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Combination of sitaxentan and tadalafil for idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension following relapse on bosentan (2009)
Journal Article
Faruqi, S., Fathi, H., & Morice, A. H. (2010). Combination of sitaxentan and tadalafil for idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension following relapse on bosentan. International journal of cardiology, 144(3), e43-e45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.12.065

Sitaxentan, a highly-selective endothelin receptor antagonist (ETRA) and bosentan a non-selective ETRA are both approved for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (iPAH). Sildenafil is a phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE-5) inhibitor use... Read More about Combination of sitaxentan and tadalafil for idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension following relapse on bosentan.

Intravenous administration of CP-4055 (ELACYT (TM)) in patients with solid tumours. A phase I study (2009)
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Dueland, S., Aamdal, S., Lind, M. J., Thomas, H., Sandvold, M. L., Gaullier, J.-M., & Rasch, W. (2009). Intravenous administration of CP-4055 (ELACYT (TM)) in patients with solid tumours. A phase I study. Acta Oncologica, 48(1), 137-145. https://doi.org/10.1080/02841860802183620

Purpose. Cytarabine (ara-C) has limited activity in solid tumours. CP-4055 (ELACYTT) is a novel ara-C-5'-elaidic acid ester that may circumvent this limitation. CP-4055 maximum tolerated dose (MTD), pharmacokinetics and antitumor activity have been i... Read More about Intravenous administration of CP-4055 (ELACYT (TM)) in patients with solid tumours. A phase I study.

The effect of atorvastatin in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study (2009)
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Sathyapalan, T., Kilpatrick, E. S., Coady, A. M., & Atkin, S. L. (2009). The effect of atorvastatin in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 94(1), 103-108. https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2008-1750

CONTEXT: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity, whereas statins are proven to reduce cardiovascular mortality and morbidity through lipid-lowering and perhaps through their pleiotropic effects.... Read More about The effect of atorvastatin in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study.

Transient receptor potential vanilloid-1-mediated calcium responses are inhibited by the alkylamine antihistamines dexbrompheniramine and chlorpheniramine (2008)
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Sadofsky, L. R., Campi, B., Trevisani, M., Compton, S. J., & Morice, A. H. (2008). Transient receptor potential vanilloid-1-mediated calcium responses are inhibited by the alkylamine antihistamines dexbrompheniramine and chlorpheniramine. Experimental Lung Research, 34(10), 681-693. https://doi.org/10.1080/01902140802339623

American guidelines, unlike European guidelines, support the use of antihistamines as a first line of treatment for some causes of chronic cough. Transient receptor potential vanilloid-1 (TRPV1) is an ion channel activated by the tussive agents capsa... Read More about Transient receptor potential vanilloid-1-mediated calcium responses are inhibited by the alkylamine antihistamines dexbrompheniramine and chlorpheniramine.

General anaesthesia versus local anaesthesia for carotid surgery (GALA): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial (2008)
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Chetter, I. (2008). General anaesthesia versus local anaesthesia for carotid surgery (GALA): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial. Lancet, 372(9656), 2132-2142. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2808%2961699-2

BackgroundThe effect of carotid endarterectomy in lowering the risk of stroke ipsilateral to severe atherosclerotic carotid-artery stenosis is offset by complications during or soon after surgery. We compared surgery under general anaesthesia with th... Read More about General anaesthesia versus local anaesthesia for carotid surgery (GALA): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial.

Quality of life in patients with lower limb ischemia; revised suggestions for analysis (2008)
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Gulati, S., Coughlin, P. A., Hatfield, J., & Chetter, I. C. (2009). Quality of life in patients with lower limb ischemia; revised suggestions for analysis. Journal of vascular surgery, 49(1), 122-126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2008.08.011

Background: Quality of life (QoL) is a crucial outcome measure in patients with lower limb ischemia (LLI). The Short Form 36 (SF36) has been proposed as the gold standard instrument for generic QoL analysis in patients with LLI. The Short Form 8 (SF8... Read More about Quality of life in patients with lower limb ischemia; revised suggestions for analysis.

The Leicester Cough Monitor: a semi-automated, semi-validated cough detection system? Reply (2008)
Journal Article
Birring, S. S., Mann, V. M., Matos, S., Yousaf, N., Wood, C., Fleming, T., Evans, D. H., Morice, A. H., & Pavord, I. D. (2008). The Leicester Cough Monitor: a semi-automated, semi-validated cough detection system? Reply. European respiratory journal, 32(2), 530-531. https://doi.org/10.1183/09031936.00060808

K. McGuinness and colleagues request further details regarding the validation of the Leicester Cough Monitor (LCM) over 24 h. This was not possible during our study because of limitations in battery life 1. Therefore, we compared automated and manual... Read More about The Leicester Cough Monitor: a semi-automated, semi-validated cough detection system? Reply.

Monocyte functional responsiveness after PSGL-1-mediated platelet adhesion is dependent on platelet activation status (2008)
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Bournazos, S., Rennie, J., Hart, S. P., Fox, K. A. A., & Dransfield, I. (2008). Monocyte functional responsiveness after PSGL-1-mediated platelet adhesion is dependent on platelet activation status. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 28(8), 1491-1498. https://doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.108.167601

OBJECTIVE: Acute coronary diseases are characterized by elevated levels of circulating platelet-leukocyte complexes, raising the possibility that proinflammatory processes might be initiated in leukocytes after platelet adhesion. Here we examined the... Read More about Monocyte functional responsiveness after PSGL-1-mediated platelet adhesion is dependent on platelet activation status.

Peak wall stress measurement in elective and acute abdominal aortic aneurysms (2007)
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Heng, M. S., Fagan, M. J., Collier, J. W., Desai, G., McCollum, P. T., & Chetter, I. C. (2008). Peak wall stress measurement in elective and acute abdominal aortic aneurysms. Journal of vascular surgery, 47(1), 17-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2007.09.002

Background: Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) rupture occurs when wall stress exceeds wall strength. Engineering principles suggest that aneurysm diameter is only one aspect of its geometry that influences wall stress. Finite element analysis considers... Read More about Peak wall stress measurement in elective and acute abdominal aortic aneurysms.

A prospective, randomized controlled trial comparing the effects of a fibrin sealant (EVICEL) versus manual compression on hemostatic effectiveness during vascular surgical procedures utilizing polytetrafluoroethylene graft material (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chetter, I. A prospective, randomized controlled trial comparing the effects of a fibrin sealant (EVICEL) versus manual compression on hemostatic effectiveness during vascular surgical procedures utilizing polytetrafluoroethylene graft material

Cutaneous hyperpigmentation after endovenous laser therapy: a case report and literature review (2007)
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Mekako, A., & Chetter, I. (2007). Cutaneous hyperpigmentation after endovenous laser therapy: a case report and literature review. Annals of vascular surgery, 21(5), 637-639. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2007.03.013

Endovenous laser therapy (EVLT) for the treatment of varicose veins has been shown to be effective and relatively safe. Reported complications are few and transient. Whereas it is not uncommon to have cutaneous hyperpigmentation following treatment m... Read More about Cutaneous hyperpigmentation after endovenous laser therapy: a case report and literature review.

Plasma tissue factor is a predictor for restenosis after femoropopliteal angioplasty (2007)
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Ray, B., Chetter, I. C., Lee, H. L. D., Ettelaie, C., & McCollum, P. T. (2007). Plasma tissue factor is a predictor for restenosis after femoropopliteal angioplasty. British journal of surgery, 94(9), 1092-1095. https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.5759

Background:In vitro studies suggest an association between raised levels of tissue factor and restenosis after coronary percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA). This prospective, controlled study examined the association between plasma tissue fac... Read More about Plasma tissue factor is a predictor for restenosis after femoropopliteal angioplasty.

Attitudes to research in surgical training (Winner) (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Coughlin, P. A., & Chetter, I. Attitudes to research in surgical training (Winner)

Cystic lesions of the pancreas (CLP) are increasingly being recognised due to the wide-spread use of cross-sectional imaging. The vast majority although asymptomatic is associated with malignant potential and proves to be a diagnostic challenge. Ther... Read More about Attitudes to research in surgical training (Winner).

Inflammatory mediators modulate thrombin and cathepsin-G signaling in human bronchial fibroblasts by inducing expression of proteinase-activated receptor-4 (2007)
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Ramachandran, R., Sadofsky, L., Xiao, Y., Botham, A., Cowen, M., Morice, A., & Compton, S. J. (2007). Inflammatory mediators modulate thrombin and cathepsin-G signaling in human bronchial fibroblasts by inducing expression of proteinase-activated receptor-4. American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology, 292(3), L788-L798. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajplung.00226.2006

Human lung fibroblasts express proteinase-activated receptor-1 (PAR 1 ), PAR 2 and PAR 3 , but not PAR 4 . Because PAR 2 has inflammatory effects on human primary bronchial fibroblasts (HPBF), we asked 1) whether the inflammatory mediators TNF-α and... Read More about Inflammatory mediators modulate thrombin and cathepsin-G signaling in human bronchial fibroblasts by inducing expression of proteinase-activated receptor-4.

Differential functions of tissue factor in the trans-activation of cellular signalling pathways (2006)
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Ettelaie, C., Li, C., Collier, M. E. W., Pradier, A., Frentzou, G. A., Wood, C. G., Chetter, I. C., McCollum, P. T., Bruckdorfer, K. R., & James, N. J. (2007). Differential functions of tissue factor in the trans-activation of cellular signalling pathways. Atherosclerosis, 194(1), 88-101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2006.10.010

In this study we examined the ability of tissue factor (TF) alone, or in conjunction with factor VIIa, factor Xa and TFPI in activating a number of key signalling pathways associated with cellular growth, stress and differentiation responses in human... Read More about Differential functions of tissue factor in the trans-activation of cellular signalling pathways.

A nonrandomised controlled trial of endovenous laser therapy and surgery in the treatment of varicose veins (2006)
Journal Article
Mekako, A. I., Hatfield, J., Bryce, J., Lee, D., McCollum, P. T., & Chetter, I. (2006). A nonrandomised controlled trial of endovenous laser therapy and surgery in the treatment of varicose veins. Annals of vascular surgery, 20(4), 451-457. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10016-006-9095-y

Endovenous laser therapy (EVLT) is a minimally invasive treatment for varicose veins. This study compares early quality-of-life (QoL) outcomes following EVLT and surgery. Two nonrandomized groups were studied: an EVLT group with 70 patients, median a... Read More about A nonrandomised controlled trial of endovenous laser therapy and surgery in the treatment of varicose veins.