By Professor John Kerswell French

Journal articles

Earle NJ; Crawford J; Hayes I; Rees MI; French J; Stiles MK; Waddell-Smith KE; Donoghue T; Monkley R; Neas K; Aitken A; Tse R; Love DR; Skinner JR, 2019, 'Development of a cardiac inherited disease service and clinical registry: A 15-year perspective', American Heart Journal, 209, pp. 126 - 130, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2018.11.013

Mccord J; Aurora L; Lindahl B; Giannitsis E; Calle-Muller C; Nowak R; Body R; Christ M; Defilippi CR; Christenson RH; Jacobsen G; Alquezar A; Panteghini M; Melki D; Plebani M; Verschuren F; French J; Bendig G; Weiser S; Mueller C, 2019, 'Symptoms Predictive of Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Troponin Era: Analysis From the TRAPID-AMI Study', Critical Pathways in Cardiology, 18, pp. 10 - 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/HPC.0000000000000163

Farkouh ME; Domanski M; Dangas GD; Godoy LC; Mack MJ; Siami FS; Hamza TH; Shah B; Stefanini GG; Sidhu MS; Tanguay JF; Ramanathan K; Sharma SK; French J; Hueb W; Cohen DJ; Fuster V; Zazif TN; Thai H; Burton JR; Schampaert E; Escobedo J; Dubois-Rande JL; Macaya C; Carrie D; Richardt G; Roguin A; Lotan C; Kornowski R; Presbitero P; Sousa JE; Velásquez JG; Rodriguez A; Devlin G; French JK; Kaul U, 2019, 'Long-Term Survival Following Multivessel Revascularization in Patients With Diabetes: The FREEDOM Follow-On Study', Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 73, pp. 629 - 638, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2018.11.001

Ellis CJ; Gamble GD; Williams MJA; Matsis P; Elliott JM; Devlin G; Mann S; French JK; White HD, 2019, 'All-Cause Mortality Following an Acute Coronary Syndrome: 12-Year Follow-Up of the Comprehensive 2002 New Zealand Acute Coronary Syndrome Audit', Heart Lung and Circulation, 28, pp. 245 - 256, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2017.10.015

Mueller-Hennessen M; Lindahl B; Giannitsis E; Vafaie M; Biener M; Haushofer AC; Seier J; Christ M; Alquézar-Arbé A; deFilippi CR; McCord J; Body R; Panteghini M; Jernberg T; Plebani M; Verschuren F; French JK; Christenson RH; Dinkel C; Katus HA; Mueller C, 2019, 'Combined testing of copeptin and high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T at presentation in comparison to other algorithms for rapid rule-out of acute myocardial infarction', International Journal of Cardiology, 276, pp. 261 - 267, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.10.084

Lambrakis K; French JK; Scott IA; Briffa T; Brieger D; Farkouh ME; White H; Chuang AY; Tiver K; Quinn S; Kaambwa B; Horsfall M; Morton E; Chew DP, 2019, 'The appropriateness of coronary investigation in myocardial injury and type 2 myocardial infarction (ACT-2): A randomized trial design', American Heart Journal, 208, pp. 11 - 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2018.09.016

Song N; French JK, 2019, 'Aspirin for primary cardiovascular disease prevention: what we know and what we don’t know', Internal Medicine Journal, 49, pp. 12 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.14190

Xu J; Lo S; Mussap C; French J; Rajaratnam R; Kadappu K; Premawardhana U; Nguyen P; Juergens C; Leung D, 2019, 'Clopidogrel Versus Ticagrelor on Coronary Microvascular Function After Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome (NSTE-ACS): A Randomised Trial', Heart Lung and Circulation, 28, pp. s389, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.594

Xu J; Lo S; Mussap C; French J; Rajaratnam R; Kadappu K; Premawardhana U; Nguyen P; Juergens C; Leung D, 2019, 'Effects of Clopidogrel Versus Ticagrelor on Peripheral Endothelial Function After Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome (NSTE-ACS): a Randomised Trial', Heart Lung and Circulation, 28, pp. s295 - s296, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.377

Xu J; Hopkins A; Leung D; Mussap C; French J; Juergens C; Lo S, 2019, 'Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) Analysis of Intensive Plaque Modification with Rotational Atherectomy with or without Adjunctive Cutting Balloon for Extremely Calcified Coronary Lesions', Heart Lung and Circulation, 28, pp. s408, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.641

Yang Y; Burgess S; Idris H; McLean A; Nguyen T; Kaddapu K; Makris A; Mussap C; Juergens C; French J, 2019, 'Late Outcomes of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease and ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention', Heart Lung and Circulation, 28, pp. s410, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.645

Vo T; Nguyen T; Chen A; French J; Otton J; Mussap C; Richards D; Dimitri H; Thomas L, 2019, 'Left Atrial Strain as a Marker of Diastolic Function in Post ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction', Heart Lung and Circulation, 28, pp. s256, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.287

Nguyen NN; Faour A; Lo S; Hopkins A; Juergens C; French J; Hee L; Mussap C, 2019, 'Long Term Clinical Outcomes for All-comer Denovo Coronary Artery Lesions Treated with SeQuent Please Paclitaxel-Coated Balloons', Heart Lung and Circulation, 28, pp. s410, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.646

Pender P; Gibbs O; Faour A; Dang V; Hopkins A; Leung D; Mussap C; French J; Juergens C; Lo S, 2019, 'Mechanical Circulatory Support for Semi – elective PCI in High-risk Patients with Extracorporeal Membranous Oxygenation (ECMO) Compared to Impella Heart Pump Device', Heart Lung and Circulation, 28, pp. s414, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.656

Verheugt FWA; Ambrosio G; Atar D; Bassand J-P; Camm AJ; Costabel JP; Fitzmaurice DA; Illingworth L; Goldhaber SZ; Goto S; Haas S; Jansky P; Kayani G; Stepinska J; Turpie AGG; van Eickels M; Kakkar AK; Investigators FTG-A, 2019, 'Outcomes in Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation and History of Acute Coronary Syndromes: Insights from GARFIELD-AF', The American Journal of Medicine, 132, pp. 1431 - 1440.e7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.06.008

Etaher A; Saad Y; Ferguson I; Alazrag W; Nguyen T; Juergens C; Chew D; French J, 2019, 'Outcomes of Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department Undergoing High Sensitivity Troponin T Testing, Based on the 4th Universal Definition of MI', Heart Lung and Circulation, 28, pp. s310, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.408

Nguyen P; Makris A; Hennessy A; Jayanti S; Wang A; Park K; Chen V; Nguyen T; Lo S; Xuan W; Leung M; Badie T; Xu J; Kadappu K; Kachwalla H; Gibbs O; Faour A; Kee A; Rajaratnam R; Leung D; French J; Juergens C, 2019, 'Procedural Success Rates from the Standard Versus Ultrasound-Guided Radial and Femoral Access (SURF) trial', Heart Lung and Circulation, 28, pp. s422, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.676

Femia G; Assas J; Sharma L; Idris H; Gibbs O; Hopkins A; Rajaratnam R; Juergens C; Mussap C; French J; Lo S, 2019, 'Prognostic Impact of Proximal versus Distal Dominant Right Coronary Artery (RCA) Myocardial Infarction', Heart Lung and Circulation, 28, pp. s423, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.677

Hyun K; Redfern J; Briffa T; Chew D; French J; Brieger D, 2019, 'Reconciling Acute Coronary Syndrome Diagnoses Between Linked Administrative Data and Hospital Medical Records in Medical Research', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 28, pp. S316 - S316, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.420

Sharma L; Faour A; Nguyen T; Holmes L; Gibbs O; Dimitri H; Juergens C; Richards D; Thomas L; French J, 2019, 'Simple Indices of Infarct Size Post ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) Provides Similar Risk Stratification to Cardiac MRI', Heart Lung and Circulation, 28, pp. s321, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.433

Redfern J; Hyun K; Brieger D; Chew D; French J; Hammett C; Ellis C; Astley C; Carr B; Lefkovits J; Nalliaih K; Lintern K; Briffa T; Investigators OBOS, 2019, 'SNAPSHOT ACS Cohort Follow-Up – What Happens to Australian Patients in the 3 Years after Hospital Discharge: A National Data Linkage Study', Heart Lung and Circulation, 28, pp. s373, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.558

Nguyen P; Makris A; Hennessy A; Jayanti S; Wang A; Park K; Chen V; Nguyen T; Lo S; Xuan W; Leung M; Badie T; Xu J; Kadappu K; Kachwalla H; Gibbs O; Faour A; Kee A; Rajaratnam R; Leung D; French J; Juergens C, 2019, 'Standard Versus Ultrasound-Guided Radial and Femoral Access (SURF) - A Randomised Controlled Trial', Heart Lung and Circulation, 28, pp. s428, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.690

Malaty M; Nguyen T; Vo T; Mussap C; French J; Richards D; Thomas L; Otton J; Dimitri H, 2019, 'The Interaction Between Pericardial Fat Volume and Myocardial Strain in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients', Heart Lung and Circulation, 28, pp. s192, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.136

, 2019, 'This abstract has been withdrawn', Heart Lung and Circulation, 28, pp. s308, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.402

Etaher A; Gibbs O; Saad Y; Frost S; Nguyen T; Ferguson I; Juergens C; Chew D; French J, 2019, 'Type-II MI and Chronic Myocardial Injury Rates, Invasive Management and 4 Year Mortality Among Consecutive Patients Undergoing High Sensitivity Troponin T Testing in the Emergency Department', Heart Lung and Circulation, 28, pp. s327, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.447

Alazrag W; Saad Y; Alazhary A; Shugman I; Mussap C; Juergens C; Ferguson I; French J, 2019, 'Use of a High Sensitivity Troponin T Assay in the Assessment and Disposition of Patients Attending a Tertiary Australian Emergency Department', Heart Lung and Circulation, 28, pp. s197, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.148

Pender P; Faour A; Gibbs O; Dang V; Hopkins A; Leung D; Mussap C; French J; Juergens C; Lo S, 2019, 'Use of Mechanical Cardiac Support (MCS) for ST-elevated Myocardial Infarction with Cardiogenic Shock(STEMI-CS) in a Non-transplant Centre', Heart Lung and Circulation, 28, pp. s436, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.710

Esper RB; Farkouh ME; Ribeiro EE; Hueb W; Domanski M; Hamza TH; Siami FS; Godoy LC; Mathew V; French J; Fuster V, 2018, 'SYNTAX Score in Patients With Diabetes Undergoing Coronary Revascularization in the FREEDOM Trial', Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 72, pp. 2826 - 2837, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2018.09.046

Boeddinghaus J; Nestelberger T; Twerenbold R; Neumann JT; Lindahl B; Giannitsis E; Sörensen NA; Badertscher P; Jann JE; Wussler D; Puelacher C; Gimenez MR; Wildi K; Strebel I; Du Fay De Lavallaz J; Selman F; Sabti Z; Kozhuharov N; Potlukova E; Rentsch K; Miro O; Martin-Sanchez FJ; Morawiec B; Parenica J; Lohrmann J; Kloos W; Buser A; Geigy N; Keller DI; Osswald S; Reichlin T; Westermann D; Blankenberg S; Mueller C; Shrestha S; Flores D; Freese M; Stelzig C; Kulangara C; Meissner K; Schaerli N; Mueller D; Sazgary L; Marbot S; López B; Calderón S; Adrada ER; Kawecki D; Nowalany-Kozielska E; Ganovská E; Von Eckardstein A; Campodarve I; Christ M; Ordóñez-Llanos J; De Filippi CR; McCord J; Body R; Panteghini M; Jernberg T; Plebani M; Verschuren F; French JK; Christenson R; Weiser S; Bendig G; Dilba P, 2018, 'Impact of age on the performance of the ESC 0/1h-algorithms for early diagnosis of myocardial infarction', European Heart Journal, 39, pp. 3780 - 3794, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehy514

Sawhney JP; Kothiwale VA; Bisne V; Durgaprasad R; Jadhav P; Chopda M; Vanajakshamma V; Meena R; Vijayaraghavan G; Chawla K; Allu J; Pieper KS; John Camm A; Kakkar AK; Juergens C; French J, 2018, 'Risk profiles and one-year outcomes of patients with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation in India: Insights from the GARFIELD-AF Registry', Indian Heart Journal, 70, pp. 828 - 835, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ihj.2018.09.001

Burgess SN; French JK; Nguyen TL; Leung M; Richards DAB; Thomas L; Mussap C; Lo S; Juergens CP, 2018, 'The impact of incomplete revascularization on early and late outcomes in ST-elevation myocardial infarction', American Heart Journal, 205, pp. 31 - 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2018.07.017

Burgess SN; Juergens CP; Nguyen TL; Leung M; Richards DAB; Thomas L; Mussap CJ; Lo STH; French JK, 2018, 'P1642The impact of residual non-culprit stenoses in diabetic and non-diabetic patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction', European Heart Journal, 39, pp. ehy565.p1642, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehy565.p1642

Khan E; Chuang A; Halabi A; Tiver K; Horsfall M; Briffa T; Sun B; Cullen L; French J; Chew D, 2018, 'P2713Impact of routine implementation of high sensitivity troponin in a state-wide health service', European Heart Journal, 39, pp. ehy565.p2713, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehy565.p2713

French JK; Etaher A; Frost S; Saad Y; Nguyen T; Juergens CP; Ferguson I, 2018, 'P3480High sensitivity Troponin T and late survival of patients at least 80 years with suspected ACS', European Heart Journal, 39, pp. ehy563.p3480, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehy563.p3480

French JK; Etaher A; Gibbs O; Frost S; Saad Y; Ferguson I; Juergens CP, 2018, 'P6428Late mortality rates of patients with type 2 MI compared to type 1 MI and stable high sensitivity troponin T elevations', European Heart Journal, 39, pp. ehy566.p6428, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehy566.p6428

Burgess SN; Nguyen VH; Xu J; Hinde Y; Dharmadmajan A; Brennan X; Owen K; Lintern K; Juergens C; Lo S; Nguyen P; Kadappu KK; French JK; Rajaratnam R, 2018, 'Validation of the RETRIEVE (REverse TRIage EVEnts) Criteria for Same Day Return of Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients to Referring Non-PCI Centres', Heart Lung and Circulation, 27, pp. 792 - 797, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2017.08.005

Bassand JP; Accetta G; Al Mahmeed W; Corbalan R; Eikelboom J; Fitzmaurice DA; Fox KAA; Gao H; Goldhaber SZ; Goto S; Haas S; Kayani G; Pieper K; Turpie AGG; Van Eickels M; Verheugt FWA; Kakkar AK; Juergens C; French J, 2018, 'Risk factors for death, stroke, and bleeding in 28,628 patients from the GARFIELD-AF registry: Rationale for comprehensive management of atrial fibrillation', Plos One, 13, pp. e0191592, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0191592

Fox KAA; Accetta G; Pieper KS; Bassand J-P; Camm AJ; Fitzmaurice DA; Kayani G; Kakkar AK; Investigators FTGARFIELD-AF; Juergens C; French J, 2018, 'Why are outcomes different for registry patients enrolled prospectively and retrospectively? Insights from the global anticoagulant registry in the FIELD-Atrial Fibrillation (GARFIELD-AF)', European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes, 4, pp. 27 - 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjqcco/qcx030

Gibbs O; Assad J; Faour A; Ang T; Xu J; Rajaratnam R; Leung D; Mussap C; French J; Hopkins A; Juergens C; Lo S, 2018, 'Clinical Outcomes of Cre8 Coronary Stent in Complex Percutaneous Coronary Intervention', Heart Lung and Circulation, 27, pp. s442 - s443, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.904

Pender P; Xu J; Hopkins A; Leung D; Mussap C; Rajaratnam R; French J; Juergens C; Lo S, 2018, 'Current Indications and Outcomes of Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (VA-ECMO) in a Non–Transplant Centre', Heart Lung and Circulation, 27, pp. s90, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.106

Akrawi D; Xu J; Leung D; Mussap C; French J; Rajaratnam R; Juergens C; Lo S, 2018, 'Evaluating the Appropriateness of Inpatient Invasive Cardiac Catheterisation Referral: 12 Years on', Heart Lung and Circulation, 27, pp. s238, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.439

Assad J; Pender P; Faour A; Gibbs O; Hopkins A; Leung D; Rajaratnam R; Mussap C; French J; Juergens C; Lo S, 2018, 'Left Main Coronary Artery Disease in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction With Cardiogenic Shock', Heart Lung and Circulation, 27, pp. s370, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.735

Vo T; Nguyen T; Chen A; French J; Otton J; Mussap C; Richards D; Dimitri H; Thomas L, 2018, 'Left Ventricular Speckle Tracking Global Longitudinal Strain Predicts Magnetic Resonance Imaging Infarct Scar Volume and Ventricular Remodelling in St-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients Revascularised with Percutaneous Coronary Interventions', Heart Lung and Circulation, 27, pp. s252, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.468

Pender P; Xu J; Hopkins A; Leung D; Mussap C; Rajaratnam R; French J; Juergens C; Lo S, 2018, 'Mechanical Circulatory Support for Semi-Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in High-Risk Patients with Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Counter Pulsation and Extracorporeal Membranous Oxygenation', Heart Lung and Circulation, 27, pp. s328, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.635

Yang WYL; Idris H; Burgess S; McLean A; Nguyen T; Kaddapu K; Makris A; Mussap C; Juergens C; French JK, 2018, 'PO152 Chronic Kidney Disease and Late Outcomes In Patients With Stemi Undergoing PCI', Global Heart, 13, pp. 415, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gheart.2018.09.138

French JK; Etaher A; Gibbs O; Saad Y; Frost S; Ferguson I; Juergens C; Nguyen T, 2018, 'PO159 Mortality at 4 Years In Patients With Type 2 MI Compared to Type 1 MI and Stable High Sensitivity Troponin T Elevations', Global Heart, 13, pp. 416, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gheart.2018.09.143

Burgess S; French J; Nguyen T; Leung M; Richards D; Thomas L; Mussap C; Lo S; Juergens C, 2018, 'The Impact of Incomplete Revascularisation on Early and Late Outcomes in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction', Heart Lung and Circulation, 27, pp. s482, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.996

Burgess S; Juergens C; Nguyen T; Leung M; Richards D; Thomas L; Mussap C; Lo S; French J, 2018, 'The Relative Impact of Residual Untreated Non-Culprit Stenoses and Diabetic Status in Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction', Heart Lung and Circulation, 27, pp. s484 - s485, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.1001

Pender P; Xu J; Hopkins A; Leung D; Mussap C; Rajaratnam R; French J; Juergens C; Lo S, 2018, 'Use of Mechanical Cardiac Support for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction With Cardiogenic Shock in a Non-Transplant Centre', Heart Lung and Circulation, 27, pp. s356, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.700

Akrawi D; Xu J; Leung D; Mussap C; French J; Rajaratnam R; Juergens C; Lo S, 2018, 'Will Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography Improve the Appropriateness of Outpatient Invasive Cardiac Catheterisation Referral?', Heart Lung and Circulation, 27, pp. s290, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.547

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