By Professor John Kerswell French

Journal articles

Nowak R; Mueller C; Giannitsis E; Christ M; Ordonez-Llanos J; DeFilippi C; McCord J; Body R; Panteghini M; Jernberg T; Plebani M; Verschuren F; French JK; Christenson R; Jacobsen G; Dinkel C; Lindahl B, 2017, 'High sensitivity cardiac troponin T in patients not having an acute coronary syndrome: results from the TRAPID-AMI study', Biomarkers, 22, pp. 709 - 714, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1354750X.2017.1334154

Chew DP; Scott IA; Cullen L; French JK; Briffa TG; Tideman PA; Woodruffe S; Kerr A; Branagan M; Aylward PEG, 2017, 'Corrigendum to ′National Heart Foundation of Australia & Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand: Australian Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes 2016′ (Heart Lung and Circulation (2016) 25(9) (895–951) (S1443950616310617) (10.1016/j.hlc.2016.06.789))', Heart Lung and Circulation, 26, pp. 1117, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2017.08.004

French JK; Eftal M; Burgess S; Mussap CJ; Hee L; Juergens CJ; Dignan R, 2017, 'P1388Late clinical outcomes of unselected patients with diabetic mellitus and multi-vessel coronary artery disease', European Heart Journal, 38, pp. ehx502.p1388, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehx502.p1388

Saad YME; Idris H; Shugman IM; Kadappu KK; Rajaratnam R; Thomas L; Mussap C; Leung DYC; Juergens CP; French JK, 2017, 'Evaluation of Serial High Sensitivity Troponin T Levels in Individuals Without Overt Coronary Heart Disease Following Exercise Stress Testing', Heart Lung and Circulation, 26, pp. 660 - 666, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2016.11.004

Idris H; French JK; Shugman IM; Hopkins AP; Juergens CP; Thomas L, 2017, 'Influence of Age and Gender on Clinical Outcomes Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Coronary Syndromes', Heart Lung and Circulation, 26, pp. 554 - 565, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2016.10.021

French JK; Chew DP; Harper RW; Aylward PEG, 2017, 'Pre-hospital thrombolysis in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: A regional Australian experience', Medical Journal of Australia, 206, pp. 369 - 369.e1, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/MJA16.01199

Elliott JM; Wang TKM; Gamble GD; Williams MJA; Matsis P; Troughton R; Hamer A; Devlin G; Mann S; Richards M; French JK; White HD; Ellis CJ, 2017, 'A decade of improvement in the management of New Zealand St-Elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients: Results from the New Zealand acute coronary syndrome (ACS) audit group national audits of 2002, 2007 and 2012', New Zealand Medical Journal, 130, pp. 17 - 28

Fox KAA; Gersh BJ; Traore S; Camm AJ; Kayani G; Krogh A; Shweta S; Kakkar AK; Investigators FTG-A, 2017, 'Evolving quality standards for large-scale registries: the GARFIELD-AF experience', European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes, 3, pp. 114 - 122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjqcco/qcw058

Halabi A; Chew DP; Horsfall M; Huyn K; MacIsaac A; Juergens C; Amerena J; Rankin J; French J; Brieger D, 2017, 'Has invasive management for acute coronary syndromes become more 'risk-appropriate': Pooled results of five Australian registries', European Heart Journal Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes, 3, pp. 133 - 140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjqcco/qcw038

Brooks M; Ellis C; Gamble G; Devlin G; Elliott J; Hammett C; Chew D; French J; Briffa T; Redfern J; Rankin J; Hyun K; D'Souza M; Brieger D, 2017, 'A Comparison of Radial and Femoral Coronary Angiography in Patients From SNAPSHOT ACS, a Prospective Acute Coronary Syndrome Audit in Australia and New Zealand', Heart Lung and Circulation, 26, pp. 258 - 267, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2016.06.1215

Hee L; Terluk A; Thomas L; Hopkins A; Juergens CP; Lo S; French JK; Mussap CJ, 2017, 'Late clinical outcomes for SeQuent please paclitaxel-coated balloons in PCI of instent restenosis and de novo lesions: A single-center, real world registry', Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, 89, pp. 375 - 382, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccd.26546

Mccord J; Cabrera R; Lindahl B; Giannitsis E; Evans K; Nowak R; Frisoli T; 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, 2017, 'Prognostic utility of a modified HEART score in chest pain patients in the emergency department', Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.116.003101

Mueller-Hennessen M; Mueller C; Giannitsis E; Biener M; Vafaie M; DeFilippi CR; Christ M; Ordóñez-Llanos J; Panteghini M; Plebani M; Verschuren F; Melki D; French JK; Christenson RH; Body R; McCord J; Dinkel C; Katus HA; Lindahl B, 2017, 'Serial sampling of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T may not be required for prediction of acute myocardial infarction diagnosis in chest pain patients with highly abnormal concentrations at presentation', Clinical Chemistry, 63, pp. 542 - 551, http://dx.doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2016.258392

Hyun KK; Redfern J; Woodward M; Briffa T; Chew DP; Ellis C; French J; Astley C; Gamble G; Nallaiah K; Howell T; Lintern K; Clark R; Wechkunanukul K; Brieger D, 2017, 'Is there inequity in hospital care among patients with acute coronary syndrome who are proficient and not proficient in English language? Analysis of the SNAPSHOT ACS study', Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 32, pp. 288 - 295, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JCN.0000000000000342

Etaher A; Chew D; Redfern J; Briffa T; Ellis C; Hammett C; Lefkovits J; Elliott J; Cullen L; Brieger D; French JK, 2017, 'Suspected ACS Patients Presenting With Myocardial Damage or a Type 2 Myocardial Infarction Have a Similar Late Mortality to Patients With a Type 1 Myocardial Infarction: A Report from the Australian and New Zealand 2012 SNAPSHOT ACS Study', Heart Lung and Circulation, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2016.11.018

Etaher A; Saad Y; Nguyen T; Frost S; Shugman I; Mussap C; Juergens C; French J, 2017, 'Late Mortality Rates of Patients with Type 2 MI Compared to Type 1 MI and Stable Troponin Elevation', Heart Lung and Circulation, 26, pp. s84, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2017.06.094

Etaher A; Nguyen T; Saad Y; Frost S; Mussap C; Juergens C; French J, 2017, 'Late Survival Among Patients ≥80 Years with Suspected ACS According to High Sensitivity Troponin T Levels', Heart Lung and Circulation, 26, pp. s85, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2017.06.095

Xu J; Ang T; Akrawi D; Hopkins A; Mussap C; French J; Rajaratnam R; Juergens C; Lo S, 2017, 'Long-Term Clinical Outcomes and Predictors of All-Cause Mortality After Rotational Atherectomy', Heart Lung and Circulation, 26, pp. s215, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2017.06.392

Faour A; Cherrett C; Gibbs O; Lintern K; Rajaratnam R; Juergens C; French J, 2017, 'The University of Glasgow ECG Analysis Algorithm is Not Specific for the Pre-hospital diagnosis of STEMI in Patients with Bundle Branch Block', Heart Lung and Circulation, 26, pp. s236, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2017.06.444

Shah R; Clare RM; Chiswell K; Jones WS; Kumar AS; Thiele H; Smalling RW; Chandra P; Cohen M; Perera D; Chew DP; French JK; Blaxill J; Ohman EM; Patel MR, 2016, 'Impact of Non-Infarct-Related Artery Disease on Infarct Size and Outcomes (from the CRISP-AMI Trial)', American Journal of Medicine, 129, pp. 1307 - 1315, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2016.07.011

Domanski M; Farkouh ME; Zak V; French J; Alexander JH; Bochenek A; Hamon M; Mahaffey K; Puskas J; Smith P; Shrader P; Fuster V, 2016, 'Relation of Post–Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Creatine Kinase-MB Elevations and New Q Waves With Long-Term Cardiovascular Death in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus and Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease', American Journal of Cardiology, 118, pp. 1655 - 1660, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2016.08.041

Bassand JP; Accetta G; Camm AJ; Cools F; Fitzmaurice DA; Fox KAA; Goldhaber SZ; Goto S; Haas S; Hacke W; Kayani G; Mantovani LG; Misselwitz F; Ten Cate H; Turpie AGG; Verheugt FWA; Kakkar AK, 2016, 'Two-year outcomes of patients with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation: Results from GARFIELD-AF', European Heart Journal, 37, pp. 2882 - 2889, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehw233

Holmes LE; Gupta R; Rajendran S; Luu J; French JK; Juergens CP, 2016, 'A randomized trial assessing the impact of three different glycoprotein IIb/IIIa antagonists on glycoprotein IIb/IIIa platelet receptor inhibition and clinical endpoints in patients with acute coronary syndromes', Cardiovascular Therapeutics, 34, pp. 330 - 336, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1755-5922.12203

Nguyen TL; Phan J; Hogan J; Hee L; Moses D; Otton J; Premawardhana U; Rajaratnam R; Juergens CP; Dimitri H; French JK; Richards D; Thomas L, 2016, 'Adverse diastolic remodeling after reperfused ST-elevation myocardial infarction: An important prognostic indicator', American Heart Journal, 180, pp. 117 - 127, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2016.05.020

Holmes LE; Nguyen TL; Hee L; Otton J; Moses DA; French JK; Thomas L; Richards DAB; Juergens CP, 2016, 'Electrocardiographic measurement of infarct size compared to cardiac MRI in reperfused first time ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction', International Journal of Cardiology, 220, pp. 389 - 394, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.06.171

Haas S; Cate HT; Accetta G; Angchaisuksiri P; Bassand JP; John Camm A; Corbalan R; Darius H; Fitzmaurice DA; Goldhaber SZ; Goto S; Jacobson B; Kayani G; Mantovani LG; Misselwitz F; Pieper K; Schellong SM; Stepinska J; Turpie AGG; Eickels MV; Kakkar AK, 2016, 'Quality of vitamin k antagonist control and 1-year outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation: A global perspective from the GARFIELD-AF registry', Plos One, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0164076

Chew DP; Scott IA; Cullen L; French JK; Briffa TG; Tideman PA; Woodruffe S; Kerr A; Branagan M; Aylward PEG, 2016, 'National Heart Foundation of Australia & Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand: Australian Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes 2016', Heart Lung and Circulation, 25, pp. 895 - 951, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2016.06.789

Body R; Mueller C; Giannitsis E; Christ M; Ordonez-Llanos J; de Filippi CR; Nowak R; Panteghini M; Jernberg T; Plebani M; Verschuren F; French JK; Christenson R; Weiser S; Bendig G; Dilba P; Lindahl B; Nowak RM; Horner D; Dolci A; Zaninotto M; Manara A; Menassanch-Volker S; Jarausch J; Zaugg C, 2016, 'The Use of Very Low Concentrations of High-sensitivity Troponin T to Rule Out Acute Myocardial Infarction Using a Single Blood Test', Academic Emergency Medicine, 23, pp. 1004 - 1013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acem.13012

Iyngkaran P; Thomas MC; Johnson R; French J; Ilton M; McDonald P; Hare DL; Fatkin D, 2016, 'Contextualizing genetics for regional heart failure care', Current Cardiology Reviews, 12, pp. 231 - 242, http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573403X12666160606123103

Juergens CP; French JK; Brieger DB, 2016, 'English as a second language and outcomes of patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes: results from the CONCORDANCE registry', Medical Journal of Australia, 205, pp. 140 - 1e1, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/MJA16.00536

Chew DP; Scott IA; Cullen L; French JK; Briffa TG; Tideman PA; Woodruffe S; Kerr A; Branagan M; Aylward PEG, 2016, 'National heart foundation of Australia and cardiac society of Australia and New Zealand: Australian clinical guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes 2016', Medical Journal of Australia, 205, pp. 128 - 133, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/MJA16.00368

Mueller-Hennessen M; Lindahl B; Giannitsis E; Biener M; Vafaie M; DeFilippi CR; Christ M; Santalo-Bel M; Panteghini M; Plebani M; Verschuren F; Jernberg T; French JK; Christenson RH; Body R; McCord J; Dilba P; Katus HA; Mueller C, 2016, 'Diagnostic and prognostic implications using age- and gender-specific cut-offs for high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T - Sub-analysis from the TRAPID-AMI study', International Journal of Cardiology, 209, pp. 26 - 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.01.213

Juergens CP; Dabin B; French JK; Kritharides L; Hyun K; Kilian J; Chew DPB; Brieger D, 2016, 'English as a second language and outcomes of patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes: Results from the CONCORDANCE registry', Medical Journal of Australia, 204, pp. 239 - 239.e7, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja15.00812

Kohl LP; Leimberger JD; Chiswell K; Jones WS; Thiele H; Smalling RW; Chandra P; Cohen M; Perera D; Chew DP; French JK; Blaxil J; Kumar AS; Ohman EM; Patel MR, 2016, 'Clinical characteristics and outcomes after unplanned intraaortic balloon counterpulsation in the Counterpulsation to Reduce Infarct Size Pre-PCI Acute Myocardial Infarction trial', American Heart Journal, 174, pp. 7 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2015.12.004

Chuang A; Hancock DG; Horsfall M; Alhammad NJ; Zhou J; Cullen L; French J; Chew DP, 2016, 'The predictive value of high sensitivity-troponin velocity within the first 6h of presentation for cardiac outcomes regardless of acute coronary syndrome diagnosis.', Int J Cardiol, 204, pp. 106 - 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.11.132

Devlin G; Hamer A; Throughton R; Gamble G; Matsis P; Williams M; Elliott J; Mann S; Richards A; French J; White H; Ellis C, 2016, 'Management of non ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTEACS) patients in New Zealand (NZ): A longitudinal analysis. Results from the NZACS national audits of 2002, 2007 and 2012', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 129, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2014.04.025

Devlin G; Williams M; Elliott J; White H; French J; Gamble G; Matsis P; Troughton R; Richards M; Ellis C, 2016, 'Management of non ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome patients in New Zealand: A longitudinal analysis. Results from the New Zealand acute coronary syndrome national audits of 2002, 2007 and 2012', New Zealand Medical Journal, 129, pp. 9 - 15

Kadappu KK; Abhayaratna K; Boyd A; French JK; Xuan W; Abhayaratna W; Thomas L, 2016, 'Independent Echocardiographic Markers of Cardiovascular Involvement in Chronic Kidney Disease: The Value of Left Atrial Function and Volume.', J Am Soc Echocardiogr, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2015.11.019

Mueller C; Giannitsis E; Christ M; Ordóñez-Llanos J; deFilippi C; McCord J; Body R; Panteghini M; Jernberg T; Plebani M; Verschuren F; French J; Christenson R; Weiser S; Bendig G; Dilba P; Lindahl B, 2016, 'Multicenter Evaluation of a 0-Hour/1-Hour Algorithm in the Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction With High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T', Annals of Emergency Medicine, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.11.013

French JK; Burgess S; Chew DP, 2016, 'Re-infarction after primary percutaneous coronary intervention.', Curr Opin Cardiol, 30, pp. 354 - 358, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/HCO.0000000000000193

Gibbs O; Otton J; Makris A; French J, 2016, 'Amyloid Cardiomyopathy Mimicking Reverse Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy', Heart Lung and Circulation, 25, pp. s95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2016.06.225

Alhammad N; Brieger D; Horsfall M; Hyun K; MacIsaac A; Juergens C; Amerena J; Rankin J; Halabi A; French J; Meredith I; Chew D, 2016, 'Are The Benefits of Invasive Management Associated with GRACE Predicted Risk Modified by Age and Renal Function?', Heart Lung and Circulation, 25, pp. s30 - s31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2016.06.068

Gibbs O; Hee L; Hopkins A; Lo S; Juergens C; French J; Mussap C, 2016, 'Association Between ‘CRUSADE’ Bleeding Risk Score, DAPT Regimen and In-Hospital Bleeding in STEMI Patients Having PCI: A Single-Centre Observational Study', Heart Lung and Circulation, 25, pp. s166, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2016.06.390

Farshid A; Brieger D; Hyun K; Hammett C; Ellis C; Rankin J; Lefkovits J; Chew D; French J, 2016, 'Characteristics and Clinical Course of STEMI Patients who Received no Reperfusion in the Australia and New Zealand SNAPSHOT ACS Registry', Heart Lung and Circulation, 25, pp. 132 - 139, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2015.08.004

Xu J; Leung D; Rajaratnam R; Mussap C; French J; Juergens C; Parr M; Lo S, 2016, 'Contemporary Practice of Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (VA-ECMO) at a Single Non-Transplant Centre: Survival Prediction Scores, Indications and Outcomes', Heart Lung and Circulation, 25, pp. s171, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2016.06.402

Cai L; Kadappu K; Xuan W; French J; Thomas L, 2016, 'Left Atrial Metrics: Prognostic Biomarkers of Future Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Chronic Kidney Disease', Heart Lung and Circulation, 25, pp. s239, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2016.06.557

Gibbs O; Hee L; Hopkins A; Lo S; Juergens C; French J; Mussap C, 2016, 'Predictive Accuracy of GRACE and TIMI Risk Scores: A Single-Centre Observational Study of In-Hospital Mortality in PCI Treated STEMI Patients', Heart Lung and Circulation, 25, pp. s57, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2016.06.128

Xu J; Hee L; Hopkins A; Lo S; Juergens C; French J; Mussap C, 2016, 'Predictors of In-Hospital Mortality in Cardiac Arrest Patients Referred for Urgent Cardiac Catheterisation', Heart Lung and Circulation, 25, pp. s189, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2016.06.442

Body R; Mueller C; Giannitsis E; Christ M; Ordonez-Llanos J; de Filippi CR; Nowak R; Panteghini M; Jernberg T; Plebani M; Verschuren F; French JK; Christenson R; Weiser S; Bendig G; Dilba P; Lindahl B, 2016, 'The Use of Very Low Concentrations of High-sensitivity Troponin T to Rule Out Acute Myocardial Infarction Using a Single Blood Test', ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE, 23, pp. 1005 - 1013

Gnanenthiran S; Hyun K; D'Souza M; French J; Rankin J; MacIsaac A; Juergens C; Horsfall M; Chew D; Brieger D, 2016, 'Use of Oral Anticoagulation Combined with Single Versus Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients: An Australian Pooled Registry Analysis', Heart Lung and Circulation, 25, pp. s71, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2016.06.163

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