Our cardiologists are at the cutting edge of their fields of interest. They are active researchers and are asked to lecture locally and internationally. See below for a selection of their research:
Metformin: safety in cardiac patients.
Postgrad Med J. 2010 Jun;86(1016):371-3. Review.PMID: 20547605.
Short-term outcome after stenting versus endarterectomy for symptomatic carotid stenosis: a preplanned meta-analysis of individual patient data.
Lancet. 2010 Sep 25;376(9746):1062-73. Epub 2010 Sep 15.PMID: 20832852
Diagnosing coronary artery occlusion in NSTEACS with strain echocardiography.
Heart. 2010 Oct;96(19):1516-7.PMID: 20837668
The arterial reservoir pressure increases with aging and is the major determinant of the aortic augmentation index.
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2010 Feb;298(2):H580-6.
Randomized comparison of percutaneous coronary intervention with coronary artery bypass grafting in diabetic patients. 1-year results of the CARDia (Coronary Artery Revascularization in Diabetes) trial. .
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 Feb 2;55(5):432-40
Recognising bicuspid aortic stenosis in patients referred for transcatheter aortic valve implantation: routine screening with three-dimensional transoesophageal echocardiography.
Heart. 2010 Apr;96(8):645.