Professor Michael Williams

Williams, M. J. A. (2004). The importance of echocardiography to the interventionalist. In I. P. Kay, M. Sabaté & M. A. Costa (Eds.), Cardiac catheterization and percutaneous interventions. (pp. 407-416). London: Taylor & Francis.

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Swope, J. A., Kasabov, N. K., & Williams, M. J. A. (2000). Neuro-fuzzy modelling of heart rate signals and applications to diagnostics. In P. S. Szczepaniak, P. J. G. Lisboa & J. Kacprzyk (Eds.), Fuzzy Systems in Medicine. (pp. 519-542). Heidelberg: Physica Verlag.

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Barrett-Young, A., Ambler, A., Cheyne, K., Guiney, H., Kokaua, J., Tham, Y. C., Williams, M. J. A., Wilson, G. A., … Poulton, R. (2023). Childhood social isolation as a predictor of retinal neuronal thickness in middle age: A lifecourse birth cohort study. Psychosomatic Medicine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1097/psy.0000000000001177

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Kerr, A. J., Choi, Y., Williams, M. J. A., Stewart, R. A. H., White, H. D., Devlin, G., … Adamson, P. D., Fairley, S., … Poppe, K. (2023). Paired risk scores to predict ischaemic and bleeding risk twenty-eight days to one year after an acute coronary syndrome. Heart. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2023-322830

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Moore, M. K., Jones, G. T., Whalley, G., Prendergast, B., Williams, M. J. A., & Coffey, S. (2023). Outcomes of patients with early calcific aortic valve disease detected by clinically indicated echocardiography. European Heart Journal: Cardiovascular Imaging. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jead259

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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

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Roxburgh, B. H., Campbell, H. A., Cotter, J. D., Reymann, U., Williams, M. J. A., Gwynne-Jones, D., & Thomas, K. N. (2023). 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, 25238. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/acr.25238

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Siddiqui, H., Deo, N., Rutledge, M. T., Williams, M. J. A., Redpath, G. M. I., & McCormick, S. P. A. (2023). Plasminogen receptors promote lipoprotein(a) uptake by enhancing surface binding and facilitating macropinocytosis. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, & Vascular Biology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1161/atvbaha.123.319344

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Ghosh, N., Fenton, S., van Hout, I., Jones, G. T., Coffey, S., Williams, M. J. A., Sugunesegran, R., Parry, D., … Schwenke, D. O., Chatterjee, A., & Katare, R. (2022). Therapeutic knockdown of miR-320 improves deteriorated cardiac function in a pre-clinical model of non-ischemic diabetic heart disease. Molecular Therapy: Nucleic Acids, 29, 330-342. doi: 10.1016/j.omtn.2022.07.007

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McLeod, P., Coffey, S., Sneddon, K., Williams, M., Kerr, A., & Pemberton, J. (2022). Clinically acquired high sensitivity cardiac troponin T is a poor predictor of reduced left ventricular ejection fraction after ST elevation myocardial infarction: A national cohort study–ANZACS-QI 65. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 31, 1513-1523. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.07.014

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Aitken-Buck, H. M., Krause, J., van Hout, I., Davis, P. J., Bunton, R. W., Parry, D. J., Williams, M. J. A., Coffey, S., … Jones, P. P., & Lamberts, R. R. (2021). Long-chain acylcarnitine 18:1 acutely increases human atrial myocardial contractility and arrhythmia susceptibility. American Journal of Physiology: Heart & Circulatory Physiology, 321, H162-H174. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00184.2021

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Coffey, S., Dixit, P., Saw, E. L., Babakr, A. A., van Hout, I., Galvin, I. F., Saxena, P., Bunton, R. W., Davis, P. J., Lamberts, R. R., Katare, R., & Williams, M. J. A. (2021). Thiamine increases resident endoglin positive cardiac progenitor cells and atrial contractile force in humans: A randomised controlled trial. International Journal of Cardiology, 341, 70-73. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.08.039

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Ho, C. Y.-C., Lee, M., El-Jack, S., Barr, P., Simmonds, M., Devlin, G., Adamson, P. D., Williams, M., & Kerr, A. J. (2021). How common are non-acute coronary syndrome (ACS) diagnoses in patients with suspected ACS investigated with coronary angiography in New Zealand? (ANZACS-QI 58). New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1537), 43-55. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Pasupathy, S., Lindahl, B., Litwin, P., Tavella, R., Williams, M. J. A., Air, T., … Beltrame, J. F. (2021). Survival in patients with suspected myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries: A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis from the MINOCA Global Collaboration. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes, 14(11), e007880. doi: 10.1161/circoutcomes.121.007880

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Purvis, N., Kumari, S., Chandrasekera, D., Bellae Papannarao, J., Gandhi, S., van Hout, I., Coffey, S., Bunton, R., Sugunesegran, R., Parry, D., Davis, P., Williams, M. J. A., Bahn, A., & Katare, R. (2021). Diabetes induces dysregulation of microRNAs associated with survival, proliferation and self-renewal in cardiac progenitor cells. Diabetologia, 64, 1422-1435. doi: 10.1007/s00125-021-05405-7

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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

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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

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Saw, E. L., Pearson, J. T., Schwenke, D. O., Munasinghe, P. E., Tsuchimochi, H., Rawal, S., Coffey, S., … Bunton, R., Van Hout, I., … Williams, M. J. A., … Fronius, M., & Katare, R. (2021). Activation of the cardiac non-neuronal cholinergic system prevents the development of diabetes-associated cardiovascular complications. Cardiovascular Diabetology, 20, 50. doi: 10.1186/s12933-021-01231-8

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Williams, M. J. A., Lee, M., Alfadhel, M., & Kerr, A. J. (2021). Obesity and all cause mortality following acute coronary syndrome (ANZACS QI 53). Heart, Lung & Circulation, 30, 1854-1862. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2021.04.014

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Aitken-Buck, H. M., Babakr, A. A., Fomison-Nurse, I. C., van Hout, I., Davis, P. J., Bunton, R. W., Williams, M. J. A., Coffey, S., Jones, P. P., & Lamberts, R. R. (2020). Inotropic and lusitropic, but not arrhythmogenic, effects of adipocytokine resistin on human atrial myocardium. American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology & Metabolism, 319, E540-E547. doi: 10.1152/ajpendo.00202.2020

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Babakr, A. A., Fomison-Nurse, I. C., van Hout, I., Aitken-Buck, H. M., Sugunesegran, R., Davis, P. J., Bunton, R. W., Williams, M. J. A., Coffey, S., Stiles, M. K., Jones, P. P., & Lamberts, R. R. (2020). Acute interaction between human epicardial adipose tissue and human atrial myocardium induce arrhythmic susceptibility. American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology & Metabolism, 318, E164-E172. doi: 10.1152/ajpendo.00374.2019

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Chan, D. Z. L., Stewart, R. A. H., Kerr, A. J., Dicker, B., Kyle, C. V., Adamson, P. D., … Edmond, J., … Elliott, J. M., … Swain, A. H., … Williams, M. J. A., … Somaratne, J. B. (2020). The impact of a national COVID-19 lockdown on acute coronary syndrome hospitalisations in New Zealand (ANZACS-QI 55). Lancet Regional Health: Western Pacific, 5, 100056. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2020.100056

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Chandrasekera, D. N. K., Neale, J. P. H., van Hout, I., Rawal, S., Coffey, S., Jones, G. T., … Manning, P., Williams, M. J. A., & Katare, R. (2020). Upregulation of microRNA-532 enhances cardiomyocyte apoptosis in the diabetic heart. Apoptosis, 25(5-6), 388-399. doi: 10.1007/s10495-020-01609-1

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Hancox, R. J., Thomas, L., Williams, M. J. A., & Sears, M. R. (2020). Associations between lung and endothelial function in early middle age. Respirology, 25, 89-96. doi: 10.1111/resp.13556

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Jones, G. T., Drinkwater, B., Blake-Barlow, A., Hill, G. B., Williams, M. J. A., Krysa, J., van Rij, A. M., & Coffey, S. (2020). Both small and large infrarenal aortic size is associated with an increased prevalence of ischaemic heart disease. European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, 60, 594-601. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2020.06.025

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Jones, G. T., Marsman, J., Bhat, B., Phillips, V. L., Chatterjee, A., Rodger, E. J., Williams, M. J. A., van Rij, A. M., & McCormick, S. P. A. (2020). DNA methylation profiling identifies a high effect genetic variant for lipoprotein(a) levels. Epigenetics, 15(9), 949-958. doi: 10.1080/15592294.2020.1739797

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Lal, S., Gray, A., Kim, E., Bunton, R. W., Davis, P., Galvin, I. F., & Williams, M. J. A. (2020). Frailty in elderly patients undergoing cardiac surgery increases hospital stay and 12-month readmission rate. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 29, 1187-1194. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.10.007

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Moharram, M. A., Aitken-Buck, H. M., Reijers, R., van Hout, I., Williams, M. J. A., Jones, P. P., Whalley, G. A., Lamberts, R. R., & Coffey, S. (2020). Correlation between epicardial adipose tissue and body mass index in New Zealand ethnic populations. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1516), 22-32. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Moharram, M. A., Wilson, L. C., Williams, M. J. A., & Coffey, S. (2020). Beat-to-beat blood pressure measurement using a cuffless device does not accurately reflect invasive blood pressure. International Journal of Cardiology Hypertension, 5, 100030. doi: 10.1016/j.ijchy.2020.100030

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Morgan, B. M., Brown, A. N., Deo, N., Harrop, T. W. R., Taiaroa, G., Mace, P. D., Wilbanks, S. M., Merriman, T. R., Williams, M. J. A., & McCormick, S. P. A. (2020). Nonsynonymous SNPs in LPA homologous to plasminogen deficiency mutants represent novel null apo(a) alleles. Journal of Lipid Research, 61, 432-444. doi: 10.1194/jlr.M094540

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Wang, T. K. M., Kasargod, C., Chan, D., Cicovic, S., Dimalapang, E., Webster, M., … Smyth, D., Williams, M., … Somaratne, J. (2020). Diagnostic coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention practices in New Zealand: The All New Zealand Acute Coronary Syndrome-Quality Improvement CathPCI Registry 3-year study (ANZACS- QI 37). International Journal of Cardiology, 312, 37-41. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.02.063

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Aitken-Buck, H. M., Moharram, M., Babakr, A. A., Reijers, R., Van Hout, I., Fomison-Nurse, I. C., Sugunesegran, R., … Bunton, R. W., Williams, M. J. A., … Jones, P. P., Coffey, S., & Lamberts, R. R. (2019). Relationship between epicardial adipose tissue thickness and epicardial adipocyte size with increasing body mass index. Adipocyte, 8(1), 412-420. doi: 10.1080/21623945.2019.1701387

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Ellis, C. J., Gamble, G. D., Williams, M. J. A., Matsis, P., Elliott, J. M., Devlin, G., Mann, S., … for the Regional Cardiac Society NZ ACS Audit Group, including Richards, M., & Nixon, G. (2019). All-cause mortality following an acute coronary syndrome: 12-year follow-up of the comprehensive 2002 New Zealand Acute Coronary Syndrome Audit. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 28(2), 245-256. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2017.10.015

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Jones, G. T., Sandiford, P., Hill, G. B., Williams, M. J. A., Khashram, M., Tilyard, M. W., Hammond-Tooke, G. D., Krysa, J., & van Rij, A. M. (2019). Correcting for body surface area identifies the true prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm in screened women. European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, 57(2), 221-228. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2018.08.048

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Kerr, A. J., Lee, M., Grey, C., Pegg, T. J., Fisher, N. G., White, H. H., … Williams, M. J. A., Smyth, D., … on behalf of the ANZACS-QI investigators. (2019). Acute reperfusion for ST-elevation myocardial infarction in New Zealand (2015-2017): Patient and system delay (ANZACS-QI 29). New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1498), 41-59. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Kerr, A. J., Lee, M., Jiang, Y., Grey, C., Wells, S., Williams, M., … on behalf of the ANZACS-QI Investigators. (2019). High level of capture of coronary intervention and associated acute coronary syndromes in the all New Zealand acute coronary syndrome quality improvement cardiac registry and excellent agreement with national administrative datasets (ANZACS-QI 25). New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1492), 19-29. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Rawal, S., Nagesh, P. T., Coffey, S., Van Hout, I., Galvin, I. F., Bunton, R. W., Davis, P., Williams, M. J. A., & Katare, R. (2019). Early dysregulation of cardiac-specific microRNA-208a is linked to maladaptive cardiac remodelling in diabetic myocardium. Cardiovascular Diabetology, 18, 13. doi: 10.1186/s12933-019-0814-4

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Williams, M. J. A., Barr, P. R., Lee, M., Poppe, K. K., & Kerr, A. J. (2019). Outcome after myocardial infarction without obstructive coronary artery disease. Heart, 105(7), 524-530. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2018-313665

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Fomison-Nurse, I., Saw, E. E. L., Gandhi, S., Munasinghe, P. E., Van Hout, I., Williams, M. J. A., Galvin, I., Bunton, R., Davis, P., Cameron, V., & Katare, R. (2018). Diabetes induces the activation of pro-ageing miR-34a in the heart, but has differential effects on cardiomyocytes and cardiac progenitor cells. Cell Death & Differentiation, 25, 1336-1349. doi: 10.1038/s41418-017-0047-6

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Shearer, D. M., Thomson, W. M., Cameron, C. M., Ramrakha, S., Wilson, G., Wong, T. Y., Williams, M. J. A., McLean, R., Theodore, R., & Poulton, R. (2018). Periodontitis and multiple markers of cardiometabolic risk in the fourth decade: A cohort study. Community Dentistry & Oral Epidemiology, 46(6), 615-623. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12414

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Elliott, J. M., Wang, T. K. M., Gamble, G., Williams, M., Matsis, P., Troughton, R., … Mann, S., Richards, M., … Ellis, C. (2017). A decade of improvement in the management of New Zealand ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients: Results from the New Zealand Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Audit Group national audits of 2002, 2007 and 2012. New Zealand Medical Journal, 130(1453), 17-28. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Jones, G. T., Tromp, G., Kuivaniemi, H., Gretarsdottir, S., Baas, A. F., Giusti, B., … Phillips, L. V., Williams, M. J. A., Wei, W., … Thomson, I. A., Krysa, J., Hill, G. B., Roake, J., Merriman, T. R., … van Rij, A., … Bown, M. J. (2017). Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for abdominal aortic aneurysm identifies four new disease-specific risk loci. Circulation Research, 120, 341-353. doi: 10.1161/circresaha.116.308765

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Kerr, A. J., Williams, M., White, H., Grey, C., Jiang, Y., Nunn, C., on behalf of the ANZACS-QI investigators. (2017). 30-day mortality aft er percutaneous coronary intervention in New Zealand public hospitals (ANZACS-QI 18). New Zealand Medical Journal, 130(1459), 54-63. Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Rawal, S., Munasinghe, E. P., Nagesh, P. T., Lew, J. K. S., Jones, G. T., Williams, M. J. A., Davis, P., Bunton, R. W., Galvin, I. F., Manning, P., Lamberts, R. R., & Katare, R. (2017). Downregulation of miR-15a/b accelerates fibrotic remodelling in the Type-2 diabetic human and mouse heart. Clinical Science, 131(9), 847-863. doi: 10.1042/cs20160916

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Rawal, S., Munasinghe, P. E., Shindikar, A., Paulin, J., Cameron, V., Manning, P., Williams, M. J. A., Jones, G. T., Bunton, R., Galvin, I., & Katare, R. (2017). Down-regulation of proangiogenic microRNA-126 and microRNA-132 are early modulators of diabetic cardiac microangiopathy. Cardiovascular Research, 113(1), 90-101. doi: 10.1093/cvr/cvw235

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Sharma, M., Redpath, G. M., Williams, M. J. A., & McCormick, S. P. A. (2017). Recycling of apolipoprotein(a) after PlgRKT-mediated endocytosis of lipoprotein(a). Circulation Research, 120(7), 1091-1102. doi: 10.1161/circresaha.116.310272

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Williams, M. J. A., Milne, B. J., Ambler, A., Theodore, R., Ramrakha, S., Caspi, A., Moffitt, T. E., & Poulton, R. (2017). Childhood body mass index and endothelial dysfunction evaluated by peripheral arterial tonometry in early midlife. International Journal of Obesity, 41, 1355-1360. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2017.108

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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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Barr, P., Smyth, D., Harding, S. A., El-Jack, S., Williams, M. J. A., Devlin, G., … on behalf of the ANZACS-QI Investigators. (2016). Variation in arterial access for invasive coronary procedures in New Zealand: A national analysis (ANZACS-QI 5). Heart, Lung & Circulation, 25, 451-458. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2015.10.009

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Coffey, S., Cox, B., & Williams, M. J. A. (2016). Changing causes of heart valve disease mortality in New Zealand from 1988 to 2007. New Zealand Medical Journal, 129(1428), 55-64. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Coffey, S., Williams, M. J. A., Phillips, L. V., Galvin, I. F., Bunton, R. W., & Jones, G. T. (2016). Integrated microRNA and messenger RNA analysis in aortic stenosis. Scientific Reports, 6, 36904. doi: 10.1038/srep36904

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Devlin, G., Williams, M., Elliott, J., White, H., French, J., Gamble, G., Matsis, P., Troughton, R., Richards, M., & Ellis, C. (2016). Management of non ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome patients in New Zealand: A longitudinal analysis: Results from the New Zealand Acute Coronary Syndrome national audits of 2002, 2007 and 2012. New Zealand Medical Journal, 129(1428), 9-15. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Jones, G. T., Hill, B. G., Curtis, N., Kabir, T. D., Wong, L. E., Tilyard, M. W., Williams, M. J. A., & van Rij, A. M. (2016). Comparison of three targeted approaches to screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm based on cardiovascular risk. British Journal of Surgery, 103(9), 1139-1146. doi: 10.1002/bjs.10224

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Jones, G. T., Phillips, V., Williams, M. J. A., van Rij, A. M., & Kabir, T. D. (2016). Two C-C family chemokines, eotaxin and RANTES, are novel independent plasma biomarkers for abdominal aortic aneurysm. Journal of the American Heart Association, 5(5), e002993. doi: 10.1161/jaha.115.002993

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Kerr, A. J., Williams, M. J. A., Harding, S., White, H., Doughty, R. N., Nunn, C., … on behalf of the ANZACS-QI Investigators. (2016). The All New Zealand Acute Coronary Syndrome Quality Improvement programme: Implementation, methodology and cohorts (ANZACS-QI 9). New Zealand Medical Journal, 129(1439), 23-36. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Mandic, S., Stevens, E., Hodge, C., Brown, C., Walker, R., Body, D., … Nye, E. R., & Williams, M. J. A. (2016). Long-term effects of cardiac rehabilitation in elderly individuals with stable coronary artery disease. Disability & Rehabilitation, 38(9), 837-843. doi: 10.3109/09638288.2015.1061611

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Nioi, P., Sigurdsson, A., Thorleifsson, G., Helgason, H., Agustsdottir, A. B., Norddahl, G. L., … Williams, M. J. A., van Rij, A. M., Jones, G. T., … Stefansson, K. (2016). Variant ASGR1 associated with a reduced risk of coronary artery disease. New England Journal of Medicine, 374, 2131-2141. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1508419

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Rawal, S., Parshu Ram, T., Coffey, S., Williams, M. J. A., Saxena, P., Bunton, R. W., Galvin, I. F., & Katare, R. (2016). Differential expression pattern of cardiovascular microRNAs in the human type-2 diabetic heart with normal ejection fraction. International Journal of Cardiology, 202, 40-43. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.08.161

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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

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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

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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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Bussey, C. T., Hughes, G., Saxena, P., Galvin, I. F., Bunton, R. W., Noye, M. K., Coffey, S., Williams, M. J. A., Baldi, J. C., Jones, P. P., & Lamberts, R. R. (2015). Chamber-specific changes in calcium-handling proteins in the type 2 diabetic human heart with preserved ejection fraction. International Journal of Cardiology, 193, 53-55. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.05.053

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Coffey, S., Williams, M. J. A., Phillips, L. V., & Jones, G. T. (2015). Circulating microRNA profiling needs further refinement before clinical use in patients with aortic stenosis. Journal of the American Heart Association, 4(8), e002150. doi: 10.1161/jaha.115.002150

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Ellis, C., Hammett, C., Ranasinghe, I., French, J., Briffa, T., Devlin, G., Elliott, J., … Williams, M., Troughton, R., … on behalf of Bi-National Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) 'SNAPSHOT' Audit Group. (2015). Comparison of the management and in-hospital outcomes of acute coronary syndrome patients in Australia and New Zealand: Results from the binational SNAPSHOT acute coronary syndrome 2012 audit. Internal Medicine Journal, 45(5), 497-509. doi: 10.1111/imj.12739

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Horwood, H., Williams, M. J. A., & Mandic, S. (2015). Examining motivations and barriers for attending maintenance community-based cardiac rehabilitation using the Health-Belief Model. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 24, 980-987. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2015.03.023

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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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Mandic, S., Body, D., Barclay, L., Walker, R., Nye, E. R., Grace, S. L., & Williams, M. J. A. (2015). Community-based cardiac rehabilitation maintenance programs: Use and effects. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 24, 710-718. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2015.01.014

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Sharma, M., Von Zychlinski-Kleffmann, A., Porteous, C. M., Jones, G. T., Williams, M. J. A., & McCormick, S. P. A. (2015). Lipoprotein (a) upregulates ABCA1 in liver cells via scavenger receptor-B1 through its oxidized phospholipids. Journal of Lipid Research, 56, 1318-1328. doi: 10.1194/jlr.M056150

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Theodore, R. F., Broadbent, J., Nagin, D., Ambler, A., Hogan, S., Ramrakha, S., … Williams, M. J. A., Harrington, H., Moffitt, T. E., … Milne, B., & Poulton, R. (2015). Childhood to early-midlife systolic blood pressure trajectories: Early-life predictors, effect modifiers, and adult cardiovascular outcomes. Hypertension, 66, 1108-1115. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.115.05831

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Coffey, S., Cox, B., & Williams, M. J. A. (2014). Lack of progress in valvular heart disease in the pre—transcatheter aortic valve replacement era: Increasing deaths and minimal change in mortality rate over the past three decades. American Heart Journal, 167(4), 562-567. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2013.12.030

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Coffey, S., Cox, B., & Williams, M. J. A. (2014). The prevalence, incidence, progression, and risks of aortic valve sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. JACC, 63(25), 2852-2861. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.04.018

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Francois, M. E., Baldi, J. C., Manning, P. J., Lucas, S. J. E., Hawley, J. A., Williams, M. J. A., & Cotter, J. D. (2014). ‘Exercise snacks’ before meals: A novel strategy to improve glycaemic control in individuals with insulin resistance. Diabetologia, 57(7), 1437-1445. doi: 10.1007/s00125-014-3244-6

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Jin, C., Phillips, L. V., Williams, M. J. A., van Rij, A. M., & Jones, G. T. (2014). Plasma heat shock protein 27 is associated with coronary artery disease, abdominal aortic aneurysm and peripheral artery disease. SpringerPlus, 3, 635. doi: 10.1186/2193-1801-3-635

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Kader, T., Porteous, C. M., Williams, M. J. A., Gieseg, S. P., & McCormick, S. P. A. (2014). Ribose-cysteine increases glutathione-based antioxidant status and reduces LDL in human lipoprotein(a) mice. Atherosclerosis, 237(2), 725-733. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2014.10.101

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Lamberts, R. R., Lingam, S. J., Wang, H.-Y., Bollen, I. A. E., Hughes, G., Galvin, I. F., Bunton, R. W., Bahn, A., Katare, R., Baldi, J. C., Williams, M. J. A., Saxena, P., Coffey, S., & Jones, P. P. (2014). Impaired relaxation despite upregulated calcium-handling protein atrial myocardium from type 2 diabetic patients with preserved ejection fraction. Cardiovascular Diabetology, 13, 72. doi: 10.1186/1475-2840-13-72

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Moore, A., Shindikar, A., Fomison-Nurse, I., Riu, F., Munasinghe, P. E., Parshu Ram, T., Saxena, P., Coffey, S., Bunton, R. W., Galvin, I. F., Williams, M. J. A., … Katare, R. (2014). Rapid onset of cardiomyopathy in STZ-induced female diabetic mice involves the downregulation of pro-survival Pim-1. Cardiovascular Diabetology, 13, 68. doi: 10.1186/1475-2840-13-68

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von Zychilinski, A., Williams, M., McCormick, S., & Kleffmann, T. (2014). Absolute quantification of apolipoproteins and associated proteins on human plasma lipoproteins. Journal of Proteomics, 106, 181-190. doi: 10.1016/j.jprot.2014.04.030

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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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Ellis, C., Gamble, G., Devlin, G., Elliott, J., Hamer, A., Williams, M., Matsis, P., Troughton, R., … for the New Zealand Acute Coronary Syndromes (NZACS) 'SNAPSHOT' Audit Group. (2013). The management of acute coronary syndrome patients across New Zealand in 2012: Results of a third comprehensive nationwide audit and observations of current interventional care. New Zealand Medical Journal, 126(1387). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Jones, G. T., Bown, M. J., Gretarsdottir, S., Romaine, S. P. R., Helgadottir, A., Yu, G., … Jin, C., … Phillips, L. V., Williams, M. J. A., Topless, R., Merriman, T. R., … Lewis, D. R., … van Rij, A. M. (2013). A sequence variant associated with sortilin-1 (SORT1) on 1p13.3 is independently associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm. Human Molecular Genetics, 22(14), 2941-2947. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddt141

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Mandic, S., Hodge, C., Stevens, E., Walker, R., Nye, E. R., Body, D., Barclay, L., & Williams, M. J. A. (2013). Effects of community-based cardiac rehabilitation on body composition and physical function in individuals with stable coronary artery disease: 1.6-year followup. BioMed Research International, 2013, 903604. doi: 10.1155/2013/903604

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Mandic, S., Walker, R., Stevens, E., Nye, E. R., Body, D., Barclay, L., & Williams, M. J. A. (2013). Estimating exercise capacity from walking tests in elderly individuals with stable coronary artery disease. Disability & Rehabilitation, 35(22), 1853-1858. doi: 10.3109/09638288.2012.759629

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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

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Sorrenson, B., Suetani, R. J., Williams, M. J. A., Bickley, V. M., George, P. M., Jones, G. T., & McCormick, S. P. A. (2013). Functional rescue of mutant ABCA1 proteins by sodium 4-phenylbutyrate. Journal of Lipid Research, 54, 55-62. doi: 10.1194/jlr.M027193

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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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Nadarasa, K., & Williams, M. J. A. (2012). Single high oral dose amiodarone for cardioversion of recent onset atrial fibrillation. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 21(8), 444-448. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.03.015

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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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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

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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

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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

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Sorrenson, B., Suetani, R. J., Bickley, V. M., George, P. M., Williams, M. J. A., Scott, R. S., & McCormick, S. P. A. (2011). An ABCA1 truncation shows no dominant negative effect in a familial hypoalphalipoproteinemia pedigree with three ABCA1 mutations. Biochemical & Biophysical Research Communications, 409(3), 400-405. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.05.006

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Suetani, R. J., Sorrenson, B., Tyndall, J. D. A., Williams, M. J. A., & McCormick, S. P. A. (2011). Homology modeling and functional testing of an ABCA1 mutation causing Tangier disease. Atherosclerosis, 218(2), 404-410. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2011.06.019

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Tarr, G. P., Williams, M. J. A., Phillips, L. V., van Rij, A. M., & Jones, G. T. (2011). Pro-MMP-9/TIMP-1 ratio correlates poorly with a direct assessment of MMP-9 activity. Clinical Biochemistry, 44(17-18), 1480-1482. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2011.09.019

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Tarr, G. P., Williams, M. J. A., Phillips, L. V., van Rij, A. M., & Jones, G. T. (2011). Seasonal variation and stability of matrix metalloproteinase-9 activity and tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase-1 with storage at -80 ^oC. Clinical Biochemistry, 44(16), 1346-1348. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2011.08.1139

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von Zychlinski, A., Kleffmann, T., Williams, M. J. A., & McCormick, S. P. (2011). Proteomics of Lipoprotein(a) identifies a protein complement associated with response to wounding. Journal of Proteomics, 74, 2881-2891. doi: 10.1016/j.jprot.2011.07.008

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Ellis, C., Devlin, G., Elliott, J., Matsis, P., Williams, M., Gamble, G., … Richards, M., … for the New Zealand Acute Coronary Syndromes (NZACS) Audit Group. (2010). ACS patients in New Zealand experience significant delays to access cardiac investigations and revascularisation treatment especially when admitted to non-interventional centres: Results of the second comprehensive national audit of ACS patients. New Zealand Medical Journal, 123(1319). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/123-1319/4237/content.pdf

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Ellis, C., Gamble, G., Hamer, A., Williams, M., Matsis, P., Elliott, J., … Richards, M., … for the New Zealand Acute Coronary Syndromes (NZACS) Audit Group. (2010). Patients admitted with an acute coronary syndrome in New Zealand in 2007: Results of a second comprehensive nationwide audit and a comparison with the first audit from 2002. New Zealand Medical Journal, 123(1319). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/123-1319/4235/content.pdf

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Gretarsdottir, S., Baas, A. F., Thorleifsson, G., Holm, H., den Heijer, M., de Vries, J.-P. P. M., … van Rij, A. M., Williams, M. J. A., … Jones, G. T., … Stefansson, K. (2010). Genome-wide association study identifies a sequence variant within the DAB2IP gene conferring susceptibility to abdominal aortic aneurysm. Nature Genetics, 42(8), 692-697. doi: 10.1038/ng.622

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Stewart, R. A. H., Kerr, A. J., Whalley, G. A., Legget, M. E., Zeng, I., Williams, M. J. A., Lainchbury, J., … Richards, M. A., … for the New Zealand Heart Valve Study Investigators. (2010). Left ventricular systolic and diastolic function assessed by tissue Doppler imaging and outcome in asymptomatic aortic stenosis. European Heart Journal, 31(18), 2216-2222. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehq159

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