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Electrical stimulation vs. standard care for chronic ulcer healing: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (2014)
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Barnes, R., Shahin, Y., Gohil, R., & Chetter, I. (2014). Electrical stimulation vs. standard care for chronic ulcer healing: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. European Journal of Clinical Investigation, 44(4), 429-440. https://doi.org/10.1111/eci.12244

Background We conducted a systematic review to investigate the effect of electrical stimulation on ulcer healing compared to usual treatment and/or sham stimulation. This systematic review also aimed to investigate the effect of different types of... Read More about Electrical stimulation vs. standard care for chronic ulcer healing: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

Randomized clinical trial of selective versus routine preoperative duplex ultrasound imaging before arteriovenous fistula surgery: Duplex imaging before arteriovenous fistula surgery (2014)
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Barnes, R., Chetter, I. C., & Smith, G. E. (2014). Randomized clinical trial of selective versus routine preoperative duplex ultrasound imaging before arteriovenous fistula surgery: Duplex imaging before arteriovenous fistula surgery. British journal of surgery, 101(5), 469-474. https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.9435

BackgroundAnatomical suitability for arteriovenous fistula (AVF) formation was formerly determined by clinical examination alone. There are potential benefits from imaging to assess anatomical suitability. Existing studies examined the role of routin... Read More about Randomized clinical trial of selective versus routine preoperative duplex ultrasound imaging before arteriovenous fistula surgery: Duplex imaging before arteriovenous fistula surgery.

Effect of supervised exercise on physical function and balance in patients with intermittent claudication (2014)
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Mockford, K. A., Gohil, R. A., Mazari, F., Khan, J. A., Vanicek, N., Coughlin, P. A., & Chetter, I. C. (2014). Effect of supervised exercise on physical function and balance in patients with intermittent claudication. British journal of surgery, 101(4), 356-362. https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.9402

Background The aim of the study was to identify whether a standard supervised exercise programme (SEP) for patients with intermittent claudication improved specific measures of functional performance including balance. Methods A prospective observati... Read More about Effect of supervised exercise on physical function and balance in patients with intermittent claudication.

Fear of falling in claudicants and its relationship to physical ability, balance, and quality of Life (2014)
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Lane, R. A., Mazari, F., Mockford, K. A., Vanicek, N., Chetter, I. C., & Coughlin, P. A. (2014). Fear of falling in claudicants and its relationship to physical ability, balance, and quality of Life. Vascular and endovascular surgery, 48(4), 297-304. https://doi.org/10.1177/1538574413519711

Objectives: Intermittent claudication is associated with poor physical function, quality of life (QoL), and balance impairment. Fear of falling (FoF) is a recognized contributing factor to poor physical ability. Any link between claudication and FoF... Read More about Fear of falling in claudicants and its relationship to physical ability, balance, and quality of Life.

The effect of deep hypothermia on the human pulmonary circulation (2014)
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Ariyaratnam, P., Loubani, M., Cale, A. R., Chaudhry, M., Cowen, M. E., Jarvis, M. A., Griffin, S., & Morice, A. H. (2014). The effect of deep hypothermia on the human pulmonary circulation. Journal of Thermal Biology, 40(1), 20-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2014.01.001

Objective: Acute rises in pulmonary artery pressures following complex cardiac surgery are associated with high morbidity and mortality. We hypothesised that periods of deep hypothermia predispose to elevated pulmonary pressures upon rewarming. We in... Read More about The effect of deep hypothermia on the human pulmonary circulation.

Increased platelet binding to circulating monocytes in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. (2014)
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Fahim, A., Crooks, M. G., Morice, A. H., & Hart, S. P. (2014). Increased platelet binding to circulating monocytes in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Lung, 192(2), 277-284. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00408-013-9546-5

Purpose Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most common idiopathic interstitial pneumonia and its prognosis is poor. Epidemiological evidence suggests an association of IPF with vascular disease and thrombotic tendency, which may be related to... Read More about Increased platelet binding to circulating monocytes in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis..

Dietary intervention in the treatment of patients with cough and symptoms suggestive of airways reflux as determined by Hull airways Reflux Questionnaire (2013)
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Smith, J. E., Morjaria, J. B., & Morice, A. H. (2013). Dietary intervention in the treatment of patients with cough and symptoms suggestive of airways reflux as determined by Hull airways Reflux Questionnaire. Cough, 9(1), Article 27. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-9974-9-27

Background: Chronic cough is a common and distressing symptom. Gastro-oesophageal reflux is a common cause of chronic cough however the symptom complex in cough is not confined to classic peptic symptoms. Dyspeptic symptoms have previously been shown... Read More about Dietary intervention in the treatment of patients with cough and symptoms suggestive of airways reflux as determined by Hull airways Reflux Questionnaire.

The Impact of Previous Surgery and Revisions on Outcome after Major Lower Limb Amputation (2013)
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Souroullas, P., Barnes, R., Lane, R. A., & Chetter, I. (2014). The Impact of Previous Surgery and Revisions on Outcome after Major Lower Limb Amputation. Annals of vascular surgery, 28(5), 1166-1171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2013.10.017

IntroductionMorbidity and mortality after lower limb amputation (LLA) remain disappointingly high. This study aimed to assess the impact of previous ipsilateral vascular intervention on outcomes after major LLA.MethodsProspective data were collected... Read More about The Impact of Previous Surgery and Revisions on Outcome after Major Lower Limb Amputation.

Supervised exercise program improves aerobic fitness in patients awaiting abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (2013)
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Barakat, H. M., Shahin, Y., Barnes, R., Gohil, R., Souroullas, P., Khan, J., McCollum, P. T., & Chetter, I. C. (2014). Supervised exercise program improves aerobic fitness in patients awaiting abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Annals of vascular surgery, 28(1), 74-79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2013.09.001

Background Aerobic fitness is an important predictor of postoperative outcome in major surgery. In this study, we assess the effects of a period of preoperative exercise on aerobic fitness as measured by cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) in pa... Read More about Supervised exercise program improves aerobic fitness in patients awaiting abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.

Computerized dynamic posturography for postural control assessment in patients with intermittent claudication. (2013)
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Vanicek, N., King, S. A., Gohil, R., Chetter, I. C., & Coughlin, P. A. (2013). Computerized dynamic posturography for postural control assessment in patients with intermittent claudication. Journal of Visualized Experiments, Article e51077. https://doi.org/10.3791/51077

Computerized dynamic posturography with the EquiTest is an objective technique for measuring postural strategies under challenging static and dynamic conditions. As part of a diagnostic assessment, the early detection of postural deficits is importan... Read More about Computerized dynamic posturography for postural control assessment in patients with intermittent claudication..

Ruptured AAA: suitability for endovascular repair is associated with lower mortality following open repair (2013)
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Barnes, R., Kassianides, X., Barakat, H., Mironska, E., Lakshminarayan, R., & Chetter, I. C. (2014). Ruptured AAA: suitability for endovascular repair is associated with lower mortality following open repair. World Journal of Surgery, 38(5), 1223-1226. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-013-2393-y

Meta-analysis of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors effect on walking ability and ankle brachial pressure index in patients with intermittent claudication (2013)
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Shahin, Y., Barnes, R., Barakat, H., & Chetter, I. C. (2013). Meta-analysis of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors effect on walking ability and ankle brachial pressure index in patients with intermittent claudication. Atherosclerosis, 231(2), 283-290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2013.09.037

Objective The aim of this meta-analysis was to investigate the effect of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors on maximum walking distance (MWD), pain-free walking distance (PFWD) and ankle brachial pressure index (ABPI) in patients with in... Read More about Meta-analysis of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors effect on walking ability and ankle brachial pressure index in patients with intermittent claudication.

Insulin resistance and cardiovascular risk marker evaluation in morbid obesity 12 months after bariatric surgery compared to weight-matched controls (2013)
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Dawson, A. J., Sathyapalan, T., Sedman, P., Ajjan, R., Kilpatrick, E. S., & Atkin, S. L. (2014). Insulin resistance and cardiovascular risk marker evaluation in morbid obesity 12 months after bariatric surgery compared to weight-matched controls. Obesity Surgery, 24(3), 349-358. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-013-1100-2

Background Insulin resistance (IR) after bariatric surgery is significantly lower than controls matched for bodymass index (BMI) and is indistinguishable from lean subjects however it is not known if this is the same for associated cardiovascular ris... Read More about Insulin resistance and cardiovascular risk marker evaluation in morbid obesity 12 months after bariatric surgery compared to weight-matched controls.

Outcomes after open repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms in octogenarians: a 20-year, single-center experience (2013)
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Barakat, H. M., Shahin, Y., Barnes, R., Chetter, I., & McCollum, P. (2014). Outcomes after open repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms in octogenarians: a 20-year, single-center experience. Annals of vascular surgery, 28(1), 80-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2013.07.006

Background The purpose of this study was to evaluate morbidity, mortality, and survival in octogenarians undergoing open repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (RAAAs) in comparison to younger patients.MethodsThis investigation was a retrospe... Read More about Outcomes after open repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms in octogenarians: a 20-year, single-center experience.

Survival of patients with small cell lung cancer undergoing lung resection in England, 1998–2009 (2013)
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Lüchtenborg, M., Riaz, S. P., Lim, E., Page, R., Baldwin, D. R., Jakobsen, E., Vedsted, P., Lind, M., Peake, M. D., Mellemgaard, A., Spicer, J., Lang-Lazdunski, L., & Møller, H. (2014). Survival of patients with small cell lung cancer undergoing lung resection in England, 1998–2009. Thorax, 69(3), 269-273. https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-203884

Introduction: Chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy is the recommended treatment for small cell lung cancer (SCLC), except in stage I disease where clinical guidelines state there may be a role for surgery based on favourable outcomes in case series. Evi... Read More about Survival of patients with small cell lung cancer undergoing lung resection in England, 1998–2009.

Cough in the Elderly Population: Relationships with Multiple Comorbidity (2013)
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Song, W. J., Morice, A. H., Kim, M. H., Lee, S. E., Jo, E. J., Lee, S. M., Han, J. W., Kim, T. H., Kim, S. H., Jang, H. C., Kim, K. W., Cho, S. H., Min, K. U., & Chang, Y. S. (2013). Cough in the Elderly Population: Relationships with Multiple Comorbidity. PLoS ONE, 8(10), Article e78081. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0078081

Background:The epidemiology of cough in the elderly population has not been studied comprehensively. The present study aimed to investigate the epidemiology of cough in a community elderly population, particularly in relation with their comorbidity.M... Read More about Cough in the Elderly Population: Relationships with Multiple Comorbidity.

Endovenous thermal ablation for healing venous ulcers and preventing recurrence. (2013)
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Carradice, D., Samuel, N., Chetter, I., Smith, G., & Wallace, T. (2013). Endovenous thermal ablation for healing venous ulcers and preventing recurrence. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 10, Article CD009494. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD009494.pub2

Hydrogen sulphide vasodilates human pulmonary arteries: A possible role in pulmonary hypertension? (2013)
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Ariyaratnam, P., Loubani, M., & Morice, A. H. (2013). Hydrogen sulphide vasodilates human pulmonary arteries: A possible role in pulmonary hypertension?. Microvascular Research, 90, 135-137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mvr.2013.09.002

Introduction: Acute rises in pulmonary artery pressures are associated with a significant mortality and morbidity due to the significant strain on the right ventricle. Although hydrogen sulphide (H2S) has been studied for its potential role in the sy... Read More about Hydrogen sulphide vasodilates human pulmonary arteries: A possible role in pulmonary hypertension?.

High procedure volume is strongly associated with improved survival after lung cancer surgery (2013)
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Lüchtenborg, M., Riaz, S. P., Coupland, V. H., Lim, E., Jakobsen, E., Krasnik, M., Page, R., Lind, M. J., Peake, M. D., & Møller, H. (2013). High procedure volume is strongly associated with improved survival after lung cancer surgery. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 31(25), 3141-3146. https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO.2013.49.0219

Purpose Studies have reported an association between hospital volume and survival for non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We explored this association in England, accounting for case mix and propensity to resect. Methods We analyzed data on 134,293... Read More about High procedure volume is strongly associated with improved survival after lung cancer surgery.

A comparison of cardiovascular risk indices in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome with and without coexisting nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (2013)
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Dawson, A. J., Sathyapalan, T., Smithson, J. A. J., Vince, R. V., Coady, A. M., Ajjan, R., Kilpatrick, E. S., & Atkin, S. L. (2014). A comparison of cardiovascular risk indices in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome with and without coexisting nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Clinical Endocrinology, 80(6), 843-849. https://doi.org/10.1111/cen.12258

Background Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have an adverse cardiovascular risk profile and an increased prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which is also associated with an adverse cardiovascular risk profile. Objectiv... Read More about A comparison of cardiovascular risk indices in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome with and without coexisting nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.