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Contact Details

Email
andre.vanrij@otago.ac.nz
Position
Professor
Department
Department of Surgical Sciences (Dunedin)
Qualifications
BMedSc MD(Otago) FRACS
Research summary
Vascular and venous surgery
Memberships
  • Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
  • Otago Medical School Research Society
  • Australasian Surgical Research Society
  • NZ Medical Association
  • Sigma XI
  • NZ Gastroenterology Society
  • Vascular Section, Royal Australian College of Surgeons
  • Australia and NZ Society of Vascular Surgery
  • NZ Society of Vascular Surgery
  • NZ Association of General Surgeons
  • Phlebology Society (Australia New Zealand chapter)
  • International Union of Angiology

Research

  • Vascular and venous surgery
  • Bariatric surgery
  • Trace element metabolism
  • Surgical audit and outcome measures

Publications

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. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2023.08.058

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. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00175.2023

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

Shaydakov, M. E., Ting, W., Sadek, M., Aziz, F., Diaz, J. A., Raffetto, J. D., … for the American Venous Forum Research Committee, including van Rij, A. (2022). Review of the current evidence for topical treatment for venous leg ulcers. Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous & Lymphatic Disorders, 10(1), 241-247.e15. doi: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2021.06.010

Australian & New Zealand Working Party on the Management and Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism, including van Rij, A. (2010). Prevention of venous thromboembolism: Best practice guidelines for Australia and New Zealand (5th ed.). Baulkham Hills, Australia: Health Education & Management Innovations.

Authored Book - Other

Australian & New Zealand Working Party on the Management and Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism, including van Rij, A. (2007). Prevention of venous thromboembolism: Best practice guidelines for Australia and New Zealand (4th ed.). New South Wales, Australia: Health Education & Management Innovations, 18p.

Authored Book - Other

Australian & New Zealand Working Party on the Management and Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism, including van Rij, A. (2005). Prevention of venous thromboembolism: Best practice guidelines for Australia and New Zealand (3rd ed.). Baulkham Hills, Australia: Health Education & Management Innovations, 20p.

Authored Book - Other

National Working Party on Management and Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism, including van Rij, A. (2004). Diagnosis and treatment of venous thromboembolism: Best practice guidelines for Australia and New Zealand. Australia: HEMI.

Authored Book - Other

Green, A., van Rij, A. M., Watters, D., Dewan, P. A., Poxon, V., & Montgomery, P. (2002). Surgical audit and peer review, 72. New Zealand: Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.

Authored Book - Other

Fletcher, J., MacLellan, D., Fisher, C., Gibbs, H., Matthews, G., Stacey, M., & van Rij, A. M. (2001). Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism. (2nd Edition). Sydney: Health Education Management International.

Authored Book - Other

Harris, J. P., May, J., & van Rij, A. (2015). History of aortic surgery in Australia and New Zealand. In R. Chiesa, G. Melissano, C. Setacci & A. Argenteri (Eds.), History of aortic surgery in the world. (pp. 398-403). Turin, Italy: Edizioni Minerva Medica.

Chapter in Book - Research

van Rij, A. M. (1998). Body water and electrolytes in surgery. In Scott: An Aid to Clinical Surgery (6th Edition). (pp. 14-21). Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.

Chapter in Book - Research

van Rij, A. M., & Waxman, B. P. (1998). Surgical nutrition and metabolism. In Scott: An Aid to Clinical Surgery (6th Edition). (pp. 22-25). Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.

Chapter in Book - Research

van Rij, A. M. (1997). Surgical research in Dunedin. In E. R. Nye (Ed.), Medical Research in Otago 1922-1997 as protrayed by 75 years of the Proceedings of the University of Otago Medical School. (pp. 143-151). Dunedin: Otago Medical School Research Society.

Chapter in Book - Research

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

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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. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00175.2023

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De Maeseneer, M. G., Kakkos, S. K., Aherne, T., Baekgaard, N., Black, S., Blomgren, L., … van Rij, A. M., & Vuylsteke, M. E. (2022). European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) 2022 Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Chronic Venous Disease of the Lower Limbs [Editors choice]. European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, 63(2), 184-267. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2021.12.024

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Hill, B. G., & van Rij, A. M. (2022). The lower limb perforator veins in normal subjects. Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous & Lymphatic Disorders, 10(3), 669-675.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2022.01.010

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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

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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

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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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Neale, J. P. H., Pearson, J. T., Thomas, K. N., Tsuchimochi, H., Hosoda, H., Kojima, M., … Jones, G. T., Denny, A. P., Daniels, L. J., Chandrasekera, D., Liu, P., van Rij, A. M., Katare, R., & Schwenke, D. O. (2020). Dysregulation of ghrelin in diabetes impairs the vascular reparative response to hindlimb ischemia in a mouse model; Clinical relevance to peripheral artery disease. Scientific Reports, 10, 13651. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-70391-6

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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

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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

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Jones, G. T., Marsman, J., Pardo, L. M., Nijsten, T., De Maeseneer, M., Phillips, V., Lynch-Sutherland, C., Horsfield, J., Krysa, J., & van Rij, A. M. (2019). A variant of the castor zinc finger 1 (CASZ1) gene is differentially associated with the clinical classification of chronic venous disease. Scientific Reports, 9, 14011. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-50586-2

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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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Woodfield, J., Deo, P., Davidson, A., Chen, T. Y.-T., & van Rij, A. (2019). Patient reporting of complications after surgery: What impact does documenting postoperative problems from the perspective of the patient using telephone interview and postal questionnaires have on the identification of complications after surgery? BMJ Open, 9(7), e028561. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028561

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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

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Harrison, S. C., Holmes, M. V., Burgess, S., Asselbergs, F. W., Jones, G. T., Baas, A. F., … van Rij, A. M., … Humphries, S. E. (2018). Genetic association of lipids and lipid drug targets with abdominal aortic aneurysm: A meta-analysis. JAMA Cardiology, 3(1), 26-33. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2017.4293

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McKenzie, R., Diong, J., Snelling, J., Anderson, L., & van Rij, A. M. (2018). Incidental findings during a surgical procedure: Current practice and ethical implications. New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1469), 10-19. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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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

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Roberts, R. L., Wallace, M. C., Seinen, M. L., van Bodegraven, A. A., Krishnaprasad, K., Jones, G. T., van Rij, A. M., … Kennedy, M. A., … Gearry, R. B., … Barclay, M. (2018). Nonsynonymous polymorphism in guanine monophosphate synthetase is a risk factor for unfavorable thiopurine metabolite ratios in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 24(12), 2606-2612. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izy163

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van Rij, A., Thomas, J., McKenzie, R., Diong, J., Frizelle, F., Snelling, J., & Anderson, L. (2018). Incidental findings during a surgical procedure: Patient and public perspectives. New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1469), 20-31. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Claridge, R., Arnold, S., Morrison, N., & van Rij, A. M. (2017). Measuring abdominal aortic diameters in routine abdominal computed tomography scans and implications for abdominal aortic aneurysm screening. Journal of Vascular Surgery, 65(6), 1637-1642. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2016.11.044

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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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Telomeres Mendalian Randomization Collaboration, including van Rij, A., & Jones, G. T. (2017). Association between telomere length and risk of cancer and non-neoplastic diseases: A Mendelian randomization study. JAMA Oncology, 3(5), 636-651. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.5945

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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

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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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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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Phipps-Green, A. J., Merriman, M. E., Topless, R., Altaf, S., Montgomery, G. W., Franklin, C., Jones, G. T., van Rij, A. M., … Stamp, L. K., … Merriman, T. R. (2016). Twenty-eight loci that influence serum urate levels: Analysis of association with gout. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 75, 124-130. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-205877

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Rasheed, H., Phipps-Green, A. J., Topless, R., Smith, M. D., Hill, C., Lester, S., … van Rij, A., Jones, G. T., McCormick, S. P., Harrison, A. A., Stamp, L. K., … Merriman, T. R. (2016). Replication of association of the apolipoprotein A1-C3-A4 gene cluster with the risk of gout. Rheumatology, 55(8), 1421-1430. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kew057

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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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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

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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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Versteeg, M. P. T., Macfarlane, J., Hill, G. B., & van Rij, A. M. (2016). The natural history of ultrasound-detected recurrence in the groin following saphenofemoral treatment for varicose veins. Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous & Lymphatic Disorders, 4(3), 293-300.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2016.02.006

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Anderson, L., Snelling, J., & van Rij, A. (2015). Incidental findings in surgery. British Journal of Surgery, 102(5), 433-435. doi: 10.1002/bjs.9719

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The Interleukin 1 Genetics Consortium, including Jones, G. T., & van Rij, A. (2015). Cardiometabolic effects of genetic upregulation of the interleukin 1 receptor antagonist: A Mendelian randomisation analysis. Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, 3(4), 243-253. doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(15)00034-0

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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

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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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Nguyen, A. T. V., Hill, G. B., Thomson, I. A., & van Rij, A. M. (2014). Evaluation of the accuracy of aorta scan BVI 9600 in screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm. European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, 48(2), 147-152. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2014.04.030

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Parkyn, W. R., Chan, C. Y., & van Rij, A. M. (2014). Skin problems in the lower legs of morbidly obese patients and the possible role of bariatric surgery. Journal of Obesity & Weight Loss Therapy, 4(4), 1000230. doi: 10.4172/2165-7904.1000230

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Benoiton, L. A., Schmidt, E., Tarr, G. P., Thomson, I. A., Rennie, S. C., & van Rij, A. M. (2013). Assessment and management of leg ulcers in the community and an outpatient clinic. New Zealand Medical Journal, 126(1368). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Bradley, D. T., Hughes, A. E., Badger, S. A., Jones, G. T., Harrison, S. C., Wright, B. J., … van Rij, A., … Bown, M. J. (2013). A variant in LDLR is associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm. Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics, 6, 498-504. doi: 10.1161/CIRCGENETICS.113.000165

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Chong, Y. H., Dennis, N. A., Connolly, M. J., Teh, R., Jones, G. T., van Rij, A. M., … Campbell, A. J., & McLennan, I. S. (2013). Elderly men have low levels of anti-Müllerian hormone and inhibin B, but with high interpersonal variation: A cross-sectional study of the Sertoli cell hormones in 615 community-dwelling men. PLoS ONE, 8(8), e70967. doi: 10.1371/ journal.pone.0070967

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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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Dennis, N. A., Jones, G. T., Chong, Y. H., van Rij, A. M., & McLennan, I. S. (2013). Serum anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) levels correlate with infrarenal aortic diameter in healthy older men: Is AMH a cardiovascular hormone? Journal of Endocrinology, 219, 13-20. doi: 10.1530/joe-13-0125

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Dickson, R., Hill, G., Thomson, I. A., & van Rij, A. M. (2013). The valves and tributary veins of the saphenofemoral junction: Ultrasound findings in normal limbs. Veins & Lymphatics, 2(2), e18. doi: 10.4081/vl.2013.e18

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Friberg, D., Chen, T., Tarr, G., & van Rij, A. (2013). Erythromelalgia? A clinical study of people who experience red, hot, painful feet in the community. International Journal of Vascular Medicine, 2013, 864961. doi: 10.1155/2013/864961

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Harrison, S. C., Zabaneh, D., Asselbergs, F. W., Drenos, F., Jones, G. T., Shah, S., … van Rij, A. M., … Humphries, S. E. (2013). A gene-centric study of common carotid artery remodeling. Atherosclerosis, 226(2), 440-446. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2012.11.002

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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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Lim, K. H., Hill, G., Tarr, G., & van Rij, A. (2013). Deep venous reflux definitions and associated clinical and physiological significance. Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous & Lymphatic Disorders, 1(4), 325-332. doi: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2012.12.003

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Nguyen, A. T. V., Hill, G. B., Versteeg, M. P. T., Thomson, I. A., & van Rij, A. M. (2013). Novices may be trained to screen for abdominal aortic aneurysms using ultrasound. Cardiovascular Ultrasound, 11, 42. doi: 10.1186/1476-7120-11-42

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Roberts, R. L., Wallace, M. C., Jones, G. T., van Rij, A. M., Merriman, T. R., Harrison, A., … Stamp, L. K., … Highton, J., & Stebbings, S. M. (2013). Prevalence of HLA-B27 in the New Zealand population: Effect of age and ethnicity. Arthritis Research & Therapy, 15, R158. doi: 10.1186/ar4341

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Snelling, J., Anderson, L., & van Rij, A. (2013). “Incidental findings” during surgery: A surgical dilemma or the price paid for autonomy? Otago Law Review, 13(1), 81-106.

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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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van Rij, A. M., Hill, G., Krysa, J., Dutton, S., Dickson, R., Christie, R., … Solomon, C. (2013). Prospective study of natural history of deep vein thrombosis: Early predictors of poor late outcomes. Annals of Vascular Surgery, 27(7), 924-931. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2012.09.018

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Chen-Xu, M., Topless, R., McKinney, C., Merriman, M. E., Phipps-Green, A., Dalbeth, N., … Harrison, A. A., Highton, J., … van Rij, A., Jones, G. T., … Stamp, L. K., … Merriman, T. R. (2012). Replication of association of the interleukin 23 receptor rs1343151 variant with rheumatoid arthritis in Caucasian sample sets. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 71(1), 155-157. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2011-200591

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Dennis, N. A., Houghton, L. A., Jones, G. T., van Rij, A. M., Morgan, K., & McLennan, I. S. (2012). The level of serum anti-Müllerian hormone correlates with vitamin D status in men and women but not in boys. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 97(7), 2450-2455. doi: 10.1210/jc.2012-1213

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Graham, P., Martin, G., Fraser, J., Cumming, J., Williams, H., Davidson, A., … Roake, J., & van Rij, A. (2012). Equity of access and variation in general surgeons' clinical judgements of patient priority. International Journal of Person Centered Medicine, 2(4), 883-898. doi: 10.5750/ijpcm.v2i4.298

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Helgadottir, A., Gretarsdottir, S., Thorleifsson, G., Holm, H., Patel, R. S., Gudnason, T., Jones, G. T., van Rij, A. M., … Stefansson, H. (2012). Apolipoprotein(a) genetic sequence variants associated with systemic atherosclerosis and coronary atherosclerotic burden but not with venous thromboembolism. JACC, 60(8), 722-729. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.01.078

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Hollis-Moffatt, J. E., Phipps-Green, A. J., Chapman, B., Jones, G. T., van Rij, A., Gow, P. J., Harrison, A. A., Highton, J., … Stamp, L. K., … Merriman, T. R. (2012). The renal urate transporter SLC17A1 locus: Confirmation of association with gout. Arthritis Research & Therapy, 14(2), R92. doi: 10.1186/ar3816

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Krysa, J., Jones, G. T., & van Rij, A. M. (2012). Evidence for a genetic role in varicose veins and chronic venous insufficiency. Phlebology, 27(7), 329-335. doi: 10.1258/phleb.2011.011030

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Biros, E., Norman, P. E., Jones, G. T., van Rij, A. M., Yu, G., Moxon, J. V., … Golledge, J. (2011). Meta-analysis of the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms in TGF-β receptor genes and abdominal aortic aneurysm. Atherosclerosis, 219, 218-223. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2011.07.105

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Bown, M. J., Jones, G. T., Harrison, S. C., Wright, B. J., Bumpstead, S., Baas, A. F., … CARDIoGRAM Consortium, GLOBAL BPgen Consortium, DIAGRAM Consortium, VRCNZ Consortium, … van Rij, A., … Samani, N. J. (2011). Abdominal aortic aneurysm is associated with a variant in low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1. American Journal of Human Genetics, 89(5), 619-627. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2011.10.002

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Golledge, J., Biros, E., Warrington, N., Jones, G. T., Cooper, M., van Rij, A. M., … Norman, P. E. (2011). A population-based study of polymorphisms in genes related to sex hormones and abdominal aortic aneurysm. European Journal of Human Genetics, 19(3), 363-366. doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2010.182

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Rennie, S. C., van Rij, A. M., Jaye, C., & Hall, K. H. (2011). Defining decision making: A qualitative study of international experts' views on surgical trainee decision making. World Journal of Surgery, 35(6), 1214-1220. doi: 10.1007/s00268-011-1089-4

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Roberts, R. L., van Rij, A. M., Phillips, L. V., Young, S., McCormick, S. P. A., Merriman, T. R., & Jones, G. T. (2011). Interaction of the inflammasome genes CARD8 and NLRP3 in abdominal aortic aneurysms. Atherosclerosis, 218(1), 123-126. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2011.04.043

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Schunkert, H., König, I. R., Kathiresan, S., Reilly, M. P., Assimes, T. L., Holm, H., … Jones, G. T., … van Rij, A. M., … for the CARDIoGRAM Constortium. (2011). Large-scale association analysis identifies 13 new susceptibility loci for coronary artery disease. Nature Genetics, 43(4), 333-340. doi: 10.1038/ng.784

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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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Vincent, J. R., Jones, G. T., Hill, G. B., & van Rij, A. M. (2011). Failure of microvenous valves in small superficial veins is a key to the skin changes of venous insufficiency. Journal of Vascular Surgery, 54(6, Suppl. ), 62S-69S.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2011.06.085

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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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Hollis-Moffatt, J. E., Chen-Xu, M., Topless, R., Dalbeth, N., Gow, P. J., Harrison, A. A., Highton, J., … van Rij, A., Jones, G. T., Stamp, L. K., & Merriman, T. R. (2010). Only one independent genetic association with rheumatoid arthritis within the KIAA1109-TENR-IL2-IL21 locus in Caucasian sample sets: Confirmation of association of rs6822844 with rheumatoid arthritis at a genome-wide level of significance. Arthritis Research & Therapy, 12(3), R116. doi: 10.1186/ar3053

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Thompson, A. R., Cooper, J. A., Jones, G. T., Drenos, F., van Bockxmeer, F. M., Biros, E., … van Rij, A. M., … Humphries, S. E. (2010). Assessment of the association between genetic polymorphisms in transforming growth factor beta, and its binding protein (LTBP), and the presence, and expansion, of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. Atherosclerosis, 209, 367-373. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2009.09.073

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Thorgeirsson, T. E., Gudbjartsson, D. F., Surakka, I., Vink, J. M., Amin, N., Geller, F., … Jones, G. T., van Rij, A. M., … Stefansson, K. (2010). Sequence variants at CHRNB3-CHRNA6 and CYP2A6 affect smoking behavior. Nature Genetics, 42(5), 448-453. doi: 10.1038/ng.573

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Golledge, J., Clancy, P., Jones, G. T., Cooper, M., Palmer, L. J., van Rij, A. M., & Norman, P. E. (2009). Possible association between genetic polymorphisms in transforming growth factor β receptors, serum transforming growth factor β1 concentration and abdominal aortic aneurysm. British Journal of Surgery, 96(6), 628-632. doi: 10.1002/bjs.6633

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Gudbjartsson, D. F., Bjornsdottir, U. S., Halapi, E., Helgadottir, A., Sulem, P., Jonsdottir, G. M., … Williams, M. J. A., van Rij, A. M., Jones, G. T., … Stefansson, K. (2009). Sequence variants affecting eosinophil numbers associate with asthma and myocardial infarction. Nature Genetics, 41(3), 342-347. doi: 10.1038/ng.323

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Jones, G. T., Grant, M. W., Thomson, I. A., Hill, B. G., & van Rij, A. M. (2009). Characterization of a porcine model of chronic superficial varicose veins. Journal of Vascular Surgery, 49(6), 1554-1561. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.01.070

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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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Thomson, I. A., Goh, F., Livingstone, V., & van Rij, A. M. (2009). How safe is open abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery for octogenarians in New Zealand? ANZ Journal of Surgery, 79(5), 344-347. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2009.04886.x

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Woodfield, J. C., Beshay, N., & van Rij, A. M. (2009). A meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials assessing the prophylactic use of ceftriaxone: A study of wound, chest, and urinary infections. World Journal of Surgery, 33(12), 2538-2550. doi: 10.1007/s00268-009-0158-4

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Anjomshoaa, A., Lin, Y.-H., Black, M. A., McCall, J. L., Humar, B., Song, S., Fukuzawa, R., Yoon, H.-S., … van Rij, A., Thompson-Fawcett, M., & Reeve, A. E. (2008). Reduced expression of a gene proliferation signature is associated with enhanced malignancy in colon cancer. British Journal of Cancer, 99, 966-973. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604560

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Grant, M. W., Thomson, I. A., & van Rij, A. M. (2008). In-hospital mortality of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 78, 698-704. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2008.04621.x

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Helgadottir, A., Thorleifsson, G., Magnusson, K. P., Grétarsdottir, S., Steinthorsdottir, V., Manolescu, A., Jones, G. T., … van Rij, A. M., … Stefansson, K. (2008). The same sequence variant on 9p21 associates with myocardial infarction, abdominal aortic aneurysm and intracranial aneurysm [Letter]. Nature Genetics, 40(2), 217-224. doi: 10.1038/ng.72

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Jones, G. T., Thompson, A. R., van Bockxmeer, F. M., Hafez, H., Cooper, J. A., Golledge, J., … van Rij, A. M. (2008). Angiotensin II type 1 receptor 1166C polymorphism is associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm in three independent cohorts. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, & Vascular Biology, 28, 764-770. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.107.155564

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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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Raymont, A., Morgan, S., McLeod, D., Dowell, A., van Rij, A., Cumming, J., … Dew, K., & Cormack, D. (2008). New Zealand general practitioners' non-urgent referrals to surgeons: Who and why? New Zealand Medical Journal, 121(1275). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/121-1275/3091/content.pdf

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Slatter, T. L., Jones, G. T., Williams, M. J. A., van Rij, A. M., & McCormick, S. P. A. (2008). Novel rare mutations and promoter haplotypes in ABCA1 contribute to low-HDL-C levels. Clinical Genetics, 73, 179-184. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2007.00940.x

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Thorgeirsson, T. E., Geller, F., Sulem, P., Rafnar, T., Wiste, A., Magnusson, K. P., … Jones, G. T., … van Rij, A. M., … Stefansson, K. (2008). A variant associated with nicotine dependence, lung cancer and peripheral arterial disease [Letter]. Nature, 452, 638-642. doi: 10.1038/nature06846

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van Rij, A. M., De Alwis, C. S., Jiang, P., Christie, R. A., Hill, G. B., Dutton, S. J., & Thomson, I. A. (2008). Obesity and impaired venous function. European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, 35, 739-744. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.01.006

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van Rij, A. M., Jones, G. T., Hill, B. G., Amer, M., Thomson, I. A., Pettigrew, R. A., & Packer, S. G. K. (2008). Mechanical inhibition of angiogenesis at the saphenofemoral junction in the surgical treatment of varicose veins: Early results of a blinded randomized controlled trial. Circulation, 118, 66-74. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.726869

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