By Professor John Kerswell French

Journal articles

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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - S189, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2016.06.442

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 - S71, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2016.06.163

Brieger DB; Chew DPB; Redfern J; Ellis C; Briffa TG; Howell TE; Aliprandi-Costa B; Astley CM; Gamble G; Carr B; Hammett CJK; Board N; French JK, 2015, 'Survival after an acute coronary syndrome: 18-month outcomes from the Australian and New Zealand SNAPSHOT ACS study', The Medical journal of Australia, 203, pp. 368

Brieger DB; Chew DPB; Redfern J; Ellis C; Briffa TG; Howell TE; Aliprandi-Costa B; Astley CM; Gamble G; Carr B; Hammett CJK; Board N; French JK, 2015, 'Survival after an acute coronary syndrome: 18-month outcomes from the Australian and New Zealand SNAPSHOT ACS study', Medical Journal of Australia, 203, pp. 368.e1 - 368.e9, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja15.00504

Chew DP; Briffa TG; Alhammad NJ; Horsfall M; Zhou J; Lou PW; Coates P; Scott I; Brieger D; Quinn SJ; French J, 2015, 'High sensitivity-troponin elevation secondary to non-coronary diagnoses and death and recurrent myocardial infarction: An examination against criteria of causality', European heart journal. Acute cardiovascular care, 4, pp. 419 - 428, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2048872614564083

Nguyen TL; Phan JAK; Hee L; Moses DA; Otton J; Terreblanche OD; Xiong J; Premawardhana U; Rajaratnam R; Juergens CP; Dimitri HR; French JK; Richards DAB; Thomas L, 2015, 'High-sensitivity troponin T predicts infarct scar characteristics and adverse left ventricular function by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging early after reperfused acute myocardial infarction', American Heart Journal, 170, pp. 715 - 725.e2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2015.06.022

Saad YME; Mcewan J; Shugman IM; Mussap C; Juergens CP; Ferguson I; French JK, 2015, 'Use of a high-sensitivity troponin T assay in the assessment and disposition of patients attending a tertiary Australian emergency department: A cross-sectional pilot study', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 27, pp. 405 - 411, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.12430

Ellis C; Hammett C; Ranasinghe I; French J; Briffa T; Devlin G; Elliott J; Lefkovitz J; Aliprandi-Costa B; Astley C; Redfern J; Howell T; Carr B; Lintern K; Bloomer S; Farshid A; Matsis P; Hamer A; Williams M; Troughton R; Horsfall M; Hyun K; Gamble G; White H; Brieger D; Chew D, 2015, 'Comparison of the management and in-hospital outcomes of acute coronary syndrome patients in Australia and New Zealand: Results from the binational SNAPSHOT acute coronary syndrome 2012 audit', Internal Medicine Journal, 45, pp. 497 - 509, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.12739

Hee L; Thomas L; Ullah I; Juergens CP; Lo S; Hopkins A; French JK; Mussap CJ, 2015, '"target-Lesion" SYNTAX score (tSS) determines radiation dose in percutaneous coronary intervention', Journal of Interventional Cardiology, 28, pp. 157 - 163, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joic.12186

Saad Y; Shugman IM; Kumar M; Pauk I; Mussap C; Hopkins AP; Rajaratnam R; Lo S; Juergens CP; French JK, 2015, 'Safety and efficacy of same-day discharge following elective percutaneous coronary intervention, including evaluation of next day troponin T levels', Heart Lung and Circulation, 24, pp. 368 - 376, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2014.11.011

Cullen L; French JK; Briffa TG; Redfern J; Hammett CJK; Brieger DB; Parsonage WA; Lefkovits J; Ellis C; Astley C; Eleanor Howell T; Elliott JM; Chew DPB, 2015, 'Availability of highly sensitive troponin assays and acute coronary syndrome care: Insights from the SNAPSHOT registry', Medical Journal of Australia, 202, pp. 36 - 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja13.00275

Burgess SN; Edmond JJ; Juergens CP; French JK, 2015, 'Coronary artery bypass grafting versus percutaneous intervention in coronary revascularization: a historical perspective and review', RESEARCH REPORTS IN CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY, 6, pp. 57 - 71, http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RRCC.S73660

Briffa TG; Hammett CJ; Cross DB; Macisaac AI; Rankin JM; Board N; Carr B; Hyun KK; French J; Brieger DB; Chew DP, 2015, 'Should fee-for-service be for all guideline-advocated acute coronary syndrome (ACS) care? Observations from the Snapshot ACS study', Australian Health Review, 39, pp. 379 - 386, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AH14153

Burgess SN; French JK, 2015, 'Stents, surgery, and optimal medical therapy in diabetes', Heart and Metabolism, pp. 9 - 14

Jones WS; Clare RM; Chiswell K; Perera D; French JK; Kumar AS; Blaxill J; Pijls N; Mills J; Ohman EM; Patel MR, 2015, 'The impact of processes of care on myocardial infarct size in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: Observations from the CRISPAMI trial', Clinical Cardiology, 38, pp. 25 - 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/clc.22349

Etaher A; Chew D; Briffa T; Ellis C; Hammett C; Redfern J; Lefkovits J; Elliott J; Cullen L; Brieger D; French J, 2015, 'Cardiac troponin type II myocardial infarction and late mortality: a report from the 2012 SNAPSHOT OF ACS Care Across Australia and New Zealand', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 24, pp. S139 - S139, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2015.06.062

Xu J; Leung D; Mussap C; Rajaratnam R; Naguib Badie T; Hopkins A; French J; Juergens C; Lo S, 2015, 'Current indications and outcomes of intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation: The Liverpool Hospital experience', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 24, pp. S272 - S272, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2015.06.378

Hee L; Chen A; Mussap C; Nguyen T; Juergens C; Dimitri H; French J; Richards D; Thomas L, 2015, 'Differential recovery of myocardial systolic global strain after STEMI', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 24, pp. S335 - S336, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2015.06.523

Hyun K; Briffa T; Nallaiah K; Brieger D; Chew D; Hammett C; French J; Carr B; Howell T; Redfern J, 2015, 'Does SNAPSHOT acute coronary syndrome (ACS) represent the national pattern for hospitalisation in 2012?', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 24, pp. S381 - S381, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2015.06.625

Saad Y; Idris H; Shugman I; Harris J; Kadappu K; Rajaratnam R; Mussap C; Thomas L; Juergens C; French J, 2015, 'Evaluation of serial high sensitivity troponin T levels in individuals without overt coronary heart disease following exercise stress testing', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 24, pp. S148 - S148, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2015.06.083

O’Loughlin A; French J; Richards D; Denniss A; Aben J; Hennessy A, 2015, 'Four-dimensional coronary artery motion analysis predicts the location of culprit lesions causing myocardial infarctions', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 24, pp. S149 - S150, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2015.06.086

Hee L; Chen A; Mussap C; Nguyen T; Juergens C; Dimitri H; French J; Richards D; Thomas L, 2015, 'Is global longitudinal strain better than left ventricular ejection fraction for predicting infarct scar size?', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 24, pp. S347 - S348, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2015.06.550

Kadappu K; Cai L; Thomas D; French J; Thomas L, 2015, 'Left atrial strain an earlier marker than NT pro BNP to assess cardiac involvement in CKD', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 24, pp. S350 - S350, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2015.06.555

Hee L; Terluk A; Thomas L; Hopkins A; Juergens C; French J; Mussap C, 2015, 'Outcomes of drug eluting balloons in coronary revascularisation', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 24, pp. S158 - S158, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2015.06.109

Xiong J; Nguyen T; Hee L; Premawardhana U; Rajaratnam R; Juergens C; French J; Richards D; Thomas L; Dimitri H, 2015, 'The effect of OSA on post infarction left ventricular function and scar size', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 24, pp. S396 - S396, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2015.06.660

Holmes L; Gupta R; Rajendran S; Luu J; French J; Juergens C, 2015, 'The impact of three different glycoprotein platelet receptor IIb/IIIa antagonists on glycoprotein IIb/IIIa platelet receptor inhibition and clinical endpoints in patients with acute coronary syndromes', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 24, pp. S168 - S168, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2015.06.136

Butler TA; Dugan P; French J, 2015, 'Why is mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with Ammon's horn sclerosis becoming less common?', Eur J Neurol, 22, pp. e12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ene.12570

O'Loughlin A; Tang L; Moses DA; Diagrad W; French JK; Richards D; Denniss A; Hennessy A, 2014, 'A Novel Quantitative Index of Coronary Artery Motion from Multislice Computed Tomography and the Location of Coronary Artery Disease', International Journal of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2, pp. 1 - 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.13189/ijccd.2014.020101

Chew DP; Juergens C; French J; Parsonage W; Horsfall M; Brieger D; Quinn S, 2014, 'An examination of clinical intuition in risk assessment among acute coronary syndromes patients: Observations from a prospective multi-center international observational registry', International Journal of Cardiology, 171, pp. 209 - 216, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.12.010

Kadappu KK; Kuncoro AS; Hee L; Aravindan A; Spicer ST; Suryanarayanan G; Xuan W; Boyd A; French JK; Thomas L, 2014, 'Chronic kidney disease is independently associated with alterations in left atrial function', Echocardiography, 31, pp. 956 - 964, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/echo.12503

Hee L; Nguyen T; Whatmough M; Descallar J; Chen J; Kapila S; French JK; Thomas L, 2014, 'Left atrial volume and adverse cardiovascular outcomes in unselected patients with and without ckd', Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 9, pp. 1369 - 1376, http://dx.doi.org/10.2215/CJN.06700613

Redfern J; Hyun K; Chew DP; Astley C; Chow C; Aliprandi-Costa B; Howell T; Carr B; Lintern K; Ranasinghe I; Nallaiah K; Turnbull F; Ferry C; Hammett C; Ellis CJ; French J; Brieger D; Briffa T, 2014, 'Prescription of secondary prevention medications, lifestyle advice, and referral to rehabilitation among acute coronary syndrome inpatients: Results from a large prospective audit in Australia and New Zealand', Heart, 100, pp. 1281 - 1288, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2013-305296

French J, 2014, 'STEMI - A medical emergency: An overview of management', Medicine Today, 15, pp. 12 - 17

Idris H; Lo S; Shugman IM; Saad Y; Hopkins AP; Mussap C; Leung D; Thomas L; Juergens CP; French JK, 2014, 'Varying definitions for periprocedural myocardial infarction alter event rates and prognostic implications', Journal of the American Heart Association, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.114.001086

Ellis C; Briffa T; Hammet C; French J; Lefkovits J; Ranasinghe I; Devlin G; Elliott J; Turnbull F; Redfern J; Aliprandi-Costa B; Astley C; Gamble G; Brieger D; Chew D, 2014, 'A comparison of discharge medications and rehabilitation services available for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients in Australia and New Zealand: Results of the 2012 SNAPSHOT Bi-National audit', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 23, pp. e9 - e9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2014.04.149

Ellis C; Briffa T; Hammet C; French J; Lefkovits J; Ranasinghe I; Devlin G; Elliott J; Turnbull F; Redfern J; Aliprandi-Costa B; Astley C; Gamble G; Brieger D; Chew D, 2014, 'A comparison of discharge medications and rehabilitation services available for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients in Australia and New Zealand: Results of the 2012 SNAPSHOT Bi-National audit', Heart, Lung and Circulation, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2014.04.026

Ellis C; Hammett C; French J; Briffa T; Lefkovitz J; Ranasinghe I; Devlin G; Elliott J; Turbull F; Redfern J; Aliprandi-Costa B; Astley C; Gamble G; Brieger D; Chew D, 2014, 'A comparison of invasive angiography, revascularisation and time delays delivered to Australian and New Zealand non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction/unstable angina pectoris (NSTEMI/UAP) patients: results of the 2012 SNAPSHOT Bi-National acute coronary Syndrome (ACS) audit', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 23, pp. e23 - e23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2014.04.186

Ellis C; Hammett C; French J; Briffa T; Lefkovitz J; Ranasinghe I; Devlin G; Elliott J; Turbull F; Redfern J; Aliprandi-Costa B; Astley C; Gamble G; Brieger D; Chew D, 2014, 'A comparison of invasive angiography, revascularisation and time delays delivered to Australian and New Zealand non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction/unstable angina pectoris (NSTEMI/UAP) patients: results of the 2012 SNAPSHOT Bi-National acute coronary Syndrome (ACS) audit', Heart, Lung and Circulation, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2014.04.063

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