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2009, 'Symptom-onset to First Medical Contact Times for ACS Patients have Reduced Recently in Australia and New Zealand', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 18, pp. S122 - S122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2009.05.278
,2009, 'The nephrotoxic effects of iodixanol and iopromide in patients with abnormal renal function receiving N-acetylcysteine and hydration prior to coronary angiography and intervention: A randomised trial', Internal Medicine Journal, 39, pp. 25 - 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-5994.2008.01675.x
,2009, 'Troponin T and Creatine kinase-MB in the diagnosis of early re-infarction post-PCI', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 18, pp. S238 - S239, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2009.05.590
,2008, 'Radial access for cardiac catheterization is not radical', American Heart Journal, 156, pp. 805 - 807, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2008.08.005
,2008, 'Late coronary intervention in stable patients after myocardial infarction for totally occluded LADs does not reduce events compared to medical therapy alone: Results from the Occluded Artery Trial', EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL, 29, pp. 514 - 515, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000208702502472&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2008, 'Mechanical complications are uncommon in STEMI treated with primary-PCI: insights from APEX-AMI', EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL, 29, pp. 137 - 138, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000208702500528&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2008, 'Mortality after cardiogenic shock remains high in ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary PCI: insights from APEX AMI', EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL, 29, pp. 447 - 447, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000208702502218&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2008, 'Do patients with heart failure appropriately undergo invasive procedures post-myocardial infarction? Results from a prospective multicentre study', Internal Medicine Journal, 38, pp. 845 - 851
,2008, 'Selective Use of Drug Eluting Stents in Management of ST-Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction while Maintaining a Low Further Target Revascularisation Rate', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 17, pp. S101 - S101, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2008.05.243
,2008, 'Unfractionated heparin use after percutaneous coronary intervention: Results of a trial with a vascular ultrasound endpoint', Heart Lung and Circulation, 17, pp. 107 - 113, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2007.07.011
,2008, 'Vaso-vagal reactions during femoral arterial sheath removal after percutaneous coronary intervention and impact on cardiac events', International Journal of Cardiology, 127, pp. 252 - 254, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.02.059
,2007, 'Prognostic implications of elevated cardiac Troponin T (cTnT) in the extreme elderly group of patients', EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL, 28, pp. 89 - 89, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000208702200347&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2007, 'Troponin elevation after coronary artery bypass surgery predicts major cardiac adverse outcomes in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes: results from the SYNERGY trial', EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL, 28, pp. 659 - 660, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000208702203384&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2007, 'Brugada syndrome masquerading as febrile seizures', Pediatrics, 119, http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2006-2628
,2007, 'Antiplatelet therapy and progression of coronary artery disease: a placebo-controlled trial with angiographic and clinical follow-up after myocardial infarction', American Heart Journal, 153, pp. 66.e1 - 66.e8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2006.10.006
,2007, 'Variation in blood levels of inflammatory markers related and unrelated to smoking cessation in women.', Preventive cardiology, 10, pp. 68 - 75, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1520-037X.2007.05957.x
,2007, 'Effects of local anaesthesia and intravenous sedation on patient perception and vasovagal reactions during femoral arterial sheath removal after percutaneous coronary intervention', International Journal of Cardiology, 116, pp. 321 - 326, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.04.045
,2007, 'End-Systolic Volume z-Score and limitation of Preload Reserve Predict Outcome after Surgery for Severe AR', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 16, pp. S62 - S62, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2007.06.160
,2007, 'Implications of Pre-Procedural Anaemia in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention—Experience from a Regional Cardiac Centre', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 16, pp. S104 - S104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2007.06.264
,2007, 'Long QT and Brugada syndrome gene mutations in New Zealand', Heart Rhythm, 4, pp. 1306 - 1314
,2007, 'Misdiagnosis of Long QT Syndrome as Epilepsy', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 16, pp. S86 - S86, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2007.06.220
,2007, 'Non-STEMI or no NSTEMI?', Internal Medicine Journal, 37, pp. 737 - 738
,2007, 'Prognostic Implications of Renal Failure and Bleeding in Patients Undergoing Angioplasty', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 16, pp. S141 - S141, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2007.06.353
,2007, 'The Nephrotoxic Effects of Iodixanol and Iopromide in Patients with Abnormal Renal Function Receiving N-Acetylcysteine and Hydration Prior to Coronary Angiography and Intervention', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 16, pp. S105 - S105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2007.06.268
,2007, 'Variations in the use of emergency PCI for the treatment of re-infarction following intravenous fibrinolytic therapy: impact on outcomes in HERO-2', European Heart Journal, 28, pp. 1418 - 1424
,2006, 'Risk stratification of patients with acute anterior myocardial infarction and right bundle-branch block: Importance of QRS duration and early ST-segment resolution after fibrinolytic therapy', CIRCULATION, 114, pp. 783 - 789, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.639039
,2006, 'Risk stratification of patients with acute anterior myocardial infarction and right bundle-branch block: Importance of QRS duration and early ST-segment resolution after fibrinolytic therapy', Circulation, 114, pp. 783 - 789, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.639039
,2006, 'Effect of local anesthesia and intravenous sedation on pain perception and vasovagal reactions during femoral arterial sheath removal after percutaneous coronary intervention', International Journal of Cardiology, 116, pp. 321 - 326, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.04.045
,2006, 'Effects of exercise training on 5 inflammatory markers associated with cardiovascular risk', American Journal of Cardiology, 151, pp. e7 - e16
,2006, 'End points in clinical trials: are they moving the goalposts?', Heart, 92, pp. 870 - 872, http://heart.bmj.com/content/92/7/870.long
,2006, 'Frequency of Recurrent ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction After Fibrinolytic Therapy in a Different Territory as a Manifestation of Multiple Unstable Coronary Arterial Plaques', American Journal of Cardiology, 97, pp. 947 - 951
,2006, 'Initial Q waves accompanying ST-segment elevation at presentation of acute myocardial infarction and 30-day mortality in patients given streptokinase therapy: an analysis from HERO-2', Lancet, 367, pp. 2061 - 2067
,2006, 'Prognostic differences between different types of bundle branch block during the early phase of acute myocardial infarction: insights from the Hirulog and Early Reperfusion or Occlusion (HERO)-2 trial', European Heart Journal, 27, pp. 21 - 28
,2006, 'Risk Stratification of Patients With Acute Anterior Myocardial Infarction and Right Bundle-Branch Block', Circulation, 114, pp. 783 - 789
,2005, 'Non ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes: New Zealand management guidelines', New Zealand Medical Journal, 118
,2005, 'ST-elevation myocardial infarction: New Zealand management guidelines', New Zealand Medical Journal, 118
,2005, 'Abciximab improves clinical outcomes in people with acute myocardial infraction receiving stents', Evidence-based Cardiovascular Medicine, 9, pp. 129 - 131, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ebcm.2005.03.007
,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
,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
,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
,2005, 'Near miss SIDS due to Brugada syndrome', Archives of Disease in Childhood, 90, pp. 528 - 529
,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
,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
,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
,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
,2004, 'Acute Coronary Syndrome patients in New Zealand receive less invasive management when admitted to hospitals without invasive facilities', New Zealand Medical Journal, 117
,2004, 'Management of patients admitted with an Acute Coronary Syndrome in New Zealand: Results of a comprehensive nationwide audit', New Zealand Medical Journal, 117
,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
,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
,2004, 'Thrombotic risk in patients with aortic bioprostheses', Journal of Heart Valve Disease, 13, pp. 525 - 528
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