National Heart Foundation of Australia and Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand: guidelines for the prevention, detection, and management of heart failure in …

…, J Wong, W Abhayaratna, L Thomas… - Heart, Lung and …, 2018 - heartlungcirc.org
A transthoracic echocardiogram is recommended in patients with suspected heart failure, to
improve diagnostic accuracy, and in patients with a new diagnosis of heart failure, to assess …

Feasibility and cost-effectiveness of stroke prevention through community screening for atrial fibrillation using iPhone ECG in pharmacies

…, J Redfern, AA Bennett, T Briffa… - Thrombosis and …, 2014 - thieme-connect.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF) causes a third of all strokes, but often goes undetected before stroke.
Identification of unknown AF in the community and subsequent anti-thrombotic treatment could …

National Heart Foundation of Australia and Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand: Australian clinical guidelines for the management of acute coronary …

…, IA Scott, L Cullen, JK French, TG Briffa… - Medical Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction: The modern care of suspected and confirmed acute coronary syndrome (ACS)
is informed by an extensive and evolving evidence base. This clinical practice guideline …

Participating in cardiac rehabilitation: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative data

…, SB Freedman, AM Clark, T Briffa… - European journal of …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Participation in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) benefits patients with coronary
heart disease (CHD), yet worldwide only some 15–30% of those eligible attend. To improve …

Australian Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association (ACRA) core components of cardiovascular disease secondary prevention and cardiac rehabilitation …

…, C Ferry, J Finan, S Sanderson, TG Briffa - Heart, Lung and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Research on Australian cardiovascular disease secondary prevention and
cardiac rehabilitation to guide practice needs updating to reflect current context of practice. It is …

Telehealth interventions for the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease: a systematic review

…, JU Redfern, R Fernandez, T Briffa… - European Journal of …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a leading cause of death globally. Despite proven health
benefits and international recommendations, attendance at cardiac rehabilitation programs is …

Severity of OSA is an independent predictor of incident atrial fibrillation hospitalization in a large sleep-clinic cohort

G Cadby, N McArdle, T Briffa, DR Hillman, L Simpson… - Chest, 2015 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND OSA is a common condition that has been associated with atrial fibrillation (AF),
but there is a paucity of data from large longitudinal cohorts to establish whether OSA is …

Upper-limb and lower-limb exercise training in patients with chronic airflow obstruction

FR Lake, K Henderson, T Briffa, J Openshaw, AW Musk - Chest, 1990 - Elsevier
We designed a randomized controlled study to evaluate the benefit of upper-limb exercise
training, alone and in combination with walking training, in patients with severe CAO. In an …

Telehealth interventions for the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

…, AM Clark, B Freedman, T Briffa… - European Journal …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a major cause of death worldwide. Cardiac
rehabilitation, an evidence-based CHD secondary prevention programme, remains …

A randomized trial of a 1-hour troponin T protocol in suspected acute coronary syndromes: the rapid assessment of possible acute coronary syndrome in the …

…, A Blyth, A Seshadri, MJR Edmonds, T Briffa… - Circulation, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: High-sensitivity troponin assays promise earlier discrimination of myocardial
infarction. Yet, the benefits and harms of this improved discriminatory performance when …