Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke 2011

 

 

Final reports for the following projects have been accepted in 2011, with a grading of satisfactory or above, in the area of cardiovascular disease and stroke research.

 

Clare Scott (Fellow) supervised by Dr L Phillips, Prof M Johnston, Dr M Whyte, Dr M MacLeod

The influence of mood and emotion perception on social participation in stroke survivors: A longitudinal evaluation (CZF/7/21)

Prof K Lees, Dr J Dawson, Dr M Walters, Dr C Weir, Dr T Quinn, Prof P Langhorne, Prof K Muir, Prof I Ford

Central adjudication of modified Rankin scale disability assessments in acute stroke trials (CZB/4/595)

Prof I Megson, Prof S MacRury

Therapeutic potential of N-acetylcysteine as an anti-patelet agent in patients with type-2 diabetes (CZB/4/622)

Prof M McMurdo, Prof C Lang, Prof D Johnston, Prof A Struthers, Dr M Witham

A randomised controlled trial of the effect of exercise training on exercise capacity in older patients with heart failure (CZH/4/426)

Dr G Mead, Dr D Saunders, Dr C Greig, Ms M Brazzelli

Physical fitness training after stroke: updating the Cochrane review (CZG/2/456)

Prof S Cobbe, Prof J Pell, Prof J McMurray, Dr M Petrie, Dr R Myles, Dr C Jackson

Microvolt t-wave alternans in chronic heart failure: a study of prevalence and incremental prognostic value (CZH/4/439)

Prof K Fox , Mrs K Carruthers, Dr D Dunbar

Phenotypic and genetic markers of risk in acute coronary syndromes: long term follow up in south east Scotland using Scottish record linkage (CZG/2/455)

Prof F Fowkes, Prof C Ruckley, Dr C Evans, Dr P Allan, Prof A Lee

Lifestyle and clinical factors determining progression of venous disease in the legs: Edinburgh vein study (CZH/4/397)

Prof M McMurdo, Dr D Sumukadas, Dr M Witham, Prof A Struthers

The effect of Spironolactone on exercise capacity in functionally impaired older people without heart failure: a double blind placebo controlled trial (CZB/4/635)

Dr K Oldroyd, Prof A Payne, Dr R McGeoch, Dr C Berry

Quantifying myocardial microvascular obstruction in patients with STEMI (CZB/4/572)

Prof A Briggs, Dr J Lewsey, Mr K Lawson, Prof M Woodward, Prof H Turnstall-Pedoe, Prof I Ford, Prof G Watt, Prof K Fox, Prof L Ritchie, Dr A Brady From absolute risk to potential to benefit in the prevention of cardiovascular disease: a cardiovascular policy model for Scotland (CZH/4/557)


Prof D Godden, Prof A Lee, Dr L Iversen, Mr J Duncan Outcomes for men screened for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: effects of place residence, deprivation, health behaviours and self-rated health in the Highland Aneurysm Screening Programme (CZG/2/485)
Prof F Mair, Prof C May, Prof V Montori

Developing a conceptual model of the burden of treatment and the "work" involved in living with heart failure (CZG/3/22)

Prof K Muir, Prof I M Macrae, Dr D Dewar, D Tarr, Dr Delyth Graham, Dr W Holmes, Dr C McCabe

Metabolic syndrome, acute hyperglycaemia and ischaemic lesion growth after experimentally-induced stroke (CZB/4/746) Graded excellent

Fiona Coupar (Fellow) supervised by Professor Peter Langhorne, Professor Philip Rowe and Dr Christopher Weir Exploring new interventions for upper limb problems following stroke (CZF/07/12)