Research Publications and Outputs: Recent submissions
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Effects of the Endpoint Adjudication Process on the Results of a Randomised Controlled Trial: The ADVANCE Trial
Published 2013-02-04Background: Endpoint adjudication committees (EPAC) are widely used in clinical trials. The aim of the present analysis is to assess the effects of the endpoint adjudication process on the main findings of the ADVANCE trial ...Open AccessArticle -
Fat chance for physical activity
Published 2013-07-10The enormous burden of ill health caused by overweight and obesity is well understood, particularly in developed countries like the United States, which have seen massive increases in prevalence over the last few decades. ...Open AccessArticle -
Ambulatory blood pressure adds little to Framingham Risk Score for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in older men: secondary analysis of observational study data
Published 2014-09-08Objective: To determine the incremental value of ambulatory blood pressure (BP) in predicting cardiovascular risk when the Framingham Risk Score (FRS) is known. Methods: We included 780 men without cardiovascular disease ...Open AccessArticle -
A multifaceted quality improvement intervention for CVD risk management in Australian primary healthcare: a protocol for a process evaluation
Published 2014-12-17Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Despite the widespread availability of evidence-based clinical guidelines and validated risk predication equations for ...Open AccessArticle -
Heart failure care in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Published 2014-08-12Background: Heart failure places a significant burden on patients and health systems in high-income countries. However, information about its burden in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is scant. We thus set out to ...Open AccessArticle