Emeritus Professor Andre van Rij

2023

Journal - Research Article

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

Journal - Research Other

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

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

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Bai, H., Storch, J., Ting, W., Chaar, C. L. O., Fukaya, E., Sachdev, U., … van Rij, A., … Obi, A. (2023). A comparison of below-knee versus above-knee treatment of varicose veins. Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous & Lymphatic Disorders, 11(2), (pp. 460-461). doi: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2022.12.042

2022

Journal - Research Article

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

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

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

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

Journal - Research Other

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

2020

Journal - Research Article

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

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

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

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

Journal - Research Other

Lurie, F., Passman, M., Meisner, M., Dalsing, M., Masuda, E., Welch, H., … van Rij, A., … Wakefield, T. (2020). The 2020 update of the CEAP classification system and reporting standards. Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous & Lymphatic Disorders, 8(3), 345-352. doi: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2019.12.075

Parsi, K., Roberts, S., Kang, M., Benson, S., Baker, L., Berman, I., … van Rij, A., & Yang, A. (2020). Cyanoacrylate closure for peripheral veins: Consensus document of the Australasian College of Phlebology. Phlebology, 35(3), 153-175. doi: 10.1177/0268355519864755

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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

2019

Journal - Research Article

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

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

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

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

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

van Rij, A. (2019, September). What's new in venous: Has anything changed? Verbal presentation at the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB) 17th Congress, Melbourne, Australia.

van Rij, A. (2019, September). AAA screening. Verbal presentation at the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB) 17th Congress, Melbourne, Australia.

2018

Journal - Research Article

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

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

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

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

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

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

Journal - Research Other

Taylor, S. G., Jung, H. K., Gerson, D., & van Rij, A. M. (2018). Open retrieval of an inferior vena cava filter penetrating into a horseshoe kidney. Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous & Lymphatic Disorders, 6(6), 758-761. doi: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2018.02.009

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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

2017

Journal - Research Article

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

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

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

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

2016

Journal - Research Article

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Journal - Research Other

Taylor, S. G., van Rij, A. M., & Woodfield, J. C. (2016). Duodenal obstruction associated with an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases & Innovative Techniques, 2(3), 134-136. doi: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2016.05.008

Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Perrin, M., Eklöf, B., van Rij, A., Labropoulos, N., Vasquez, M., Nicolaides, A., … Shaydakov, E. (2016). Venous symptoms: The SYM Vein Consensus statement developed under the auspices of the European Venous Forum. International Angiology, 35(4), 374-398. [Professional Guidelines].

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Kabir, T. D., Jin, C., Phillips, L. V., van Rij, A. M., & Jones, G. T. (2016). Proteomic identification of an abdominal aortic aneurysm specific 14-3-3 isoform: Insights into its potential as a therapeutic target. New Zealand Medical Journal, 129(1442), (pp. 98). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

2015

Chapter in Book - Research

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.

Journal - Research Article

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

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

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

Journal - Research Other

van Rij, A. M., & Jones, G. T. (2015). Aortic aneurysm screening. British Journal of Surgery, 102(8), 863-865. doi: 10.1002/bjs.9830

International AAA Screening Group, including van Rij, A. (2015). International update on screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms: Issues and opportunities. European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, 49(2), 113-115. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2014.08.015

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Rasheed, H., Phipps-Green, A. J., Topless, R., Smith, M., Hill, C., Lester, S., … van Rij, A., Jones, G. T., McCormick, S. P., Harrison, A. A., Stamp, L. K., … Merriman, T. R. (2015, August-September). Replication of association of the apolipoprotein A1-C3-A4 cluster with gout risk: Evidence for a causal role in gout. Poster session presented at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Queenstown, New Zealand.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

van Rij, A. (2015, June). Predicting outcome of ultrasound detected recurrence in the groin: A 5 year prospective study. Verbal presentation at the 8th SRRG Meeting, Oberhofen, Switzerland.

2014

Journal - Research Article

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

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

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

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Nolan, A., Roberts, R. L., Wallace, M. C., Pearson, J., van Rij, A., Jones, G. T., Jackson, P. M., Schultz, M. P., Day, A. S., & Gearry, R. B. (2014). Genetic association of oral Crohn disease with intestinal Crohn disease. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology & Oral Radiology, 117(5), (pp. e347). doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2014.01.072

Merriman, T. R., Merriman, M. E., Topless, R., Altaf, S., Montgomery, G., Franklin, C., Jones, G. T., van Rij, A. M., … Stamp, L. K., … Phipps-Green, A. (2014). Twenty-eight loci that influence serum urate levels: Analysis of association with gout. Arthritis & Rheumatology, 66(10, Suppl.), (pp. S1293). doi: 10.1002/art.38914

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

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

Drinkwater, B., van Rij, A., Williams, M., Curtis, N., Hill, G., & Jones, G. (2014). Aortic diameter shows a bimodal risk association for atherosclerotic arterial disease. New Zealand Medical Journal, 127(1395). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Rennie, S. C., van Rij, A., & Jaye, C. (2014). Evaluation of a surgical decision-making eLearning programme. Proceedings of the 16th Ottawa Conference and the 12th Canadian Conference on Medical Education: Transforming Healthcare through Excellence in Assessment and Evaluation. OTT-OG5-2. Retrieved from http://www.ottawaconference.org/

Friberg, D., Chen, T., Tarr, G., & van Rij, A. (2014). Erythromelalgia? A clinical study of people who experience red, hot, painful feet in the community. New Zealand Medical Journal, 127(1392). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

van Rij, A. M., Hill, G., Vincent, J., & Jones, G. T. (2014, February). Clarification of the 3-D anatomy of the perforating veins using resin casting. Poster session presented at the American Venous Forum 26th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, USA.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

van Rij, A. (2014, October). Warfarin in the management of DVT is here to stay. Verbal presentation at the World Federation of Vascular Societies Congress: Best of Vascular Surgery, Stellenbosch, South Africa.

van Rij, A. (2014, October). Genetics and cardiovascular risk assessment in AAA. Verbal presentation at the World Federation of Vascular Societies Congress: Best of Vascular Surgery, Stellenbosch, South Africa.

van Rij, A. (2014, October). Role of the micro-venous system in venous disease. Verbal presentation at the World Federation of Vascular Societies Congress: Best of Vascular Surgery, Stellenbosch, South Africa.

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

Merriman, T., Altaf, S., Montgomery, G., Franklin, C., Jones, G., van Rij, A., … Stamp, L. (2014, August). Twenty-eight loci that influence serum urate levels: Analysis of association with gout. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Rheumatology Association Annual Scientific Meeting, Dunedin, New Zealand.

van Rij, A. (2014, August). May-Thurner syndrome: A modern perspective. Verbal presentation at the XXVI World Congress of the International Union of Angiology, Sydney, Australia.

van Rij, A. (2014, August). Another look at the perforator. Verbal presentation at the XXVI World Congress of the International Union of Angiology, Sydney, Australia.

van Rij, A. (2014, August). Microcirculation. Verbal presentation at the XXVI World Congress of the International Union of Angiology, Sydney, Australia.

van Rij, A. (2014, July). University along side your public hospital. Keynote presentation at the Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (ASUM) New Zealand Branch Annual Scientific Meeting, Dunedin, New Zealand.

van Rij, A. (2014, July). Abdominal aortic aneurysm: What's in an appearance. Keynote presentation at the Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (ASUM) New Zealand Branch Annual Scientific Meeting, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Anderson, L., Snelling, J., & van Rij, A. (2014, January). Incidental findings in surgery. Plenary presentation at the New Zealand Bioethics Conference: New Questions New Answers, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2013

Journal - Research Article

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

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

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Chong, Y. H., Dennis, N., Connolly, M., Teh, R., Jones, G., van Rij, A., … Campbell, A. J., & McLennan, I. (2013). Elderly men have low levels of anti-mullerian hormone but with high interpersonal variation: A cross sectional study of 615 men. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 32(Suppl. 1), (pp. 18). doi: 10.1111/ajag.12078

Chan, C. Y., Jones, G., & van Rij, A. (2013). Circulating markers of metabolic change associated with bariatric surgery. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 83(Suppl. 1), (pp. 3). doi: 10.1111/ans.12141

Willoughby-Martin, K., Jones, G. T., Williams, M. J. A., Curtis, N., Hill, G. B., & van Rij, A. M. (2013). Severity of coronary artery disease is associated with prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm: Use of complex scoring systems for severity of coronary artery disease does not demonstrate a significant staged association with AAA prevalence. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 22(7), (pp. 592). doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2013.04.104

Harrison, S. C., Holmes, M. V., Brown, M. J., Jones, G. T., Grettarsdottir, S., Agu, O., van Rij, A., … Humphries, S. E. (2013). High-density lipoprotein cholesterol and abdominal aortic aneurysm: A Mendelian randomisation study. British Journal of Surgery, 100(s2), (pp. 6-7). doi: 10.1002/bjs.9102

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

van Rij, A. (2013, September). What happens at microscopic level? Verbal presentation at the XVII World Meeting of the International Union of Phlebology, Boston, MA.

van Rij, A. (2013, September). The anatomy of microvenous disease. Verbal presentation at the XVII World Meeting of the International Union of Phlebology, Boston, MA.

van Rij, A. (2013, September). Venous education around the world: Conclusions. Verbal presentation at the XVII World Meeting of the International Union of Phlebology, Boston, MA.

van Rij, A. (2013, September). Foam sclerotherapy is the treatment of choice for most patients with superficial venous reflux [Controversy of the day: Con]. Verbal presentation at the XVII World Meeting of the International Union of Phlebology, Boston, MA.

van Rij, A. (2013, August). Bariatric surgery: What happens after? Workshop presentation at the 4th Annual South General Practice Conference & Medical Exhibition (GP CME), Dunedin, New Zealand.

van Rij, A. (2013, August). Making the diagnosis of DVT. Plenary presentation at the 4th Annual South General Practice Conference & Medical Exhibition (GP CME), Dunedin, New Zealand.

van Rij, A. (2013, August). What's new for AAA? Plenary presentation at the 4th Annual South General Practice Conference & Medical Exhibition (GP CME), Dunedin, New Zealand.

Van Rij, A. (2013, May). The genetics of aortic aneurysms. Keynote presentation at the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) 82^nd Annual Scientific Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.

van Rij, A. (2013, May). Looking at the future expectations in surgical audit. Verbal presentation at the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) 82^nd Annual Scientific Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.

van Rij, A. (2013, May). On the shoulders of giants: The legacy of the Otago University Department of Surgery. Verbal presentation at the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) 82^nd Annual Scientific Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.

van Rij, A. (2013, March). Defining deep venous reflux. Verbal presentation at the 16th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian College of Phlebology (ACP), Hobart, Australia.

van Rij, A. (2013, March). Contrast ultrasound in microvalvular venous disease. Verbal presentation at the 16th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian College of Phlebology (ACP), Hobart, Australia.

van Rij, A. (2013, March). The normal perforator: Unidirectional and/or bidirectional? Verbal presentation at the 16th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian College of Phlebology (ACP), Hobart, Australia.

van Rij, A. (2013, March). Congenital venous valve aplasia, Fox C2 mutation and implications for understanding venous function. Keynote presentation at the 16th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian College of Phlebology (ACP), Hobart, Australia.

van Rij, A. (2013, March). Physiological assessment of chronic venous hypertension. Keynote presentation at the 16th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian College of Phlebology (ACP), Hobart, Australia.

Van Rij, A. (2013, February). Where to from here? Idealism vs pragmatism. Verbal presentation at the Vascular Society of New Zealand Meeting, Hamilton, New Zealand.

Van Rij, A. (2013, February). Using a simple low cost US device for AAA screening. Verbal presentation at the Vascular Society of New Zealand Meeting, Hamilton, New Zealand.

Van Rij, A. (2013, February). Reflections on screening for AAA in New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the Vascular Society of New Zealand Meeting, Hamilton, New Zealand.

2012

Journal - Research Article

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

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

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

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

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

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

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Ah Yen, D., Krysa, J., Hill, G., Dickson, R., Thomson, I., & van Rij, A. (2012). Absence of venous valves diagnosed on duplex and its clinical implications. Proceedings of the Vascular Conference: Solutions to Challenges in Vascular Surgery. Retrieved from http://www.vascularconference.com/2012/files/2011/01/ANZSVS12-FINAL-Program.pdf

Chu, J. W., Jones, G. T., Tarr, G. P., Phillips, L. V., Wilkins, G. T., van Rij, A. M., & Williams, M. J. A. (2012). Elevated plasma active matrix metalloproteinase 9 level is associated with increased diastolic dysfunction independent of hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy in patients with coronary artery. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 21(8), (pp. 484). doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.03.026

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

van Rij, A. (2012, October). Pathophysiology and management of venous leg ulcers and skin changes. Verbal presentation at the Vascular Conference: Solutions to Challenges in Vascular Surgery, Melbourne, Australia.

van Rij, A. (2012, October). The role of failure of microvenous valves in small superficial veins in venous skin changes. Verbal presentation at the Vascular Conference: Solutions to Challenges in Vascular Surgery, Melbourne, Australia.

van Rij, A. (2012, October). Duplex ultrasound investigation of the venous system of the lower limb after treatment for varicose veins: UIP consensus recommendations. Verbal presentation at the Vascular Conference: Solutions to Challenges in Vascular Surgery, Melbourne, Australia.

van Rij, A. (2012, May). Venous physiology update. Keynote presentation at the Australasian College of Phlebology 15th Annual Scientific Meeting & Workshops, Cairns, Australia.

van Rij, A. (2012, May). Progress in venous genetics. Keynote presentation at the Australasian College of Phlebology 15th Annual Scientific Meeting & Workshops, Cairns, Australia.

van Rij, A. (2012, May). Ultrasound detected recurrence in the groin: What is the significance after 5 years? Keynote presentation at the Australasian College of Phlebology 15th Annual Scientific Meeting & Workshops, Cairns, Australia.

Chan, C. Y., Jones, G. T., & van Rij, A. M. (2012, November). Circulating markers of metabolic change associated with bariatric surgery. Verbal presentation at the Surgical Research Society 49th Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide, Australia.

Medlicott, N. J., Chary, S., van Rij, A., & Jones, G. (2012, August-September). Doxycycline tissue levels in abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) patients. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Hospital Pharmacists' Association Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.

2011

Journal - Research Article

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Journal - Research Other

De Maeseneer, M., Pichot, O., Cavezzi, A., Earnshaw, J., van Rij, A., Lurie, F., & Smith, P. C. (2011). Duplex ultrasound investigation of the veins of the lower limbs after treatment for varicose veins — UIP consensus document. European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, 42, 89-102. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2011.03.013

Kieser, D. C., Theis, J.-C., & van Rij, A. M. (2011). A combined approach to the excision of sciatic notch dumb-bell tumours. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 81(9), 650. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2011.05836.x

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

Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

van Rij, A., & Williams, H. (2011). Public funding of bariatric surgery [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 124(1347). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/124-1347/5011/content.pdf

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Merriman, T. R., Phipps-Green, A., Cadzow, M., Topless, R., Merriman, M. E., Jones, G. T., van Rij, A. M., … Highton, J., … Stamp, L. K., & Hollis-Moffatt, J. E. (2011). Confirmation of association of urate transporter SLC17A1 (NPT1) with gout at a genome-wide level of significance. Arthritis & Rheumatism, 63(Suppl. 10), (pp. S78). doi: 10.1002/art.33310

Krysa, J., Hill, G., Dickson, R., & van Rij, A. (2011). A prospective study of the natural history of deep vein thrombosis: Early predictors of poor late outcomes. British Journal of Surgery, 98(Suppl. 1), (pp. 10). doi: 10.1002/bjs.7396

Krysa, J., Jones, G., & van Rij, A. (2011). Advancing what we know about genetics and varicose veins. British Journal of Surgery, 98(Suppl. 1), (pp. 2). doi: 10.1002/bjs.7396

Tarr, G. P., Williams, M. J. A., Wilkins, G. T., Chen, V. H. T., Phillips, L. V., van Rij, A. M., & Jones, G. T. (2011). The development of bare metal in-stent restenosis is associated with intra-individual elevation of active MMP-9. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 20(6), (pp. 413). doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2011.03.097

van Rij, A. M., Krysa, J., & Jones, G. T. (2011). A new approach to the genetics of varicose veins: A genome-wide association study. Journal of Vascular Surgery, 53(1), (pp. 260). [Abstract]

van Rij, A. M., Vincent, J., Hill, G., & Jones, G. T. (2011). Failure of microvenous valves in small superficial veins: A key to the development of venous ulcers. Journal of Vascular Surgery, 53(1), (pp. 256). [Abstract]

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Dennis, N. A., Houghton, L. A., Jones, G. T., van Rij, A. M., Morgan, K. M., & McLennan, I. S. (2011, August). Is Anti-Müllerian hormone regulated by vitamin D? Verbal presentation at the Endocrine Society of Australia (ESA) & Australasian Paediatric Endocrine Group (APEG) Combined Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth, Australia.

van Rij, A. (2011, March-April). Ascending vs descending theory of venous incompetence. Invited presentation at the 14th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian College of Phlebology, Melbourne, Australia.

Dickson, R., Hill, G., & van Rij, A. (2011, February). Valves and tributary veins of the saphenofemoral junction: Ultrasound findings in normal subjects. Verbal presentation at the Vascular Society of New Zealand Meeting, Auckland, New Zealand.

Jones, G., Hill, G., Thomson, I., & van Rij, A. (2011, February). Identifying ″at risk″ populations for abdominal aortic aneurysm screening in New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the Vascular Society of New Zealand Meeting, Auckland, New Zealand.

2010

Authored Book - Other

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.

Journal - Research Article

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

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

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

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

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Hill, G., van Rij, A., Jones, G., & Vincent, J. (2010). Venous perforators in normal lower limbs: Ultrasound characterisation and comparison with resin cast anatomy. Proceedings of the Australian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery (ANZSVS) Conference: Vascular2010: Emerging Challenges in Vascular Disease. Retrieved from http://www.anzsvs.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Gerry-Hill-Sun-6b-1530.pdf

van Rij, A. M., & Hill, G. (2010). The time sequence of the development of axial deep reflux following lower limb DVT: A prospective study over 5 years. Proceedings of the Australian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery (ANZSVS) Conference: Vascular2010: Emerging Challenges in Vascular Disease. Retrieved from http://www.anzsvs.org.au/wp-content/uploads/van-Rij.pdf

Jones, G., Phillips, V., Yu, G., van Rij, A., & Vascular Research Consortium (NZ). (2010). Genetic risk factors for abdominal aortic aneurysm. Proceedings of the Australian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery (ANZSVS) Conference: Vascular2010: Emerging Challenges in Vascular Disease. Retrieved from http://www.anzsvs.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Greg-Jones.pdf

Chu, J., Jones, G., Tarr, G., Phillips, L., Wilkins, G., van Rij, A., & Williams, M. (2010). Elevated plasma active matrix metalloproteinase 9 level is associated with increased degree of diastolic dysfunction in patients with coronary artery disease. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 19(Suppl. 2), (pp. S216). doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2010.06.524

Vincent, J., Jones, G., Hill, G., & van Rij, A. (2010). Distribution and competence of valves in the small superficial veins of the lower limb in apparently normal older subjects. New Zealand Medical Journal, 123(1314). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/123-1314/4120/content.pdf

Golledge, J., Biros, E., Warrington, N., Jones, G., Cooper, M., van Rij, A., … Norman, P. (2010). A population-based study of polymorphisms in genes related to sex hormones and abdominal aortic aneurysm. Journal of Vascular Surgery, 51(6, Suppl. 1), (pp. 92S). doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2010.02.229

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Chu, J. W., Jones, G. T., Tarr, G. P., Phillips, L. V., Wilkins, G. T., van Rij, A. M., & Williams, M. J. A. (2010, August). Elevated plasma active matrix metalloproteinase 9 level is associated with increased degree of diastolic dysfunction in patients with coronary artery disease. Poster session presented at the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide, Australia.

van Rij, A., Krysa, J., & Jones, G. (2010, October). Advancing what we know about genetics and varicose veins. Poster session presented at the Australian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery (ANZSVS) Conference: Vascular2010: Emerging Challenges in Vascular Disease, Gold Coast, Australia.

Tarr, G., Phillips, L. V., Wilkins, G. T., van Rij, A. M., Williams, M. J. A., & Jones, G. T. (2010, September). The development of in-stent restenosis is associated with intra-individual elevation of active MMP-9. Poster session presented at the Fourth Annual Division of Health Sciences Research Forum, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Kang, N., Hsee, L., Horne, G., Thompson, C., Simcock, J., Wilson, T.-M., … van Rij, A. (2010, August). Recent advances in acute surgical care. Verbal presentation at the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting: Challenges in Acute Care, Queenstown, New Zealand.

van Rij, A., Pfeifer, M., Horne, G., & Thorn, B. (2010, August). DVT prophylaxis following trauma [Debate]. Verbal presentation at the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting: Challenges in Acute Care, Queenstown, New Zealand.

van Rij, A. (2010, February). Physiology: Basic concepts, functional measures [Advanced phlebology course]. Verbal presentation at the Australasian College of Phlebology 13th Annual Scientific Meeting & Workshops, Auckland, New Zealand.

Jones, G., Phillips, L. V., Yu, Z., van Rij, A., & Vascular Research Consortium (NZ). (2010, February). Genetic risk factors for abdominal aortic aneurysm. Verbal presentation at the Vascular Society of New Zealand Meeting, New Plymouth, New Zealand.

Lim, K. H., Hill, G., Christie, R., & van Rij, A. (2010, February). Deep venous reflux: What is it and when is it important? Verbal presentation at the Vascular Society of New Zealand Meeting, New Plymouth, New Zealand.

van Rij, A., Hill, G., Thomson, I., Christie, R., Macfarlane, J., & Jones, G. (2010, February). The time sequence of the development of axial deep reflux following limb DVT: A prospective study over 5 years. Verbal presentation at the Vascular Society of New Zealand Meeting, New Plymouth, New Zealand.

Krysa, J., Jones, G., & van Rij, A. (2010, February). Oestrogen receptor beta gene variants are associated with superficial varicose veins. Verbal presentation at the Vascular Society of New Zealand Meeting, New Plymouth, New Zealand.

Jones, G. T., Sinclair, J., Hill, G., & van Rij, A. (2010, September-October). Carotid artery and ischemic heart disease have a bimodal association with aortic diameter. Verbal presentation at the 2nd International Meeting on Aortic Diseases: New insights into an old problem, Liège, Belgium.

van Rij, A. (2010, June). Casting around for new ideas in venous physiology. Verbal presentation at the 11th Annual Meeting of the European Venous Forum, Antwerp, Belgium.

van Rij, A. (2010, June). Defining outcomes: Pitfalls and possibilities. Verbal presentation at the 11th Annual Meeting of the European Venous Forum, Antwerp, Belgium.

van Rij, A. (2010, February). The time sequence of the development of axial deep reflux following lower limb DVT: A prospective study over 5 years. Verbal presentation at the Australasian College of Phlebology 13th Annual Scientific Meeting & Workshops, Auckland, New Zealand.

van Rij, A. (2010, February). Venous perforators in normal lower limbs: Ultrasound characterisation and comparison with resin caste anatomy. Verbal presentation at the Australasian College of Phlebology 13th Annual Scientific Meeting & Workshops, Auckland, New Zealand.

van Rij, A. (2010, November). Vasospastic disorders and vasculitis [Workshop]. Verbal presentation at the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland Annual General Meeting, Brighton, United Kingdom.

Krysa, J., Jones, G., & van Rij, A. (2010, November). Advancing what we know about genetics and varicose veins. Verbal presentation at the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland Annual General Meeting, Brighton, United Kingdom.

Krysa, J., Hill, G., Dickson, R., & van Rij, A. (2010, November). A prospective study of the natural history of deep vein thrombosis: Early predictors of poor late outcomes. Verbal presentation at the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland Annual General Meeting, Brighton, United Kingdom.

2009

Journal - Research Article

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

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

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

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

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

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

Journal - Research Other

Hanney, R. M., Hill, A. G., LeMaire, S. A., van Rij, A., & Windsor, J. A. (2009). Developing academic surgeons: The focus of a new course. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 79(12), 872-875.

Jones, G. T., & van Rij, A. M. (2009). Regarding 'Identification of a genetic variant associated with abdominal aortic aneurysms on chromosome 3p12.3 by genome wide association' [Letter to the editor]. Journal of Vascular Surgery, 50(5), 1246-1247. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.07.098

Jones, G. T., Deng, M., Hammond-Tooke, G. D., McCormick, S. P. A., & van Rij, A. M. (2009). Increased plasma lipoprotein(a) found in large-artery atherosclerotic, but not small-artery occlusive, stroke [Letter to the editor]. Clinical Chemistry, 55(10), 1888-1890. doi: 10.1373/clinchem.2009.126771

van Rij, A. (2009). Building the surgical workforce through our medical schools [Editorial]. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 79(4), 217-218. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2009.04844.x

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Rennie, S., Blyth, P., Swan, J., Rudland, J., Hall, K., Baxter, S., Tweed, M., Wilkinson, T., Dockerty, J., van Rij, A., Loke, S. K., Winikoff, M., Vlugter, P., Cohen, A., & McDonald, J. (2009). Developing surgical decision making skills through dynamic branching short cases and reflection. In R. J. Atkinson & C. McBeath (Eds.), Proceedings of the 26th Annual Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Conference: Same Places, Different Spaces. (pp. 832-836). ascilite. Retrieved from http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/auckland09/?m=Programme

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Jones, G. T., Phillips, L. V., Yu, G., Merriman, T., & van Rij, A. (2009). A GWAS for abdominal aortic aneurysm. Proceedings of the 5th New Zealand Molecular Mapping Workshop. (pp. 17). Retrieved from https://mapnet.agresearch.co.nz/mediawiki/images/2/29/MapNet_Workshop_BOOKLET_2009.pdf

Rennie, S. C., van Rij, A., Hall, K., & Theis, J.-C. (2009). Generating a model to explore decision making in an acute surgical setting. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 79(Suppl. 1), (pp. A70-A71). doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2009.04930_5.x

van Rij, A. M., Philips, L. V., Bateman, E., Madut, D., Kleffmann, T., & Jones, G. (2009). Proteomic comparison of varicose veins in humans and in a new porcine model. Phlebology, 24, (pp. 233-234). doi: 10.1258/phleb.2009.09a003

Tsao, H., Jones, G., Phillips, L., & van Rij, A. (2009). Identification of a genetic marker set for peripheral arterial disease susceptibility. New Zealand Medical Journal, 122(1299). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/122-1299/3706/content.pdf

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Grant, M., Potter, J., van Rij, A., Landmann, M., & Packer, S. (2009, March). Implications of transfer from private to public hospital in general surgery. Poster session presented at the New Zealand Association of General Surgeons Annual Meeting, Invercargill, New Zealand.

Rennie, S., van Rij, A., Hall, K., & Theis, J.-C. (2009, March). Generating a model to explore decision making in an acute surgical setting. Poster session presented at the New Zealand Association of General Surgeons Annual Meeting, Invercargill, New Zealand.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Rennie, S., van Rij, A., & Theis, J.-C. (2009, March). Factors that influence acute surgical patient management decisions by trainee surgeons. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Association of General Surgeons Annual Meeting, Invercargill, New Zealand.

van Rij, A. (2009, August-September). Venous perforators in normal lower limbs: Ultrasound characterisation and comparison with resin caste anatomy. Verbal presentation at the XVI World Meeting of the Union Internationale de Phlebologie, Monaco.

van Rij, A. (2009, August-September). The time sequence of the development of axial deep reflux following lower limb DVT: A prospective study over 5 years. Verbal presentation at the XVI World Meeting of the Union Internationale de Phlebologie, Monaco.

van Rij, A. (2009, August-September). Prevention of recurrent varicose veins after surgery. Verbal presentation at the XVI World Meeting of the Union Internationale de Phlebologie, Monaco.

van Rij, A. (2009, August-September). Proteomic comparison of varicose veins in humans and in those that develop in a new porcine model. Verbal presentation at the XVI World Meeting of the Union Internationale de Phlebologie, Monaco.

van Rij, A. (2009, February). Venous haemodynamics. Verbal presentation at the Vascular Society of New Zealand Meeting, Tauranga, New Zealand.

van Rij, A. (2009, March). What's new with varicose veins? Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Association of General Surgeons Annual Meeting, Invercargill, New Zealand.

2008

Journal - Research Article

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Journal - Research Other

The Aneurysm Consortium, including Jones, G. T., & van Rij, A. M. (2008). Genome wide association studies: Identifying the genes that determine the risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm [Editorial]. European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, 36, 395-396. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.06.003

Woodfield, J. C., & van Rij, A. M. (2008). Reply. World Journal of Surgery, 32, 326-327. doi: 10.1007/s00268-007-9296-8

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Rennie, S., van Rij, A., & Theis, J.-C. (2008). Factors that influence acute surgical patient management decisions by trainee surgeons. Proceedings of the 13th Ottawa International Conference on Clinical Competence. Retrieved from http://www.ozzawa13.com/OZZAWA%20Abstracts%20and%20Posters.pdf

Rennie, S., van Rij, A., & Theis, J.-C. (2008). Steep hierarchial structures in surgery may inhibit management decision making by trainee surgeons: Three case studies. Proceedings of the 13th Ottawa International Conference on Clinical Competence. Retrieved from http://www.ozzawa13.com/OZZAWA%20Abstracts%20and%20Posters.pdf

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Wyatt, A. K., Merriman, T. R., Jones, G. T., van Rij, A., & McCormick, S. P. A. (2008, November-December). Identification and analysis of null lipoprotein(a) genotypes. Poster session presented at the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry, New Zealand Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the New Zealand Society of Plant Biologists Combined Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Jones, G., Tarr, G., Phillips, V., Williams, M., Wilkins, G., & van Rij, A. (2008, June). Active forms of matrix metalloproteinases are independent predictors of in-stent restenosis. Poster session presented at the 15th International Vascular Biology Meeting, Sydney, Australia.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

van Rij, A. (2008, July). Prevention of venous thromboembolism; Best practice guidelines for New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand VTE Experts' Forum, Auckland, New Zealand.

van Rij, A. (2008, February). Venous surgery. Verbal presentation at the Otago Vascular Diagnostics Study Day, Queenstown, New Zealand.

van Rij, A. (2008, February). Barriers in the groin: Too late to save standard varicose vein surgery? Verbal presentation at the 17th Vascular Society of New Zealand Meeting, Queenstown, New Zealand.

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

The Surgical Competence & Performance Working Party, including Dickinson, I., Maddern, G., Edwards, M., Woodruff, P., van Rij, A., … Rait, J. (2008). Surgical competence and performance: A guide by The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Melbourne, Australia: RACS. 36p.

2007

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.

Journal - Research Article

Hill, G., Albayati, S., Thomson, I., Macfarlane, J., Dutton, S., & van Rij, A. M. (2007). Iatrogenic pseudoaneurysms: Optimal management and treatment options. Journal for Vascular Ultrasound, 31(3), 131-135.

Woodfield, J. C., Pettigrew, R. A., Plank, L. D., Landmann, M., & van Rij, A. M. (2007). Accuracy of the surgeons' clinical prediction of perioperative complications using a visual analog scale. World Journal of Surgery, 31, 1912-1920.

Lin, Y.-H., Friederichs, J., Black, M. A., Mages, J., Rosenberg, R., Guilford, P. J., Phillips, V., Thompson-Fawcett, M., … van Rij, A., Yoon, H.-S., McCall, J. L., … Reeve, A. E. (2007). Multiple gene expression classifiers from different array platforms predict poor prognosis of colorectal cancer. Clinical Cancer Research, 13(2), 498-507. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-05-2734

Jones, G. T., van Rij, A. M., Cole, J., Williams, M. J. A., Bateman, E. H., Marcovina, S. M., Deng, M., & McCormick, S. P. A. (2007). Plasma lipoprotein(a) indicates risk for 4 distinct forms of vascular disease. Clinical Chemistry, 53(4), 679-685.

Woodfield, J. C., Beshay, N. M. Y., Pettigrew, R. A., Plank, L. D., & van Rij, A. M. (2007). American Society of Anesthesiologists classification of physical status as a predictor of wound infection. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 77, 738-741.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Parker, S., Forward, K., Jones, G., Williams, M., Cole, J., van Rij, A., & McCormick, S. (2007). Screening for a new 'null' apo(a) allele. New Zealand Medical Journal, 120(1255). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/120-1255/2574/content.pdf

van Rij, A. M., Hill, G., Christie, R., Jones, G. T., Amer, M., Thomson, I., Pettigrew, R., & Packer, S. (2007). Mechanical inhibition of neovascularisation to prevent recurrance of varicose veins. International Angiology. 26(2, Suppl. 1), (pp. 11). [Abstract]

Pugazhenthi, K., Kapoor, M., Davis, P., van Rij, A., & Appleton, I. (2007). Expression of melatonin receptors MT1 and MT2 in normal and adnormal wounds. Wound Repair and Regeneration. 15(6), (pp. A134). [Abstract]

Chen, T. Y. T., Macfarlane, J., Landmann, M. G., & van Rij, A. M. (2007). The Otago varicose veins condition-specific questionnaire for assessment of quality of life following surgery or sclerotherapy. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 77(Suppl. 1), (pp. A99). doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2007.04134_6.x

Jones, G. T., Grant, M., Thomson, I. A., & van Rij, A. M. (2007). Physiological and histological characteristics of a porcine model of superficial varicose veins. International Angiology. 26(2, Suppl. 1), (pp. 88). [Abstract]

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Thompson, A. R., Cooper, J. A., Humphries, S. E., Dasmohpatra, M., Hafez, H., Jones, G., & van Rij, A. (2007, June). Arterial wall remodelling and the RAS. implicated in AAA disease. Poster session presented at the 76th European Atherosclerosis Society Congress, Helsinki, Finland.

Thompson, A., Cooper, J. A., Humphries, S. E., Drenos, F., Hafez, H., Jones, G. T., & van Rij, A. M. (2007, March). The RAS is implicated in AAA disease: Meta-analysis leading to a targeted candidate gene study. Poster session presented at the British Atherosclerosis Society Spring Meeting, Oxford, UK.

Grant, M., Thomson, I., & van Rij, A. (2007, August). In-hospital mortality of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm: A national comparison of outcomes across widely dispersed population. Poster session presented at the Vascular Conference, Melbourne, Australia.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

van Rij, A. (2007, May). Deciding what is the best treatment for varicose veins [Special North Sea Lecture]. Verbal presentation at the 6th North Sea Meeting of the Benelux Society of Phlebology, Antwerp, Belgium.

van Rij, A. (2007, September). Assessment of venous function and physiology. Verbal presentation at the 11th Annual Scientific Meeting & Workshops of the Australasian College of Phlebology, Sydney, Australia.

van Rij, A. (2007, September). A porcine model for venous incompetence. Keynote presentation at the 11th Annual Scientific Meeting & Workshops of the Australasian College of Phlebology, Sydney, Australia.

van Rij, A. (2007, September). Vs06 the Otago varicose veins condition-specific questionnaire for assessment of quality of life following surgery or sclerotherapy. Verbal presentation at the 11th Annual Scientific Meeting & Workshops of the Australasian College of Phlebology, Sydney, Australia.

van Rij, A. (2007, September). A prospective study of the fate of venous leg perforators after varicose vein surgery. Verbal presentation at the 11th Annual Scientific Meeting & Workshops of The Australasian College of Phlebology, Sydney, Australia.

van Rij, A., Hill, G., Christie, R., Jones, G. T., Amer, M., Thomson, I., Pettigrew, R., & Packer, S. (2007, June). Mechanical inhibition of neovascularisation to prevent recurrance of varicose veins. Verbal presentation at the World Congress of the International Union of Phlebology, Kyoto, Japan.

Tsao, H., Jones, G., & van Rij, A. (2007, August). Arterial calcification: Is there a genetic link with vascular disease? Verbal presentation at the Vascular Conference, Melbourne, Australia.

Jones, G., van Rij, A., McCormick, S., Deng, M., & Williams, M. (2007, August). Lipoprotein(a) is an independent predictor of atherothromobotic vascular disease. Verbal presentation at the Vascular Conference, Melbourne, Australia.

Thomson, I., Goh, F., & van Rij, A. (2007, August). How safe is open abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery for octagenerians in New Zealand? Verbal presentation at the Vascular Conference, Melbourne, Australia.

van Rij, A. (2007, May). Does feedback change surgical judgement? Verbal presentation at the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 76th Annual Scientific Congress, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Commissioned Report for External Body

Dowell, A., Morgan, S., Pledger, M., Raymont, A., van Rij, A., Cumming, J., Dew, K., & Cormack, D. (2007). Access to elective surgery for patients referred under ACC. Commissioned by ACC. Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Primary Health Care & General Practice, University of Otago. 37p.

2006

Journal - Research Article

van Rij, A. M. (2006). Varicose veins. British Journal of Surgery, 93, 131-132.

Kennedy, J., & van Rij, A. M. (2006). Drug absorption from the small intestine in immediate postoperative patients. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 97(2), 171-180.

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.

Chen, T. Y. T., Potter, J., Landmann, M. G., & van Rij, A. M. (2006). Questionnaire to aid priority and outcomes assessment in gallstone disease. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 76, 569-574.

Watters, D. A. K., Green, A. J., & van Rij, A. (2006). Requirements for trainee logbooks. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 76, 181-184.

Watters, D. A. K., Green, A. J., & van Rij, A. (2006). Guidelines for surgical audit in Australia and New Zealand. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 76, 78-83.

Journal - Research Other

Woodfield, J. R., & van Rij, A. M. (2006). Reply: RE: &PrimeUsing cost of infection as a tool to demonstrate a difference in prophylactic antibiotic efficacy″ [Letter to the Editor]. World Journal of Surgery, 30, 479.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Jones, G. T., van Rij, A. M., Grant, M., & Thomson, I. A. (2006). A new animal model of varicose veins. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 76(Suppl. 1), (pp. A96). doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2006.03822.x

van Rij, A. M., Jones, G. T., Phillips, L. V., Rossaak, J. I., Williams, M. J. A., & McCormick, S. P. A. (2006). Abdominal aortic aneurysm disease is not just atherosclerosis: Genetic and phenotypic comparisons. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 76(Suppl. 1), (pp. A95). doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2006.03822.x

Landmann, M., Chen, T., van Rij, A. M., Potter, J., & MacFarlane, J. (2006). Are patient self-administered questionnaires reliable enough to prioritise surgery and measure outcomes? ANZ Journal of Surgery, 76(Suppl. 1), (pp. A27). doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2006.03808.x

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Jones, G. T., Phillips, L. V., Williams, M. J. A., & van Rij, A. M. (2006, March). Renin-angiotensin system genotypes are associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm. Poster session presented at the Heart Foundation: Conference and Scientific Meeting, Sydney, Australia.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

van Rij, A. (2006, May). Abdominal aortic aneurysm disease is not just atherosclerosis: Genetic and phenotypic comparisons. Verbal presentation at the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 75th Annual Scientific Congress, Sydney, Australia.

van Rij, A. M., Hill, G., Christie, R., Jones, G. T., Amer, M., Thomson, I. A., Pettigrew, R., & Packer, S. (2006, June). Prevention of recurrence after saphenofemoral ligation: A randomised trial of mechanical inhibition of neovascularisation: Early results. Verbal presentation at the XXII World Congress of the International Union of Angiology, Lisboa, Portugal.

Chen, T., Landmann, M. C., MacFarlane, J., & van Rij, A. M. (2006, June). Patient self-administered quality of life questionnaires should be used to complement clinical and vascular laboratory assessments of varicose veins. Verbal presentation at the XXII World Congress of the International Union of Angiology, Lisboa, Portugal.

Jones, G. T., van Rij, A. M., Phillips, L. V., Deng, M., Williams, M. J. A., Kay, P., … Chu, J., & MacCormack, S. P. (2006, June). Differential genotypic and phenotypic risk factors for abdominal aortic aneurysm compared to peripheral vascular, carotid and coronary artery disease. Verbal presentation at the XXII World Congress of the International Union of Angiology, Lisboa, Portugal.

van Rij, A. M., Chen, T., Macfarlane, J., & Landmann, M. C. (2006, June-July). A patient self-administered quality of life questionnaire to complement clinical and vascular laboratory assessments of varicose veins. Verbal presentation at the Tripartite Meeting of the European Venous Forum, London, UK.

van Rij, A. (2006, May). A new animal model of varicose veins. Verbal presentation at the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 75th Annual Scientific Congress, Sydney, Australia.

van Rij, A. (2006, May). Are patient self-administered questionnaires reliable enough to prioritise surgery and measure outcomes? Verbal presentation at the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 75th Annual Scientific Congress, Sydney, Australia.

van Rij, A. (2006, February). Treatment options in recurrent varicose veins. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Society of Vascular Surgery Meeting, Wellington, New Zealand.

2005

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.

Journal - Research Article

van Rij, A. M. (2005). Managing under performers in clinical audit. Surgical News, 6(5), 17-18.

van Rij, A. M., Hill, G., Gray, C., Christie, R., Macfarlane, J., & Thomson, I. (2005). A prospective study of the fate of venous leg perforators after varicose vein surgery. Journal of Vascular Surgery, 42, 1156-1162.

Doughty, C., MacCormick, A., Roake, J., Fraser, J., Hider, P., Kirk, R., … van Rij, A., & Theis, J.-C. (2005). Prioritisation of elective surgery in New Zealand: The reliability study. New Zealand Medical Journal, 118(1219). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/118-1219/1590/content.pdf

Pak, H., Teixeira, F., Punjabi, S., Nicholson, M., & van Rij, A. (2005). Small bowel obstruction in a young woman. Gut, 54, 927-928.

Jones, G. T., Harris, E. L., Phillips, L. V., & van Rij, A. M. (2005). The methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T polymorphism does not associate with susceptibility to abdominal aortic aneurysm. European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, 30(2), 137-142. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2005.02.047

Woodfield, J. C., van Rij, A. M., Pettigrew, R. A., van der Linden, A., & Bolt, D. (2005). Using cost of infection as a tool to demonstrate a difference in prophylactic antibiotic efficacy: A prospective randomized comparison of the pharmacoeconomic effectiveness of ceftriaxone and cefotaxime prophylaxis in abdominal surgery. World Journal of Surgery, 29, 18-24.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Baek, J.-h., Jones, G., Deng, M., van Rij, A., Hammond-Tooke, G., Cole, J., Cleveland, S., & McCormick, S. (2005). Lipoprotein (a): A risk factor for stroke? New Zealand Medical Journal, 118(1215). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/118-1215/1486/content.pdf

Baek, J.-h., Jones, G., Deng, M., van Rij, A., Hammond-Tooke, G., Cole, J., Cleveland, S., & McCormick, S. (2005). Lipoprotein (a): A risk factor for stroke? In S. Bunn, P. Cragg, B. Galland, M. Hibma, T. Merriman, D. Oorschot, … M. Williams (Eds.), Proceedings of the 177th Scientific Meeting of the Otago Medical School Research Society. Dunedin, New Zealand: OMSRS. [Abstract]

Amer, M., Thomson, I., Pettigrew, R., Packer, S., Hill, G., Christie, R., Jones, G. T., & van Rij, A. M. (2005). A blinded randomised controlled trial of patch closure over the ligated saphenofemoral junction to prevent varicose vein recurrence: Preliminary results. New Zealand Medical Journal, 118(1215). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/118-1215/1486/content.pdf

Williams, M. J. A., Jones, G. T., Phillips, L. V., & van Rij, A. M. (2005). Variations in inflammatory genetic polymorphisms are associated with susceptibility to coronary artery disease. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 14(1, Suppl.), (pp. S49). doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2005.04.007

Doughty, C., Fraser, J., Kirk, R., MacCormick, A. D., Parry, B. R., Theis, J. C., … Roake, J. A., & van Rij, A. M. (2005). Reliability of clinical priority tools in orthopaedic surgery. Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (Br), 87B(Suppl. 1), (pp. 28). [Abstract]

Chu, J. W., Jones, G., Kay, I. P., Williams, M. J., Wilkins, G. T., Phillips, V., McCormick, M., & van Rij, A. M. (2005). Plasma matrix metalloproteinase-9 level is a predictor for restenosis after coronary artery stenting. JACC, 45(Suppl. 1), (pp. 76A). [Abstract]

van Rij, A. M., Hill, G., Thomson, I., Amer, M., Packer, S., & Pettigrew, R. (2005). PTFE patch covering of the ligated saphenofemoral junction to prevent recurrence. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 75(Suppl.), (pp. A118). doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2005.03473.x

van Rij, A. M., Gray, C., Hill, G., Christie, R., Macfarlane, J., & Thomson, I. (2005). Perforators following varicose vein surgery a prospective study. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 75(Suppl.), (pp. A119). doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2005.03473.x

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

van Rij, A. (2005, March). Reexploration of varicose veins. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Association of General Surgeons Annual Meeting, Gisborne, New Zealand.

van Rij, A. M., Hill, G., & Christie, R. (2005, February). A prospective study of the fate of venous leg perforators following varicose vein surgery. Verbal presentation at the 17th Annual Meeting of the American Venous Forum, San Diego, USA.

2004

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.

Journal - Research Article

van Rij, A. M., Jones, G. T., Hill, G., & Jiang, P. (2004). Neovascularisation and recurrent varicose veins: More histologic and ultrasound evidence. Journal of Vascular Surgery, 40(2), 296-302.

van Rij, A. M., Chai, J., Hill, G. B., & Christie, R. A. (2004). Incidence of deep vein thrombosis after varicose vein surgery. British Journal of Surgery, 91(12), 1582-1585. doi: 10.1002/bjs.4701

Phillips, M. N., Jones, G. T., van Rij, A. M., & Zhang, M. (2004). Micro-venous valves in the superficial veins of the human lower limb. Clinical Anatomy, 17, 55-60.

Journal - Research Other

Phillips, M. N., Jones, G. T., van Rij, A. M., Zhang, M., & et al (2004). Microvenous valves in the superficial veins of the lower limb. Phlebology Digest, 17(2), 22-23.

Hung, N. A., Strack, M., van Rij, A., North, C. J., & Blennerhassett, J. B. (2004). Spontaneous acroangiodermatitis in a young woman. Dermatology Online Journal, 10(2), 8. Retrieved from http://dermatology.cdlib.org/102/case_reports/acroangiodermatitis/hung.html

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

van Rij, A. M., & Landmann, M. G. (2004). The Otago Audit: Has it made a difference? ANZ Journal of Surgery, 74(Suppl.), (pp. A51). [Abstract]

Pascoe, K. C., Ledingham, J. M., van Rij, A. M., & Jones, G. T. (2004). Intrauterine growth retardation increases vascular degeneration in adult rats. Cardiovascular Pathology. 13, (pp. S71-S72). [Abstract]

Jones, G. T., McCormick, S. P. A., & van Rij, A. M. (2004). Apolipoprotein accumulation in early atherosclerotic lesions. Cardiovascular Pathology. 13, (pp. S121-S122). [Abstract]

Chen, T., Landmann, M. G., Potter, J., & van Rij, A. (2004). Assessing severity of gallstone disease using a self-administered patient questionnaire. Proceedings of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting. (pp. 68). New Zealand: RACS. [Abstract]

Williams, M. J. A., Jones, G. T., Chu, J. W. S., Kay, I. P., Phillips, V., McCormick, M. P., Wilkins, G. T., & van Rij, A. M. (2004). Plasma matrix metalloproteinase-9 level is a predictor for restenosis after coronary artery stenting. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 13(Suppl. 2), (pp. S46-S47). doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2004.05.001

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Chen, T., van Rij, A. M., & Clinical Audit and Outcomes Research Unit. (2004, July). Elective surgery: Are we selecting the ″right″ patients? Poster session presented at the International Science Festival: Scientists in the making, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

van Rij, A. M., Hill, G. B., Christie, R. A., Macfarlane, J., & Thomson, I. A. (2004, September). Psuedoaneurysm: Why not thrombin? Verbal presentation at the Australian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery Conference, Rotorua, New Zealand.

van Rij, A. M., Gray, C., Hill, G. B., Christie, R. A., & Macfarlane, J. (2004, September). The fate of venous leg perforators. Verbal presentation at the Australian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery Conference, Rotorua, New Zealand.

Jones, G. T., Phillips, L. V., Chu, J. W. S., McCormick, S. P. A., & van Rij, A. M. (2004, September). Differential risk factor associations between three distinct forms of cardiovascular disease. Verbal presentation at the Australian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery Conference, Rotorua, New Zealand.

Jones, G. T., van Rij, A. M., & Pascoe, K. C. (2004, September). Intrauterine growth retardation and vascular degeneration in adult rats and guinea pigs. Verbal presentation at the Australian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery Conference, Rotorua, New Zealand.

van Rij, A. M. (2004, September). Microvenous values in the normal limb and in chronic venous insufficiency. Verbal presentation at the ANZ Society of Phlebology Meeting, Sydney, Australia.

van Rij, A. M. (2004, September). Practice audit and peer review to the satisfaction of the RACS and for non surgeons. Verbal presentation at the ANZ Society of Phlebology Meeting, Sydney, Australia.

van Rij, A. M. (2004, September). Obesity and the severity of venous insufficiency. Verbal presentation at the ANZ Society of Phlebology Meeting, Sydney, Australia.

van Rij, A. M. (2004, September). Deep vein thrombosis following varicose vein surgery. Verbal presentation at the ANZ Society of Phlebology Meeting, Sydney, Australia.

van Rij, A. M. (2004, September). The role of non-junctional reflux in primary and recurrent varicose veins. Verbal presentation at the ANZ Society of Phlebology Meeting, Sydney, Australia.

van Rij, A. M., & Morrison, N. (2004, February). Interactive discussion: What would you do: Clinical scenarios. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Society of Vascular Surgery, Dunedin, New Zealand.

van Rij, A. M. (2004, February). Causes of venous ulcers and the role of compression. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Society of Vascular Surgery, Dunedin, New Zealand.

van Rij, A. M., & Phillips, M. (2004, February). The new venous anatomy. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Society of Vascular Surgery, Dunedin, New Zealand.

van Rij, A. M., & Gray, C. (2004, February). Fate of the ligated perforators. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Society of Vascular Surgery, Dunedin, New Zealand.

van Rij, A. M. (2004, September). Physiological testing for venous disease. Verbal presentation at the Vascular: Interventional Techniques and Vascular Surgery: Are we Achieving the Right Balance? Rotorua, New Zealand.

2003

Journal - Research Article

Galvin, S., Thomson, I. A., Morrison, N., & van Rij, A. M. (2003). Infection of aortic endoluminal graft following internal lliac embolisation. EJVES Extra, 6, 122-123.

Jones, G. T., Phillips, L. V., Harris, E. L., Rossaak, J. I., & van Rij, A. M. (2003). Functional matrix metalloproteinase-9 polymorphism (C-1562T) associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm. Journal of Vascular Surgery, 38, 1363-1367.

Merrie, A. E. M., van Rij, A. M., Dennett, E., Phillips, L. V., Yun, K., & McCall, J. L. (2003). Prognostic significance of occult metastases in colon cancer. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 46(2), 221-231.

van Rij, A. M., Jiang, P., Solomon, C., Christie, R., & Hill, G. (2003). Recurrence after varicose vein surgery: A prospective long-term clinical study with duplex ultrasound scanning and air plethysmography. Journal of Vascular Surgery, 38, 935-943.

Rossaak, J. I., Sporle, A., Birks, C. L., & van Rij, A. M. (2003). Abdominal aortic aneurysms in New Zealand Maori population. British Journal of Surgery, 90, 1361-1366.

Woodfield, J. C., van Rij, A. M., Pettigrew, R. A., van der Linden, A. J., Solomon, C., & Bolt, D. (2003). A comparison of the prophylactic efficacy of ceftriaxone and cefotaxime in abdominal surgery. American Journal of Surgery, 185, 45-49.

Journal - Research Other

Wu, G., Teixeira, F., Sijnja, B., Celi, L., Wright, P., & Van Rij, A. (2003). Patient with a leg ulcer. Australian Family Physician, 32(9), 739-740. [Case Study].

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Forward, K., Cole, J., Jones, G., van Rij, A., & McCormick, S. (2003). Hypobetalipoproteinemia and low levels of lipoprotein(a) in an Otago vascular disease cohort. In P. A. Cragg, B. C. Galland, M. Hibma, Merriman, D. E. Oorschot & M. Williams (Eds.), Proceedings of the 170th Scientific Meeting of the Otago Medical School Research Society. (A5). Dunedin, New Zealand: OMSRS. [Abstract]

van Rij, A. M. (2003). The causes of recurrent varicose veins following surgery. The Japanese Journal of Phlebology. 14(2), (pp. 122). [Abstract]

van Rij, A. M. (2003). Understanding compression therapy. The Japanese Journal of Phlebology. 14(2), (pp. 159). [Abstract]

Roake, J. A., Doughty, C., Fraser, J., Hider, P., Kirk, R., MacCormick, A. D., … Theis, J.-C., … van Rij, A. M. (2003). Reliability of surgical priority tools in vascular surgery. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 73(Suppl.), (pp. A121). doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2003.00020.x

2002

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.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Phillips, M., van Rij, A. M., Zhang, M., & Jones, G. T. (2002). Micro-venous valve morphology differences between normal limbs and limbs with venous ulceration. Australia and New Zealand Journal of Surgery. 72(Suppl.), (pp. A121). [Abstract]

Rossaak, J. I., van Rij, A. M., Phillips, L. V., & Harris, E. L. (2002). HLA DR B1 Association in patients with aortic aneurysms. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 72(Suppl. 1), (pp. A118). doi: 10.1046/j.1445-2197.72.s1.21.x

van Rij, A. M. (2002). Genetic influences in AAA. Australia and New Zealand Journal of Surgery. 72(Suppl.), (pp. A118). [Abstract]

Beban, G., Jones, G., Phillips, L. V., Rossaak, J., & van Rij, A. M. (2002). Does apolipoprotein E genotype influence the development of abdominal aortic aneurysms? Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery. 72(A117). [Abstract]

Phillips, M. N., van Rij, A. M., Zhang, M., & Jones, G. T. (2002). Microvenous valves in venous disease. Proceedings of the 162nd and 163rd Scientific Meetings of the Otago Medical School Research Society. 115, (pp. 9). New Zealand: New Zealand Medical Journal. [Abstract]

Phillips, M. N., van Rij, A. M., Zhang, M., & Jones, G. T. (2002). Microvenous valve morphology differences between normal limbs and limbs with venous ulceration. Proceedings of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Annual Scientific Congress 2002. (pp. 121). Australia: The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. [Abstract]

2001

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.

Journal - Research Article

Merrie, A. E. H., van Rij, A. M., Dennett, E. R., Philips, L. V., Yun, K., & McCall, J. L. (2001). Prognostic significance of occult metastases in colorectal cancer. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 44, 410-417.

Merrie, A. E., van Rij, A. M., Phillips, L. V., Rossaak, J. I., Yun, K., & McCall, J. L. (2001). Diagnostic use of the sentinel node in colon cancer. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 44(3), 410-417.

Jiang, P., van Rij, A. M., Christie, R. A., Hill, G. B., & Thomson, I. A. (2001). Non-saphenofemoral venous reflux in the groin in patients with varicose veins. European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, 21(6), 550-557.

Rossaak, J. I., Hill, T. M., Jones, G. T., Phillips, L. V., Harris, E. L., & van Rij, A. M. (2001). Familial abdominal aortic aneurysms in the Otago region of New Zealand. Cardiovascular Surgery, 9, 241-248.

Harris, E. L., Stoll, M., Jones, G. T., Granados, M. A., Porteous, W. K., van Rij, A. M., & Jacob, H. J. (2001). Identification of two susceptibility loci for vascular fragility in the Brown Norway rat. Physiological Genomics, 6(3), 183-189.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Phillips, M. N., van Rij, A. M., & Zhang, M. (2001). Valves are abundant in small superficial veins of the human lower limb. In D. Carhill (Ed.), Clinical Anatomy. 14(1), (pp. 82). [Abstract]

Kennedy, J. M., van Rij, A. M., & Tucker, I. G. (2001). Paracetamol metabolism in surgical patients. Abstracts of the European Clinical Pharmacology Meeting. (pp. 139). Florence. [Abstract]

Tyers, N., van Rij, A. M., & Kennedy, J. M. (2001). Altered metabolism for a marker drug, paracetamol, in surgical patients. Abstracts of the New Zealand Healthcare Pharmacists Association Conference. (pp. 65). Queenstown. [Abstract]

Tyers, N., van Rij, A. M., & Kennedy, J. M. (2001). Altered metabolism of a marker drug, paracetamol in surgical patients. Abstract of the Western Pharmacology Society. (pp. 55). Vancouver. [Abstract]

De Alwis, C., Jiang, P., Thomson, I. A., & van Rij, A. M. (2001). Obesity and severity of venous insufficiency. Australia and New Zealand Journal of Surgery. 71(Suppl), (pp. GS11). [Abstract]

Popadich, A., Jiang, P., Thomson, I. A., Packer, S. G., & van Rij, A. M. (2001). Iliofemoral venous thrombectomy. Australia and New Zealand Journal of Surgery. 71(Suppl), (pp. VS15). [Abstract]

Phillips, M. N., van Rij, A. M., & Zhang, M. (2001). Valves are abundant in small superficial veins of the human lower limb. In R. Henry (Ed.), Journal of International Society for Plastination. 16, (pp. 40-41). [Abstract]

2000

Journal - Research Article

Nicolaides, A. N., . . ., & van Rij, A. M. (2000). Investigation of chronic venous insufficiency: A consensus statement. Circulation, 102, e126-e163.

Jiang, P., van Rij, A. M., Christie, R., Hill, G., Solomon, C., & Thomson, I. A. (2000). Recurrent varicose veins: Patterns of reflux and clinical severity. Scope on Phlebology and Lymphology, 7(3), 191-194.

Jiang, P., van Rij, A. M., Christie, R., Hill, G., Solomon, C., & Thomson, I. A. (2000). Recurrent varicose veins: Patterns of reflux and clinical severity. Phlebology Digest, 13(2), 24-26.

Vasudevan, T. M., van Rij, A. M., Nukada, H., & Taylor, P. K. (2000). Skin wrinkling for the assessment of sympathetic function in the limbs. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 70, 57-59.

Rossaak, J. I., van Rij, A. M., Jones, G. T., & Harris, E. L. (2000). Association of the 4G/5G polymorphism in the promoter region of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 with abdominal aortic aneurysms. Journal of Vascular Surgery, 31(5), 1026-1032.

Jones, G. T., & van Rij, A. M. (2000). In situ von Willebrand factor staining in human arteries and veins. Thrombosis Research, 97(5), 369-374.

Jiang, P., van Rij, A. M., Christie, R., Hill, G., & Thomson, I. A. (2000). Venous physiology in the different patterns of recurrent varicose veins and the relationship to clinical severity. Cardiovascular Surgery, 8(2), 130-136.

Jones, G. T., Harris, E. L., Jacob, H. J., & van Rij, A. M. (2000). Spontaneous elastic tissue lesion in the rat abdominal aorta, a genetically determined phenotype. Journal of Vascular Research, 37, 73-81.

Kennedy, J. M., van Rij, A. M., Spears, G. F., Pettigrew, R. A., & Tucker, I. G. (2000). Polypharmacy in a general surgical unit and consequences of drug withdrawal. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 49(4), 353-362. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.2000.00145.x

Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Jones, G. T., Solomon, C., Moaveni, A. K., van Rij, A. M., & Galvin, I. F. (2000). Venous morphology predicts CVI class. Phlebology Digest, 13(4), 24-26.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Phillips, M. N., van Rij, A. M., & Zhang, M. (2000). Valves are abundant in small superficial veins of the human lower limb. Proceedings of University of Otago Medical School. 78, (pp. 14). Dunedin: University of Otago Print. [Full Paper]

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

van Rij, A. M., Jiang, P., Solomon, C., Christie, R. A., & Hill, G. B. (2000). A prospective study of varicose vein surgery with air plethysmography and duplex scanning: Outcome at three years. International Angiology. 19(2 Suppl. 1), (pp. 16-P54). [Abstract]

Rossaak, J. I., Sporle, A., & van Rij, A. M. (2000). Abdominal aortic aneurysm in the New Zealand Maori. International Angiology. 19(2 Suppl. 1), (pp. 84-P7). [Abstract]

Birks, C. L., van Rij, A. M., Williams, S., Thomson, I. A., & Putterill, M. J. (2000). Vascular surgical performance and case mix, using the New Zealand Society of Vascular Surgeon's National Vascular Audit Dataset (NZVASC). Australia and New Zealand Journal of Surgery. 70(Suppl.), (pp. A151). [Abstract]

Jones, G. T., van Rij, A. M., Jiang, P., & Christie, R. A. (2000). Recurrent varicose veins, more evidence for neovascularisation: A comparison of ultrasound and immunohistochemistry. International Angiology. 19(2 Suppl. 1), (pp. 127-P177). [Abstract]

Jones, G. T., van Rij, A. M., Jiang, P., Christie, R. A., & Thomson, I. A. (2000). Histopathology correlates with duplex appearance at sites of recurrent venous reflux - More evidence of neovascularisation. International Angiology. 19(1), (pp. 127). [Abstract]

Rossaak, J., van Rij, A. M., Jones, G. T., & Harris, E. L. (2000). A polymorphism in plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 associates with familial abdominal aortic aneurysms. International Angiology. 19(2). [Abstract]

Jones, G. T., van Rij, A. M., & Harrap, S. B. (2000). Liver damage protects against aortic elastic tissue degeneration, an effect mediated by angiotensin II? Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology. 32(3), (pp. 394). [Abstract]

1999

Journal - Research Article

McKenzie, D., Nukada, H., van Rij, A. M., & McMorran, P. D. (1999). Endoneurial microvascular abnormalities of sural nerve in non-diabetic chronic atherosclerotic occlusive disease. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 162, 84-88.

Jiang, P., van Rij, A. M., Christie, R., Hill, G., Solomon, C., & Thomson, I. A. (1999). Recurrent varicose veins: patterns of reflux and clinical severity. Cardiovascular Surgery, 7(3), 332-339.

Hunter, J. G., Lyon, C., Galloway, K., Putterill, M., & van Rij, A. M. (1999). Complete clinical outcomes audit. Surgical Endoscopy, 13, 699-704.

Merrie, A. E. H., Yun, K., van Rij, A. M., & McCall, J. L. (1999). Detection and significance of minimal residual disease in colorectal cancer. Histology & Histopathology, 14, 561-569.

Alwan, M. H., van Rij, A. M., & Greig, S. (1999). Postoperative adhesive small bowel obstruction: the resources impacts. New Zealand Medical Journal, 112, 421-423.

Jadallah, F., McCall, J. L., & van Rij, A. M. (1999). Recurrence and survival after potentially curative surgery for colorectal cancer. New Zealand Medical Journal, 112(1091), 248-250.

Sutherland, W. H. F., Walker, R. J., de Jong, S. A., van Rij, A. M., Phillips, L. V., & Walker, H. (1999). Reduced postprandial serum paraoxonase activity after a meal rich in used cooking fat. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, & Vascular Biology, 19, 1340-1347.

Pillai, S. B., van Rij, A. M., Williams, S. M., Thomson, I. A., Putterill, M., & Greig, S. (1999). Complexity and risk adjusted model for measuring surgical outcome. British Journal of Surgery, 86(12), 1567-1572. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.1999.01286.x

Jones, G. T., Solomon, C., Moaveni, A., van Rij, A. M., Thomson, I. A., & Galvin, I. (1999). Venous morphology predicts class of chronic venous insufficiency. European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, 18(4), 349-354. doi: 10.1053/ejvs.1999.0902

Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Rossaak, J. I., & van Rij, A. M. (1999). Genes by biology or culture. New Zealand Medical Journal, 112, 367.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

van Rij, A. M., Hopkins, W. G., Thomas, R., & Carter, K. D. (1999). Lifestyle attributes and the severity of peripheral vascular disease. Cardiovasular Surgery. 7(1), (pp. 59-140). [Full Paper]

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Bain, G., Thomson, I. A., & van Rij, A. M. (1999). Evaluation of ultrasound infrainguinal graft surveillance programme. Proceedings of the University of Otago Medical School Conference. 77(1). [Abstract]

Thomson, I. A., van Rij, A. M., Morrison, N. D., Packer, S. G. K., & Christie, R. (1999). A randomized controlled trial of percutaneous femero-popliteal angioplasty for claudication. Australia and New Zealand Journal of Surgery. 69, (pp. 98a). [Abstract]

Woodfield, J. C., van Rij, A. M., Pettigrew, R. A., Bolt, D., & van der Linden, A. J. (1999). A comparison of the use of ceftriaxone and cefotaxime prophylaxis for appendicectomy. Australia and New Zealand Journal of Surgery. 69, (pp. 43a). [Abstract]

Woodfield, J. C., van Rij, A. M., Pettigrew, R. A., Bolt, D., & van der Linden, A. J. (1999). A pharmacoeconomic comparison of ceftriaxone and cefotaxime prophylaxis in abdominal surgery. Australia and New Zealand Journal of Surgery. 69, (pp. 39a). [Abstract]

van Rij, A. M., Thomson, I. A., Williams, S., & Faeamani, G. (1999). Risk adjusted national vascular audit. Cardiovascular Surgery. 7(1), (pp. 25.6-112). [Abstract]

van Rij, A. M., Jiang, P., Solomon, C., Christie, R. A., & Hill, G. (1999). A prospective study of vericose vein surgery with air plethysmography and duplex scanning. Australia and New Zealand Journal of Surgery. 69, (pp. 104a). [Abstract]

van Rij, A. M., Thomson, I. A., Williams, S., & Faeamani, G. (1999). Risk adjusted vascular audit. Australia and New Zealand Journal of Surgery. 69, (pp. 103a). [Abstract]

van Rij, A. M., Jiang, P., Solomon, C., Christie, R. A., & Hill, G. (1999). A prospective study of the natural history of DVT: Predicting late outcome using air plethysmography and duplex scanning. Australia and New Zealand Journal of Surgery. 69, (pp. 101a). [Abstract]

Jiang, P., van Rij, A. M., Christie, R. A., & Hill, B. G. (1999). Non-sapheno-femoral venous reflux in the groin and significant cause of varicose veins: Physiology and clinical factors. Australia and New Zealand Journal of Surgery. 69, (pp. 101a). [Abstract]

Jiang, P., van Rij, A. M., Christie, R. A., Hill, B. G., & Thomson, I. A. (1999). Pelvic and abdominal wall venous reflux as the cause of vericose veins. Proceedings of the University of Otago Medical School Conference. 77(1). [Abstract]

1998

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.

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.

Journal - Research Article

Jones, G. T., van Rij, A. M., Packer, S. G., Walker, R. J., & Stehbens, W. E. (1998). Venous endothelial changes in therapeutic arteriovenous fistulae. Atherosclerosis, 137, 149-156.

Jones, G., van Rij, A. M., & Thomson, I. A. (1998). Endothelial cell ICAM-1 staining in human carotid arteries. Cardiovascular Pathology, 7(5), 245-250.

Nukada, H., van Rij, A. M., Packer, S. G. K., & Patterson, A. (1998). Preservation of skin vasconstrictor responses in chronic atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease. Angiology, 49(3), 181-188.

Lind, C. R. P., Bishara, S. N., van Rij, A. M., & Fulton, J. (1998). An audit of carotid endarterectomy for internal carotid artery disease at Dunedin Hospital. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 5(4), 417-420.

Alwan, M. H., & van Rij, A. M. (1998). Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 68, 129-132.

Kennedy, J. M., & van Rij, A. M. (1998). Effects of surgery on the pharmacokinetic parameters of drugs. Clinical Pharmacokinetics, 35(4), 293-312.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Pettigrew, R. A., Greig, S. F., Putterill, M. J., & van Rij, A. M. (1998). Ten years of surgical audit data collection: What have we learned? ANZ Journal of Surgery, 68(Suppl. 1), (pp. A75). [Abstract]

Jiang, P., van Rij, A. M., Christie, R. A., Hill, G. B., Solomon, C., & Thomson, I. A. (1998). Recurrent varicose veins: Association of venous physiology with patterns of recurrence and clinical severity. University of Otago Medical School Conference. 76(1), (pp. 6). [Abstract]

Hill, T. M., Rossaak, J., Jones, G. T., Phillips, L. V., Harris, E. L., & van Rij, A. M. (1998). Wrinkling: A novel practical test of autonomic sympathetic function. Australia and New Zealand Journal of Surgery. 68, (pp. 101A). [Abstract]

Hill, T. M., Rossaak, J., Jones, G. T., Phillips, L. V., Harris, E. L., & van Rij, A. M. (1998). Familial incidence of abdominal aortic aneurysms in the Otago-Southland region. University of Otago School of Medicine Conference. 76(2), (pp. 18). Dunedin: University of Otago. [Abstract]

van Rij, A. M., Pillai, S. B., Putterill, M. J., Pettigrew, R. A., Greig, S. F., & Thomson, I. A. (1998). A complexity and risk adjusted scoring system for surgical audit. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 68(Suppl. 1), (pp. A76). [Abstract]

Rossaak, J., Jones, G., Harris, E. L., & van Rij, A. M. (1998). Internal elastic lamina tears in the Brown-Norway rat. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery. 68(A136). [Abstract]

Rossaak, J., Jones, G., Hill, T. M., Phillips, L. V., Harris, E. L., & van Rij, A. M. (1998). Familial incidence of abdominal aortic aneurysms. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery. 68(158A). [Abstract]

Jiang, P., Christie, R., Hill, G., Solomon, C., & van Rij, A. M. (1998). Recurrent varicose veins: patterns of reflux and clinical severity. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery. 68(159A). [Abstract]

1997

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.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Kennedy, J., van Rij, A. M., Tucker, I. G., Spears, G. S., & Pettigrew, R. A. (1997). Consequences of withdrawal of patients' regular medicines in the early postoperative period. Proceedings of the University of Otago Medical School Research Society. 75(1), (pp. 13). [Abstract]

Kennedy, J., van Rij, A. M., & Tucker, I. G. (1997). Immediate postoperative intestinal absorption of paracetamol in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery. Proceedings of the University of Otago Medical School Research Society. 75(1), (pp. 14). [Abstract]

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Kennedy, J., van Rij, A. M., Tucker, I. G., Spears, G. F. S., & Pettigrew, R. A. (1997, September). Drug use in surgical patients and consequences of withdrawal of patients' regular medicines in the early postoperative period. Verbal presentation at the British Pharmaceutical Conference, Scarborough, UK.

1996

Journal - Research Article

Nukada, H., van Rij, A. M., Packer, S. G. K. M., & McMorran, D. (1996). Pathology of acute and chronic ischaemic neuropathy in atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease. Brain, 119(5), 1449-1460.

Jones, D. G., van Rij, A. M., Solomon, C., Packer, S. G., & Thomson, I. A. (1996). Endothelin-1 is increased overlying atherosclerotic plaques in human arteries. Atherosclerosis, 124, 25-35.

Jones, D. G., & van Rij, A. M. (1996). Localisation of endothelin-1 in rat aortae, the relationship to flow and elastic tissue tears. Journal of Vascular Research, 33, 425-431.

1995

Journal - Research Article

Sanderson, K. J., van Rij, A. M., Wade, C. R., & Sutherland, W. H. (1995). Lipid peroxidation of circulating low density lipoproteins with age, smoking and in peripheral vascular disease. Atherosclerosis, 118, 45-51.

Nurmohamed, M. T., Verhaegne, R., Haas, S., Iriarte, J. A., Vogel, G., van Rij, A. M., & Prentice, C. R. M. (1995). A comparative trial of low molecular weight heparin (Enoxaparin) versus standard heparin for the prophylaxis of postoperative deep vein thrombosis in general surgery. American Journal of Surgery, 169, 567-571.

van Rij, A. M., McDonald, J. R., Pettigrew, M. J., Putterill, M. J., Reedy, C. K., & Wright, J. J. (1995). Cusum as an aid to early assessment of the surgical trainee. British Journal of Surgery, 82, 1500-1503.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Solomon, C., Kasabov, N. K., Bailey, M., Greig, S. F., & van Rij, A. M. (1995). Artificial computer neural networks for the assessment of the results of venous calf air plethysmography. In D. Negus, G. Jantet & P. D. Coleridge-Smith (Eds.), Proceedings of the XII World Congress on Phlebology. (Suppl. 1), (pp. 172-174). London, UK: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4471-3095-6_77