Biographical suspension and liminality of Self in accounts of severe sciatica (2018)
Journal Article
Saunders, B., Bartlam, B., Artus, M., & Konstantinou, K. (2018). Biographical suspension and liminality of Self in accounts of severe sciatica. Social Science and Medicine, 218, 28 -36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.10.001

Sciatica is a common form of low back pain (LBP) that has been identified as distinct both in terms of the persistence and severity of symptoms. Little research has explored individual experiences of sciatica, and none focuses on individuals with the... Read More about Biographical suspension and liminality of Self in accounts of severe sciatica.

The frequency of testing for glycated haemoglobin, HbA1c, is linked to the probability of achieving target levels in patients with suboptimally controlled diabetes mellitus. (2018)
Journal Article
Duff, C. J., Solis-Trapala, I., Driskell, O. J., Holland, D., Wright, H., Waldron, J. L., Ford, C., Scargill, J. J., Tran, M., Hanna, F. W., Pemberton, R. J., Heald, A., & Fryer, A. A. (2018). The frequency of testing for glycated haemoglobin, HbA1c, is linked to the probability of achieving target levels in patients with suboptimally controlled diabetes mellitus. Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1515/cclm-2018-0503

Introduction:
We previously showed, in patients with diabetes, that >50% of monitoring tests for glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) are outside recommended intervals and that this is linked to diabetes control. Here, we examined the impact of tests/year on... Read More about The frequency of testing for glycated haemoglobin, HbA1c, is linked to the probability of achieving target levels in patients with suboptimally controlled diabetes mellitus..

Transradial Approach for Left Ventricular Endomyocardial Biopsy (2018)
Journal Article
Mamas. (2018). Transradial Approach for Left Ventricular Endomyocardial Biopsy. Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 1283-1288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2018.05.007

Background
Left ventricular endomyocardial biopsy (LV-EMB) may offer a superior diagnostic yield compared with right ventricular endomyocardial biopsy (RV-EMB) in conditions predominantly affecting the LV but is underused compared with RV-EMB. Despi... Read More about Transradial Approach for Left Ventricular Endomyocardial Biopsy.

Predictors and temporal trend of flu vaccination in auto-immune rheumatic diseases in the UK: a nationwide prospective cohort study (2018)
Journal Article
Mallen. (2018). Predictors and temporal trend of flu vaccination in auto-immune rheumatic diseases in the UK: a nationwide prospective cohort study. Rheumatology, 1726-1734. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/key156

Objectives
To examine temporal trend in uptake of seasonal influenza vaccine (SIV) in the UK and explore disease and demographic factors associated with vaccination.

Methods
From the Clinical Practice Research Datalink, 32 751 people with auto-i... Read More about Predictors and temporal trend of flu vaccination in auto-immune rheumatic diseases in the UK: a nationwide prospective cohort study.

The how’s and why’s in judging rehabilitation potential (Abstract) (2018)
Journal Article
Winterton. (2018). The how’s and why’s in judging rehabilitation potential (Abstract). Clinical Rehabilitation, 1406-1417

Background: Predicting recovery and benefit of neuro-rehabilitation has huge implications in today’s National Health Service. Anecdotal clinical experience suggests variability and subjectivity in clinicians’ decision making. Method: Five participant... Read More about The how’s and why’s in judging rehabilitation potential (Abstract).

The use of nanotechnology in cardiovascular disease (2018)
Journal Article
Chandarana, M., Curtis, A., & Hoskins, C. (2018). The use of nanotechnology in cardiovascular disease. Applied Nanoscience, 1607-1619. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13204-018-0856-z

Cardiovascular diseases claim a number of lives globally; many of which are preventable. With the increase in diets that consist of high saturated fat, salt, and sugar, people often living sedentary lifestyles, and a rise in cases of obesity, the inc... Read More about The use of nanotechnology in cardiovascular disease.

Derivation and external validation of risk algorithms for cerebrovascular (re)hospitalisation in patients with type 2 diabetes: two cohorts study. (2018)
Journal Article
Yu. (2018). Derivation and external validation of risk algorithms for cerebrovascular (re)hospitalisation in patients with type 2 diabetes: two cohorts study. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 74-81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2018.08.006

Aims
Cerebrovascular disease is one of more typical reasons for hospitalisation and re-hospitalisation in people with type 2 diabetes. We aimed to derive and externally validate two risk prediction algorithms for cerebrovascular hospitalisation and... Read More about Derivation and external validation of risk algorithms for cerebrovascular (re)hospitalisation in patients with type 2 diabetes: two cohorts study..

Association of different antiplatelet therapies with mortality after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (2018)
Journal Article
Mamas, & Rashid. (2018). Association of different antiplatelet therapies with mortality after primary percutaneous coronary intervention. Heart, 1683-1690. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2017-312366

Objectives Prasugrel and ticagrelor both reduce ischaemic endpoints in high-risk acute coronary syndromes, compared with clopidogrel. However, comparative outcomes of these two newer drugs in the context of primary percutaneous coronary intervention... Read More about Association of different antiplatelet therapies with mortality after primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

Antiplatelet drug selection in PCI to vein grafts in patients with acute coronary syndrome and adverse clinical outcomes: Insights from the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society Database (2018)
Journal Article
Mamas. (2018). Antiplatelet drug selection in PCI to vein grafts in patients with acute coronary syndrome and adverse clinical outcomes: Insights from the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society Database. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, 659-665. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.27493

Objective
This study aims to evaluate outcomes associated with different P2Y12 agents in Saphenous Vein graft (SVG) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Background and Methods
SVG PCI is associated with greater risks of ischemic complicat... Read More about Antiplatelet drug selection in PCI to vein grafts in patients with acute coronary syndrome and adverse clinical outcomes: Insights from the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society Database.

Association of Same-Day Discharge After Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the United States With Costs and Outcomes (2018)
Journal Article
Mamas. (2018). Association of Same-Day Discharge After Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the United States With Costs and Outcomes. JAMA Cardiology, https://doi.org/10.1001/jamacardio.2018.3029

Importance
Same-day discharge (SDD) after elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is associated with lower costs and preferred by patients. However, to our knowledge, contemporary patterns of SDD after elective PCI with respect to the inci... Read More about Association of Same-Day Discharge After Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the United States With Costs and Outcomes.

Screening of the cervical spine in sub-acromial shoulder pain: a systematic review (2018)
Journal Article
(2018). Screening of the cervical spine in sub-acromial shoulder pain: a systematic review. Shoulder and Elbow,

Background
Sub-acromial shoulder pain (SASP) is a common clinical presentation with much diagnostic uncertainty. Some of this uncertainty relates to the involvement of the cervical spine as a source or contribution to SASP. Currently, there is no ac... Read More about Screening of the cervical spine in sub-acromial shoulder pain: a systematic review.

Adductor Moment Ratio: Correlation Between Knee Width, Height and Body Mass (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gallimore, A., Ogrodnik, P., & Thomas, P. (2018, September). Adductor Moment Ratio: Correlation Between Knee Width, Height and Body Mass. Paper presented at 14th Bath Biomechanics Symposium 2018, Bath

Retrospective Evaluation of the RUST and MRUST Scores in a Cohort of Patients with a Known Fracture Stuiffness (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gallimore, A., Ogrodnik, P., & Thomas, P. (2018, September). Retrospective Evaluation of the RUST and MRUST Scores in a Cohort of Patients with a Known Fracture Stuiffness. Paper presented at 14th Bath Biomechanics Symposium 2018, Bath

Chronic kidney disease, worsening renal function and outcomes in a heart failure community setting: A UK national study (2018)
Journal Article
Mamas. (2018). Chronic kidney disease, worsening renal function and outcomes in a heart failure community setting: A UK national study. International Journal of Cardiology, 120 - 127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.04.090

Background Routine heart failure (HF) monitoring and management is in the community but the natural course of worsening renal function (WRF) and its influence on HF prognosis is unknown. We investigated the influence of routinely monitored renal decl... Read More about Chronic kidney disease, worsening renal function and outcomes in a heart failure community setting: A UK national study.

Identifying Asthmatic Children using Tidal Breathing Parameters Measured by Structured Light Plethysmography (SLP) (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Gilchrist. (2018, September). Identifying Asthmatic Children using Tidal Breathing Parameters Measured by Structured Light Plethysmography (SLP). Presented at ERS International Congress 2018, Paris, France

Introduction: We have previously shown that several tidal breathing parameters measured using SLP varied between asthmatic children and healthy (Hmeidi et al., 2017). However, we did not test the classification power of a model which incorporates the... Read More about Identifying Asthmatic Children using Tidal Breathing Parameters Measured by Structured Light Plethysmography (SLP).

Changes in Peri-procedural Bleeding Complications Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in The United Kingdom Between 2006-2013 (From the British Cardiovascular Interventional Society) (2018)
Journal Article
Mamas, M., Nolan, J., & Rashid, M. (2018). Changes in Peri-procedural Bleeding Complications Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in The United Kingdom Between 2006-2013 (From the British Cardiovascular Interventional Society). American Journal of Cardiology, 952-960. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.06.016

Major bleeding is a common complication following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), although little is known about how bleeding rates have changed over time and what has driven this. We analyzed all patients undergoing PCI in England and Wale... Read More about Changes in Peri-procedural Bleeding Complications Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in The United Kingdom Between 2006-2013 (From the British Cardiovascular Interventional Society).

Long-term testosterone therapy in type 2 diabetes is associated with reduced mortality without improvement in conventional cardiovascular risk factors (2018)
Journal Article
Hackett, G., Cole, N., Mulay, A., Strange, R. C., & Ramachandran, S. (2019). Long-term testosterone therapy in type 2 diabetes is associated with reduced mortality without improvement in conventional cardiovascular risk factors. BJU International, 123(3), 519-529. https://doi.org/10.1111/bju.14536

Objective
To further characterise the beneficial impact of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) on the association between mortality and hypogonadism (HG) in men with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). We aimed to determine firstly, if changes in cardiovascu... Read More about Long-term testosterone therapy in type 2 diabetes is associated with reduced mortality without improvement in conventional cardiovascular risk factors.

Underrecording of osteoarthritis in United Kingdom primary care electronic health record data (2018)
Journal Article
Yu, D., Jordan, K., & Peat, G. (2018). Underrecording of osteoarthritis in United Kingdom primary care electronic health record data. Clinical Epidemiology, 1195-1201. https://doi.org/10.2147/CLEP.S160059

Purpose: Primary care electronic health records are increasingly used to estimate the occurrence of osteoarthritis (OA). We aimed to estimate the extent and trend over time of underrecording of severe OA patients in UK primary care electronic health... Read More about Underrecording of osteoarthritis in United Kingdom primary care electronic health record data.

Long-term testosterone therapy in type 2 diabetes is associated with decreasing waist circumference and improving erectile function (2018)
Journal Article
(2018). Long-term testosterone therapy in type 2 diabetes is associated with decreasing waist circumference and improving erectile function. https://doi.org/10.5534/wjmh.180052M

Objective
To further characterise the beneficial impact of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) on the association between mortality and hypogonadism (HG) in men with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). We aimed to determine firstly, if changes in cardiovascu... Read More about Long-term testosterone therapy in type 2 diabetes is associated with decreasing waist circumference and improving erectile function.

DEDICATE: proposal for a conceptual framework to develop dementia-friendly integrated eCare support. (2018)
Journal Article
(2018). DEDICATE: proposal for a conceptual framework to develop dementia-friendly integrated eCare support. BioMedical Engineering OnLine, 121 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12938-018-0552-y

BACKGROUND: Evidence shows that the implementation of information and communication technologies (ICT) enabled services supporting integrated dementia care represents an opportunity that faces multi-pronged challenges. First, the provision of dementi... Read More about DEDICATE: proposal for a conceptual framework to develop dementia-friendly integrated eCare support..