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Professor NADEEM QURESHI's Outputs (100)

Hearing loss and risk of major osteoporotic fracture: a population-based cohort study in the United Kingdom (2025)
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Khalid, S., Prieto Alhambra, D., Hasheminasab, S. A., Vinogradova, Y., Qureshi, N., Ratzinger, M., Brunetti, V., Salas, A., & Canals, L. (2025). Hearing loss and risk of major osteoporotic fracture: a population-based cohort study in the United Kingdom. Archives of Osteoporosis, 20(1), Article 14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11657-024-01484-2

Using the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink, our cohort study matched 237,297 individuals with hearing loss (HL) to 829,431 without HL. The study found an 8-10% higher risk of major osteoporotic fracture in individuals with HL compared to those... Read More about Hearing loss and risk of major osteoporotic fracture: a population-based cohort study in the United Kingdom.

Opportunities and challenges for identifying undiagnosed Rare Disease patients through analysis of primary care records: long QT syndrome as a test case (2024)
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Evans, W., Akyea, R. K., Simms, A., Kai, J., & Qureshi, N. (2024). Opportunities and challenges for identifying undiagnosed Rare Disease patients through analysis of primary care records: long QT syndrome as a test case. Journal of Community Genetics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12687-024-00742-7

Background: Patients with rare genetic diseases frequently experience significant diagnostic delays. Routinely collected data in the electronic health record (EHR) may be used to help identify patients at risk of undiagnosed conditions. Long QT syndr... Read More about Opportunities and challenges for identifying undiagnosed Rare Disease patients through analysis of primary care records: long QT syndrome as a test case.

A Scoping Review of Electronic Health Records–Based Screening Algorithms for Familial Hypercholesterolemia (2024)
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Osei, J., Razavi, A. C., Otchere, B., Bonful, G., Akoto, N., Akyea, R. K., Qureshi, N., Coronado, F., Moonesinghe, R., Kolor, K., Mensah, G. A., Sperling, L., & Khoury, M. J. (2024). A Scoping Review of Electronic Health Records–Based Screening Algorithms for Familial Hypercholesterolemia. JACC: Advances, 3(12, Part 2), Article 101297. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.101297

Background
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a common genetic disorder that is strongly associated with premature cardiovascular disease. Effective diagnosis and appropriate treatment of FH can reduce cardiovascular disease risk; however, FH is... Read More about A Scoping Review of Electronic Health Records–Based Screening Algorithms for Familial Hypercholesterolemia.

Efficacy and safety of statins, ezetimibe and statins-ezetimibe therapies for children and adolescents with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia: Systematic review, pairwise and network meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials (2024)
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Llewellyn, A., Simmonds, M., Marshall, D., Harden, M., Woods, B., Humphries, S. E., Ramaswami, U., Priestley-Barnham, L., Fisher, M., Tata, L. J., & Qureshi, N. (2025). Efficacy and safety of statins, ezetimibe and statins-ezetimibe therapies for children and adolescents with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia: Systematic review, pairwise and network meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials. Atherosclerosis, 401, Article 118598. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2024.118598

Background and aims: Statins, ezetimibe and statins-ezetimibe combination therapy are recommended lipid-lowering therapies (LLTs) in children with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (HeFH). However, their relative effectiveness is not well u... Read More about Efficacy and safety of statins, ezetimibe and statins-ezetimibe therapies for children and adolescents with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia: Systematic review, pairwise and network meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials.

Challenges and opportunities for identifying people with Familial hypercholesterolaemia in the UK: Evidence from the National FH PASS database (2024)
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Cox, E., Faria, R., Saramago, P., Haralambos, K., Watson, M., Humphries, S. E., Qureshi, N., & Woods, B. (2024). Challenges and opportunities for identifying people with Familial hypercholesterolaemia in the UK: Evidence from the National FH PASS database. Journal of Clinical Lipidology, 18(6), e1046-e1054. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacl.2024.08.007

Background
Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a monogenic disorder that causes high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. Cascade testing, where relatives of known individuals with FH (‘index’) are genetically tested, is effective... Read More about Challenges and opportunities for identifying people with Familial hypercholesterolaemia in the UK: Evidence from the National FH PASS database.

Risk factors for long-term cardiovascular post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 infection: A nested case-control study in Hong Kong (2024)
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Yu, Q., Fan, M., Lin, C. J., Lui, D. T. W., Tan, K. C. B., Yiu, K. H., Akyea, R. K., Qureshi, N., Lai, F. T. T., Wan, E. Y. F., Li, X., Chan, E. W. Y., Wong, I. C. K., & Chui, C. S. L. (2024). Risk factors for long-term cardiovascular post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 infection: A nested case-control study in Hong Kong. npj Cardiovascular Health, 1(1), Article 10. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44325-024-00011-z

People with COVID-19 can experience post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC). Studies on risk factors of PASC outcomes are ongoing, especially for endocrine system-related diseases that may impact the cardiovascular system. Cardiac-related PASC is on... Read More about Risk factors for long-term cardiovascular post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 infection: A nested case-control study in Hong Kong.

Attitudes and Preferences Towards Screening for Dementia with a Focus on Ethnic Minority and Low Socio-Economic Groups: A Systematic Review of Research Studies Written in the English Language (2024)
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Brar, M., Mc Ardle, R., Hagan, A., Al-Oraibi, A., Hanjari, M., Stephan, B., Brayne, C., Lafortune, L., Bains, M., Qureshi, N., & Robinson, L. (2024). Attitudes and Preferences Towards Screening for Dementia with a Focus on Ethnic Minority and Low Socio-Economic Groups: A Systematic Review of Research Studies Written in the English Language. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 100(4), 1315-1331. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-240315

Background:
Increased understanding of dementia risk-reduction and early detection of Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders has spurred interest in the identification of risks for dementia, underlying putative biologies, or dementia itself. Impl... Read More about Attitudes and Preferences Towards Screening for Dementia with a Focus on Ethnic Minority and Low Socio-Economic Groups: A Systematic Review of Research Studies Written in the English Language.

What's New in Dementia Risk Prediction Modelling? An Updated Systematic Review (2024)
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Brain, J., Kafadar, A. H., Errington, L., Kirkley, R., Tang, E. Y. H., Akyea, R. K., Bains, M., Brayne, C., Figueredo, G., Greene, L., Louise, J., Morgan, C., Pakpahan, E., Reeves, D., Robinson, L., Salter, A., Siervo, M., Tully, P. J., Turnbull, D., Qureshi, N., & Stephan, B. C. M. (2024). What's New in Dementia Risk Prediction Modelling? An Updated Systematic Review. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra, 14(1), 49-74. https://doi.org/10.1159/000539744

Identifying individuals at high risk of dementia is critical to optimized clinical care, formulating effective preventative strategies, and determining eligibility for clinical trials. Since our previous systematic reviews in 2010 and 2015, there has... Read More about What's New in Dementia Risk Prediction Modelling? An Updated Systematic Review.

Prevalence and distributions of severely elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) according to age, gender and clinic location among patients in the Malaysian primary care (2024)
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Kanchau, J. D., Akyea, R. K., Baharudin, N., Mohamed-Yassin, M.-S., Kamal, A., Chua, Y.-A., Razman, A. Z., Abdul-Hamid, H., Abdul-Razak, S., Badlishah-Sham, S. F., Abdul Aziz, A. F., Qureshi, N., & Ramli, A. S. (2024). Prevalence and distributions of severely elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) according to age, gender and clinic location among patients in the Malaysian primary care. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, 27, Article 101619. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2024.101619

Background
Adults with severely elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) may have familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) and are at high risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). The prevalence of elevated LDL-c in primary car... Read More about Prevalence and distributions of severely elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) according to age, gender and clinic location among patients in the Malaysian primary care.

Precision Medicine—Are We There Yet? A Narrative Review of Precision Medicine’s Applicability in Primary Care (2024)
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Evans, W., Meslin, E. M., Kai, J., & Qureshi, N. (2024). Precision Medicine—Are We There Yet? A Narrative Review of Precision Medicine’s Applicability in Primary Care. Journal of Personalized Medicine, 14(4), Article 418. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm14040418

Precision medicine (PM), also termed stratified, individualised, targeted, or personalised medicine, embraces a rapidly expanding area of research, knowledge, and practice. It brings together two emerging health technologies to deliver better individ... Read More about Precision Medicine—Are We There Yet? A Narrative Review of Precision Medicine’s Applicability in Primary Care.

A case report of heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia with LDLR gene mutation complicated by premature coronary artery disease detected in primary care (2024)
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Abdul-Halim, M. A. Z., Abdul-Hamid, H., Baharudin, N., Mohamed-Yassin, M.-S., Kasim, S. S., Nawawi, H., Qureshi, N., & Ramli, A. S. (2024). A case report of heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia with LDLR gene mutation complicated by premature coronary artery disease detected in primary care. European Heart Journal: Case Reports, 8(2), Article ytae039. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytae039

Background: Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is an autosomal dominant genetic condition predominantly caused by the low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) gene mutation. Case summary: This is the case of a 54-year-old Malay woman with genetically... Read More about A case report of heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia with LDLR gene mutation complicated by premature coronary artery disease detected in primary care.

Implementing HLA-B*58:01 testing prior to allopurinol initiation in Malaysian primary care setting: A qualitative study from doctors’ and patients’ perspective (2024)
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Ng, W. L., Hussein, N., Ng, C. J., Qureshi, N., Lee, Y. K., Kwan, Z., Kee, B. P., Then, S. M., Abdul Malik, T. F., Mohd Zaidan, F. Z., & Azmi, S. U. F. (2024). Implementing HLA-B*58:01 testing prior to allopurinol initiation in Malaysian primary care setting: A qualitative study from doctors’ and patients’ perspective. PLoS ONE, 19(1), e0296498. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0296498

Introduction Allopurinol, the first-line treatment for chronic gout, is a common causative drug for severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCAR). HLA-B*58:01 allele was strongly associated with allopurinol-induced SCAR in Asian countries such as Taiwan,... Read More about Implementing HLA-B*58:01 testing prior to allopurinol initiation in Malaysian primary care setting: A qualitative study from doctors’ and patients’ perspective.

Age and sex differences in LDL cholesterol distribution in adults in Malaysia: A cross-sectional study (2010 -2021) (2023)
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Chalitsios, C. V., Akyea, R. K., Abdul-Hamid, H., Leonardi-Bee, J., Kanchau, J. D., Kamal, A., Mohamed-Yassin, M.-S., Baharudin, N., Safura Ramli, A., & Qureshi, N. (2023). Age and sex differences in LDL cholesterol distribution in adults in Malaysia: A cross-sectional study (2010 -2021). International Journal of General Medicine, 2023(16), 5885—5888. https://doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S423091

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide. Hypercholesterolaemia, especially higher low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c), has been recognised as one of the major key risk factors for CVD. Lipid lowering treatments, s... Read More about Age and sex differences in LDL cholesterol distribution in adults in Malaysia: A cross-sectional study (2010 -2021).

Assessment of ethnic inequalities in diagnostic coding of familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH): A cross-sectional database study in Lambeth, South London (2023)
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Molokhia, M., Wierzbicki, A., Williams, H., Kirubakaran, A., Devani, R., Durbaba, S., Ayis, S., & Qureshi, N. (2023). Assessment of ethnic inequalities in diagnostic coding of familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH): A cross-sectional database study in Lambeth, South London. Atherosclerosis, 388, Article 117353. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2023.117353

Background and aims: Differences in the perceived prevalence of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) by ethnicity are unclear. In this study, we aimed to assess the prevalence, determinants and management of diagnostically-coded FH in an ethnically div... Read More about Assessment of ethnic inequalities in diagnostic coding of familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH): A cross-sectional database study in Lambeth, South London.

Alternative cascade-testing protocols for identifying and managing patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia: systematic reviews, qualitative study and cost-effectiveness analysis (2023)
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Qureshi, N., Woods, B., Neves de Faria, R., Saramago Goncalves, P., Cox, E., Leonardi Bee, J., Condon, L., Weng, S., Akyea, R. K., Iyen, B., Roderick, P., Humphries, S. E., Rowlands, W., Watson, M., Haralambos, K., Kenny, R., Datta, D., Miedzybrodzka, Z., Byrne, C., & Kai, J. (2023). Alternative cascade-testing protocols for identifying and managing patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia: systematic reviews, qualitative study and cost-effectiveness analysis. Health Technology Assessment, 27(16), 1-140. https://doi.org/10.3310/CTMD0148

Background
Cascade testing the relatives of people with familial hypercholesterolaemia is an efficient approach to identifying familial hypercholesterolaemia. The cascade-testing protocol starts with identifying an index patient with familial hyperc... Read More about Alternative cascade-testing protocols for identifying and managing patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia: systematic reviews, qualitative study and cost-effectiveness analysis.

A population-based study exploring phenotypic clusters and clinical outcomes in stroke using unsupervised machine learning approach (2023)
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Akyea, R. K., Ntaios, G., Kontopantelis, E., Georgiopoulos, G., Soria, D., Asselbergs, F. W., Kai, J., Weng, S. F., & Qureshi, N. (2023). A population-based study exploring phenotypic clusters and clinical outcomes in stroke using unsupervised machine learning approach. PLOS Digital Health, 2(9), Article e0000334. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000334

Individuals developing stroke have varying clinical characteristics, demographic, and biochemical profiles. This heterogeneity in phenotypic characteristics can impact on cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality outcomes. This study uses... Read More about A population-based study exploring phenotypic clusters and clinical outcomes in stroke using unsupervised machine learning approach.

Multinational prescribing trends of lithium from 2001 to 2019: a retrospective observational study using population-based databases from 17 countries and one special administrative region (2023)
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Chan, A. Y., Chan, V. K., Bahmanyar, S., Beyene, K., Bushnell, G., Carleton, B., Chan, A., Cook, S., Crystal, S., Furu, K., Gadzhanova, S., Poza, P. G., Giometto, S., Gini, R., Harrison, J., Haug, U., Hayes, J. F., Hsu, C., Jónsdóttir, H. L., Kai, J., …Wong, I. C. K. Multinational prescribing trends of lithium from 2001 to 2019: a retrospective observational study using population-based databases from 17 countries and one special administrative region. Manuscript submitted for publication

Association between pain intensity and depressive symptoms in community-dwelling adults: longitudinal findings from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) (2023)
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Ogliari, G., Ryg, J., Andersen-Ranberg, K., Scheel-Hincke, L. L., Collins, J. T., Cowley, A., Di Lorito, C., Booth, V., Smit, R. A. J., Akyea, R. K., Qureshi, N., Walsh, D. A., Harwood, R. H., & Masud, T. (2023). Association between pain intensity and depressive symptoms in community-dwelling adults: longitudinal findings from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). European Geriatric Medicine, 14(5), 1111-1124. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-023-00835-5

Purpose
To investigate the longitudinal associations between pain and depressive symptoms in adults.

Methods
Prospective cohort study on data from 28,515 community-dwelling adults ≥ 50 years, free from depression at baseline (Wave 5), with follo... Read More about Association between pain intensity and depressive symptoms in community-dwelling adults: longitudinal findings from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE).

UK research data resources based on primary care electronic health records: review and summary for potential users (2023)
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Edwards, L., Pickett, J., Ashcroft, D. M., Dambha-Miller, H., Majeed, A., Mallen, C., Petersen, I., Qureshi, N., van Staa, T., Abel, G., Carvalho, C., Denholm, R., Kontopantelis, E., Macaulay, A., & MacLeod, J. (2023). UK research data resources based on primary care electronic health records: review and summary for potential users. BJGP Open, 7(3), Article 0057. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpo.2023.0057

Objectives To describe the current landscape of UK electronic health record (EHR) databases and considerations of access and use of these resources relevant to researchers.

Design & setting Narrative review

Data sources Information was collecte... Read More about UK research data resources based on primary care electronic health records: review and summary for potential users.