Kenneth McDonald

Research interests

Publications

• Circulating heart failure biomarkers beyond natriuretic peptides: review from the Biomarker Study Group of the Heart Failure Association ( HFA ), European Society of Cardiology ( ESC )

  European Journal of Heart Failure · 2021 · https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.2346

• The effect of spironolactone on cardiovascular function and markers of fibrosis in people at increased risk of developing heart failure: the heart ‘OMics’ in AGEing (HOMAGE) randomized clinical trial

  European Heart Journal · 2020 · 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa758

• Artificial intelligence supported patient self-care in chronic heart failure: a paradigm shift from reactive to predictive, preventive and personalised care

  The EPMA Journal · 2019 · 10.1007/s13167-019-00188-9

• Effects of Serelaxin in Patients with Acute Heart Failure

  New England Journal of Medicine · 2019 · 10.1056/nejmoa1801291

• Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology Practical Guidance on the Use of Natriuretic Peptide Concentrations

  European Journal of Heart Failure · 2019 · 10.1002/ejhf.1494

• Myocardial Fibrosis: Biomedical Research from Bench to Bedside

  European Journal of Heart Failure · 2017 · 10.1002/ejhf.696

• MicroRNA Signatures Differentiate Preserved from Reduced Ejection Fraction Heart Failure

  European Journal of Heart Failure · 2015 · 10.1002/ejhf.244

• Exaggerated Inflammation and Monocytosis Associate With Diastolic Dysfunction in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Evidence of M2 Macrophage Activation in Disease Pathogenesis

  Journal of Cardiac Failure · 2014 · 10.1016/j.cardfail.2014.11.004

• Hypoxia-induced epigenetic modifications are associated with cardiac tissue fibrosis and the development of a myofibroblast-like phenotype

  Human Molecular Genetics · 2013 · 10.1093/hmg/ddt614

• Natriuretic Peptide–Based Screening and Collaborative Care for Heart Failure

  JAMA · 2013 · https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2013.7588

• Can Emerging Biomarkers of Myocardial Remodelling Identify Asymptomatic Hypertensive Patients at Risk for Diastolic Dysfunction and Diastolic Heart Failure?

  European Journal of Heart Failure · 2011 · 10.1093/eurjhf/hfr079

• European Society of Cardiology Heart Failure Association Standards for Delivering Heart Failure Care

  European Journal of Heart Failure · 2010 · https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjhf/hfq221

• Diagnosis of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Improved Accuracy with the Use of Markers of Collagen Turnover

  European Journal of Heart Failure · 2009 · 10.1093/eurjhf/hfn036

• A Comparative Study of the Palliative Care Needs of Heart Failure and Cancer Patients

  European Journal of Heart Failure · 2009 · 10.1093/eurjhf/hfp007

• State of the Art: Using Natriuretic Peptide Levels in Clinical Practice

  European Journal of Heart Failure · 2008 · 10.1016/j.ejheart.2008.07.014

• Effect of Darbepoetin Alfa on Exercise Tolerance in Anemic Patients With Symptomatic Chronic Heart Failure

  Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2007 · 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.11.024

• The Biologic Variability of B-Type Natriuretic Peptide and N-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in Stable Heart Failure Patients

  Journal of Cardiac Failure · 2007 · 10.1016/j.cardfail.2006.09.003

• Diastolic Heart Failure

  Circulation · 2007 · 10.1161/circulationaha.106.638569

• Clinical Deterioration in Established Heart Failure: What is the Value of BNP and Weight Gain in Aiding Diagnosis?

  European Journal of Heart Failure · 2005 · 10.1016/j.ejheart.2005.06.003

• Heart failure management: Multidisciplinary care has intrinsic benefit above the optimization of medical care

  Journal of Cardiac Failure · 2002 · 10.1054/jcaf.2002.124340

• High Throughput Fingerprint Analysis of Large-Insert Clones

  Genome Research · 1997 · 10.1101/gr.7.11.1072

• Myocardial perfusion reserve: assessment with multisection, quantitative, first-pass MR imaging.

  Radiology · 1997 · 10.1148/radiology.204.2.9240523

• Bradykinin Antagonism Inhibits the Antigrowth Effect of Converting Enzyme Inhibition in the Dog Myocardium After Discrete Transmural Myocardial Necrosis

  Circulation · 1995 · 10.1161/01.cir.91.7.2043

• Use of the living with heart failure questionnaire to ascertain patients' perspectives on improvement in quality of life versus risk of drug-induced death

  Journal of Cardiac Failure · 1995 · 10.1016/1071-9164(95)90025-x

• Association of coronary artery disease in cardiac transplant recipients with cytomegalovirus infection

  The American Journal of Cardiology · 1989 · 10.1016/0002-9149(89)90535-3

• Functional assessment of patients treated with permanent dual chamber pacing as a primary treatment for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

  European Heart Journal · 1988 · 10.1093/oxfordjournals.eurheartj.a062584

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