By Professor John Kerswell French

Journal articles

French J, 2005, 'Abciximab improves clinical outcomes in people with acute myocardial infarction receiving stents. Commentary.', Evid Based Cardiovasc Med, 9, pp. 129 - 131, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ebcm.2005.03.008

Johanson P; Armstrong PW; Barbagelata NA; Chaitman BR; Clemmensen P; Dellborg M; Goodman SG; French JK; Green CL; Krucoff MW; Langer A; Pahlm O; Reilly P; Wagner GS, 2005, 'An academic ECG core lab perspective of the FDA initiative for digital ECG capture and data management in large-scale clinical trials', Drug Information Journal, 39, pp. 345 - 351

Mahaffey KW; Roe MT; Kilaru R; French JK; Alexander JH; Berdan LG; van der Werf FJ; Simoon ML; Weaver WD; White HD; Lincoff AM; Kleiman NS; Topol EJ; Harrington RA, 2005, 'Characterisation of myocardial infarction as an end point in two large trials of acute Coronary syndrome', American Journal of Cardiology, 95, pp. 1404 - 1408

Skinner RJ; Crawford J; French JK; Rees MR; Chung SK; McCulley CH; Montgomery D, 2005, 'Near miss SIDS due to Brugada syndrome', Archives of Disease in Childhood, 90, pp. 528 - 529

Wong C; French JK; Aylward PE; Stewart RA; Gao W; Armstrong PW; van der Werf FJ; Simes RJ; Raffael OC; Granger CB; Califf RM; White HD, 2005, 'Patients with prolonged ischemic chest pain and presumed-new left bundle branch block have heterogeneous outcomes depending on the presence of ST-segment changes', Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 46, pp. 29 - 38

Hammett CJK; Oxenham HC; Baldi JC; Doughty RN; Ameratunga R; French JK; White HD; Stewart RAH, 2004, 'Effect of six months' exercise training on C-reactive protein levels in healthy elderly subjects [2]', Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 44, pp. 2411 - 2413, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2004.09.030

Wong SP; French JK; Lydon AM; Manda SOM; Gao W; Ashton NG; White HD, 2004, 'Relation of left ventricular sphericity to 10-year survival after acute myocardial infarction', American Journal of Cardiology, 94, pp. 1270 - 1275, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.07.110

Wong CK; Hammett CJK; The R; French JK; Gao W; Webber BJ; Elliott JM; Hamer AW; Ormiston JA; Webster MWI; Stewart RAH; Ameratunga RV; White HD, 2004, 'Lack of association between baseline plasma homocysteine concentrations and restenosis rates after a first elective percutaneous coronary intervention without stenting', Heart, 90, pp. 1299 - 1302, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/hrt.2003.020701

Ellis CJ; Devlin G; Matsis P; Elliott J; Williams MJ; Gamble G; Mann S; French J; White H; Lennane J; Aftabuzzaman ; Tisch J; Porter G; Watts V; Braid J; Penney D; Edwards E; Garner D; Logan K; Morley A; Reeve P; Kanan F; Pusupati J; Ludbrook A; Aitcheson F; Weytmans K; Shepherd R; Ternouth I; Luke R; Mackenzie J; Thompson T; Olsen K; Shameem R; Matthews T; Lee K; Cuthbert A; Middlemitch D; Scott B; Abernethy M; Hamer A; Price R; Heynike M; Udy M; Al Khairulla Y; Skeats L; Richards M; Campbell L; Alspach A; Abdul-Ghaffar N; Smart A; Hills M; Hammond M; Barker C; Curzon P; Nixon G; Meader S; McLelland M; Renner C; Maloney A, 2004, 'Acute Coronary Syndrome patients in New Zealand receive less invasive management when admitted to hospitals without invasive facilities', New Zealand Medical Journal, 117

Ellis CJ; Gamble G; French J; Devlin G; Matsis P; Elliott J; Mann S; Williams MJ; White H, 2004, 'Management of patients admitted with an Acute Coronary Syndrome in New Zealand: Results of a comprehensive nationwide audit', New Zealand Medical Journal, 117

French JK, 2004, 'Which elderly patients with cardiogenic shock should be treated with percutaneous coronary intervention?', American Heart Journal, 147, pp. 950 - 952, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2003.12.026

French JK; Edmond JJ; Gao W; White HD; Eikelboom JW, 2004, 'Adjunctive use of direct thrombin inhibitors in patients receiving fibrinolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction', American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs, 4, pp. 107 - 115, http://dx.doi.org/10.2165/00129784-200404020-00004

Edmond JJ; Greaves SC; French JK; Graham KJ; Raudkivi PJ; Blake JWH; Gerber IL; Smith WM, 2004, 'Thrombotic risk in patients with aortic bioprostheses', Journal of Heart Valve Disease, 13, pp. 525 - 528

French JK; White HD, 2004, 'Clinical implications of the new definition of myocardial infarction', Heart, 90, pp. 99 - 106, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/heart.90.1.99

White HD; Palmeri ST; Sleeper LA; French JK; Wong CK; Lowe AM; Crapo JW; Koller PT; Baran KW; Boland JL; Hochman JS; Wagner GS, 2004, 'Electrocardiographic findings in cardiogenic shock, risk prediction, and the effects of emergency revascularization: results from the SHOCK trial.', American heart journal, 148, pp. 810 - 817, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2004.05.012

French JK; White HD, 2004, 'Implications of the new definition of myocardial infarction', HEART, 90, pp. 99 - 106, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/heart.90.1.99

de Belder MA; French J, 2004, 'Trial finds rescue angioplasty does not improve survival in people with STEMI in whom fibrinolysis is unsuccessful', Evidence-based Cardiovascular Medicine, 8, pp. 349 - 350, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ebcm.2004.09.019

White HD; French JK, 2003, 'Use of Brain Natriuretic Peptide Levels for Risk Assessment in Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes', Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 42, pp. 1917 - 1920, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2003.09.006

Gerber IL; Stewart RAH; Hammett CJK; Legget ME; Oxenham H; West TM; French JK; White HD, 2003, 'Effect of aortic valve replacement on C-reactive protein in nonrheumatic aortic stenosis', American Journal of Cardiology, 92, pp. 1129 - 1132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.07.012

Sanborn TA; Sleeper LA; Webb JG; French JK; Bergman G; Parikh M; Wong SC; Boland J; Pfisterer M; Slater JN; Sharma S; Hochman JS, 2003, 'Correlates of One-Year Survival in Patients with Cardiogenic Shock Complicating Acute Myocardial Infarction: Angiographic Findings from the SHOCK Trial', Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 42, pp. 1373 - 1379, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1097(03)01051-9

Gerber IL; Stewart RAH; French JK; Legget ME; Greaves SC; West TM; Kerr AJ; Richards AM; White HD, 2003, 'Associations between plasma natriuretic peptide levels, symptoms, and left ventricular function in patients with chronic aortic regurgitation', American Journal of Cardiology, 92, pp. 755 - 758, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0002-9149(03)00849-X

Hyde TA; French JK; Wong CK; Edwards C; Whitlock RML; White HD, 2003, 'Associations between ST depression, four year mortality, and in-hospital revascularisation in unselected patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes', Heart, 89, pp. 490 - 495, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/heart.89.5.490

Gerber IL; Stewart RAH; Legget ME; West TM; French RL; Sutton TM; Yandle TG; French JK; Richards AM; White HD, 2003, 'Increased plasma natriuretic peptide levels reflect symptom onset in aortic stenosis', Circulation, 107, pp. 1884 - 1890, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/01.CIR.0000060533.79248.0C

French JK; Canborn TA; Sleeper LA, 2003, 'Primary coronary angioplasty versus thrombolysis for acute myocardial infarction', LANCET, 361, pp. 1303 - 1304, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(03)13011-5

Fresco C; French JK; Canborn TA; Sleeper LA; Buchan I; Hooper L; McElduff P; Freemantle N; Martin D; Keeley EC; Boura JA; Grines CL, 2003, 'Primary coronary angioplasty versus thrombolysis for acute myocardial infarction [9] (multilpe letters)', Lancet, 361, pp. 1303 - 1305, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(03)13010-3

Williams BF; French JK; White HD, 2003, 'Informed consent during the clinical emergency of acute myocardial infarction (HERO-2 consent substudy): A prospective observational study', Lancet, 361, pp. 918 - 922, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(03)12773-0

French JK; Feldman HA; Assmann SF; Sanborn T; Palmeri ST; Miller D; Boland J; Buller CE; Steingart R; Sleeper LA; Hochman JS, 2003, 'Influence of thrombolytic therapy, with or without intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation, on 12-month survival in the SHOCK trial', American Heart Journal, 146, pp. 804 - 810, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0002-8703(03)00392-2

Wong CK; French JK; Gao W; White HD, 2003, 'Relationship between initial white blood cell counts, stage of acute myocardial infarction evolution at presentation, and incidence of Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction-3 flow after streptokinase', American Heart Journal, 145, pp. 95 - 102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1067/mhj.2003.64

French JK; Aylward PA; Williams B; De Pasquale C; Hammett C; Gerber I; Simes RJ; White HD, 2003, 'Blinded adjudication of non fatal reinfarction in patients following fibrinolytic therapy — results from the HERO-2 trial', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 12, pp. A34 - A34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1443-9506.2003.01557.x

Simes J; White HD; Marschner IC; Varshavsky S; Diaz R; French JK; Aylward P, 2003, 'International differences in patients, care and outcomes associated with acute myocardial infarction (AMI): the HERO-2 trial', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 12, pp. A23 - A23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1443-9506.2003.0120x.x

Edmond JJ; French JK; Henny H; Stewart RAH; West T; White HD, 2003, 'Prospective evaluation of a chest pain pathway in the coronary care unit at green lane hospital; One year follow up study', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 12, pp. A34 - A34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1443-9506.2003.01545.x

Wong C-K; French JK; Krucoff M; Gao W; Aylward PE; White HD, 2003, 'Slowed ST-segment recovery despite early infarct artery patency in patients with Q waves at the presentation of a first acute myocardial infarction: implications of initial Q waves on myocyte reperfusion', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 12, pp. A37 - A37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1443-9506.2003.01661.x

Wong CK; French JK; Krucoff MW; Gao W; Aylward PE; White HD, 2002, 'Slowed ST segment recovery despite early infarct artery patency in patients with Q waves at presentation with a first acute myocardial infarction: Implications of initial Q waves on myocyte reperfusion', European Heart Journal, 23, pp. 1449 - 1455, http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/euhj.2002.3263

Edmond JJ; French JK; Henny H; Belz LM; West T; Stewart R; White HD, 2002, 'Prospective evaluation of a chest pain pathway at Green Lane Hospital', New Zealand Medical Journal, 115

Wong CK; French JK; Gao W; White HD, 2002, 'Relation of initial platelet counts to Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction-3 flow rates at 90 minutes after commencing fibrinolytic therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction', American Journal of Cardiology, 90, pp. 54 - 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0002-9149(02)02388-3

Wong CK; French JK; Andrews J; Frey MJ; Adgey AAJ; Aylward PE; White HD, 2002, 'Usefulness of the presenting electrocardiogram in predicting myocardial salvage with thrombolytic therapy in patients with a first acute myocardial infarction', European Heart Journal, 23, pp. 399 - 404, http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/euhj.2001.2795

French JK; Andrews J; Manda SOM; Stewart RAH; McTigue JJC; White HD, 2002, 'Early ST-segment recovery, infarct artery blood flow, and long-term outcome after acute myocardial infarction.', American heart journal, 143, pp. 265 - 271, http://dx.doi.org/10.1067/mhj.2002.120147

Edwards C; Stewart RAH; Ramanathan K; West TM; French JK; White HD, 2002, 'Increased myocardial ischemia after food is not explained by endothelial dysfunction.', American heart journal, 144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1067/mhj.2002.125624

Eikelboom JW; French J, 2002, 'Management of patients with acute coronary syndromes: What is the clinical role of direct thrombin inhibitors?', Drugs, 62, pp. 1839 - 1852, http://dx.doi.org/10.2165/00003495-200262130-00001

White HD; Simes RJ; Aylward PEG; Armstrong PW; Califf RM; French JK; Granger CB; Marschner IC; Topol EJ; Van De Werf FJ; Wilcox RG, 2001, 'Thrombin-specific anticoagulation with bivalirudin versus heparin in patients receiving fibrinolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction: The HERO-2 randomised trial', The Lancet, 358, pp. 1855 - 1863, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(01)06887-8

French JK; de Water NV; McDowell J; Browett P; Sutton T; Gao WZ; Liu-Stratton YW; Pohorence J; Szymanski D; Goldschmidt-Clermont P; Cooke G, 2001, 'Coagulation gene polymorphisms/mutations occur more frequently in patients without angiographic stenoses following myocardial infarction.', CIRCULATION, 104, pp. 284 - 284, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000171895001353&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Wong CK; French JK; Gao WZ; Krucoff MW, 2001, 'Does the presence of initial Q waves in patients with first episode AMI influence ST segment recovery on continuous monitoring if the infarct-related artery is successfully recanalized?', CIRCULATION, 104, pp. 785 - 785, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000171895003668&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Gerber IL; Stewart RA; French R; Legget ME; Greaves SC; Richards AM; Yandle TG; French JK; Sutton TM; Kerr AJ; White HD, 2001, 'Natriuretic peptides in severe aortic valve disease: Potential for monitoring disease progression.', CIRCULATION, 104, pp. 360 - 361, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000171895001703&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

French JK; Moons A; Peters R; White HD; West T; Christenson R; Gunda M; Asfour A; Syed M; Borzak S; Weaver WDD, 2001, 'The lack of a rapid increase in myoglobin levels at 60 mins best predicts failure to achieve TIMI 3 flow after thrombolysis.', CIRCULATION, 104, pp. 784 - 785, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000171895003665&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

French JK; Van de Water NS; Browett PJ; McDowell J; Gao WZ; Liu-Stratton Y; Pohorence J; Szymanski D; White HD; Cooke G, 2001, 'Coagulation gene polymorphisms/mutations occur more frequently in patients without angiographic stenoses following myocardial infarction', EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL, 22, pp. 720 - 720, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000170988302758&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Williams BF; French JK; Cuthbert A; Blok M; Barker C; Udy M; White HD, 2001, 'Informed consent for thrombolytic trials requires comprehension of written information at a level beyond the ability of patients presenting with AMI', EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL, 22, pp. 225 - 225, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000170988300871&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Wong CK; French JK; Zambanini A; Andrews J; Aylward PE; Adgey AAJ; Frey MJ; White HD, 2001, 'Relation of pathologic Q waves at presentation and time to streptokinase therapy with early changes in infarct-related artery flow and ventricular wall motion', American Journal of Cardiology, 88, pp. 558 - 561, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0002-9149(01)01740-4

French JK; Wong SP; Lydon A; Ashton NG; Manda SO; White HD, 2001, 'The relationship between left ventricular indices of sphericity and late survival after myocardial infarction', EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL, 22, pp. 179 - 179, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000170988300690&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Amos DJ; French JK; Andrews J; Ashton NG; Williams BF; Whitlock RML; Manda SOM; White HD, 2001, 'Corrected TIMI frame counts correlate with stenosis severity and infarct zone wall motion after thrombolytic therapy', American Heart Journal, 141, pp. 586 - 591, http://dx.doi.org/10.1067/mhj.2001.113393

Van De Water NS; French JK; McDowell J; Browett PJ, 2001, 'The endothelial protein C receptor (EPCR) 23bp insert in patients with myocardial infarction', Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 85, pp. 749 - 751, http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1615668

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