Dr Kate N Thomas

2026

Journal - Research Article

Carr, J. M. J. R., Koep, J. L., Duffy, J. S., Brewster, L. M., Bird, J. D., Monteleone, J. A., … Thomas, K. N., & Gibbons, T. D. (2026). Brain-derived neurotrophic factor in human cerebrospinal fluid is elevated after exercise. Journal of Neurophysiology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1152/jn.00068.2026

Carr, J. M. J. R., Koep, J. L., Duffy, J. S., Brewster, L. M., Bird, J. D., Monteleone, J. A., … Thomas, K. N., … Gibbons, T. D. (2026). Exercise increases the sensitivity of cerebral glucose metabolism to intranasal insulin in young, healthy adults. Journal of Neurochemistry, 170(6), e70488. doi: 10.1111/jnc.70488

Nardone, M., Thomas, K. N., Fan, J.-L., Pugh, G. E., & Fisher, J. P. (2026). Influence of spontaneous bursts of muscle sympathetic nerve activity on superficial femoral artery and femoral vein flow at rest and during slow deep breathing. American Journal of Physiology: Heart & Circulatory Physiology, 330, H1433-H1445. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00765.2025

Coates, K. D., Wright, S. P., Stewart, L. C., Sasso, J. P., Thomas, K. N., & Eves, N. D. (2026). Hemodynamic and vascular effects of different durations of lower-leg hot-water immersion. American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative & Comparative Physiology, 330, R336-R346. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00309.2025

Jones, G. T., Clifford, K., Hill, G. B., Thomas, K. N., Lesche, S., & Krysa, J. (2026). A novel infra-red fluorescence method to identify regions of superficial microvenous reflux in patients with chronic venous disease. Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous & Lymphatic Disorders, 14(3), 102448. doi: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2026.102448

Duffy, J. S., Monteleone, J. A., Carr, J. M. J. R., Howe, C. A., Koep, J., Bird, J. D., … Thomas, K. N., … Gibbons, T. D. (2026). Lactate accumulates in the cerebrospinal fluid after prolonged exercise. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism, 46(3), 671-681. doi: 10.1177/0271678x251399006

Pugh, G. E., Thomas, K. N., Fan, J.-L., & Fisher, J. P. (2026). Central arterial stiffness, flow-mediated dilation and venous function in postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS). American Journal of Physiology: Heart & Circulatory Physiology, 330, H89-H99. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00590.2025

Thomas, K. N., Caldwell, H. G., Macleod, D. B., Abraham, W. C., Carr, J. M. J. R., Gasho, C., … Gibbons, T. D. (2026). Exercise and hypoxia independently stimulate platelet liberation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and platelet factor 4. Journal of Physiology, 604(1), 282-296. doi: 10.1113/jp289261

Journal - Research Other

Thomas, K. N., Jones, E. M. W., Majumder, A., Abcarian, P. W., & McLeod, P. J. (2026). Traumatic arteriovenous fistula after ice axe injury 27 years ago: A case report. Experimental Physiology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1113/EP093968

Roxburgh, B. H., & Thomas, K. N. (2026). A deeper dip? Hot-water immersion and nocturnal blood pressure regulation. Experimental Physiology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1113/ep093711

Roxburgh, B. H., Cotter, J. D., Fujii, N., Masodsai, K., & Thomas, K. N. (2026). Hot-water immersion: A (not so) new therapy for the primary and secondary prevention of hypertension? Journal of Applied Physiology, 140, 439-450. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00846.2025

2025

Journal - Research Article

Roxburgh, B. H., Campbell, H. A., Cotter, J. D., Reymann, U., Williams, M. J. A., Gwynne-Jones, D., & Thomas, K. N. (2025). Three practical methods for estimating preoperative cardiorespiratory fitness in patients with severe hip or knee osteoarthritis: A cross-sectional study. Arthritis Care & Research. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/acr.25703

Roxburgh, B. H., Campbell, H. A., Cotter, J. D., Reymann, U., Williams, M. J. A., Gwynne-Jones, D. P., & Thomas, K. N. (2025). The effect of pre-operative cardiorespiratory fitness on functional and subjective outcomes following total hip and knee arthroplasty: A single centre, observational study. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 138(1614), 19-41. doi: 10.26635/6965.6855

Bouck, T., Monteleone, J., Duffy, J., Ainslie, P. N., Little, J. P., Thomas, K. N., Gibbons, T. D., & Islam, H. (2025). Changes in plasma cytokines following a 60-h fast are not influenced by the addition of exercise despite elevated ketones in healthy young adults. Physiological Reports, 13, e70294. doi: 10.14814/phy2.70294

Roxburgh, B. H., Campbell, H. A., Cotter, J. D., Williams, M. J. A., & Thomas, K. N. (2025). Both hot- and thermoneutral-water immersion reduce 24-h blood pressure in people with hypertension: A randomized crossover study. Temperature, 12(2), 166-178. doi: 10.1080/23328940.2025.2465025

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Roxburgh, B., Cunningham, M., Campbell, M., Cotter, J., Williams, M., & Thomas, K. (2025). Te Waiora: Thermal therapy for cardiovascular health. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 34(Suppl. 3), O28. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2025.05.029

2024

Journal - Research Article

Roxburgh, B. H., Campbell, H. A., Goodman, R., Cotter, J. D., Reymann, U., Gwynne-Jones, D., & Thomas, K. N. (2024). Acute and adaptive analgesic effects of passive heat therapy or high- intensity interval exercise in patients with severe lower-limb osteoarthritis: A mixed-methods exploratory study. International Journal of Research in Exercise Physiology, 19(2), 19-41. Retrieved from https://ijrep.org/

Roxburgh, B. H., Campbell, H. A., Cotter, J. D., Reymann, U., Gwynne-Jones, D., & Thomas, K. N. (2024). Maintenance of preoperative fitness by home-based prehabilitation following supervised prehabilitation in patients awaiting total hip or knee arthroplasty. International Journal of Research in Exercise Physiology, 19(2), 57-77. Retrieved from https://ijrep.org/

Roxburgh, B. H., Campbell, H. A., Cotter, J. D., Reymann, U., Williams, M. J. A., Gwynne-Jones, D., & Thomas, K. N. (2024). Upper-limb high-intensity interval training or passive heat therapy to optimise cardiorespiratory fitness prior to total hip or knee arthroplasty: A randomised controlled trial. Arthritis Care & Research, 76(3), 393-402. doi: 10.1002/acr.25238

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Roxburgh, B., Campbell, H., Cotter, J., & Thomas, K. (2024). Hot water immersion, and immersion per se, reduces 24-h blood pressure in people with hypertension. In J.-Y. Lee & D.-H. Kim (Eds.), Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Environmental Ergonomics. (pp. 325). International Society for Environmental Ergonomics. [Abstract]

Heyward, S. J., Cotter, J. D., Thomas, K. N., & Roxburgh, B. H. (2024). The effect of a single hot water immersion or High-Intensity Interval Training exposure on 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure in adults with hypertension. Proceedings of the Sport and Exercise Science New Zealand (SESNZ) and International Society of Performance Analysis of Sport (ISPAS) Conference: The Evolution of Exercise Science: Bridging Research and Real-World Impact. Retrieved from https://sesnz.org.nz/

2023

Journal - Research Article

Roxburgh, B. H., Campbell, H. A., Cotter, J. D., Reymann, U., Williams, M. J. A., Gwynne-Jones, D., & Thomas, K. N. (2023). Acute and adaptive cardiovascular and metabolic effects of passive heat therapy or high-intensity interval training in patients with severe lower-limb osteoarthritis. Physiological Reports, 11, e15699. doi: 10.14814/phy2.15699

Thomas, K. N., Akerman, A. P., Gibbons, T. D., Campbell, H. A., Cotter, J. D., & van Rij, A. M. (2023). The athlete's vein: Venous adaptations in the lower limbs of endurance athletes. American Journal of Physiology: Heart & Circulatory Physiology, 325, H66-H76. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00175.2023

Gibbons, T. D., Cotter, J. D., Ainslie, P. N., Abraham, W. C., Mockett, B. G., Campbell, H. A., Jones, E. M. W., Jenkins, E. J., & Thomas, K. N. (2023). Fasting for 20 h does not affect exercise-induced increases in circulating BDNF in humans. Journal of Physiology, 601(11), 2121-2137. doi: 10.1113/jp283582

Roxburgh, B. H., Cotter, J. D., Campbell, H. A., Reymann, U., Wilson, L. C., Gwynne-Jones, D., van Rij, A. M., & Thomas, K. N. (2023). Physiological relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness and fitness for surgery: A narrative review. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 130(2), 122-132. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2022.10.039

Journal - Research Other

van Rij, A. M., Hill, B. G., & Thomas, K. N. (2023). Bidirectional perforators in the lower limb are not physiologically normal: A brief commentary. Phlebology. doi: 10.1177/02683555231213146

van Rij, A. M., & Thomas, K. N. (2023). Exercise, bulging veins and venous disease [Invited]. European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, 66, 864-865. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2023.08.058

2022

Journal - Research Article

Millen, R. N., Thomas, K. N., Versteeg, M. P. T., & van Rij, A. M. (2022). Popliteal vein compression, obesity, and chronic venous disease. Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous & Lymphatic Disorders, 10(1), 200-208.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2021.05.013

Gibbons, T. D., Dempsey, J. A., Thomas, K. N., Ainslie, P. N., Wilson, L. C., Stothers, T. A. M., Campbell, H. A., & Cotter, J. D. (2022). Carotid body hyperexcitability underlies heat-induced hyperventilation in exercising humans. Journal of Applied Physiology, 133, 1394-1406. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00435.2022

Gibbons, T. D., Dempsey, J. A., Thomas, K. N., Campbell, H. A., Stothers, T. A. M., Wilson, L. C., Ainslie, P. N., & Cotter, J. D. (2022). Contribution of the carotid body to thermally-mediated hyperventilation in humans. Journal of Physiology, 600(15), 3603-3624. doi: 10.1113/jp282918

Thomas, K. N., Gibbons, T. D., Campbell, H. A., Cotter, J. D., & van Rij, A. M. (2022). Pulsatile flow in venous perforators of the lower limb. American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative & Comparative Physiology, 323, R59-R67. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00013.2022

Campbell, H., Akerman, A. P., Kissling, L. S., Prout, J. R., Gibbons, T. D., Thomas, K. N., & Cotter, J. D. (2022). Acute physiological and psychophysical responses to different modes of heat stress. Experimental Physiology, 107, 429-440. doi: 10.1113/ep089992

Kissling, L. S., Akerman, A. P., Campbell, H. A., Prout, J. R., Gibbons, T. D., Thomas, K. N., & Cotter, J. D. (2022). A crossover control study of three methods of heat acclimation on the magnitude and kinetics of adaptation. Experimental Physiology, 107, 337-349. doi: 10.1113/ep089993

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Roxburgh, B. H., Campbell, H., Cotter, J. D., Reymann, U., Gwynne-Jones, D., Williams, M. J. A., & Thomas, K. N. (2022). The effect of high-intensity interval training and heat therapy on cardiorespiratory fitness in patients with severe lower-limb osteoarthritis. Journal of Sport & Exercise Science, 6(4), (pp. 36-37). doi: 10.36905/jses.2022.04.01

Miller, B., Thomas, K., Cocker, K., Roxburgh, B., Campbell, H., & Cotter, J. (2022). Variability of three core temperature measurement techniques in cool water swimming. Journal of Sport & Exercise Science, 6(4), (pp. 25). doi: 10.36905/jses.2022.04.01

Stothers, T., Cotter, J., Thomas, K., Gibbons, T., & Jones, E. (2022). Handling the heat: Does lower baseline body temperature or opportunity for behaviour improve heat tolerance? Journal of Sport & Exercise Science, 6(4), (pp. 24). doi: 10.36905/jses.2022.04.01

O'Reilly, K., Cocker, K. N., Wypych, J., Wilson, L. C., van Duijn, T., Gibbons, T. D., Button, C., Thomas, K., & Cotter, J. D. (2022). Does adaption to cold shock provide cross adaption to the basic control of breathing? Journal of Sport & Exercise Science, 6(4), (pp. 23-24). doi: 10.36905/jses.2022.04.01

Jones, E. M. W., Gibbons, T. D., Campbell, H. A., Stothers, T. A. M., Cotter, J. D., & Thomas, K. N. (2022). Effects of shear stress on acute cerebrovascular flow-mediated dilation. Journal of Sport & Exercise Science, 6(4), (pp. 22). doi: 10.36905/jses.2022.04.01

Roxburgh, B., Campbell, H., Cotter, J., Reymann, U., Gwynne-Jones, D., Williams, M., & Thomas, K. (2022). The effect of heat therapy and high-intensity interval training on cardiometabolic health in patients with severe lower-limb osteoarthritis. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 31(Suppl. 3), (pp. S42). doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.06.012

2021

Chapter in Book - Research

Burley, C. V., Mullinger, K. J., Thomas, K. N., Rendeiro, C., Dehghani, H., & Lucas, S. J. E. (2021). Imaging cerebral blood flow for brain health measurement. In S. Della Sala (Ed.), Encyclopedia of behavioral neuroscience (Vol. 1). (2nd ed.) (pp. 126-135). Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-819641-0.00157-2

Journal - Research Article

Roxburgh, B. H., Campbell, H. A., Cotter, J. D., Reymann, U., Williams, M. J. A., Gwynne-Jones, D., & Thomas, K. N. (2021). The absolute and relative reliability of hand-held dynamometry in patients with severe lower-limb osteoarthritis scheduled for total joint replacement surgery. International Journal of Research in Exercise Physiology, 16(2), 81-91. Retrieved from https://ijrep.org

Burley, C. V., Francis, S. T., Thomas, K. N., Whittaker, A. C., Lucas, S. J. E., & Mullinger, K. J. (2021). Contrasting measures of cerebrovascular reactivity between MRI and Doppler: A cross-sectional study of younger and older healthy individuals. Frontiers in Physiology, 12, 656746. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2021.656746

Gibbons, T. D., Ainslie, P. N., Thomas, K. N., Wilson, L. C., Akerman, A. P., Donnelly, J., Campbell, H. A., & Cotter, J. D. (2021). Influence of the mode of heating on cerebral blood flow, non-invasive intracranial pressure and thermal tolerance in humans. Journal of Physiology, 599(7), 1977-1996. doi: 10.1113/jp280970

Peddie, M. C., Kessell, C., Bergen, T., Gibbons, T. D., Campbell, H. A., Cotter, J. D., Rehrer, N. J., & Thomas, K. N. (2021). The effects of prolonged sitting, prolonged standing, and activity breaks on vascular function, and postprandial glucose and insulin responses: A randomised crossover trial. PLoS ONE, 16(1), e0244841. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244841

Roxburgh, B. H., Campbell, H. A., Cotter, J. D., Reymann, U., Williams, M. J. A., Gwynne-Jones, D., & Thomas, K. N. (2021). Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in severe osteoarthritis: A crossover comparison of four exercise modalities. Anaesthesia, 76, 72-81. doi: 10.1111/anae.15162

Journal - Research Other

Gibbons, T. D., & Thomas, K. N. (2021). If here for shear, best steer clear of intermittent hypoxia [Commentary on Viewpoint: Differential impact of shear rate in the cerebral and systemic circulation: Implications for endothelial function]. Journal of Applied Physiology, 130(4), 1157-1158. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00045.2021

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Roxburgh, B. H., Campbell, H. A., Cotter, J. D., Reymann, U., Gwynne-Jones, D., Williams, M. J. A., & Thomas, K. N. (2021). The effect of heat therapy and high-intensity interval training on fitness, blood pressure and osteoarthritis impact in patients with severe lower-limb osteoarthritis. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1547), (pp. 136). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Cotter, J. D., Gibbons, T. D., Thomas, K. N., Wilson, L. C., & Machado, L. (2021). Potential and pitfalls with exercise and environmental stress for brain health. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1539), (pp. 90). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Millen, R., Hill, G., Thomas, K., & Stebbings, S. (2021, August). Temporal artery ultrasounds for the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis: An audit from Otago Vascular Laboratory. Poster session presented at the New Zealand Rheumatology Association (NZRA) Annual Scientific Meeting, [Online].

2020

Journal - Research Article

Thomas, K. N., Kissling, L. S., Gibbons, T. D., Akerman, A. P., van Rij, A. M., & Cotter, J. D. (2020). The acute effect of resistance exercise on limb blood flow. Experimental Physiology, 105, 2099-2109. doi: 10.1113/ep088743

Perry, B. G., De Hamel, T., Thomas, K. N., Wilson, L. C., Gibbons, T. D., & Cotter, J. D. (2020). Cerebrovascular haemodynamics during isometric resistance exercise with and without the Valsalva manoeuvre. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 120, 467-479. doi: 10.1007/s00421-019-04291-7

Gibbons, T. D., Tymko, M. M., Thomas, K. N., Wilson, L. C., Stembridge, M., Caldwell, H. G., … Cotter, J. D. (2020). Global REACH 2018: The influence of acute and chronic hypoxia on cerebral haemodynamics and related functional outcomes during cold and heat stress. Journal of Physiology, 598(2), 265-284. doi: 10.1113/jp278917

Journal - Research Other

Gibbons, T., Thomas, K. N., & Wilson, L. C. (2020). Is all heat equal? Implications for the stimulus for adaptation in the brain. Journal of Physiology, 598(11), 2051-2052. doi: 10.1113/jp279748

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Roxburgh, B. H., Campbell, H. A., Cotter, J. D., Reymann, U., Gwynne-Jones, D., Williams, M. J. A., & Thomas, K. N. (2020). A crossover comparison of four cardiopulmonary exercise testing modalities in severe lower-limb osteoarthritis patients. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1527), (pp. 127). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Burton, T., Tourell, A., Thomas, K., Smith, B., Akerman, A., Neito, C., de Hamel, T., Gibbons, T., & Cotter, J. (2020). Determining the role of exercise-induced heat in upper-limb sprint interval training on cardiovascular adaptions. Journal of Sport & Exercise Science, 4(3), (pp. 41-42). doi: 10.36905/jses.2020.03.01

Smith, B. J., Thomas, K. N., Akerman, A. P., Meredith-Jones, K. A., Wilson, L. C., Gibbons, T. D., De Hamel, T. R., & Cotter, J. D. (2020). Determining the role of exercise-induced heat in resistance exercise conditioning. Journal of Sport & Exercise Science, 4(3), (pp. 40). doi: 10.36905/jses.2020.03.01

Roxburgh, B. H., Campbell, H., Cotter, J. D., Reymann, U., Gwynne-Jones, D., Williams, M. J. A., & Thomas, K. N. (2020). The effect of passive heat therapy on body composition and isometric muscle strength in patients with severe lower-limb osteoarthritis. Journal of Sport & Exercise Science, 4(3), (pp. 32). doi: 10.36905/jses.2020.03.01

Gibbons, T., Hoiland, R., Tremblay, J., Tymko, M., Cotter, J., Thomas, K., Wilson, L., & Ainslie, P. (2020). Regulation of brain oxygen delivery during hypoxia: The effect of acclimatization. Journal of Sport & Exercise Science, 4(3), (pp. 29). doi: 10.36905/jses.2020.03.01

Tourell, A., Smith, B. J., Burton, T. J., Thomas, K. N., Gibbons, T. D., Akerman, A. P., … Cotter, J. D. (2020). Determining the role of exercise-induced heat and upper limb sprint interval training on metabolic function. Journal of Sport & Exercise Science, 4(3), (pp. 29-30). doi: 10.36905/jses.2020.03.01

van Rij, A., Millen, R., Thomas, K., Hill, G., & Versteeg, M. (2020). Popliteal vein compression, obesity, and chronic venous insufficiency. Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous & Lymphatic Disorders, 8(2), (pp. 332). doi: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2019.12.053

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Roxburgh, B. H., Campbell, H., Cotter, J. D., Reymann, U., Gwynne-Jones, D., Williams, M. J. A., & Thomas, K. N. (2020, December). The effect of passive heat therapy on body composition and isometric muscle strength in patients with severe lower-limb osteoarthritis. Verbal presentation at the School of Physiotherapy Postgraduate Research Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2019

Journal - Research Article

Shoemaker, L. N., Wilson, L. C., Lucas, S. J. E., Machado, L., Thomas, K. N., & Cotter, J. D. (2019). Swimming-related effects on cerebrovascular and cognitive function. Physiological Reports, 7(20), e14247. doi: 10.14814/phy2.14247

Akerman, A. P., Thomas, K. N., van Rij, A. M., Body, E. D., Alfadhel, M., & Cotter, J. D. (2019). Heat therapy vs. supervised exercise therapy for peripheral arterial disease: A 12-wk randomized, controlled trial. American Journal of Physiology: Heart & Circulatory Physiology, 316, H1495-H1506. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00151.2019

De Freitas, S., Hicks, C. W., Mouton, R., Garcia, S., Healy, D., Connolly, C., Thomas, K. N., & Walsh, S. R. (2019). Effects of ischemic preconditioning on abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Surgical Research, 235, 340-349. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2018.09.049

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Gibbons, T., Campbell, H., Thomas, K., Wilson, L., & Cotter, J. (2019). Cerebral blood flow regulation in severe heat stress: Effect of the heat source. Journal of Sport & Exercise Science, 3(1), (pp. 32). doi: 10.36905/jses.2019.01.01

Roxburgh, B. H., Campbell, H., Cotter, J. D., Reymann, U., Gwynne-Jones, D., Williams, M. J. A., & Thomas, K. N. (2019). A crossover comparison of four cardiopulmonary exercise testing modalities in severe lower-limb osteoarthritis patients. Journal of Sport & Exercise Science, 3(1), (pp. 32). doi: 10.36905/jses.2019.01.01

Campbell, H. A., Akerman, A. P., van Rij, A. M., Cotter, J. D., & Thomas, K. N. (2019). The athlete's vein: Venous adaptations of the lower limb in endurance athletes. Journal of Sport & Exercise Science, 3(1), (pp. 27). doi: 10.36905/jses.2019.01.01

De Hamel, T. R., Smith, B., Thomas, K. N., Gibbons, T. D., Akerman, A. P., Campbell, H. A., & Cotter, J. D. (2019). Characterising the thermal effects of aerobic exercise in skeletal muscle. Journal of Sport & Exercise Science, 3(1), (pp. 24). doi: 10.36905/jses.2019.01.01

Smith, B., De Hamel, T. R., Thomas, K. N., Gibbons, T. D., Akerman, A. P., Campbell, H. A., & Cotter, J. D. (2019). How hot do muscles get during resistance exercise? Journal of Sport & Exercise Science, 3(1), (pp. 23-24). doi: 10.36905/jses.2019.01.01

2018

Journal - Research Article

Millen, R. N., Thomas, K. N., Majumder, A., Hill, B. G., van Rij, A. M., & Krysa, J. (2018). Accuracy and repeatability of the Dopplex Ability. Expert Review of Medical Devices, 15(3), 247-251. doi: 10.1080/17434440.2018.1431121

Govind, D., Thomas, K. N., Hill, B. G., & van Rij, A. M. (2018). Microvenous reflux in the skin of limbs with superficial venous incompetence. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology, 44(4), 756-761. doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2017.11.014

Lucas, R. A. I., Wilson, L. C., Ainslie, P. N., Fan, J. L., Thomas, K. N., & Cotter, J. D. (2018). Independent and interactive effects of incremental heat strain, orthostatic stress, and mild hypohydration on cerebral perfusion. American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative & Comparative Physiology, 314(3), R415-R426. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00109.2017

Journal - Research Other

Woodfield, J., Zacharias, M., Wilson, G., Munro, F., Thomas, K., Gray, A., & Baldi, J. (2018). Protocol, and practical challenges, for a randomised controlled trial comparing the impact of high intensity interval training against standard care before major abdominal surgery: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 19(1), 331. doi: 10.1186/s13063-018-2701-9

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Gibbons, T., Patrician, A., Tymko, M., Wilson, L., Thomas, K., Cotter, J., & Ainslie, P. (2018). Brain blood flow regulation in high-altitude native Andeans compared to native lowlanders at low and high altitudes. Journal of Sport & Exercise Science, 2(1), (pp. 38). doi: 10.36905/jses.2018.01.01

Kissling, L., Akerman, A., Prout, J., Campbell, H., Thomas, K., & Cotter, J. (2018). Does the mode of heat acclimation affect the kinetics of adaptation? Journal of Sport & Exercise Science, 2(1), (pp. 24). doi: 10.36905/jses.2018.01.01

de Hamel, T., Wilson, L., Perry, B., Thomas, K., Macdonald, T., & Cotter, J. (2018). Cerebrovascular reactivity following maximal resistance exercise. Journal of Sport & Exercise Science, 2(1), (pp. 21-22). doi: 10.36905/jses.2018.01.01

Gibbons, T., Dawkins, T., Caldwell, H., Howe, C., Tymko, M., Hoiland, R., … Wilson, L., Thomas, K., … Cotter, J. (2018). Influence of acute and chronic hypoxia on brain flow regulation during thermal stress. Journal of Sport & Exercise Science, 2(1), (pp. 21). doi: 10.36905/jses.2018.01.01

Campbell, H., Kissling, L., Akerman, A., Prout, J., Thomas, K., Gibbons, T., & Cotter, J. (2018). Blood pressure responses to different modes of heating. Journal of Sport & Exercise Science, 2(1), (pp. 17). doi: 10.36905/jses.2018.01.01

Akerman, A. P., Thomas, K. N., van Rij, A., & Cotter, J. D. (2018). Cardiovascular responses to heat stress in health and disease. Journal of Sport & Exercise Science, 2(1), (pp. 16). doi: 10.36905/jses.2018.01.01

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Thomas, K. (2018, August). Working towards a consensus on venous mapping. Verbal presentation at the Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (ASUM) 48th Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, New Zealand.

2017

Journal - Research Article

Thomas, K. N., van Rij, A. M., Lucas, S. J. E., & Cotter, J. D. (2017). Lower-limb hot-water immersion acutely induces beneficial hemodynamic and cardiovascular responses in peripheral arterial disease and healthy, elderly controls. American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative & Comparative Physiology, 312(3), R281-R291. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00404.2016

Journal - Research Other

Thomas, K. N. (2017). Harnessing heat for health: A clinical application of heat stress. Temperature, 4(3), 208-210. doi: 10.1080/23328940.2017.1317379

2016

Journal - Research Article

Graham, M. J., Lucas, S. J. E., Francois, M. E., Stavrianeas, S., Parr, E. B., Thomas, K. N., & Cotter, J. D. (2016). Low-volume intense exercise elicits post-exercise hypotension and subsequent hypervolemia, irrespective of which limbs are exercised. Frontiers in Physiology, 7, 199. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2016.00199

Thomas, K. N., van Rij, A. M., Lucas, S. J. E., Gray, A. R., & Cotter, J. D. (2016). Substantive hemodynamic and thermal strain upon completing lower-limb hot-water immersion: Comparisons with treadmill running. Temperature, 3(2), 286-297. doi: 10.1080/23328940.2016.1156215

Thomas, K. N., Cotter, J. D., Williams, M. J. A., & van Rij, A. M. (2016). Diagnosis, incidence, and clinical implications of perioperative myocardial injury in vascular surgery. Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, 50(4), 247-255. doi: 10.1177/1538574416637441

Thomas, K. N., Cotter, J. D., Williams, M. J. A., & van Rij, A. M. (2016). Repeated episodes of remote ischemic preconditioning for the prevention of myocardial injury in vascular surgery. Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, 50(3), 140-146. doi: 10.1177/1538574416639150

Journal - Research Other

Francois, M. E., & Thomas, K. N. (2016). Taking the heat out of exercise to improve vascular health [Review]. Journal of Physiology, 594(23), 6811-6812. doi: 10.1113/jp273554

Cotter, J., Bradford, C., Lucas, S., Gerrard, D., Thomas, K., & Button, C. (2016). Immersing in thermal extremes: Hazards and opportunities. New Zealand Physical Educator, 49(1), 29-31.

Akerman, A. P., Thomas, K. N., & Cotter, J. D. (2016). The effect of hypohydration on endothelial function in healthy adults. European Journal of Nutrition, 55(5), 1989-1990. doi: 10.1007/s00394-016-1249-2

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Smith, L., Krysa, J., Hill, G., Thomas, K., & Cessford, P. (2016). Water bath effectively dilates veins to improve prediction of suitability for arteriovenous fistula. New Zealand Medical Journal, 129(1441), (pp. 108-109). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Awarded Doctoral Degree

Thomas, K. N. (2016). Stress conditioning for peripheral arterial disease (PhD). University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/6785

2015

Journal - Research Article

Thomas, K. N., Lewis, N. C. S., Hill, B. G., & Ainslie, P. N. (2015). Technical recommendations for the use of carotid duplex ultrasound for the assessment of extracranial blood flow. American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative & Comparative Physiology, 309(7), R707-R720. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00211.2015

Mündel, T., Perry, B. G., Ainslie, P. N., Thomas, K. N., Sikken, E. L. G., Cotter, J. D., & Lucas, S. J. E. (2015). Post-exercise orthostatic intolerance: Influence of exercise intensity. Experimental Physiology, 100(8), 915-925. doi: 10.1113/ep085143

Hoiland, R. L., Foster, B. H. K., Donnelly, J., Stembridge, M., Willie, C. K., Smith, K., … Lucas, S. J. E., Cotter, J. D., Yeoman, D. J., Thomas, K. N., … Ainslie, P. N. (2015). Chemoreceptor responsiveness at sea level does not predict the pulmonary pressure response to high altitude. Chest, 148(1), 219-225. doi: 10.1378/chest.14-1992

Thomas, K. N., Cotter, J. D., Lucas, S. J. E., Hill, B. G., & van Rij, A. M. (2015). Reliability of contrast-enhanced ultrasound for the assessment of muscle perfusion in health and peripheral arterial disease. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology, 41(1), 26-34. doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2014.06.012

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Thomas, K. N., van Rij, A. M., Lucas, S. J. E., & Cotter, J. D. (2015). Hot-water immersion increases popliteal artery shear stress in peripheral arterial disease. Extreme Physiology & Medicine, 4(Suppl. 1), A111. doi: 10.1186/2046-7648-4-S1-A111

2014

Journal - Research Article

Burgess, K. R., Lucas, S. J. E., Shepherd, K., Dawson, A., Swart, M., Thomas, K. N., Lucas, R. A. I., Donnelly, J., Peebles, K. C., … Ainslie, P. N. (2014). Influence of cerebral blood flow on central sleep apnea at high altitude. Sleep, 37(10), 1679-1687. doi: 10.5665/sleep.4080

Perry, B. G., Lucas, S. J. E., Thomas, K. N., Cochrane, D. J., & Mündel, T. (2014). The effect of hypercapnia on static cerebral autoregulation. Physiological Reports, 2(6), e12059. doi: 10.14814/phy2.12059

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Thomas, K., Cotter, J., Williams, M., & van Rij, A. (2014). Enhancing remote ischaemic preconditioning for protection in vascular surgery. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 84(Suppl. 1), (pp. 216). doi: 10.1111/ans.12633

Thomas, K., Cotter, J., Williams, M., & van Rij, A. (2014). Diagnosis, incidence and clinical implications of myocardial injury in vascular surgery. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 84(Suppl. 1), (pp. 215). doi: 10.1111/ans.12633

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Thomas, K. N., Akerman, A., van Rij, A. M., Lucas, S. J. E., & Cotter, J. D. (2014, September). Heat conditioning to improve vascular health? Verbal presentation at the 5th International Symposium on the Physiology and Pharmacology of Temperature Regulation (PPTR), Skukuza, South Africa.

Thomas, K. (2014, July). Heat conditioning for peripheral arterial disease. Verbal presentation at the Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (ASUM) New Zealand Branch Annual Scientific Meeting, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2013

Journal - Research Article

Lucas, S. J. E., Lewis, N. C. S., Sikken, E. L. G., Thomas, K. N., & Ainslie, P. N. (2013). Slow breathing as a means to improve orthostatic tolerance: A randomized sham-controlled trial. Journal of Applied Physiology, 115(2), 202-211. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00128.2013

Burgess, K. R., Lucas, S. J. E., Shepherd, K., Dawson, A., Swart, M., Thomas, K. N., Lucas, R. A. I., Donnelly, J., Peebles, K. C., … Ainslie, P. N. (2013). Worsening of central sleep apnea at high altitude: A role for cerebrovascular function. Journal of Applied Physiology, 114(8), 1021-1028. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01462.2012

Murrell, C. J., Cotter, J. D., Thomas, K. N., Lucas, S. J. E., Williams, M. J. A., & Ainslie, P. N. (2013). Cerebral blood flow and cerebrovascular reactivity at rest and during sub-maximal exercise: Effect of age and 12-week exercise training. Age, 35(3), 905-920. doi: 10.1007/s11357-012-9414-x

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Thomas, K. N., van Rij, A. M., Lucas, S. J. E., & Cotter, J. D. (2013). Heat stress as cardiovascular conditioning [Minipaper]. In J. D. Cotter, S. J. E. Lucas & T. Mündel (Eds.), Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Environmental Ergonomics (ICEE). (pp. 151-152). International Society for Environmental Ergonomics. [Full Paper]

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Richardson, B. D., Thomas, K. N., & Cotter, J. D. (2013). Ischaemic preconditioning is unlikely to improve 2-km rowing performance despite reducing its oxygen cost. Proceedings of the Sport and Exercise Science New Zealand (SESNZ) Annual Conference: Exercise Science for Health and Sport Performance. (pp. 68). Retrieved from http://www.sesnz.org.nz/Conference/

Anderson, D. M., Thomas, K. N., & Cotter, J. D. (2013). Relating muscle temperature to muscle function. Proceedings of the Sport and Exercise Science New Zealand (SESNZ) Annual Conference: Exercise Science for Health and Sport Performance. (pp. 55-56). Retrieved from http://www.sesnz.org.nz/Conference/

Akerman, A. P., Thomas, K. N., Lucas, S. J. E., & Cotter, J. D. (2013). Interactive effects of dehydration, heat and callisthenics underpinning adaptation. Proceedings of the Sport and Exercise Science New Zealand (SESNZ) Annual Conference: Exercise Science for Health and Sport Performance. (pp. 38). Retrieved from http://www.sesnz.org.nz/Conference/

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Thomas, K. (2013, August). Heat stress as cardiovascular conditioning. Verbal presentation at the School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Sciences Postgraduate Research Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2012

Journal - Research Article

Ainslie, P. N., Lucas, S. J. E., Fan, J.-L., Thomas, K. N., Cotter, J. D., Tzeng, Y. C., & Burgess, K. R. (2012). Influence of sympathoexcitation at high altitude on cerebrovascular function and ventilatory control in humans. Journal of Applied Physiology, 113(7), 1058-1067. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00463.2012

Lucas, S. J. E., Ainslie, P. N., Murrell, C. J., Thomas, K. N., Franz, E. A., & Cotter, J. D. (2012). Effect of age on exercise-induced alterations in cognitive executive function: Relationship to cerebral perfusion. Experimental Gerontology, 47(8), 541-551. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2011.12.002

Fan, J.-L., Burgess, K. R., Thomas, K. N., Lucas, S. J. E., Cotter, J. D., Kayser, B., Peebles, K. C., & Ainslie, P. N. (2012). Effects of acetazolamide on cerebrovascular function and breathing stability at 5050m. Journal of Physiology, 590(5), 1213-1225. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2011.219923

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Burgess, K. R., Lucas, S., Shepherd, K., Dawson, A., Swart, M., Thomas, K. N., Fan, J.-L., Lucas, R. A. I., Cotter, J. D., Peebles, K. C., … Ainslie, P. N. (2012). Manipulating cerebral blood flow affects central sleep apnoea at high altitude. Respirology, 17(Suppl. 1), (pp. 28). doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2012.02142.x

2011

Journal - Research Article

Donnelly, J., Cowan, D. C., Yeoman, D. J., Lucas, S. J. E., Herbison, G. P., Thomas, K. N., Ainslie, P. N., & Taylor, D. R. (2011). Exhaled nitric oxide and pulmonary artery pressures during graded ascent to high altitude. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, 177(3), 213-217. doi: 10.1016/j.resp.2011.04.008

Donnelly, J., Lucas, S. J. E., Thomas, K. N., Galvin, S. D., & Ainslie, P. N. (2011). Profound hyperventilation and development of periodic breathing during exceptional orthostatic stress in a 21-year-old man. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, 177(1), 66-70. doi: 10.1016/j.resp.2011.02.012

Lucas, S. J. E., Burgess, K. R., Thomas, K. N., Donnelly, J., Peebles, K. C., Lucas, R. A. I., Fan, J.-L., Cotter, J. D., … Ainslie, P. N. (2011). Alterations in cerebral blood flow and cerebrovascular reactivity during 14 days at 5050 m. Journal of Physiology, 589(3), 741-753. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2010.192534

Fan, J.-L., Burgess, K. R., Thomas, K. N., Peebles, K. C., Lucas, S. J. E., Lucas, R. A. I., Cotter, J. D., & Ainslie, P. N. (2011). Influence of indomethacin on the ventilatory and cerebrovascular responsiveness to hypoxia. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 111(4), 601-610. doi: 10.1007/s00421-010-1679-0

Murrell, C. J., Cotter, J. D., George, K., Shave, R., Wilson, L., Thomas, K., Williams, M. J. A., & Ainslie, P. N. (2011). Syncope is unrelated to supine and postural hypotension following prolonged exercise. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 111(3), 469-476. doi: 10.1007/s00421-010-1671-8

Murrell, C. J., Cotter, J. D., George, K., Shave, R., Wilson, L., Thomas, K., Williams, M. J. A., & Ainslie, P. N. (2011). Cardiorespiratory and cerebrovascular responses to head-up tilt II: Influence of age, training status and acute exercise. Experimental Gerontology, 46(1), 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2010.06.004

Murrell, C. J., Cotter, J. D., George, K., Shave, R., Wilson, L., Thomas, K., Williams, M. J. A., & Ainslie, P. N. (2011). Cardiorespiratory and cerebrovascular responses to head-up tilt I: Influence of age and training status. Experimental Gerontology, 46(1), 9-17. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2010.06.005

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Galvin, S. D., Thomas, K. N., Ainslie, P. N., & Lucas, S. J. E. (2011). The influence of systemic sympathetic activity on the regulation of cerebral blood flow and cerebrovascular CO₂ reactivity. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 20(12), (pp. 797). doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2011.08.050

Lucas, S., Ainslie, P., Thomas, K., Shepherd, K., Dawson, A., Swart, M., Lucas, R., Peebles, K., Fan, J.-L., Cotter, J., … Burgess, K. (2011). Cerebral hemodynamics during sleep at high altitude. Proceedings of the International Hypoxia Symposia. (pp. 73-74). Retrieved from http://www.hypoxia.net/2011_meeting/downloads/hx2011_program_final.pdf

2010

Journal - Research Article

Galvin, S. D., Celi, L. A., Thomas, K. N., Clendon, T. R., Galvin, I. F., Bunton, R. W., & Ainslie, P. N. (2010). Effects of age and coronary artery disease on cerebrovascular reactivity to carbon dioxide in humans. Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, 38(4), 710-717.

Thomas, K. N., Burgess, K. R., Basnyat, R., Lucas, S. J. E., Cotter, J. D., Fan, J.-L., Peebles, K. C., Lucas, R. A. I., & Ainslie, P. N. (2010). Initial orthostatic hypotension at high altitude. High Altitude Medicine & Biology, 11(2), 163-167. doi: 10.1089/ham.2009.1056

Thomas, K. N., Galvin, S. D., Williams, M. J. A., Willie, C. K., & Ainslie, P. N. (2010). Identical pattern of cerebral hypoperfusion during different types of syncope. Journal of Human Hypertension, 24(7), 458-466. doi: 10.1038/jhh.2009.93

Cowan, D. C., Hewitt, R. S., Cowan, J. O., Palmay, R., Williamson, A., Lucas, S. J. E., Murrell, C. J., Thomas, K. N., & Taylor, D. R. (2010). Exercise-induced wheeze: Fraction of exhaled nitric oxide-directed management. Respirology, 15, 683-690. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2010.01740.x

Burgess, K. R., Fan, J.-L., Peebles, K., Thomas, K., Lucas, S., Lucas, R., … Swart, M., … Ainslie, P. (2010). Exacerbation of obstructive sleep apnea by oral indomethacin. Chest, 137(3), 707-710. doi: 10.1378/chest.09-1329

Lucas, S. J. E., Tzeng, Y. C., Galvin, S. D., Thomas, K. N., Ogoh, S., & Ainslie, P. N. (2010). Influence of changes in blood pressure on cerebral perfusion and oxygenation. Hypertension, 55, 698-705. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.109.146290

Wilson, L. C., Cotter, J. D., Fan, J.-L., Lucas, R. A. I., Thomas, K. N., & Ainslie, P. N. (2010). Cerebrovascular reactivity and dynamic autoregulation in tetraplegia. American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative & Comparative Physiology, 298, R1035-R1042. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00815.2009

Fan, J.-L., Burgess, K. R., Basnyat, R., Thomas, K. N., Peebles, K. C., Lucas, S. J., Lucas, R. A., Donnelly, J., Cotter, J. D., & Ainslie, P. N. (2010). Influence of high altitude on cerebrovascular responsiveness to CO₂. Journal of Physiology, 588(3), 539-549. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2009.184051

Fan, J.-L., Burgess, K. R., Thomas, K. N., Peebles, K. C., Lucas, S. J. E., Lucas, R. A. I., Cotter, J. D., & Ainslie, P. N. (2010). Influence of indomethacin on ventilatory and cerebrovascular responsiveness to CO₂ and breathing stability: The influence of PCO₂ gradients. American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative & Comparative Physiology, 298, 1648-1658. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00721.2009

Lucas, R. A. I., Ainslie, P. N., Fan, J.-L., Wilson, L. C., Thomas, K. N., & Cotter, J. D. (2010). Skin cooling aids cerebrovascular function more effectively under severe than moderate heat stress. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 109, 101-108. doi: 10.1007/s00421-009-1298-9

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Thomas, K. N., Galvin, S. D., Ainslie, P. N., & Lucas, S. J. E. (2010, November-December). Protection from initial orthostatic hypotension depends on systemic sympathetic activity in young but not older adults. Poster session presented at the Medical Sciences Congress: A New Decade of Discovery (MedSciNZ), Queenstown, New Zealand.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Lucas, S. J. E., Thomas, K. N., Galvin, S. D., & Ainslie, P. N. (2010, November-December). The influence of systemic sympathetic activity on cerebral perfusion at rest and during exercise: Alterations with ageing. Verbal presentation at the Medical Sciences Congress: A New Decade of Discovery (MedSciNZ), Queenstown, New Zealand.

2009

Journal - Research Article

Murrell, C. J., Cotter, J. D., George, K. P., Shave, R., Wilson, L. C., Thomas, K. N., Williams, M. J. A., … Ainslie, P. N. (2009). Influence of age on syncope following prolonged exercise: Differential responses but similar orthostatic intolerance. Journal of Physiology, 587(24), 5959-5969. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2009.179549

Thomas, K. N., Cotter, J. D., Galvin, S. D., Williams, M. J. A., Willie, C. K., & Ainslie, P. N. (2009). Initial orthostatic hypotension is unrelated to orthostatic tolerance in healthy young subjects. Journal of Applied Physiology, 107(2), 506-517. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.91650.2008

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Wilson, L. C., Cotter, J. D., Fan, J.-L., Lucas, R. A. I., Thomas, K. N., & Ainslie, P. N. (2009). Mechanisms of orthostatic intolerance during passive heat stress. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 41(5, Suppl. 1), (pp. 342). doi: 10.1249/01.MSS.0000355592.71566.a5

Peebles, K. C., Winsbury, J., Montgomery, J., Newby, J., Sheehan, H., Thomas, K. N., & Ainslie, P. N. (2009). Systemic and cerebrovascular function following short duration intermittent and continuous hypoxia in humans. FASEB Journal, 23(Meeting Abstract Suppl.), 1038.2. [Abstract]

Murrell, C., Cotter, J. D., George, K., Shave, R., Oxborough, D., Wilson, L. C., Thomas, K., Williams, M. J. A., & Ainslie, P. N. (2009). Older age has no effect on orthostatic tolerance following prolonged exercise. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 41(5, Suppl. 1), (pp. 7). doi: 10.1249/01.MSS.0000354584.40021.49

Lucas, S. J., Murrell, C. J., Thomas, K. N., Cotter, J. D., & Ainslie, P. N. (2009). Age-related alterations in the ventilatory and cerebrovascular responsiveness to CO₂ : Rest and exercise. Proceedings of The Physiological Society. 14. London: Physiological Society. Retrieved from http://www.physoc.org/custom2/publications/proceedings/search/rsindex.asp

Lucas, S. J. E., Ainslie, P. N., Murrell, C. J., Thomas, K. N., Franz, E. A., & Cotter, J. D. (2009). Role of brain perfusion and oxygenation in exercise-induced improvements in cognition. Proceedings of the New Zealand Sports Medicine+Science Conference. (pp. 56). Dunedin, New Zealand: Sports Medicine New Zealand. [Abstract]

Fan, J.-L., Thomas, K., Lucas, S., Burgess, K., Lucas, R., Peebles, K., Donnelly, J., Cotter, J., & Ainslie, P. (2009). Blunted ventilatory and cerebrovascular responsiveness in Sherpas at high altitude. New Zealand Medical Journal, 122(1293). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/122-1293/3572/content.pdf

Galvin, S. D., Ainslie, P. N., Celi, L. A., Thomas, K., Clendon, T., Galvin, I. F., & Bunton, R. W. (2009). Cerebrovascular reactivity and coronary artery bypass surgery. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 18(1), (pp. 68-69). doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2008.11.018

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Thomas, K. N., Lucas, S. J., Burgess, K. R., Cotter, J. D., Fan, J.-L., Peebles, K., Lucas, R. A., & Ainslie, P. N. (2009, March). Initial orthostatic hypotension at high altitude. Poster session presented at the 16th International Hypoxia Symposium: Hypoxia and Exercise, Lake Louise, Canada.

Burgess, K. R., Dawson, A., Shepherd, K., Swart, M., Thomas, K. N., Fan, J.-L., Lucas, R. A., Lucas, S. J., Cotter, J. D., Peebles, K. C., … Ainslie, P. N. (2009, March). Transformation of obstructive sleep apnoea at sea level to central sleep apnoea at high altitude: Influence of cerebral blood flow. Poster session presented at the 16th International Hypoxia Symposium: Hypoxia and Exercise, Lake Louise, Canada.

Ainslie, P. N., Cotter, J. D., Dawson, A., Fan, J.-L., Lucas, R., Lucas, S., Peebles, K., … Swart, M., Thomas, K., & Burgess, K. (2009, March). Influence of cerebral blood flow on central sleep apnea at high altitude. Poster session presented at the 16th International Hypoxia Symposium: Hypoxia and Exercise, Lake Louise, Canada.

Fan, J.-L., Burgess, K. R., Thomas, K. N., Peebles, K. C., Lucas, R. A., Cotter, J. D., Lucas, S. J., & Ainslie, P. N. (2009, March). Changes in the control of respiration at high altitude: Influence of cerebral blood flow reactivity to CO₂. Poster session presented at the 16th International Hypoxia Symposium: Hypoxia and Exercise, Lake Louise, Canada.

Lucas, S. J., Burgess, K. R., Basnyat, R., Thomas, K. N., Fan, J.-L., Dawson, A., … Swart, M., Donnelly, J., Lucas, R. A., Peebles, K. C., Cotter, J. D., & Ainslie, P. N. (2009, March). Alterations in cerebrovascular CO₂ reactivity and central sleep apnea at high altitude: Influence of partial acclimatization. Poster session presented at the 16th International Hypoxia Symposium: Hypoxia and Exercise, Lake Louise, Canada.

Fan, J.-L., Thomas, K. N., Lucas, S. J., Burgess, K. R., Peebles, K. C., Donnelly, J., Lucas, R. A., Cotter, J. D., & Ainslie, P. N. (2009, March). Blunted chemoreceptor and cerebrovascular responsiveness in Sherpas at high altitude. Poster session presented at the 16th International Hypoxia Symposium: Hypoxia and Exercise, Lake Louise, Canada.

Wilson, L. C., Ainslie, P. N., Fan, J.-L., Thomas, K. N., & Cotter, J. D. (2009, July). Influence of pre-cooling and spinal transection on heat strain, perception and work capacity during exercise. Poster session presented at the 3rd International Symposium on Physiology and Pharmacology of Temperature Regulation (PPTR), Matsue, Japan.

Fan, J.-L., Lucas, R. A. I., Wilson, L. C., Thomas, K. N., Cotter, J. D., & Ainslie, P. N. (2009, July). Baroreflex control of peripheral vascular resistance and heart rate during moderate and severe heat stress. Poster session presented at the 3rd International Symposium on Physiology and Pharmacology of Temperature Regulation (PPTR), Matsue, Japan.

Lucas, R. A. I., Ainslie, P. N., Fan, J.-L., Wilson, L. C., Thomas, K. N., & Cotter, J. D. (2009, July). Effects of mild hypohydration and skin cooling on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular responses to heat and orthostatic stress. Poster session presented at the 3rd International Symposium on Physiology and Pharmacology of Temperature Regulation (PPTR), Matsue, Japan.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Lucas, S. J., Murrell, C. J., Thomas, K. N., Cotter, J. D., & Ainslie, P. N. (2009, April). Age-related alterations in the ventilatory and cerebrovascular responsiveness to CO₂: Rest and exercise. Verbal presentation at the Themed Meeting of The Physiological Society: Human & Exercise Physiology: Focused Symposium: The Ageing Musculoskeletal System, London, United Kingdom.

Fan, J.-L., Burgess, K. R., Thomas, K. N., Peebles, K. C., Lucas, R. A., Cotter, J. D., Lucas, S. J., & Ainslie, P. N. (2009, March). Changes in the control of respiration at high altitude: Influence of cerebral blood flow reactivity to CO₂. Verbal presentation at the 16th International Hypoxia Symposium: Hypoxia and Exercise, Lake Louise, Canada.

Lucas, S. J., Burgess, K. R., Basnyat, R., Thomas, K. N., Fan, J.-L., Dawson, A., … Swart, M., Donnelly, J., Lucas, R. A., Peebles, K. C., Cotter, J. D., & Ainslie, P. N. (2009, March). Alterations in cerebrovascular CO₂ reactivity and central sleep apnea at high altitude: Influence of partial acclimatization. Verbal presentation at the 16th International Hypoxia Symposium: Hypoxia and Exercise, Lake Louise, Canada.

Burgess, K. R., Dawson, A., Shepherd, K., Swart, M., Thomas, K. N., Fan, J.-L., Lucas, R. A., Lucas, S. J., Cotter, J. D., Peebles, K. C., … Ainslie, P. N. (2009, March). Separate effects of acclimatisation and cerebral blood flow on central sleep apnea at high altitude. Verbal presentation at the 16th International Hypoxia Symposium: Hypoxia and Exercise, Lake Louise, Canada.

Galvin, S. D., Lucas, S. J. E., Thomas, K. N., Tzeng, Y.-C., & Ainslie, P. N. (2009, April). Identification of static cerebral autoregulation in healthy humans. Verbal presentation at the Tongariro Cardiac Surgery Meeting, Rotorua, New Zealand.

2008

Journal - Research Article

Peng, T., Ainslie, P. N., Cotter, J. D., Murrell, C., Thomas, K., Williams, M. J. A., … Payne, S. J. (2008). The effects of age on the spontaneous low-frequency oscillations in cerebral and systemic cardiovascular dynamics. Physiological Measurement, 29, 1055-1069.

Fan, J.-L., Cotter, J. D., Lucas, R. A. I., Thomas, K., Wilson, L., & Ainslie, P. N. (2008). Human cardiorespiratory and cerebrovascular function during severe passive hyperthermia: Effects of mild hypohydration. Journal of Applied Physiology, 105(2), 433-445.

Ainslie, P. N., Cotter, J. D., George, K. P., Lucas, S., Murrell, C., Shave, R., Thomas, K. N., Williams, M. J. A., & Atkinson, G. (2008). Elevation in cerebral blood flow velocity with aerobic fitness throughout healthy human ageing. Journal of Physiology, 586(16), 4005-4010. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2008.158279

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Galvin, S. D., Celi, L. A., Thomas, K., Galvin, I. F., Bunton, R. W., & Ainslie, P. N. (2008). Cerebrovascular responses to hyperoxia in humans undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 78(Suppl. 1), (pp. A22). doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2008.04502.x

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Wilson, L. C., Cotter, J. D., Fan, J.-L., Lucas, R. A. I., Thomas, K. N., & Ainslie, P. N. (2008, November). Mechanisms of orthostatic intolerance during passive heat stress. Poster session presented at the Medical Sciences Congress, Queenstown, New Zealand.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Fan, J.-L., Burgess, K. R., Thomas, K. N., Peebles, K. C., Lucas, R. A. I., Cotter, J. D., Lucas, S. J. E., & Ainslie, P. N. (2008, November). Alterations in cerebral blood flow and ventilatory reactivity to CO₂ at high altitude; Implications in the development of periodic breathing. Verbal presentation at the Medical Sciences Congress, Queenstown, New Zealand.

Thomas, K. N., Burgess, K. R., Lucas, S. J. E., Cotter, J. D., Fan, J.-L., Peebles, K., Lucas, R. A. I., & Ainslie, P. N. (2008, November). Time-course of changes in arterial blood gases, cerebral blood flow velocity and blood pressure upon ascent to 5050 m. Verbal presentation at the Medical Sciences Congress, Queenstown, New Zealand.

2007

Journal - Research Article

Peebles, K., Celi, L., McGrattan, K., Murrell, C., Thomas, K., & Ainslie, P. N. (2007). Human cerebrovascular and ventilatory CO₂ reactivity to end-tidal, arterial and internal jugular vein P_CO2. Journal of Physiology, 584(1), 347-357. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2007.137075

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Murrell, C. J., Cotter, J. D., George, K., Shave, R., Oxborough, D., Wilson, L., Thomas, K., Williams, M. J. A., & Ainslie, P. N. (2007). Effect of age on orthostatic tolerance following prolonged exercise. Proceedings of the New Zealand Sports Medicine+Science Conference. (pp. 70). Dunedin, New Zealand: Sports Medicine New Zealand. [Abstract]

Fan, J.-L., Lucas, R., Wilson, L., Thomas, K., Cotter, J., & Ainslie, P. (2007). Effects of severe passive hyperthermia on cardiorespiratory and cerebrovascular function. New Zealand Medical Journal, 120(1265). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/120-1265/2822/content.pdf

Galvin, S., Ainslie, P., Celi, L., Thomas, K., Clendon, T., Galvin, I., Bunton, R., & Wilkins, G. (2007). Cerebrovascular function before and after coronary artery bypass surgery. Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, 35(6), (pp. 1001). [Abstract]

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Thomas, K. N., Willie, C. K., & Ainslie, P. N. (2007, November). Initial orthostatic hypotension and syncope. Verbal presentation at the Medical Sciences Congress, Queenstown, New Zealand.

Ainslie, P. N., Lucas, S., Lucas, R., Fan, M., Wilson, L., Murrell, C., … Thomas, K., & Cotter, J. D. (2007, November). Mechanisms and pattern of syncope following exercise. Verbal presentation at the Medical Sciences Congress, Queenstown, New Zealand.

Galvin, S., Ainslie, P., Celi, L., Thomas, K., Clendon, T., Galvin, I., Bunton, R., & Wilkins, G. (2007, October). Cerebrovascular function before and after coronary artery bypass surgery. Verbal presentation at the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society and Australian College of Critical Care Nurses Intensive Care Annual Scientific Meeting, Rotorua, New Zealand.

Galvin, S. D., Ainslie, P. N., Celi, L. A., Thomas, K., Clendon, T., Galvin, I. F., & Bunton, R. W. (2007, October). Cerebrovascular reactivity and coronary artery bypass surgery. Verbal presentation at the Australasian Society for Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting, Noosa, Australia.

Galvin, S., Celi, L., Thomas, K., Clendon, T., Galvin, I., Bunton, R., Wilkins, G., & Ainslie, P. (2007, November). Cerebrovascular reactivity to CO₂ in humans with and without ischaemic heart disease. Verbal presentation at the Medical Sciences Congress, Queenstown, New Zealand.