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How does cholesterol burden change the case for investing in familial hypercholesterolaemia? A cost-effectiveness analysis (2022)
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Faria, R., Saramago, P., Cox, E., Weng, S., Iyen, B., Akyea, R. K., …Woods, B. (2023). How does cholesterol burden change the case for investing in familial hypercholesterolaemia? A cost-effectiveness analysis. Atherosclerosis, 367, 40-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2022.12.001

Background and aims This study aimed to ascertain how the long-term benefits and costs of diagnosis and treatment of familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) vary by prognostic factors and ‘cholesterol burden’, which is the effect of long-term exposure t... Read More about How does cholesterol burden change the case for investing in familial hypercholesterolaemia? A cost-effectiveness analysis.

Cardiovascular outcomes and mortality after incident ischaemic stroke in patients with a recent cancer history (2022)
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Akyea, R. K., Iyen, B., Georgiopoulos, G., Kai, J., Qureshi, N., & Ntaios, G. (2023). Cardiovascular outcomes and mortality after incident ischaemic stroke in patients with a recent cancer history. European Journal of Internal Medicine, 109, 50-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2022.12.006

Background: Up to 10% of patients with ischaemic stroke have comorbid cancer and stroke in these patients is thought to have a poor short-term prognosis. There is little known about the long-term cardiovascular morbidity and mortality outcomes after... Read More about Cardiovascular outcomes and mortality after incident ischaemic stroke in patients with a recent cancer history.

European Physician Survey Characterizing the Clinical Pathway and Treatment Patterns of Patients Post-Myocardial Infarction (2022)
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Qureshi, N., Antoniou, S., Cornel, J. H., Schiele, F., Perrone-Filardi, P., Brachmann, J., …González-Juanatey, J. R. (2022). European Physician Survey Characterizing the Clinical Pathway and Treatment Patterns of Patients Post-Myocardial Infarction. Advances in Therapy, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12325-022-02344-6

Introduction: The 2019 European Society of Cardiology and European Atherosclerosis Society (2019 ESC/EAS) guidelines stress the importance of managing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) after myocardial infarction (MI) to reduce the risk of... Read More about European Physician Survey Characterizing the Clinical Pathway and Treatment Patterns of Patients Post-Myocardial Infarction.

Electronic health record-based facilitation of familial hypercholesterolaemia detection sensitivity of different algorithms in genetically confirmed patients (2022)
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Mohammadnia, N., Akyea, R. K., Qureshi, N., Bax, W. A., & Cornel, J. H. (2022). Electronic health record-based facilitation of familial hypercholesterolaemia detection sensitivity of different algorithms in genetically confirmed patients. European Heart Journal – Digital Health, 3(4), 578-586. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjdh/ztac059

Aims: Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a disorder of LDL cholesterol clearance, resulting in increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Recently, we developed a Dutch Lipid Clinic Network (DLCN) criteria-based algorithm to facilitate FH detectio... Read More about Electronic health record-based facilitation of familial hypercholesterolaemia detection sensitivity of different algorithms in genetically confirmed patients.

Comparison of Risk of Serious Cardiovascular Events after Hemorrhagic versus Ischemic Stroke: A Population-Based Study (2022)
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Akyea, R. K., Georgiopoulos, G., Iyen, B., Kai, J., Qureshi, N., & Ntaios, G. (2022). Comparison of Risk of Serious Cardiovascular Events after Hemorrhagic versus Ischemic Stroke: A Population-Based Study. Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 122(11), 1921-1931. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1873-9092

Background Patients with ischemic stroke are considered a very high risk population for subsequent cardiovascular events and guidelines recommend intensive preventive strategies. However, there is no clear recommendation that patients with hemorrhagi... Read More about Comparison of Risk of Serious Cardiovascular Events after Hemorrhagic versus Ischemic Stroke: A Population-Based Study.

Introducing genetic testing with case finding for familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care: qualitative study of patient and health professional experience (2022)
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Silva, L., Condon, L., Qureshi, N., Dutton, B., Weng, S., & Kai, J. (2022). Introducing genetic testing with case finding for familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care: qualitative study of patient and health professional experience. British Journal of General Practice, 72(720), e519-e527. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2021.0558

Background: Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a common inherited condition causing elevated cholesterol, premature heart disease and early death. Although FH can be effectively treated, over 80% of people with FH remain undetected. Aim: To e... Read More about Introducing genetic testing with case finding for familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care: qualitative study of patient and health professional experience.

Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Algorithms for Familial Hypercholesterolaemia in Primary Care (2022)
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Jones, M., Akyea, R. K., Payne, K., Humphries, S. E., Abdul-Hamid, H., Weng, S., & Qureshi, N. (2022). Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Algorithms for Familial Hypercholesterolaemia in Primary Care. Journal of Personalized Medicine, 12(3), Article 330. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm12030330

Although familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) screening within primary care is considered cost-effective, which screening approach is cost-effective has not been established. This study determines the cost-effectiveness of six case-finding strategies f... Read More about Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Algorithms for Familial Hypercholesterolaemia in Primary Care.

Ethnic disparities in mortality among overweight or obese adults with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: a population-based cohort study (2022)
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Iyen, B., Vinogradova, Y., Akyea, R. K., Weng, S., Qureshi, N., & Kai, J. (2022). Ethnic disparities in mortality among overweight or obese adults with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: a population-based cohort study. Journal of Endocrinological Investigation, 45(5), 1011-1020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40618-021-01736-9

Purpose: Ethnic variation in risk of type 2 diabetes is well established, but its impact on mortality is less well understood. This study investigated the risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality associated with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes... Read More about Ethnic disparities in mortality among overweight or obese adults with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: a population-based cohort study.

Understanding the barriers and enablers of pharmacogenomic testing in primary care: a qualitative systematic review with meta-aggregation synthesis (2021)
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Qureshi, S., Latif, A., Condon, L., Akyea, R. K., Kai, J., & Qureshi, N. (2022). Understanding the barriers and enablers of pharmacogenomic testing in primary care: a qualitative systematic review with meta-aggregation synthesis. Pharmacogenomics, 23(2), 135-154. https://doi.org/10.2217/pgs-2021-0131

Introduction: Pharmacogenomic testing can indicate which drugs may have limited therapeutic action or lead to adverse effects, hence guiding rational and safe prescribing. However, in the UK and other countries, there are still significant barriers t... Read More about Understanding the barriers and enablers of pharmacogenomic testing in primary care: a qualitative systematic review with meta-aggregation synthesis.

Determining propensity for sub-optimal low-density lipoprotein cholesterol response to statins and future risk of cardiovascular disease (2021)
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Weng, S. F., Akyea, R. K., Man, K. K., Lau, W. C. Y., Iyen, B., Blais, J. E., …Kai, J. (2021). Determining propensity for sub-optimal low-density lipoprotein cholesterol response to statins and future risk of cardiovascular disease. PLoS ONE, 16(12), Article e0260839. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0260839

Background: Variability in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) response to statins is underappreciated. We characterised patients by their statin response (SR), baseline risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and 10-year CVD outcomes. Method... Read More about Determining propensity for sub-optimal low-density lipoprotein cholesterol response to statins and future risk of cardiovascular disease.

Statin treatment and LDL-cholesterol treatment goal attainment among individuals with familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care (2021)
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Iyen, B., Akyea, R. K., Weng, S., Kai, J., & Qureshi, N. (2021). Statin treatment and LDL-cholesterol treatment goal attainment among individuals with familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care. Open Heart, 8(2), Article e001817. https://doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2021-001817

Objectives: Guidance recommends statin treatment in Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH) achieve at least a 50% reduction in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). We assessed statin prescribing rates and LDL-cholesterol treatment goal attainmen... Read More about Statin treatment and LDL-cholesterol treatment goal attainment among individuals with familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care.

Comparing the performance of the novel FAMCAT algorithms and established case-finding criteria for familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care (2021)
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Qureshi, N., Akyea, R. K., Dutton, B., Leonardi-Bee, J., Humphries, S. E., Weng, S., & Kai, J. (2021). Comparing the performance of the novel FAMCAT algorithms and established case-finding criteria for familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care. Open Heart, 8(2), Article e001752. https://doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2021-001752

Objective Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a common inherited disorder causing premature coronary heart disease (CHD) and death. We have developed the novel Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Case Ascertainment Tool (FAMCAT 1) case-finding algorith... Read More about Comparing the performance of the novel FAMCAT algorithms and established case-finding criteria for familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care.

Preconception risk assessment for thalassaemia, sickle cell disease, cystic fibrosis and Tay-Sachs disease (2021)
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Hussein, N., Henneman, L., Kai, J., & Qureshi, N. (2021). Preconception risk assessment for thalassaemia, sickle cell disease, cystic fibrosis and Tay-Sachs disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2021(10), Article CCD010849. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd010849.pub4

Background: Globally, about 6% of children are born with a serious birth defect of genetic or partially genetic origin. Carrier screening or testing is one way to identify couples at increased risk of having a child with an autosomal recessive condit... Read More about Preconception risk assessment for thalassaemia, sickle cell disease, cystic fibrosis and Tay-Sachs disease.

Strategies for screening for familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care and other community settings (2021)
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Qureshi, N., Da Silva, M. L. R., Abdul-Hamid, H., Weng, S. F., Kai, J., & Leonardi-Bee, J. (2021). Strategies for screening for familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care and other community settings. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2021(10), Article CD012985. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd012985.pub2

Background: Familial hypercholesterolaemia is a common inherited condition that is associated with premature cardiovascular disease. The increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, resulting from high levels of cholesterol since birth, can be p... Read More about Strategies for screening for familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care and other community settings.

Effectiveness of cascade testing strategies in relatives for familial hypercholesterolemia: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2021)
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Leonardi-Bee, J., Boateng, C., Faria, R., Eliman, K., Young, B., & Qureshi, N. (2021). Effectiveness of cascade testing strategies in relatives for familial hypercholesterolemia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Atherosclerosis, 338, 7-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2021.09.014

Background and aims: Cascade testing in relatives of index cases is the most cost-effective approach to identifying people with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH); however, it is currently unclear which strategy to contact relatives would be the most... Read More about Effectiveness of cascade testing strategies in relatives for familial hypercholesterolemia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Obesity and long-term outcomes after incident stroke: a prospective population-based cohort study (2021)
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Akyea, R. K., Doehner, W., Iyen, B., Weng, S. F., Qureshi, N., & Ntaios, G. (2021). Obesity and long-term outcomes after incident stroke: a prospective population-based cohort study. Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 12(6), 2111-2121. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12818

Background: The association between obesity, major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), and mortality in patients with incident stroke is not well established. We assessed the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and MACE in patients with inci... Read More about Obesity and long-term outcomes after incident stroke: a prospective population-based cohort study.

Case-finding and genetic testing for familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care (2021)
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Qureshi, N., Akyea, R. K., Dutton, B., Leonardi-Bee, J., Humphries, S. E., Weng, S., & Kai, J. (2021). Case-finding and genetic testing for familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care. Heart, 107(24), 1956-1961. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2021-319742

Objective: Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a common inherited disorder causing premature heart disease and death. We have developed novel case-finding algorithms (FAMCAT version 1 & 2) for application in primary care, to improve detection of... Read More about Case-finding and genetic testing for familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care.

Sex disparity in subsequent outcomes in survivors of coronary heart disease (2021)
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Akyea, R. K., Kontopantelis, E., Kai, J., Weng, S. F., Patel, R. S., Asselbergs, F. W., & Qureshi, N. (2022). Sex disparity in subsequent outcomes in survivors of coronary heart disease. Heart, 108(1), 37-45. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2021-319566

Objective: Evidence on sex differences in outcomes after developing coronary heart disease (CHD) has focused on recurrent CHD, all-cause mortality or revascularisation. We assessed sex disparities in subsequent major adverse cardiovascular events (M... Read More about Sex disparity in subsequent outcomes in survivors of coronary heart disease.

Pharmacogenomic testing to support prescribing in primary care: A structured review of implementation models (2021)
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Hayward, J., McDermott, J., Qureshi, N., & Newman, W. (2021). Pharmacogenomic testing to support prescribing in primary care: A structured review of implementation models. Pharmacogenomics, 22(12), 761-777. https://doi.org/10.2217/pgs-2021-0032

The application of pharmacogenomics could meaningfully contribute toward medicines optimization within primary care. This review identified 13 studies describing eight implementation models utilizing a multi-gene pharmacogenomic panel within a primar... Read More about Pharmacogenomic testing to support prescribing in primary care: A structured review of implementation models.