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Correlates of substance use and dependence among internally displaced persons in Maiduguri, Nigeria

Aluh, D.O.; Okoro, R.N.; Aigbogun, Osaro (2023)

Background: Internally displaced persons (IDPs) are frequently subjected to traumatic events, making them vulnerable to using substances. This study explores predictors and types of substances used by IDPs, prevalence of ...
Declining Public Awareness of Heart Attack Warning Symptoms in the Years Following an Australian Public Awareness Campaign: A Cross-Sectional Study

Bray, Janet ; Howell, S.; Nehme, Z.; Buttery, A.; Stub, D.; Cartledge, S.; Finn, Judith (2023)

Background: The National Heart Foundation of Australia's (NHFA) Warning Signs campaign ran between 2010 and 2013. This study examines trends in Australian adults’ ability to name heart attack symptoms during the campaign ...
Effect of Lower vs Higher Oxygen Saturation Targets on Survival to Hospital Discharge among Patients Resuscitated after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: The EXACT Randomized Clinical Trial

Bernard, S.A.; Bray, Janet ; Smith, K.; Stephenson, M.; Finn, Judith ; Grantham, H.; Hein, C.; Masters, S.; Stub, D.; Perkins, G.D.; Dodge, N.; Martin, C.; Hopkins, S.; Cameron, P. (2022)

Importance: The administration of a high fraction of oxygen following return of spontaneous circulation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest may increase reperfusion brain injury. Objective: To determine whether targeting a ...
Trends in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest incidence, patient characteristics and survival over 18 years in Perth, Western Australia

Majewski, David ; Ball, Stephen ; Bailey, Paul; Bray, Janet ; Finn, Judith (2022)

Objectives: To investigate trends in the incidence, characteristics, and survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) in the Perth metropolitan area between 2001 and 2018. Methods: We calculated the crude incidence ...
Strategic placement of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for cardiac arrests in public locations and private residences

Ball, Stephen ; Morgan, A.; Simmonds, S.; Bray, Janet ; Bailey, P.; Finn, Judith (2022)

Aim: The aim of our study was to determine whether businesses can be identified that rank highly for their potential to improve coverage of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs) by automated external defibrillators ...
Impact of the 2017 AmericanHeart Association and American College of Cardiology hypertension guideline in aged individuals

Chowdhury, Enayet ; Ernst, M.E.; Nelson, M.; Margolis, K.; Beilin, L.J.; Johnston, C.; Woods, R.; Murray, A.; Wolfe, R.; Storey, E.; Shah, R.C.; Lockery, J.; Tonkin, A.; Newman, A.; Abhayaratna, W.; Stocks, N.; Fitzgerald, S.; Orchard, S.; Trevaks, R.; Donnan, G.; Grimm, R.; McNeil, J.; Reid, Christopher (2020)

Objectives: The AHA/ACC-2017 hypertension guideline recommends an age-independent target blood pressure (BP) of less than 130/80 mmHg. In an elderly cohort without established cardiovascular disease (CVD) at baseline, we ...
Characteristics and outcomes of unsuccessful percutaneous coronary intervention

Biswas, S.; Dinh, D.; Duffy, S.J.; Brennan, A.; Liew, D.; Chan, W.; Cox, N.; Reid, Christopher ; Lefkovits, J.; Stub, D. (2022)

Objectives: To examine predictors and outcomes of unsuccessful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) cases in a contemporary Australian registry cohort. Background: With improvements in techniques and pharmacotherapy ...
Fatal and Nonfatal Events Within 14 days After Early, Intensive Mobilization Poststroke

Bernhardt, J.; Borschmann, K.; Collier, J.M.; Thrift, A.G.; Langhorne, P.; Middleton, S.; Lindley, R.I.; Dewey, H.M.; Bath, P.; Said, C.M.; Churilov, L.; Ellery, F.; Bladin, C.; Reid, Christopher ; Frayne, J.H.; Srikanth, V.; Read, S.J.; Donnan, G.A. (2021)

Objective This tertiary analysis from A Very Early Rehabilitation Trial (AVERT) examined fatal and nonfatal serious adverse events (SAEs) at 14 days. Method AVERT was a prospective, parallel group, assessor blinded, ...
Outcomes in patients with peripheral vascular disease following percutaneous coronary intervention

Ramzy, J.; Andrianopoulos, N.; Roberts, L.; Duffy, S.J.; Clark, D.; Teh, A.W.; Ajani, A.E.; Reid, Christopher ; Brennan, A.; Freeman, M. (2019)

Objectives: To evaluate the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with peripheral vascular disease (PVD) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in a contemporary setting, and to determine whether ...
Statins for extension of disability-free survival and primary prevention of cardiovascular events among older people: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial in primary care (STAREE trial)

Zoungas, S.; Curtis, A.; Spark, S.; Wolfe, R.; McNeil, J.J.; Beilin, L.; Chong, T.T.J.; Cloud, G.; Hopper, I.; Kost, A.; Nelson, M.; Nicholls, S.J.; Reid, Christopher ; Ryan, J.; Tonkin, A.; Ward, S.A.; Wierzbicki, A. (2023)

Introduction The world is undergoing a demographic transition to an older population. Preventive healthcare has reduced the burden of chronic illness at younger ages but there is limited evidence that these advances can ...

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