Professor Gerard Wilkins

Dacombe-Bird, M., Dassanayake, S., Beck, S., Ribeiro, D. C., Nixon, G., Bryant, K., Stokes, T., Wilkins, G., Johnstone, C., Kennedy, E., … Dixon, D. (2023). Musculoskeletal chest pain prevalence in emergency department presentations: A retrospective case notes review. Emergency Medicine Australasia. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.14352

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Dassanayake, S., Sole, G., Wilkins, G., Gray, E., & Skinner, M. (2022). Effectiveness of physical activity and exercise on ambulatory blood pressure in adults with resistant hypertension: A systematic review and meta-analysis. High Blood Pressure & Cardiovascular Prevention, 29, 275-286. doi: 10.1007/s40292-022-00517-6

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Greenman, A. C., Diffee, G. M., Power, A. S., Wilkins, G. T., Gold, O. M. S., Erickson, J. R., & Baldi, J. C. (2022). Treadmill running increases the calcium sensitivity of myofilaments in diabetic rats. Journal of Applied Physiology, 132, 1350-1360. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00785.2021

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Ng, Y. H., Lamberts, R. R., Jones, P. P., Sammut, I. A., Diffee, G. M., Wilkins, G. T., & Baldi, J. C. (2022). Sarco/endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase activity is unchanged despite increased myofilament calcium sensitivity in Zucker type 2 diabetic fatty rat heart. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 16904. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-20520-0

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Dassanayake, S., Sole, G., Wilkins, G., & Skinner, M. (2021). The prevalence of individuals at high risk of true resistant hypertension and obstructive sleep apnoea in a New Zealand cohort. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1541), 75-85. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Greenman, A. C., Diffee, G. M., Power, A. S., Wilkins, G. T., Gold, O. M. S., Erickson, J. R., & Baldi, J. C. (2021). Increased myofilament calcium sensitivity is associated with decreased cardiac troponin I phosphorylation in the diabetic rat heart. Experimental Physiology, 106, 2235-2247. doi: 10.1113/ep089730

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Leader, C. J., Wilkins, G. T., & Walker, R. J. (2021). The effect of spironolactone on cardiac and renal fibrosis following myocardial infarction in established hypertension in the transgenic Cyp1a1Ren2 rat. PLoS ONE, 16(11), e0260554. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260554

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Bussey, C. T., Babakr, A. A., Iremonger, R. R., van Hout, I., Wilkins, G. T., Lamberts, R. R., & Erickson, J. R. (2020). Carvedilol and metoprolol are both able to preserve myocardial function in type 2 diabetes. Physiological Reports, 8(5), e14394. doi: 10.14814/phy2.14394

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Dassanayake, S., Sole, G., Wilkins, G., & Skinner, M. (2020). Exercise: A therapeutic modality to treat blood pressure in resistant hypertension. Physical Therapy Reviews, 25(3), 149-158. doi: 10.1080/10833196.2020.1733781

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Leader, C. J., Kelly, D. J., Sammut, I. A., Wilkins, G. T., & Walker, R. J. (2020). Spironolactone mitigates, but does not reverse, the progression of renal fibrosis in a transgenic hypertensive rat. Physiological Reports, 8(10), e14448. doi: 10.14814/phy2.14448

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Leader, C. J., Moharram, M., Coffey, S., Sammut, I. A., Wilkins, G., & Walker, R. J. (2019). Myocardial global longitudinal strain: An early indicator of cardiac interstitial fibrosis modified by spironolactone, in a unique hypertensive rat model. PLoS ONE, 14(8), e0220837. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220837

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Wilson, G. A., Wilkins, G. T., Cotter, J. D., Lamberts, R. R., Lal, S., & Baldi, J. C. (2019). HIIT improves left ventricular exercise response in adults with type 2 diabetes. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 51(6), 1099-1105. doi: 10.1249/mss.0000000000001897

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Leader, C. J., Clark, B. J., Hannah, A. R., Sammut, I. A., Wilkins, G. T., & Walker, R. J. (2018). Breeding characteristics and dose-dependent blood pressure responses of transgenic Cyp1a1-Ren2 rats. Comparative Medicine, 68(5), 360-366. doi: 10.30802/AALAS-CM-17-18000026

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Pearson, J. T., Collie, N., Lamberts, R. R., Inagaki, T., Yoshimoto, M., Umetani, K., … Wilkins, G., Jones, P. P., … Schwenke, D. O. (2018). Ghrelin preserves ischemia-induced vasodilation of male rat coronary vessels following beta-adrenergic receptor blockade. Endocrinology, 159(4), 1763-1773. doi: 10.1210/en.2017-03070

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Hoye, N. A., Wilson, L. C., Wilkins, G. T., Jardine, D. L., Putt, T. L., Samaranayaka, A., Schollum, J. B. W., & Walker, R. J. (2017). Endovascular renal denervation in end-stage kidney disease patients: Cardiovascular protection: A proof-of-concept study. Kidney International Reports, 2(5), 856-865. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2017.04.012

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Vaduganathan, M., Harrington, R. A., Stone, G. W., Deliargyris, E. N., Steg, G., Gibson, C. M., … on behalf of the CHAMPION Investigators, including Harding, S., Elliott, J., Wilkins, G., & Sasse, A. (2017). Cangrelor with and without glycoprotain IIb/IIIa inhibitors in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. JACC, 69(2), 176-185. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.10.055

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Wilson, G. A., Wilkins, G. T., Cotter, J. D., Lamberts, R. R., Lal, S., & Baldi, J. C. (2017). Impaired ventricular filling limits cardiac reserve during submaximal exercise in people with type 2 diabetes. Cardiovascular Diabetology, 16, 160. doi: 10.1186/s12933-017-0644-1

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Wilson, G. A., Wilson, L. C., Lamberts, R. R., Majeed, K., Lal, S., Wilkins, G. T., & Baldi, J. C. (2017). β-adrenergic responsiveness in the type 2 diabetic heart: Effects on cardiac reserve. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 49(5), 907-914. doi: 10.1249/mss.0000000000001184

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Wilson, L. C., Peebles, K. C., Hoye, N. A., Manning, P., Sheat, C., Williams, M. J. A., Wilkins, G. T., Wilson, G. A., & Baldi, J. C. (2017). Resting heart rate variability and exercise capacity in Type 1 diabetes. Physiological Reports, 5(8), e13248. doi: 10.14814/phy2.13248

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Worthley, S. G., Wilkins, G. T., Webster, M. W., Montarello, J. K., Delacroix, S., Whitbourn, R. J., & Warren, R. J. (2017). Safety and performance of the second generation EnligHTN™ Renal Denervation System in patients with drug-resistant, uncontrolled hypertension. Atherosclerosis, 262, 94-100. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2017.04.022

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Baldi, J. C., Wilson, G. A., Wilson, L. C., Wilkins, G. T., & Lamberts, R. R. (2016). The type 2 diabetic heart: Its role in exercise intolerance and the challenge to find effective exercise interventions. Sports Medicine, 46, 1605-1617. doi: 10.1007/s40279-016-0542-9

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Pokorney, S. D., Piccini, J. P., Stevens, S. R., Patel, M. R., Pieper, K. S., Halperin, J. L., … for the ROCKET AF Steering Committee & Investigators, including Richards, M., Mann, S., & Wilkins, G. (2016). Cause of death and predictors of all-cause mortality in anticoagulated patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrilation: Data from ROCKET AF. Journal of the American Heart Association, 5(3), e002197. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.115.002197

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van 't Hof, F. N. G., Ruigrok, Y. M., Lee, C. H., Ripke, S., Anderson, G., de Andrade, M., … Jones, G. T., … van Rij, A. M., … Vascular Research Consortium of New Zealand, including Phillips, L. V., Hill, G. B., Williams, M. J. A., Thomson, I. A., Krysa, J., Wilkins, G. T., Merriman, T. R., Lewis, D. R., … de Bakker, P. I. W. (2016). Shared genetic risk factors of intracranial, abdominal, and thoracic aneurysms. Journal of the American Heart Association, 5(7), e002603. doi: 10.1161/jaha.115.002603

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Williams, M. J. A., Harding, S. A., Devlin, G., Nunn, C., El-Jack, S., Scott, T., … on behalf of the ANZACS-QI Investigators, including Matsis, P., Smyth, D., Blake, J., Elliott, J., Lainchbury, J., Bridgman, P., Troughton, R., Wilkins, G., Green, B., Edmond, J., & Milburn, K. (2016). National variation in coronary angiography rates and timing after an acute coronary syndrome in New Zealand (ANZACS-QI 6). New Zealand Medical Journal, 129(1428), 65-77. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Majeed, K., Hamer, A. W., White, S. C., Pegg, T. J., Wilkins, G. T., Williams, S. M., … Williams, M. J. A. (2015). Prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm in patients referred for transthoracic echocardiography. Internal Medicine Journal, 45(1), 32-39. doi: 10.1111/imj.12592

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Sakata, K., Koo, B.-K., Waseda, K., Nakatani, D., Yock, P. G., Whitbourn, R., … Wilkins, G. T., … Fitzgerald, P. J. (2015). A Y-shaped bifurcation-dedicated stent for the treatment of de novo coronary bifurcation lesions: An IVUS analysis from the BRANCH trial. EuroIntervention, 10(11). doi: 10.4244/eijy14m08_16

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Siriwardena, M., Pilbrow, A., Frampton, C., MacDonald, S. M., Wilkins, G. T., & Richards, A. M. (2015). Complications of intra-aortic balloon pump use: Does the final position of the IABP tip matter? Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, 43(1), 66-73.

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Worthley, S. G., Wilkins, G. T., Webster, M. W., Montarello, J. K., Antonis, P. R., Whitbourn, R. J., & Warren, R. J. (2015). Safety and performance of the next generation EnligHTN™ renal denervation system in patients with drug-resistant, uncontrolled hypertension: The EnligHTN III first-in-human multicentre study. Clinical Trials & Regulatory Science in Cardiology, 8, 4-10. doi: 10.1016/j.ctrsc.2015.08.007

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Blattner, K., Nixon, G., Horgan, C., Coutts, J., Rogers, M., Wong, B., … Wilkins, G. (2014). Evaluation of a rural primary-referred cardiac exercise tolerance test service. New Zealand Medical Journal, 127(1406). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Hoye, N. A., Baldi, J. C., Putt, T. L., Schollum, J. B., Wilkins, G. T., & Walker, R. J. (2014). Endovascular renal denervation: A novel sympatholytic with relevance to chronic kidney disease. Clinical Kidney Journal, 7(1), 3-10. doi: 10.1093/ckj/sft130

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Nicholls, S. J., Kastelein, J. J. P., Schwartz, G. M., Bash, D., Rosenson, R. S., Cavender, M. A., … for the VISTA-16 Investigators, including Elliott, J., Wilkins, G., & Harding, S. (2014). Varespladib and cardiovascular events in patients with an acute coronary syndrome: The VISTA-16 randomized clinical trial. JAMA, 311(3), 252-262. doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.282836

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O'Donoghue, M. L., Braunwald, E., White, H. D., Steen, D. L., Lukas, M. A., Tarka, E., … for the SOLID-TIMI 52 Investigators, including Elliott, J., Wilkins, G., & Chen, V. (2014). Effect of darapladib on major coronary events after an acute coronary syndrome: The SOLID-TIMI 52 randomized clinical trial. JAMA, 312(10), 1006-1015. doi: 10.1001/jama.2014.11061

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Chu, J. W., Jones, G. T., Tarr, G. P., Phillips, L. V., Wilkins, G. T., van Rij, A. M., & Williams, M. J. A. (2013). Plasma active matrix metalloproteinase 9 and indices of diastolic function in patients with preserved systolic function. International Journal of Cardiology, 167(4), 1242-1246. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.03.147

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Tarr, G. P., Williams, M. J. A., Wilkins, G. T., Chen, V. H. T., Phillips, L. V., van Rij, A. M., & Jones, G. T. (2013). Intra-individual changes of active matrix metalloproteinase-9 are associated with clinical in-stent restenosis of bare metal stents. Cardiology, 124(1), 28-35. doi: 10.1159/000345591

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Miller, J. C., Thomson, C. D., Williams, S. M., van Havre, N., Wilkins, G. T., Morison, I. M., Ludgate, J. L., & Skeaff, C. M. (2012). Influence of the glutathione peroxidase 1 Pro200Leu polymorphism on the response of glutathione peroxidase activity to selenium supplementation: A randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 96, 923-931. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.112.043125

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Nadarasa, K., Robertson, M. C., Wong, C.-K., Green, B. K. W., Chen, V. H. T., Wilkins, G. T., & Williams, M. J. A. (2012). Rapid cycle change to predominantly radial access coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention: Effect on vascular access site complications. Catheterization & Cardiovascular Interventions, 79(4), 589-594. doi: 10.1002/ccd.23120

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Schwartz, G. G., Olsson, A. G., Abt, M., Ballantyne, C. M., Barter, P. J., Brumm, J., … for the dal-OUTCOMES Investigators, including Troughton, R., Wilkins, G., & Harding, S. (2012). Effects of dalcetrapib in patients with a recent acute coronary syndrome. New England Journal of Medicine, 367(22), 2089-2099. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1206797

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Slaughter, R. J., Beasley, D. M. G., Lambie, B. S., Wilkins, G. T., & Schep, L. J. (2012). Poisonous plants in New Zealand: A review of those that are most commonly enquired about to the National Poisons Centre. New Zealand Medical Journal, 125(1367). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Nixon, G., Blattner, K., Dawson, J., Dovey, S., Black, M. A., Wilkins, G., Dunn, A. C., & McLellan, A. D. (2011). Streptokinase antibodies in patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome in three rural New Zealand populations. Journal of Clinical Pathology, 64, 426-429. doi: 10.1136/jcp.2010.085837

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Meredith, I. T., Worthley, S. G., Whitbourn, R., Walters, D., McClean, D., Ormiston, J., … Wilkins, G. T., … Matsis, P., … Cutlip, D. E. (2010). Long-term clinical outcomes with the next-generation Resolute Stent System: A report of the two-year follow-up from the RESOLUTE clinical trial. EuroIntervention, 5(6), 692-697.

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Jones, G. T., Tarr, G. P., Phillips, L. V., Wilkins, G. T., van Rij, A. M., & Williams, M. J. A. (2009). Active matrix metalloproteinases 3 and 9 are independently associated with coronary artery in-stent restenosis. Atherosclerosis, 207(2), 603-607. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2009.05.036

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Al-Sallami, H., Ferguson, R., Wilkins, G., Gray, A., & Medlicott, N. J. (2008). Bleeding events in patients receiving enoxaparin for the management of non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTEACS) at Dunedin Public Hospital, New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 121(1285). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/121-1285/3342/content.pdf

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Bardy, G. H., Lee, K. L., Mark, D. B., Poole, J. E., Toff, W. D., Tonkin, A. M., … for the HAT Investigators, including Wilkins, G., & Gulliver, L. (2008). Home use of automated external defibrillators for sudden cardiac arrest. New England Journal of Medicine, 358, 1793-1804. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa0801651

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Bardy, G. H., Lee, K. L., Mark, D. B., Poole, J. E., Toff, W. D., Tonkin, A. M., … for the HAT Investigators, including Wilkins, G., Gulliver, L., & Oskam-Schmidt, R. (2008). Rationale and design of the Home Automatic External Defibrillator Trial (HAT). American Heart Journal, 155(3), 445-454. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2007.12.008

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Jones, G. T., van Rij, A. M., Hill, G. B., Wilkins, G. T., & Williams, M. J. A. (2008). Common carotid intimal-medial thickness is associated with coronary in-stent restenosis. Journal for Vascular Ultrasound, 32(3), 129-132.

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Tie, S., Wong, C.-K., Yap, J., Wilkins, G., Williams, M., & Kay, P. (2007). Timing of thrombotic events in patients receiving 2 weeks of clopidogrel therapy post bare metal coronary artery stenting: A New Zealand retrospective study. New Zealand Medical Journal, 120(1255). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/120-1255/2553/content.pdf

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Jones, G. T., Kay, I. P., Chu, J. W. S., Wilkins, G. T., Phillips, L. V., McCormick, M., van Rij, A. M., & Williams, M. J. A. (2006). Elevated plasma active matrix metalloproteinase-9 level is associated with coronary artery in-stent restenosis. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, & Vascular Biology, 26, e121-e125.

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Tang, E. W., Wong, C.-K., Restieaux, N. J., Herbison, P., Williams, M. J. A., Kay, P., & Wilkins, G. T. (2006). Clinical outcome of older patients with acute coronary syndrome over the last three decades. Age & Ageing, 35, 280-285.

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Parry, D. J., Winburn, I. C., Wilkins, G. T., & Bunton, R. W. (2005). Expanding retrograde saphenous vein graft aneurysm treated with endovascular coiling. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 80, 2374-2376.

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Skinner, M. A., Choudhury, M. S., Homan, S. D., Cowan, J. O., Wilkins, G. T., & Taylor, D. R. (2005). Accuracy of monitoring for sleep-related breathing disorders in the coronary care unit. Chest, 127(1), 66-71.

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Tang, E. W., Wong, C.-K., Wilkins, G., Herbison, P., Williams, M., Kay, P., & Restieaux, N. (2005). Use of evidence-based management for acute coronary syndrome. New Zealand Medical Journal, 118(1223). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/118-1223/1678/content.pdf

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Chu, J., Wilkins, G., & Williams, M. (2004). Review of 65 cases of infective endocarditis in Dunedin Public Hospital. New Zealand Medical Journal, 117(1200). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/117-1200/1021/content.pdf

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Pfeffer, M. A., McMurray, J. J. V., Velazquez, E. J., Rouleau, J.-L., Køber, L., Maggioni, A. P., … Wilkins, G., Williams, M., & Wong, C. K. (2003). Valsartan, captopril, or both in myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure, left ventricular dysfunction, or both. New England Journal of Medicine, 349(20), 1893-1906. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa032292

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Williams, M. J. A., Low, C., Wilkins, G. T., & Stewart, R. A. (2000). Randomised comparison of the effects of nicardipine and esmolol on coronary artery wall stress: implications for the risk of plaque rupture and acute coronary events. Heart, 84, 383-389.

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Williams, M. J. A., Stewart, R. A., Low, C., & Wilkins, G. T. (1999). Assessment of the mechanical properties of coronary arteries using intravascular ultrasound: an in vivo study. International Journal of Cardiac Imaging, 15, 287-294.

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Williams, M. J., Sutherland, W. H. F., McCormick, M. P., de Jong, S. A., Walker, R. J., & Wilkins, G. T. (1999). Impaired endothelial function after a meal rich in used cooking fat. JACC, 33, 1050-1055.

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Williams, M. J. A., Kay, I. P., & Wilkins, G. T. (1998). Spontaneous coronary artery dissection presenting as unstable angina. Journal of Invasive Cardiology, 10, 274-276.

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Kerr, A. J., Williams, M. J. A., & Wilkins, G. T. (1997). Primary stenting as treatment for coronary-subclavian steal syndrome. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Medicine, 27(1), 80-81.

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Stewart, R. A., Robertson, M. C., Low, C., Wilkins, G. T., & Restieaux, N. J. A. (1997). Differences in easily recognised coronary risk factors by age at first myocardial infarction. New Zealand Medical Journal, 110(1051), 339-340.

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Stewart, R. A., Robertson, M. C., Wilkins, G. T., Low, C. J., & Restieaux, N. J. A. (1997). Association between activity at onset of symptoms and outcome of acute myocardial infarction. JACC, 29(2), 250-253.

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Coffey, S., Moynagh, A., Green, B., Edmond, J., Wilkins, G. T., Pemberton, J., … Williams, M. J. A., & Arnold, B. (2020). Changes to management of a non-pandemic illness during the COVID-19 pandemic: Case study of invasive management of acute coronary syndrome. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1513), 101-106. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Dassanayake, S., Sole, G., Wilkins, G., & Skinner, M. (2020). Effect of exercise and physical activity on blood pressure in adults with resistant hypertension: A protocol for a systematic review. Physical Therapy Reviews, 25(2), 128-134. doi: 10.1080/10833196.2020.1728986

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Lal, S., Pemberton, J., & Wilkins, G. T. (2018). Cough-induced takotsubo (stress) cardiomyopathy. CASE, 2(6), 240-242. doi: 10.1016/j.case.2018.03.004

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Chu, J. W., Jones, G. T., Tarr, G. P., Phillips, L. V., Wilkins, G. T., van Rij, A. M., & Williams, M. J. A. (2011). Plasma active matrix metalloproteinase 9 associated to diastolic dysfunction in patients with coronary artery disease [Letter]. International Journal of Cardiology, 147(2), 336-338. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.12.093

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