friedlander Y, 2006, 'Lifestyle factors and risk of dementia:Dubbo Study of the elderly', Medical Journal of Australia, 184, pp. 68 - 70

McCallum J; Simons LA; Simons J, 2005, 'Private lives and public policy: an australian longitudinal study of the elderly', AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING, 24, pp. A45 - A45, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000208445200133&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Frith PA; Simons LA; Simons J, 2005, 'Impact of smoking, diabetes and hypertension on survival in the elderly: The Dubbo Study (multiple letters) [5]', Medical Journal of Australia, 182, pp. 495 - 496, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb06798.x

Simons LA, 2005, 'Cardiovascular disease, cholesterol and statin drugs', Medicine Today, 6, pp. 48 - 50

Shiner T; Simons L; Parkinson H; Nandhara G; Karthikeyen VJ; Khanbhai A; Beevers DG, 2005, 'Erratum: The financial cost of optimising blood pressure control (Journal of Human Hypertension (2005) vol. 19 (83-84) 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001778)', Journal of Human Hypertension, 19, pp. 849, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.jhh.1001938

Shiner T; Simons L; Parkinson H; Khanbhai A; Beevers DG, 2005, 'The financial cost of optimising blood pressure control', Journal of Human Hypertension, 19, pp. 83 - 84, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.jhh.1001778

Simons LA; Simons J, 2005, 'Impact of smoking, diabetes and hypertension on survival in the elderly: the Dubbo Study', Medical Journal of Australia, 182, pp. 495 - 496, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000229667600022&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a

Simons LA; Simons J; Mccallum JD; Friedlander Y, 2005, 'Impact of smoking, diabetes and hypertension on survival time in the elderly: the Dubbo Study', Medical Journal of Australia, 182, pp. 219 - 222

Simons LA; Sullivan DR, 2005, 'Lipid Modifying Drugs', Medical Journal of Australia, 182, pp. 286 - 289

Simons LA; Pokorny CS, 2004, 'Investigation and management of xanthoma', Medicine Today, 5, pp. 48 - 51

Simons LA; Tonkon M; Masana L; Maccubbin D; Shah A; Lee M; Gumbiner B, 2004, 'Effects of ezetimibe added to on-going statin therapy on the lipidprofile of hypercholesterolemic patients with diabetes mellitus ormetabolic syndrome', Current Medical Research and Opinion, 20, pp. 1437 - 1445

Simons LA, 2003, 'Plant sterols and cardiovascular disease', Australian Journal of Pharmacy, 84, pp. 193

Palaniappan P; Simons LA; Simons J; Safar ME, 2003, 'Systolic blood pressure and mean blood pressure may predict the risk of cardiovascular death more accurately than pulse pressure or diastolic pressure in the elderly', Evidence-based Cardiovascular Medicine, 7, pp. 107 - 108, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1361-2611(03)00025-3

Simons LA; Simons J; Friedlander Y; McCallum JC; Palaniappan L, 2003, 'Risk functions for prediction of cardiovascular disease in the Australian elderly: The Dubbo Study', Medical Journal of Australia, 178, pp. 113 - 116

Hickie IB; Simons LA; Simons J; McCallum JC; Pearson K; Naismith S, 2003, 'Vascular risk to late-life depression:evidence from a longitudinal community study', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 37, pp. 62 - 65

Palaniappan L; Simons LA; Simons J; Friedlander Y; McCallum J, 2002, 'Comparison of usefulness of systolic, diastolic, and mean blood pressure and pulse pressure as predictors of cardiovascular death in patients ≥60 years of age (The Dubbo Study)', American Journal of Cardiology, 90, pp. 1398 - 1401, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0002-9149(02)02884-9

Shrapnel B; Simons L, 2002, 'Insights into the dietary management of blood cholesterol', Current Therapeutics, 43-44, pp. 29 - 33

Simons LA, 2002, 'Additive effect of plant sterol-ester margarine and cerivastatin in lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in primary hypercholesterolemia', American Journal of Cardiology, 90, pp. 737 - 740, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0002-9149(02)02600-0

Simons LA; Simons J; Friedlander Y; McCallum J, 2002, 'Risk factors for acute myocardial infarction in the elderly (The Dubbo Study)', American Journal of Cardiology, 89, pp. 69 - 72, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0002-9149(01)02168-3

Simons LA; Simons J; Friedlander Y; McCallum J, 2001, 'Cholesterol and other lipids predict coronary heart disease and ischaemic stroke in the elderly, but only in those below 70 years', Atherosclerosis, 159, pp. 201 - 208, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9150(01)00495-6

Simons LA; Simons J; Friedlander Y; McCallum J, 2001, 'LDL cholesterol predicts heart attack and stroke in elderly citizens showing elevated triglycerides and low HDL cholesterol', CIRCULATION, 104, pp. 809 - 809, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000171895003770&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Simons LA, 2001, 'Is depression a risk factor for ischemic stroke?', Stroke, 32, pp. 907 - 908

Shrapnel B; Simons L, 2001, 'Plant sterols and blood cholesterol', Current Therapeutics, 42, pp. 45 - 48

Simons LA, 2001, 'Lipid disorders the challenge of patient management', Medicine Today, 2, pp. 33 - 41

Simons LA, 2000, 'Acute abdomen and elevated lipids', Current Therapeutics, 41, pp. 46 - 47

Brooks PM, 2000, 'Choosing the most appropriate therapy for lipid disorders', Australian Family Physician, pp. 199 - 206

Brooks PM; Simons J; Mcmanus PA; Dudley , 2000, 'Discontinuation rates for use of statins are high', British Medical Journal: Clinical Research, pp. 1084 - 1084

Brooks PM; Mccallum JD; Friedlander Y; Simons J, 2000, 'Fasting plasma glucose in non-diabetic elderly women predicts all-causes mortality and coronary heart disease risk', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine, pp. 41 - 47

Brooks PM; Mccallum JD; Friedlander Y; Simons J, 2000, 'Healthy ageing is associated with reduced and delayed disability', Age and Ageing, pp. 143 - 148

Simons LA; Simons J; Friedlander Y; McCallum J, 2000, 'Metabolic risk factors for CHD in the elderly', Atherosclerosis, 151, pp. 162 - 162, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0021-9150(00)80733-9

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