By Associate Professor Leon Abraham Simons

Journal articles

Bautovich GJ; Simons LA; Williams PF; Turtle JR, 1975, 'Radioimmunoassay of human plasma apolipoproteins. Part 1. assay of apolipoprotein-B', Atherosclerosis, 21, pp. 217 - 234, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0021-9150(75)90082-9

Simons LA; Reichl D; Myant NB; Mancini M, 1975, 'The metabolism of the apoprotein of plasma low density lipoprotein in familial hype rbetalipoproteinaemia in the homozygous form', Atherosclerosis, 21, pp. 283 - 298, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0021-9150(75)90087-8

Simons LA; Williams PF; Turtle JR, 1975, 'Type V Hyperlipoproteinaemia Re‐visited: Findings in a Sydney Population', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine, 5, pp. 210 - 219, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-5994.1975.tb04570.x

Ibels LS; Stewart JH; Simons LA; Nestel PJ, 1975, 'Uraemic hyperlipidaemia', Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore, 4, pp. 127 - 130

Simons L; Turtle JR; Williams P, 1974, 'RADIOIMMUNOASSAY OF APO-L.D.L.', Lancet, 303, pp. 941, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(74)90406-1

Simons LA; Myant NB, 1974, 'The effect of d-thyroxine on the metabolism of cholesterol in familial hyperbetalipoproteinaemia', Atherosclerosis, 19, pp. 103 - 117, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0021-9150(74)90047-1

Reichl D; Simons LA; Myant NB, 1974, 'The metabolism of low density lipoprotein in a patient with familial hyperbetalipoproteinaemia', Clinical Science and Molecular Medicine, 47, pp. 635 - 638, http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/cs0470635

SIMONS L; TURTLE JR; WILLIAMS P, 1974, 'RADIOIMMUNOASSAY OF APO-LDL', LANCET, 1, pp. 941 - 941

Simons LA; Myant NB, 1973, 'The effect of dextro thyroxine on cholesterol metabolism in patients with familial hyperbetalipoproteinaemia', Proc Endocr Soc Aust, Vol. 16, pp. 46

Reichl D; Simons LA; Myant NB; Pflug JJ; Mills GL, 1973, 'The lipids and lipoproteins of human peripheral lymph, with observations on the transport of cholesterol from plasma and tissues into lymph', Clinical Science, 45, pp. 313 - 329, http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/cs0450313

Simons LA; Dunlop CW; Webster WR; Aitkin LM, 1966, 'Acoustic habituation in cats as a function of stimulus rate and the role of temporal conditioning of the middle ear muscles', Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology, 20, pp. 485 - 493, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0013-4694(66)90105-2

Dunlop CW; Webster WR; Simons LA, 1965, 'Effect of attention on evoked responses in the classical auditory pathway [18]', Nature, 206, pp. 1048 - 1050, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/2061048b0

Webster WR; Dunlop CW; Simons LA; Aitkin LM, 1965, 'Auditory habituation: A test of a centrifugal and a peripheral theory', Science, 148, pp. 654 - 656, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.148.3670.654

Miller RE; Simons LA, 1962, 'SURVIVAL OF BACTERIA AFTER TWENTY-ONE YEARS IN THE DRIED STATE', Journal of Bacteriology, 84, pp. 1111 - 1114, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.84.5.1111-1114.1962

Conference Papers

Downward GS; van der Zwaag HP; Smit LAM; Simons L; Meliefste K; Tefera Y; Carreon JR, 2017, 'Occupational exposure to indoor air pollution among bakery workers in Ethiopia; a comparison of electric and biomass cookstoves', in EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL, EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY SOC JOURNALS LTD, ITALY, Milan, presented at European-Respiratory-Society (ERS) International Congress, ITALY, Milan, 09 September 2017 - 13 September 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/1393003.congress-2017.OA1775

Jones R; Diehl JC; Simons L; Verwaal M, 2017, 'The Development of an Energy Efficient Electric Mitad for Baking Injeras in Ethiopia', in PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2017 TWENTY FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE DOMESTIC USE OF ENERGY (DUE), IEEE, SOUTH AFRICA, Cape Town, pp. 75 - 82, presented at 25th Annual International Conference on the Domestic Use of Energy (DUE), SOUTH AFRICA, Cape Town, 04 April 2017 - 05 April 2017

Simons LA; Chung E, 2014, 'ARE HIGH RISK PATIENTS MISSING OUT ON LIPID-LOWERING DRUGS IN AUSTRALIA?', in ATHEROSCLEROSIS, ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, SPAIN, Spanish Soc Atherosclerosis, Madrid, pp. E75 - E75, presented at 82nd Congress of the European-Atherosclerosis-Society (EAS), SPAIN, Spanish Soc Atherosclerosis, Madrid, 31 May 2014 - 03 June 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2014.05.195

Stein EA; Somaratne R; Schou MB; Civeira F; Sullivan D; Watts GF; Weiss R; Simons LA; Kim JB; Xue A; Scott R; Wasserman SM; Tikkanen MJ, 2013, 'Efficacy and Tolerability of Long-Term Treatment With AMG 145 in Patients With Statin Intolerance', 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

Sullivan D; Civeira F; Watts GF; Shou MB; Tikkanen MJ; Simons LA; Masana L; Kim JB; Xue A; Stein EA, 2013, 'Intolerance to statins and response to PCSK9 inhibition with AMG 145', in EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL, OXFORD UNIV PRESS, NETHERLANDS, Amsterdam, pp. 135 - 135, presented at Congress of the European-Society-of-Cardiology (ESC), NETHERLANDS, Amsterdam, 31 August 2013 - 04 September 2013, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000327744600492&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Nelson MR; Ryan P; Tonkin AM; Ramsay E; Willson K; Simons L; Reid CM; Wing LMH, 2010, 'A SCORE FOR THE PREDICTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS IN THE HYPERTENSIVE AGED', in HYPERTENSION, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, AUSTRALIA, Melbourne, pp. 129 - 129, presented at 32nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the High Blood Pressure Research Council of Australia, AUSTRALIA, Melbourne, 01 December 2010 - 03 December 2010

Simons LA; Simons J; Friedlander Y; McCallum JC, 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', in Diabetologia, Springer, New York, NY, USA, pp. 417 - 418, presented at Diabetologia

Simons LA; Simons J; McCallum J; Friedlander Y, 2006, 'Mortality and risk factors in the Australian elderly: The Dubbo Study', in ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPPLEMENTS, ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, ITALY, Rome, pp. 335 - 335, presented at 14th Meeting of the International-Society-of-Atherosclerosis, ITALY, Rome, 18 June 2006 - 22 June 2006, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1567-5688(06)81332-2

Levenson AS; Simons LA; Thurn TE; Satcher RL, 2005, 'Estrogen and bone Metastases in breast cancer', in BONE, ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, SWITZERLAND, Geneva, pp. S243 - S243, presented at 2nd Joint Meeting of the European-Calcified-Tissue-Society/International-Bone-and-Mineral-Society, SWITZERLAND, Geneva, 25 June 2005 - 29 June 2005

Levenson AS; Simons LA; Thurn TE; Satcher RL, 2005, 'The role of estrogen receptors (α and β) in breast cancer bone metastases', in JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH, AMER SOC BONE & MINERAL RES, MD, Bethesda, pp. P25 - P26, presented at 4th North American Symposium on Skeleted Complications of Malignancy, MD, Bethesda, 28 April 2005 - 30 April 2005

Wang J; Levenson AS; Thum KE; Simons LA; Satcher RL, 2004, 'Gene expression regulated by physical contact between prostate cancer cells and osteoblasts in a heterotypic co-culture system', in JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH, AMER SOC BONE & MINERAL RES, WA, Seattle, pp. S370 - S371, presented at 26th Annual Meeting of the American-Society-for-Bone-and-Mineral-Research, WA, Seattle, 01 October 2004 - 05 October 2004

Simons L; Masana L; Tonkon M; Shah A; Maccubbin D; Gumbiner B, 2003, 'Effects of ezetimibe added to on-going statin therapy on LDL-C goal attainment in high risk hypercholesterolemic patients with or without Type 2 diabetes mellitus', in DIABETOLOGIA, SPRINGER-VERLAG, FRANCE, PARIS, pp. A354 - A354, presented at 18th Congress of the International-Diabetes-Federation, FRANCE, PARIS, 24 August 2003 - 29 August 2003, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000185242101027&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Masana L; Tonkon M; Simons L; Lee M; Maccubbin D; Gumbiner B, 2003, 'Effects of ezetimibe added to on-going statin therapy on the lipid profile of hypercholesterolemic patients with metabolic syndrome.', in DIABETOLOGIA, SPRINGER-VERLAG, FRANCE, PARIS, pp. A75 - A75, presented at 18th Congress of the International-Diabetes-Federation, FRANCE, PARIS, 24 August 2003 - 29 August 2003, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000185242100209&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Simons L; Tonkon M; Shah A; Maccubbin D; Gumbiner B, 2003, 'Effects of ezetimibe added to on-going statin therapy on LDL-C goal attainment in high risk hypercholesterolemic patients with or without type 2 diabetes mellitus', in DIABETES, AMER DIABETES ASSOC, LOUISIANA, NEW ORLEANS, pp. A133 - A133, presented at 63rd Scientific Sessions of the American-Diabetes-Association, LOUISIANA, NEW ORLEANS, 13 June 2003 - 17 June 2003

Tonkon M; Simons L; Lee M; MacCubbin D; Gumbiner B, 2003, 'Effects of ezetimibe added-to on-going statin therapy on the lipid profile of hypercholesterolemic patients with metabolic syndrome', in DIABETES, AMER DIABETES ASSOC, LOUISIANA, NEW ORLEANS, pp. A214 - A214, presented at 63rd Scientific Sessions of the American-Diabetes-Association, LOUISIANA, NEW ORLEANS, 13 June 2003 - 17 June 2003

Simons L; Musliner T; Quinto K; Cho M; Gumbiner B, 2002, 'Ezetimibe added to on-going statin therapy for treatment of primary hypercholesterolemia: efficacy and safety in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus', in DIABETOLOGIA, SPRINGER-VERLAG, HUNGARY, BUDAPEST, pp. A389 - A389, presented at 38th EASD Annual Meeting of the European-Association-for-the-Study-of-Diabetes, HUNGARY, BUDAPEST, 01 September 2002 - 05 September 2002, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000177813601207&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Simons LA; Friedlander Y; McCallum J; Simons J; Celermajer DS, 1999, 'Pasting plasma glucose in non-diabetic elderly women predicts increased all-causes mortality and coronary heart disease risk', in CIRCULATION, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, pp. 742 - 742

Simons LA, 1999, 'Diet and blood cholesterol', in Current Therapeutics, Adis International Limited, Frenchs Forest, NSW, pp. 11 - 13, presented at Current Therapeutics

Simons LA, 1998, 'Prediction and prevention of coronary disease in the elderly', in Lakatta EG (ed.), World Congress in Gerontology 1997, Adelaide, Sth Aust, pp. 43 - 53, presented at World Congress in Gerontology 1997, Adelaide, Sth Aust

Simons LA; Von Konigsmark M; Simons J; Stocker R; Celermajer D, 1998, 'Vitamin E ingestion does not improve arterial endothelial dysfunction in older adults.', in Circulation, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA, USA, pp. 176 - 176, presented at 71st Scientific Session Conference, Dallas Texas, USA

SIMONS LA; CALONGE B; KENT CG; MARSHALL G, 1991, 'RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DISTANCE TRAVELED FOR LABOR AND DELIVERY (L AND D) CARE AND ADEQUACY OF PRENATAL-CARE FOR WOMEN RESIDING IN RURAL COLORADO COUNTIES', in CLINICAL RESEARCH, SLACK INC, pp. A30 - A30

SIMONS LA; GRUBA SB; DODENDORF D, 1990, 'ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG-ADULT ADMISSIONS TO A RURAL EMERGENCY ROOM (ER) INVOLVED SPORTING, MOTOR-VEHICLE, OTHER ACCIDENTS AND ACUTE MEDICAL COMPLAINTS DURING THE EVENING', in CLINICAL RESEARCH, SLACK INC, pp. A214 - A214

SIMONS L; FOSMIRE G; STRYKER J, 1984, 'EFFECT OF ZINC SUPPLEMENTATION ON TASTE AND APPETITE IN RADIOTHERAPY PATIENTS', in AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION, AMER SOC CLINICAL NUTRITION, pp. 661 - 661

SIMONS L; FOSMIRE G; STRYKER J, 1984, 'EFFECT OF ZINC SUPPLEMENTATION ON TASTE AND APPETITE IN RADIOTHERAPY PATIENTS', in CLINICAL RESEARCH, SLACK INC, pp. A635 - A635

SIMONS LA; WILLIAMS P; TURTLE JR, 1975, 'BIOCHEMICAL CHANGES IN TYPE-V HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA', in CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PHARMACOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY, BLACKWELL SCIENCE, pp. 71 - 72, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:A1975W188400065&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

WILLIAMS P; SIMONS LA; IBELS C, 1975, 'PLASMA LIPOPROTEINS IN CHRONIC RENAL-FAILURE AND POST TRANSPLANTATION', in CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PHARMACOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY, BLACKWELL SCIENCE, pp. 73 - 73, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:A1975W188400067&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Reports

Simons LA, 2013, A patient on statin therapy experiencing myalgia but having two diagnoses, 3, https://cardiology.medicinetoday.com.au/ct/2013/september/regular-series/patient-statin-therapy-experiencing-myalgia-having-two-diagnoses

Simons LA; McCallum J; Simons J, 2013, Impact of loneliness and living alone, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.1611

Simons LA, 2013, Extreme hypertriglyceridaemia: a tale of two patients, 3

Simons LA, 2013, Should statins be prescribed for elderly patients?, 3

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