Steve W. Parry, I. Nick Steen, Mary Baptist, Rose Anne Kenny, J. Am, Coll Cardiol, ...
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McCarthy, Frances, McMahon, C. Geraldine, Geary, Una, Plunkett, Patrick K., Kenny, Rose Anne, Cunningham, Conal J.
Aims The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of introducing a European Society of Cardiology guideline-based Integrated Care Plan (ICP) for Syncope on hospital admissions and referral...
Parry, Steve W., Gray, Janine C., Newton, Julia L., Reeve, Pamela, O'shea, Diarmuid, Kenny, Rose Anne
Head-up tilt testing is the investigation of choice in the diagnosis of vasovagal syncope. The test is time consuming and labour intensive, with conventional tilt testing taking up to 45 min. We...
Parry, Steve W., Nath, Samiran, Bourke, John P., Bexton, Rodney S., Kenny, Rose Anne
Adenosine test (supine administration of a 20 mg intravenous bolus with electrocardiographic and blood pressure monitoring) has been endorsed by the European Society of Cardiology guidelines...
Parry, Steve W., Nath, Samiran, Bourke, John P., Bexton, Rodney S., Kenny, Rose Anne
Adenosine test (supine administration of a 20 mg intravenous bolus with electrocardiographic and blood pressure monitoring) has been endorsed by the European Society of Cardiology guidelines on...
Prevalence and Severity of Gait Disorders in Alzheimers and Non-Alzheimers Dementias (2005)
Objectives To compare the prevalence severity and type of gait and balance disorders in Alzheimers disease AD vascular dementia VaD Parkinsons disease with dementia PDD dementia with Lewy bodies DLB...
Brignole, Michele, Alboni, Paolo, Benditt, David G., Bergfeldt, Lennart, Blanc, Jean-Jacques, Bloch Tjhomsen, Poul Erik, ...
Davison, John, Bond, John, Dawson, Pamela, Steen, I. Nicholas, Kenny, Rose Anne
Objectives: to determine the effectiveness of multifactorial intervention to prevent falls in cognitively intact older persons with recurrent falls. Design: randomised controlled trial of...
Davison, John, Brady, Steven, Kenny, Rose Anne
Background: although frequently used in the assessment of patients with falls, it is unclear whether 24-hour ambulatory electrocardiography contributes to their assessment in older persons....
Angiotensin converting enzyme insertion/deletion polymorphisms in vasovagal syncope (2005)
Newton, Julia L., Donaldson, Peter, Parry, Steve, Kenny, Rose Anne, Smith, Jennifer, Gibson, Alison M., ...
Recent studies suggest vasovagal syncope (VVS) has a significant heritable component (crude estimate sibling relative risk (λs): 1080) indicating that at least some forms of VVS may have a genetic...
Davison, John, Brady, Steven, Kenny, Rose Anne
Background: although frequently used in the assessment of patients with falls, it is unclear whether 24-hour ambulatory electrocardiography contributes to their assessment in older persons....
Guidelines on management (diagnosis and treatment) of syncope-update 2004. Executive Summary (2004)
Alboni, Paolo, Benditt, David G, Bergfeldt, Lennart, Blanc, Jean-Jacques, Thomsen, Poul Erik Bloch, ...
Department of Cardiology and Arrhythmologic Centre, Ospedali del Tigullio, 16033 Lavagna, Italy. mbrignole@ASL4.liguria.it
Prof. Rose Anne Kenny, Prof. John Tiernan OBrien
BACKGROUND The importance of white matter hyperintensities WMH for cognitive performance in older stroke patients is largely unknown. We hypothesized that processing speed and executive dysfunction...
iAPOEi 9494 and cognitive decline in older stroke patients with early cognitive impairment (2004)
Prof. Rose Anne Kenny, Prof. John Tiernan OBrien
BACKGROUND Dementia is common post stroke but the potential role of early cognitive impairment and APOE epsilon4 as risk factors is unclear. METHOD Stroke survivors older than 75 years without...
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Poststroke cognitive impairment is frequent. There are however few longitudinal studies examining delayed changes in poststroke cognition. METHODS As part of a longitudinal...
Armstrong, V. Lynne, Lawson, Joanna, Kamper, Adriaan M., Newton, Julia, Kenny, Rose Anne
Introduction: Reveal is a patient activated implantable loop recorder device with an 18 month battery life now available to assist in the diagnosis of suspected syncope or arrhythmias. We present...
A prospective evaluation of bone mineral density measurement in females who have fallen (2003)
Newton, Julia L., Kenny, Rose Anne, Frearson, Richard, Francis, Roger M.
Background: the National Service Framework for Older Persons recognises the relationship between falls and osteoporosis; however, the best method for the evaluation of bone mineral density...
Richardson, David A., Shaw, Fiona E., Bexton, Rodney, Steen, Nick, Kenny, Rose Anne
Background: carotid sinus hypersensitivity is a common cardiovascular cause of unexplained or recurrent falls in older adults. Effective treatment is available once carotid sinus...
Davies, Andy J., Steen, Nick, Kenny, Rose Anne
Objective: to determine the prevalence of carotid sinus hypersensitivity and orthostatic hypotension in older patients with non‐accidental falls attending an accident and emergency...
SUDLOW, MARK, THOMSON, RICHARD, RODGERS, HELEN, LIVINGSTONE, STELLA, KENNY, ROSE ANNE
Introduction: we report the results of a questionnaire survey into the effect of patients' age and of medico-social factors on hospital consultants' and general practitioners' reported use of...
Heart Rate and Blood Pressure Responses to Carotid Sinus Massage in Healthy Elderly Subjects (1994)
McINTOSH, SHONA J., LAWSON, JOANNA, KENNY, ROSE ANNE
The purpose of the study was to define heart rate and blood pressure responses to supine and upright carotid sinus massage in healthy elderly subjects and thus to establish the validity of current...
McINTOSH, SHONA, COSTA, DAVID DA, KENNY, ROSE ANNE
Sixty-five consecutive elderly patients (mean age 78 years) referred to a ‘syncope’ clinic over a six-month period were prospectively studied. Initial evaluation included ambulatory...
KENNY, ROSE ANNE, LYON, CALUM C., BAYLISS, JOHN, LIGHTMAN, STAFFORD L, SUTTON, RICHARD
The sympathoadrenal and renin-angiotensin systems play an important role in the cardiovascular responses induced by head-up tilt. In young people, hypotension and postural changes induced by tilt...
KENNY, ROSE ANNE, LYON, CALUM C, INGRAM, ANN M, BAYLISS, J, LIGHTMAN, STAFFORD L, SUTTON, RICHARD
The relation between arginine vasopressin and vagal activity in carotid sinus syndrome was studied in 10 patients and 17 age matched controls using head up tilt as a stimulus. Of the controls, seven...
Shaw, Fiona E, Bond, John, Richardson, David A, Dawson, Pamela, Steen, I Nicholas, McKeith, Ian G, ...
Identification of patients with atrial fibrillation in general practice
Sudlow, Mark, Rodgers, Helen, Kenny, Rose Anne, Thomson, Richard
Shaw, Fiona E, Bond, John, Richardson, David A, Dawson, Pamela, Steen, I Nicholas, McKeith, Ian G, ...
Identification of patients with atrial fibrillation in general practice
Sudlow, Mark, Rodgers, Helen, Kenny, Rose Anne, Thomson, Richard
Incidence and Prediction of Falls in Dementia: A Prospective Study in Older People
Allan, Louise M., Ballard, Clive G., Rowan, Elise N., Kenny, Rose Anne
A mathematical model of aging-related and cortisol induced hippocampal dysfunction
McAuley, Mark T, Kenny, Rose Anne, Kirkwood, Thomas BL, Wilkinson, Darren J, Jones, Janette JL, Miller, Veronica M
Cardiovascular Assessment of Falls in Older People
Tan, Maw Pin, Kenny, Rose Anne
Falls in older people can be caused by underlying cardiovascular disorders, either because of balance instability in persons with background gait and balance disorders, or because of amnesia for loss...