selected scholarly activity
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academic article
- Cardiovascular risk in hypertension: open questions about HOPE 4 – Authors' reply. The Lancet. 396:310-311. 2020
- A community-based comprehensive intervention to reduce cardiovascular risk in hypertension (HOPE 4): a cluster-randomised controlled trial. The Lancet. 394:1231-1242. 2019
- Factors Affecting Symptom Onset to First-Medical-Contact in Egyptian STEMI Patients. Global Heart. 13:363-364. 2018
- Rationale and design of a cluster randomized trial of a multifaceted intervention in people with hypertension: The Heart Outcomes Prevention and Evaluation 4 (HOPE-4) Study. American Heart Journal. 203:57-66. 2018
- Development, Testing, and Implementation of a Training Curriculum for Nonphysician Health Workers to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease. Global Heart. 13:93-93. 2018
- Bare metal versus drug eluting stents for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in the TOTAL trial. International Journal of Cardiology. 248:120-123. 2017
- Effect of Body Mass Index on Clinical Events After Acute Coronary Syndromes. American Journal of Cardiology. 120:1453-1459. 2017
- Multidisciplinary Heart Failure Clinics Are Associated With Lower Heart Failure Hospitalization and Mortality: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 33:1237-1244. 2017
- Effective approaches to address the global cardiovascular disease burden. Current Opinion in Cardiology. 32:557-566. 2017
- Reducing the Global Burden of Cardiovascular Disease, Part 1. Circulation Research. 121:677-694. 2017
- Reducing the Global Burden of Cardiovascular Disease, Part 2. Circulation Research. 121:695-710. 2017
- Interventions Supporting Long-term Adherence aNd Decreasing cardiovascular events (ISLAND): Pragmatic randomized trial protocol. American Heart Journal. 190:64-75. 2017
- Effect of Mobile Health Interventions on the Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 33:219-231. 2017
- Innovative Approaches to Hypertension Control in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Cardiology Clinics. 35:99-115. 2017
- Could patents interfere with the development of a cardiovascular polypill?. Journal of Translational Medicine. 14:242. 2016
- Development of a mobile phone-based intervention to improve adherence to secondary prevention of coronary heart disease in China. Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology. 40:372-382. 2016
- Resource Effective Strategies to Prevent and Treat Cardiovascular Disease. Circulation. 133:742-755. 2016
- Understanding the modifiable health systems barriers to hypertension management in Malaysia: a multi-method health systems appraisal approach. BMC Health Services Research. 15:254. 2015
- Cluster randomized controlled trial of Delayed Educational Reminders for Long-term Medication Adherence in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (DERLA-STEMI). American Heart Journal. 170:903-913. 2015
- Randomized Controlled Trial of Radiation Protection With a Patient Lead Shield and a Novel, Nonlead Surgical Cap for Operators Performing Coronary Angiography or Intervention. Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions. 8:e002384. 2015
- Providing optimal regional care for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: a prospective cohort study of patients in the Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Local Health Integration Network. CMAJ Open. 3:E1-E7. 2015
- Patients’ Knowledge, Attitudes, Behaviour and Health Care Experiences on the Prevention, Detection, Management and Control of Hypertension in Colombia: A Qualitative Study. PLoS ONE. 10:e0122112-e0122112. 2015
- Influence of Coronary Anatomy and SYNTAX Score on the Variations in Revascularization Strategies for Patients With Multivessel Disease. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 30:1155-1161. 2014
- Combination pharmacotherapy to prevent cardiovascular disease: present status and challenges. European Heart Journal. 35:353-364. 2014
- Patient and Healthcare Provider Barriers to Hypertension Awareness, Treatment and Follow Up: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Qualitative and Quantitative Studies. PLoS ONE. 9:e84238-e84238. 2014
- Length of Initial Prescription at Hospital Discharge and Long-term Medication Adherence for Elderly Patients With Coronary Artery Disease: A Population-Level Study. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 29:1408-1414. 2013
- Why are we failing to implement effective therapies in cardiovascular disease?. European Heart Journal. 34:1262-1269. 2013
- Radial Artery Versus Femoral Artery Access Options in Coronary Angiogram Procedures. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. 5:260-266. 2012
- Commentary: 'The end of clinical freedom': relevance in the era of evidence-based medicine. International Journal of Epidemiology. 40:855-858. 2011
- Safety of Uninterrupted Anticoagulation in Patients Requiring Elective Coronary Angiography With or Without Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Chest. 138:840-847. 2010
- Warfarin after anterior myocardial infarction in current era of dual antiplatelet therapy: a randomized feasibility trial. Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis. 30:127-132. 2010
- A National Survey of Canadian Practice Patterns of Warfarin After Anterior Wall Myocardial Infarction in the Current Era of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy. American Journal of Cardiology. 105:1844-1844. 2010
- Periprocedural anticoagulation practices in warfarin-treated patients who require elective angiography with or without percutaneous coronary intervention: A retrospective chart review. Thrombosis Research. 125:351-352. 2010
- Long-term outcomes with paclitaxel-eluting stents versus bare metal stents in everyday practice: A Canadian experience. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 26:e40-e44. 2010
- A case of a leaky Dor. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 25:488-488. 2009
- Comparison of one-year clinical outcomes with paclitaxel-eluting stents versus bare metal stents in everyday practice. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 24:771-775. 2008
- Cardiogenic shock following nasal septoplasty: a case report and review of the literature. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia. 55:376-379. 2008
- Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with apical aneurysm. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 23:1087-1087. 2007
- Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with apical aneurysm. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 23:1087-1087. 2007
- Primary and Rescue Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent Implantation in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction. American Journal of Cardiology. 97:1308-1310. 2006
- Impact of routine in-hospital assessment of low-density lipoprotein levels and standardized orders on statin therapy in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions.. Journal of Invasive Cardiology. 17:518-520. 2005
- Clinical Outcome with Oral Linezolid and Rifampin Following Recurrent Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureusBacteremia Despite Prolonged Vancomycin Treatment. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology. 15:97-100. 2004
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conference paper
- ASSESSMENT OF THE SAFETY OF PERFORMING CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY WITHOUT INTERRUPTING ORAL ANTICOAGULANTS. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 1156-1156. 2017
- INCIDENCE AND PREDICTORS OF NO REFLOW PHENOMENON: INSIGHTS FROM THE TOTAL TRIAL. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 1179-1179. 2017
- TCT- 145 RADIATION PROTECT: A randomized trial to assess the effectiveness of a novel pelvic lead shield and a novel, non-lead surgical cap to reduce operator radiation exposure during coronary angiography or intervention. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. B43-B44. 2014
- Barriers to Hypertension Screening, Treatment and Control as Reported by Patients and Healthcare Providers: A Systematic Review of Qualitative and Quantitative Observational Studies. Journal of Clinical Hypertension. 2013
- 427 Providing a Platform for Organized Care in ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction: The LHIN-4 SMART-AMI Project in Southern Ontario Experience. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. S259-S260. 2012
- Vascular access options in coronary angiography procedures: randomized controlled trial of a patient decision aid. European Heart Journal. 403-404. 2011
- Increased capacity, increased case load, decreased wait times, and decreased waitlist events: A decade of observation at a tertiary care centre in central South Ontario. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 294C-294C. 2007