W P Abhayaratna

Summary

Affiliation: Mayo Clinic
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Secular trends in incidence of atrial fibrillation in Olmsted County, Minnesota, 1980 to 2000, and implications on the projections for future prevalence
    Yoko Miyasaka
    Division of Cardiovascular Disease and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
    Circulation 114:119-25. 2006
  2. ncbi Aortic stiffness for the detection of preclinical left ventricular diastolic dysfunction: pulse wave velocity versus pulse pressure
    Walter P Abhayaratna
    Academic Unit of Internal Medicine, The Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Australia
    J Hypertens 26:758-64. 2008
  3. ncbi Characteristics of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in the community: an echocardiographic survey
    W P Abhayaratna
    National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University and Department of Cardiology, The Canberra Hospital, Canberra, ACT, Australia
    Heart 92:1259-64. 2006
  4. ncbi Prevalence of heart failure and systolic ventricular dysfunction in older Australians: the Canberra Heart Study
    Walter P Abhayaratna
    Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
    Med J Aust 184:151-4. 2006
  5. ncbi Relation of arterial stiffness to left ventricular diastolic function and cardiovascular risk prediction in patients > or =65 years of age
    Walter P Abhayaratna
    Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
    Am J Cardiol 98:1387-92. 2006
  6. ncbi Population-based detection of systolic and diastolic dysfunction with amino-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide
    Walter P Abhayaratna
    The Department of Cardiology, The Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Australia
    Am Heart J 152:941-8. 2006
  7. ncbi Effects of quinapril on left atrial structural remodeling and arterial stiffness
    Teresa S M Tsang
    Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
    Am J Cardiol 97:916-20. 2006
  8. ncbi Prediction of cardiovascular outcomes with left atrial size: is volume superior to area or diameter?
    Teresa S M Tsang
    Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
    J Am Coll Cardiol 47:1018-23. 2006
  9. ncbi Left atrial reservoir function as a potent marker for first atrial fibrillation or flutter in persons > or = 65 years of age
    Walter P Abhayaratna
    Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
    Am J Cardiol 101:1626-9. 2008
  10. ncbi Left atrial size: physiologic determinants and clinical applications
    Walter P Abhayaratna
    Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
    J Am Coll Cardiol 47:2357-63. 2006

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Publications11

  1. ncbi Secular trends in incidence of atrial fibrillation in Olmsted County, Minnesota, 1980 to 2000, and implications on the projections for future prevalence
    Yoko Miyasaka
    Division of Cardiovascular Disease and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
    Circulation 114:119-25. 2006
    ..Whether or not this rate of increase continues, the projected number of persons with AF for the United States will exceed 10 million by 2050, underscoring the urgent need for primary prevention strategies against AF development...
  2. ncbi Aortic stiffness for the detection of preclinical left ventricular diastolic dysfunction: pulse wave velocity versus pulse pressure
    Walter P Abhayaratna
    Academic Unit of Internal Medicine, The Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Australia
    J Hypertens 26:758-64. 2008
    ..Our aim was to compare the performances of wave reflection-dependent (pulse pressure) and independent [carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV)] indexes of aortic stiffness to detect preclinical LV diastolic dysfunction...
  3. ncbi Characteristics of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in the community: an echocardiographic survey
    W P Abhayaratna
    National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University and Department of Cardiology, The Canberra Hospital, Canberra, ACT, Australia
    Heart 92:1259-64. 2006
    ..To determine the prevalence and predictors of left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction in older adults. Design,..
  4. ncbi Prevalence of heart failure and systolic ventricular dysfunction in older Australians: the Canberra Heart Study
    Walter P Abhayaratna
    Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
    Med J Aust 184:151-4. 2006
    ..To estimate the prevalence of heart failure (HF) and left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction in a population-based sample of older Australians...
  5. ncbi Relation of arterial stiffness to left ventricular diastolic function and cardiovascular risk prediction in patients > or =65 years of age
    Walter P Abhayaratna
    Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
    Am J Cardiol 98:1387-92. 2006
    ..Aortic PP, brachial PP, and PWV appeared superior to AP in risk discrimination in this elderly cohort...
  6. ncbi Population-based detection of systolic and diastolic dysfunction with amino-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide
    Walter P Abhayaratna
    The Department of Cardiology, The Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Australia
    Am Heart J 152:941-8. 2006
    ..Most subjects with a positive NT-proBNP test, using age/sex-specific cutoffs, had prognostically significant abnormalities of cardiac structure or function...
  7. ncbi Effects of quinapril on left atrial structural remodeling and arterial stiffness
    Teresa S M Tsang
    Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
    Am J Cardiol 97:916-20. 2006
    ..In conclusion, LA structural remodeling appeared reversible with quinapril, which occurred in parallel with an improvement in arterial stiffness but independent of blood pressure changes...
  8. ncbi Prediction of cardiovascular outcomes with left atrial size: is volume superior to area or diameter?
    Teresa S M Tsang
    Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
    J Am Coll Cardiol 47:1018-23. 2006
    ..We sought to compare left atrial (LA) volume to LA area and diameter for the prediction of adverse cardiovascular outcomes...
  9. ncbi Left atrial reservoir function as a potent marker for first atrial fibrillation or flutter in persons > or = 65 years of age
    Walter P Abhayaratna
    Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
    Am J Cardiol 101:1626-9. 2008
    ..In conclusion, reduced LA reservoir function markedly increases the propensity for first AF or atrial flutter, independent of LA volume, left ventricular function, and clinical risk factors...
  10. ncbi Left atrial size: physiologic determinants and clinical applications
    Walter P Abhayaratna
    Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
    J Am Coll Cardiol 47:2357-63. 2006
    ..More data are required with respect to the natural history of LA remodeling in disease, the degree of LA modifiability with therapy, and whether regression of LA size translates into improved cardiovascular outcomes...
  11. ncbi Risk of dementia in stroke-free patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation: data from a community-based cohort
    Yoko Miyasaka
    Division of Cardiovascular Disease and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street, SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
    Eur Heart J 28:1962-7. 2007
    ..To estimate the incidence of dementia after the first atrial fibrillation (AF), and its impact on survival in a community-based cohort...