2023
Burgoine T, Austin D, Wu J, Quinn T, Surmer P, Gale CP, Wilkinson C. Automated external defibrillator location and socioeconomic deprivation in Great Britain. Heart Published Online First: 28 August 2023. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2023-322985
Loh S, Ekinci Y, Spray L, Jeyalan V, Olin T, Richardson G, Austin D, Alkhalil M, Spyridopoulos I. Fractalkine Signalling (CX3CL1/CX3CR1 Axis) as an Emerging Target in Coronary Artery Disease. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2023; 12(14):4821. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12144821
Harrison S, Loughran K, Trevis J, Witharana P, Maier R, Hancock H, Bardgett M, Mathias A, Akowuah E, Experiences of patients enrolled and staff involved in the prehabilitation of elective patients undergoing cardiac surgery trial: a nested qualitative study, Anaesthesia, 2023 Jul 4, PMID 37402349
Akowuah E, Wagnild J, Bardgett M, Prichard J, Mathias A, Harrison S, Ogundimu E, Hancock H, Maier R, PREPs Trial investigators. A randomised controlled trial of prehabilitation in patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery, Anaesthesia, 2023 Jul 4, PMID 37402352
Akowuah E, Maier R, Hancock H, Kharatikoopaei E, Vale L, Fernandez-Garcia C, Ogundimu E, Wagnild J, Mathias A, Walmsley Z, Howe N, Kasim A, Graham R, Murphy G, Zacharias J, Minithoracotomy vs Conventional Sternotomy for Mitral Valve Repair; A Randomized Clinical Trial, JAMA, 2023;329(22):1957-1966 doi:10.1001/jama.2023.7800
Bawamia B, Spray L, Wangsaputra V, Bennaceur K, Vahabi S, Stellos K, Kharatikoopaei E, Ogundimu E, Gale C, Keavney B, Maier R, Hancock H, Richardson G, Austin D, Spyridopoulos I. Activation of telomerase by TA-65 enhances immunity and reduces inflammation post myocardial infarction, GeroScience, Apr 2023, PMID: 37086366
Akowuah E, Mathias A, Bardgett M, Harrison S, Kasim A, Loughran K, Ogundimu E, Trevis J, Wagnild J, Witharana P, Hancock H, Maier R. Prehabilitation in elective patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a randomised control trial (The PrEPS Trial) – a study protocol, BMJ Open, 2023 Jan 5;13(1) PMID 36604134
Maier R, Plummer C, Kasim A, Akhter N, Ogundimu E, Maddox J, Graham J, Stewart M, Wardley A, Haney S, Vahabi S, Oxenham H, Humpfreys A, Cresti N, Verrill M, Graham R, Chang L, Hancock H, Austin D, Preventing cardiotoxicity in patients with breast cancer and lymphoma: protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial (PROACT), BMJ Open, 2022;12:e066252. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066252
Lawless M, Appelman Y, Beltrame JF, Navarese EP, Ratcovich H, Wilkinson C, Kunadian V, Sex differences in treatment and outcomes amongst myocardial infarction patients presenting with and without obstructive coronary arteries: a prospective multicentre study, European Heart Journal Open, Volume 3, Issue 2, March 2023, oead033, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjopen/oead033
Beska B, Ratcovich H, Bagnall A, Burrell A, Edwards R, Egred M, Jordan R, Khan A, Mills GB, Morrison E, Raharjo DE, Singh F, Wilkinson C, Zaman A, Kunadian V. Angiographic and Procedural Characteristics in Frail Older Patients with Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome. Interv Cardiol. 2023 Feb 17;18:e04. doi: 10.15420/icr.2022.20. PMID: 37614703; PMCID: PMC10442670.
Gibbison B, Murphy GJ, Akowuah E, Loubani M, Pufulete M. Pre-operative and prehabilitation services in UK cardiac surgery centres. Anaesthesia. 2023 Mar;78(3):388-391. doi: 10.1111/anae.15918. Epub 2022 Nov 17.PMID: 36394827.
Ngaage DL, Mitchell N, Dean A, Mitchell A, Hinde S, Akowuah E, Doherty P, Nichols S, Fairhurst C, Flemming K, Hewitt C, Ingle L, Watson J. A randomised controlled, feasibility study to establish the acceptability of early outpatient review and early cardiac rehabilitation compared to standard practice after cardiac surgery and viability of a future large-scale trial (FARSTER). Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2023 May 11;9(1):79. doi: 10.1186/
Todd R, Rogers CA, Pufulete M, Culliford L, Pretorius P, Voets N, Akowuah E, Sayeed R, Lazaroo M, Kaur S, Angelini GD, Gibbison B. Efficacy and safety of carbon dioxide insufflation for brain protection for patients undergoing planned left-sided open heart valve surgery: protocol for a multicentre, placebo-controlled, blinded, randomised controlled trial (the CO2 Study). BMJ Open. 2023 May 17;13(5):e074221. doi: 10.1136/
Kirmani BH, Akowuah E. Minimal Access Aortic Valve Surgery. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis. 2023 Jun 30;10(7):281. doi: 10.3390/jcdd10070281.PMID: 37504537
Rice CT, Barnett S, O’Connell SP, Akowuah E, Appleby CE, Chambers JB, Shah BN, Blackman DJ. Impact of gender, ethnicity and social deprivation on access to surgical or transcatheter aortic valve replacement in aortic stenosis: a retrospective database study in England. Open Heart. 2023 Sep;10(2):e002373. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2023-002373.PMID: 37788920.
Akowuah E, Maier R. Improving generalisability: a reply. Anaesthesia. 2023 Oct 10. doi: 10.1111/anae.16142. Online ahead of print.PMID: 37816311
Grant SW, Chung JCY, Ouzounian M. Can the Media Predict Aortic Events? Thorac Surg. 2022 Nov;114(5):1654-1655. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.04.006. Epub 2022 Apr 22. PMID: 35461786
Grant SW, Ouzounian M, Chung JCY. External Aortic Wrapping for Type A Dissection: SEWing but Not as We Know It. Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 Jan;115(1):60-61. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.07.008. Epub 2022 Jul 19. PMID: 35863390
Grant SW, Macnab A, Dimarakis I. Bilateral Pulmonary Embolism and Impending Paradoxical Embolism After COVID-19 Vaccination. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2023 Sep;37(9):1837. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2023.05.019. Epub 2023 May 11. PMID: 37301701
Argus L, Taylor M, Ouzounian M, Venkateswaran R, Grant SW. Risk Prediction Models for Long-Term Survival after Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Feb 7. doi: 10.1055/s-0043-1760747. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36750201
Moon RJ, Taylor R, Miklavc P, Mehdi SB, Grant SW, Bittar MN. Wedge resection versus lobectomy in T1 lung cancer patients: a propensity matched analysis. J Cardiothorac Surg. 2023 Aug 24;18(1):252. doi: 10.1186/s13019-023-02303-4. PMID: 37620956
Sammut-Powell C, Williams R, Sperrin M, Thomas O, Peek N, Grant SW. Healthcare utilisation in patients with long-term conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based observational study of all patients across Greater Manchester, UK. BMJ Open. 2023 Jul 7;13(7):e066873. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066873. PMID: 37419643
King J, Taylor M, Booton R, Crosbie P, Shah D, Evison M, Ng C, Rammohan K, Shah R, Shackcloth M, Grant SW, Sinnott N. Safety of curative-intent lung cancer surgery in older patients (octogenarians): A contemporary multicentre cohort study. J Geriatr Oncol. 2023 Oct 7;14(8):101635. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2023.101635. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37812970
2022
Taylor M, Templeton R, Granato F, Eadington T, Shah R, Grant SW. The Impact of Initial Postoperative Destination on Unplanned Critical Care Admissions After Lung Resection.J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2022 Aug;36(8 Pt A):2393-2399. PMID: 35144870
Brunswicker A, Taylor M, Grant SW, Abah U, Smith M, Shackcloth M, Granato F, Shah R, Rammohan K; North West Thoracic Surgery Collaborative (NWTSC)†. Pneumonectomy for primary lung cancer: contemporary outcomes, risk factors and model validation. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2022 Jun 1;34(6):1054-1061. PMID: 34871415
Preventing cardiotoxicity in patients with breast cancer and lymphoma: protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial (PROACT) Maier RH, Plummer C, Kasim AS, et al, BMJ Open, 2022.
Which antithrombotic strategy provides the best outcomes after mitral valve repair in patients who remain in sinus rhythm? Trevis J, Akowuah E. Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, 2022.
Getting the best from the Heart Team: guidance for cardiac multidisciplinary meetings Archbold A, Akowuah E, Banning AP, et al. Heart, 2022, 108:e2.
Determinants of outcomes in 4203 patients following surgery for type A acute aortic dissection. An analysis of the UK National Adult Cardiac Surgical Audit, European Heart Journal, Jan 2022, vol.43(1) p.44–52
Evidence gaps pertaining to high-risk medications – Commentary on anticoagulation in new onset postoperative atrial fibrillation, Akowuah E, Whitlock R, Heart Rhythm O2, July 2022
Triiodothyronine (T3), inflammation and mortality risk in patients with acute myocardial infarction, Razvi S, Jabbar A, Bano A, Ingoe L, Carey P, Junejo S,Thomas H, Addison C, Austin D, Greenwood J, and Zaman A, European Thyroid Journal, 2022, Vol 11(2)
Right ventricular mechanics in anthracycline chemotherapy: insights into the PROACT PLUS study, Vahabi S, Kharati-Koopaei E, Norouzi M, Maddox J, Humphreys A, Hancock H, Zaman A, Austin D, European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Imaging, 2022, vol 23(1)
Non-anemic iron deficiency predicts prolonged hospitalisation following surgical aortic valve replacement: a single-centre retrospective study, Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2022 17;157
2021
Impact of prehabilitation on objectively measured physical activity levels in elective surgery patients: a systematic review, Wagnild JM, Akowuah E, Maier RH et al, BMJ Open 2021;11