Alexander Fisher

Summary

Affiliation: The Canberra Hospital
Country: Australia

Publications

  1. ncbi Cardiovascular diseases in older patients with osteoporotic hip fracture: prevalence, disturbances in mineral and bone metabolism, and bidirectional links
    A Fisher
    Department of Geriatric Medicine, The Canberra Hospital, Canberra, ACT, Australia
    Clin Interv Aging 8:239-56. 2013
  2. ncbi Clinical profiles and risk factors for outcomes in older patients with cervical and trochanteric hip fracture: similarities and differences
    Alexander A Fisher
    Department of Geriatric Medicine, The Canberra Hospital, PO Box 11, Woden, ACT 2606, Australia
    J Trauma Manag Outcomes 6:2. 2012
  3. ncbi Elevated serum cardiac troponin I in older patients with hip fracture: incidence and prognostic significance
    A A Fisher
    Department of Geriatric Medicine, The Canberra Hospital, Woden, ACT 2606, Australia
    Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 128:1073-9. 2008
  4. ncbi Prolonged QT interval, syncope, and delirium with galantamine
    Alexander A Fisher
    Australian National University Medical School, Australia
    Ann Pharmacother 42:278-83. 2008
  5. ncbi Serum leptin levels in older patients with hip fracture--impact on peri-operative myocardial injury
    A A Fisher
    Department of Geriatric Medicine, The Canberra Hospital and Australian National University Medical School, ACT, Australia
    Am Heart Hosp J 7:9-16. 2009
  6. ncbi Relationships between myocardial injury, all-cause mortality, vitamin D, PTH, and biochemical bone turnover markers in older patients with hip fractures
    Alexander A Fisher
    Department of Geriatric Medicine, The Canberra Hospital, Yamba Drive, Garran, ACT, Australia
    Ann Clin Lab Sci 37:222-32. 2007
  7. ncbi Elevated serum PTH is independently associated with poor outcomes in older patients with hip fracture and vitamin D inadequacy
    A Fisher
    Department of Geriatric Medicine, The Canberra Hospital, Canberra, ACT, Australia
    Calcif Tissue Int 85:301-9. 2009
  8. ncbi Does heart rate predict mortality in older, low-level care residents?
    Alexander A Fisher
    Department of Geriatric Medicine, The Canberra Hospital and The Australian National University Medical School, Canberra ACT, Australia
    Am J Geriatr Cardiol 15:208-16. 2006
  9. ncbi Outcomes for older patients with hip fractures: the impact of orthopedic and geriatric medicine cocare
    A A Fisher
    Department of Geriatric Medicine, ACT, Australia
    J Orthop Trauma 20:172-8; discussion 179-80. 2006
  10. ncbi Hip fracture type: important role of parathyroid hormone (PTH) response to hypovitaminosis D
    Alexander Fisher
    Department of Geriatric Medicine, The Canberra Hospital, ACT, Australia
    Bone 47:400-7. 2010

Detail Information

Publications24

  1. ncbi Cardiovascular diseases in older patients with osteoporotic hip fracture: prevalence, disturbances in mineral and bone metabolism, and bidirectional links
    A Fisher
    Department of Geriatric Medicine, The Canberra Hospital, Canberra, ACT, Australia
    Clin Interv Aging 8:239-56. 2013
    ..Considerable controversy exists regarding the contribution of mineral/bone metabolism abnormalities to the association between cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and osteoporotic fractures...
  2. ncbi Clinical profiles and risk factors for outcomes in older patients with cervical and trochanteric hip fracture: similarities and differences
    Alexander A Fisher
    Department of Geriatric Medicine, The Canberra Hospital, PO Box 11, Woden, ACT 2606, Australia
    J Trauma Manag Outcomes 6:2. 2012
    ..abstract:..
  3. ncbi Elevated serum cardiac troponin I in older patients with hip fracture: incidence and prognostic significance
    A A Fisher
    Department of Geriatric Medicine, The Canberra Hospital, Woden, ACT 2606, Australia
    Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 128:1073-9. 2008
    ..The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the incidence and prognostic significance of elevated cardiac troponin I (cTnI) in the early peri-operative period in older patients with HF...
  4. ncbi Prolonged QT interval, syncope, and delirium with galantamine
    Alexander A Fisher
    Australian National University Medical School, Australia
    Ann Pharmacother 42:278-83. 2008
    ....
  5. ncbi Serum leptin levels in older patients with hip fracture--impact on peri-operative myocardial injury
    A A Fisher
    Department of Geriatric Medicine, The Canberra Hospital and Australian National University Medical School, ACT, Australia
    Am Heart Hosp J 7:9-16. 2009
    ..The predictive value of lower leptin levels increased significantly when used in combination with traditional risk factors for myocardial injury...
  6. ncbi Relationships between myocardial injury, all-cause mortality, vitamin D, PTH, and biochemical bone turnover markers in older patients with hip fractures
    Alexander A Fisher
    Department of Geriatric Medicine, The Canberra Hospital, Yamba Drive, Garran, ACT, Australia
    Ann Clin Lab Sci 37:222-32. 2007
    ....
  7. ncbi Elevated serum PTH is independently associated with poor outcomes in older patients with hip fracture and vitamin D inadequacy
    A Fisher
    Department of Geriatric Medicine, The Canberra Hospital, Canberra, ACT, Australia
    Calcif Tissue Int 85:301-9. 2009
    ..We conclude that elevated PTH (but not vitamin D deficiency per se) is a strong independent predictor of poor outcomes in older patients...
  8. ncbi Does heart rate predict mortality in older, low-level care residents?
    Alexander A Fisher
    Department of Geriatric Medicine, The Canberra Hospital and The Australian National University Medical School, Canberra ACT, Australia
    Am J Geriatr Cardiol 15:208-16. 2006
    ..The authors concluded that resting HR and postural change in HR are not significant predictors of 5-year mortality in older, low-level care residents, except in persons using a walking aid...
  9. ncbi Outcomes for older patients with hip fractures: the impact of orthopedic and geriatric medicine cocare
    A A Fisher
    Department of Geriatric Medicine, ACT, Australia
    J Orthop Trauma 20:172-8; discussion 179-80. 2006
    ..To assess the impact of a specifically designed model of orthopedic-geriatric cocare on hip fracture (HF) outcomes...
  10. ncbi Hip fracture type: important role of parathyroid hormone (PTH) response to hypovitaminosis D
    Alexander Fisher
    Department of Geriatric Medicine, The Canberra Hospital, ACT, Australia
    Bone 47:400-7. 2010
    ..To investigate whether clinical and laboratory characteristics, including serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH) D), PTH and parameters of mineral and bone metabolism, differ by hip fracture (HF) type...
  11. ncbi Bisphosphonate use and hip fracture epidemiology: ecologic proof from the contrary
    Alex Fisher
    Department of Geriatric Medicine, The Canberra Hospital, Canberra, ACT, Australia
    Clin Interv Aging 5:355-62. 2010
    ....
  12. ncbi Serum resistin in older patients with hip fracture: Relationship with comorbidity and biochemical determinants of bone metabolism
    A Fisher
    Department of Geriatric Medicine, The Canberra Hospital, Australian National University Medical School, ACT, Australia
    Cytokine 56:157-66. 2011
    ..To determine the relationship of serum resistin concentrations to biochemical determinants of bone metabolism, comorbidity and outcomes in patients with hip fracture (HF)...
  13. ncbi Trends in hip fracture epidemiology in Australia: possible impact of bisphosphonates and hormone replacement therapy
    A A Fisher
    Department of Geriatric Medicine, The Canberra Hospital, ACT, Australia
    Bone 45:246-53. 2009
    ..If trends in HF observed in 2002-2006 continue, the absolute number of HFs in Australia in 2011-2021 will stabilise or decline (which is more likely), despite the rapid ageing of the population...
  14. ncbi Vitamin D and parathyroid hormone in outpatients with noncholestatic chronic liver disease
    Leon Fisher
    Department of Gastroenterology, Canberra Hospital, ACT, Australia
    Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 5:513-20. 2007
    ..Our aim was to determine the prevalence and type of vitamin D-parathyroid hormone (PTH) disturbance in ambulatory patients with noncholestatic chronic liver disease (CLD) and its relationship with disease severity and liver function...
  15. ncbi Interactions between Serum Adipokines and Osteocalcin in Older Patients with Hip Fracture
    Alexander Fisher
    Department of Geriatric Medicine, The Canberra Hospital, Canberra, P O Box 11, Woden, ACT 2606, Australia
    Int J Endocrinol 2012:684323. 2012
    ....
  16. ncbi Cardiopulmonary complications of ERCP in older patients
    Leon Fisher
    Department of Gastroenterology, The Canberra Hospital, Woden, Canberra, ACT 2606, Australia
    Gastrointest Endosc 63:948-55. 2006
    ..Desaturation and myocardial ischemia/injury were associated with post-ERCP pancreatitis...
  17. ncbi Acute delirium induced by metoprolol
    Alexander A Fisher
    Department of Geriatric Medicine, The Canberra Hospital, The Canberra Clinical School of the University of Sydney, Canberra, Australia
    Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 16:161-5. 2002
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Physicians should be aware that metoprolol, a widely used beta-blocker, may rarely cause delirium, especially in the elderly population...
  18. ncbi Postprandial hypotension predicts all-cause mortality in older, low-level care residents
    Alexander A Fisher
    Department of Geriatric Medicine, The Canberra Hospital and Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
    J Am Geriatr Soc 53:1313-20. 2005
    ..CONCLUSION: In older low-level-care residents, PPH is an independent predictor of all-cause mortality with no added predictive value explained by other BP indices: OH, hypertension, PP, MAP...
  19. ncbi Acute myocardial infarction associated with albuterol
    Alexander A Fisher
    Department of Geriatric Medicine, The Canberra Hospital, Woden ACT 2606, Australia
    Ann Pharmacother 38:2045-9. 2004
    ..Close monitoring of ECG and metabolic changes is recommended before early repeated high doses are administered...
  20. ncbi Is the current anti-osteoporotic therapy paradigm good enough?
    Alexander A Fisher
    J Am Geriatr Soc 54:1960-1, author reply 1961-3. 2006
  21. ncbi The management of osteoporosis following hip fracture: how to improve our care
    Alexander A Fisher
    Osteoporos Int 15:583-4. 2004
  22. ncbi The second hip fracture--an analysis of 84 elderly patients
    Alexander A Fisher
    J Orthop Trauma 18:256; author reply 256-7. 2004
  23. ncbi Undertreatment of osteoporosis following hip fracture
    Alexander A Fisher
    J Bone Joint Surg Am 85:1394-5; author reply 1395-6. 2003
  24. ncbi Altered blood pressure homeostasis in the oldest old and survival
    Alexander A Fisher
    J Am Geriatr Soc 55:2102-3. 2007