Chair in Old Age Medicine (Clinical)
- 51cg
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- Email Address
- phyo.myint@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 437841
- Office Address
Room 4:013, Polwarth Building, School of Medicine and Dentistry, 51cg, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD
- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition



Biography
Professor Myint completed undergraduate and house officer training in Myanmar (formerly Burma) and held post graduate clinical training posts in Yorkshire, East Kent, Mersey and Eastern Deaneries. He was awarded the Stroke Association Clinical Fellowship and received clinical stroke training in Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge. He was trained in Clinical Epidemiology in Cambridge and Norwich, UK. He was conferred the Doctor of Medicine (MD) in 2007 with the Thesis “Healthy Ageing: Determinants and Outcomes of Functional Health in EPIC-Norfolk”. He completed higher medical specialist training in March 2008 with accreditations in General Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine with sub-specialty in Stroke Medicine.
He took up his first senior academic appointment with the Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia in 2008 as Clinical Senior Lecturer in Ageing and Stroke Medicine. He moved to Scotland in August 2013 to take up the position of Clinical Chair in Medicine (Old Age) with the 51cg. He led the Aberdeen Clinical Academic Training Pathways in North of Scotland between 2016 and 2022. He co-led the School EDI and Athena Swan (Gender Equality Steering Team (GEST)) between 2021 and 2024.
He has held many National Level Roles in the past including Executive Committee Member of the British Association of Stroke Physicians and involved in NICE guideline development group (2010 COPD update).
He is the Founding Co-Chair of the Scottish Care of Older People (SCoOP) National Audit Programme. He sat on the Council of the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) as the Royal College of Physicians London Representative (2014-2024) and is also a member of SIGN Sustainability Group. He was appointed as Co-Chair of Ageing & Frailty Standards Development Group, Healthcare Improvement Scotland (2023-2024). He is also a member of the NIHR Dementias Clinical Studies Portfolio Development Group.
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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Current
- Clinical Lead and Steering Group Member of the Aberdeen Children of the 1950s (ACONF)
- Area Committee Member (51cg Representative)
- Ageing Clinical & Experimental Research (ACER) Team Lead, Institute of Applied Health Sciences, 51cg
- Educational Supervisor-Foundation Doctors (Department of Medicine for the Elderly)
- Academic Mentor-Specialty Training Programme in Geriatric Medicine, North East Scotland, Scotland
- Geriatric Medicine Training Committee, North Region, NHS Education for Scotland, Scotland
- Academic Line Manager, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition
- Member: TUTELAGE Committee
Previous
- School Co-Lead for EDI, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition (2021-2024)
- School Co-Lead for Athena Swan, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition (2021-2024)
- School Executive Team Member, SMMSN(2016-2024)
- School Teaching & Learning Committee Member (2024)
- Director of Clinical Academic Training and Development, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition (2016- April 2022)
- Co-ordinator of NIHR ACF programme- University of East Anglia (2009-2013 )
- Co-Course Director- MSc in Health Research, University of East Anglia (2011-2013)
- Norwich Academic Training Office (NATO) Board Member- Faculty of Health, University of East Anglia (2010-2013 )
- Postgraduate Research (PGR) LTQC Representative for Doctor of Medicine (MD), Degree, Norwich Medical School, Faculty of Health, UEA (Oct 2010-March 2012 )
- Postgraduate Research (PGR) Lead (MD) for Health and Social Sciences Research Institute (HSSRI) (2009-2010)
- Deputy Representative to TUTELAGE Committee for Geriatric Medicine (2014- July 2016)
- Educational Supervisor- Specialty Training in Geriatric Medicine & Core Medical Training Programme, Norwich, Eastern Deanery.
- AGEING theme lead, Epidemiology Group, Division of Applied Health Sciences, 51cg
- Educational Supervisor-Specialty Training Programme in Geriatric Medicine, North East Scotland, Scotland (2013-2018)
- External Memberships
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Current
- Visiting Professor, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, KL, Malaysia (2026-)
- , Medicine & Health Sciences Board (MHSB): External Representative (Dec 2023- )
- Co-Chair, Scottish Care of Older People (SCoOP) National Audit Project (2016-)
- Member (2015-)
- Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (Observer: Royal College of Physicians of London) (2013-2024)
- External Professional Advisor for (2012 -)
- Senior Editor (2012- )
- Associate Editor (2022- )
- Editorial Board Member (2014-); Section Editor-in-Chief (2018-)
- Editorial Board Member (2016- )
- Associate Editor (2017 - )
- Editorial Board Member (2018 - )
- Editorial Board Member (2019- )
- Editorial Board Member (2024- )
- Expert peer reviewer for more than 70 academic journals in general medicine, clinical epidemiology, cardiovascular, respiratory, public health, nutrition, cognitive neuroscience, and ageing
- Peer reviewer for the Medical Research Council (UK), the Wellcome Trust, National Institute of Health Research (NIHR), British Heart Foundation, ESRC and Heart Research UK
- Funding Panel Member (DTC), Health Research Board, Republic of Ireland (2021)
Previous
- Co-Chair, Ageing and Frailty Standards Development Group, Healthcare Improvement Scotland (2023-2024)
- Standard Development Group Member: Clinical Governance Standards (Scotland), Healthcare Improvement Scotland (2024-2026)
- Royal College of Psychiatrists: the Prescribing Observatory for Mental Health (POMH) QI Project Expert Advisor (2023-2024)
- The Scottish Clinical Research Excellence Development Scheme (SCREDS) Operational Board member; NHS Education for Scotland (2016- April 2022)
- INSPIRE Lead, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition (2016-April 2022)
- Visiting Professor (University of Medicine I, Yangon) (2016-2020)
- Funding Panel Member, Health Research Board, Republic of Ireland (2017, 2019)
- NIHR Dementia & Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Network (DeNDRoN) Dementia Clinical Studies Group member (2013-2015)
- National Executive Committee Member (British Association of Stroke Physicians) (2012-2014)
- Member of National Age & Ageing CLRN Group (2012-2013)
- East of England National Institute for Health Research RfPB Funding Advisory Committee Member (2012-2013)
- Funding Panel Member for the Life and Health Sciences panel. Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. (FCT), the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (2013)
- Honorary Regional Deputy Secretary, East of England British Geriatrics Society (2012-2013)
- External Examiner-MSc in Geriatric Medicine- University of Salford, Manchester, UK
- Topic Expert Group Member (NICE)- COPD (2010-2011)
- Associate Editor (BMC Health Services Research) (2009- 2017)
- Editorial Board Member (2017- 2020)
- International Editorial Board Member (Open Heart Failure Journal) (2008-2010)
- Guideline Development Group Member- COPD Guidelines Update 2008 National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence (2008-2010)
- Steering Committee Member- National COPD Resources and Outcomes Project (NCROP) (2007-2009)
- Elected Chair of Trainees, British Geriatrics Society (2005-2007)
- Elected Vice-Chair of Trainees, British Geriatrics Society (2003-2005)
- Founding Member, Trainees Committee, British Association of Stroke Physicians (2003-2005)
- Research
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Research Overview
Academic Lead, Ageing Clinical & Experimental Research Team
His research interests include clinical epidemiology and outcome research in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, determinants of physical and mental ageing (healthy ageing), clinical geriatrics (extreme old age, disability, pneumonia, clinical nutrition, dementias) and health services research of conditions prevalent in older age.
Research Areas
Research Specialisms
- Healthcare Science
- Databases
- Gerontology
- Dementia Studies
- Epidemiology
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is , published under the licence.
Current Research
Current research spans across above research areas using various methodologies and data source
Ageing Clinical & Experimental Research (ACER) Team
Collaborations
- Academic Centre for Applied Clinical & Translational Research into Ageing (ACTRA), Aberdeen http://www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/research/actra.php
- Aberdeen Cardiovascular & Diabetes Centre (ACDC)
- UK Stroke Registers Collaboration (UKSRC)
- Norwich Research Park Cardiovascular Research Group
- Keele Cardiovascular Research Group,
- Older Persons Surgical Outcome Collaboration
- International Community-acquired Pneumonia (CAP) Collaboration Cohort (ICCC)
- Peking University Clinical Research Institute
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Malaysia
- Malaysian Elders Longitudinal Research Study
Funding and Grants
- Alzheimer's Society
- Alzheimer's Research UK Scotland Network
- Chief Scientist Office
- Dunhill Medical Trust
- Digital Healthcare Institute, Scottish Funding Council
- Medical Research Scotland
- Morningfield Association
- National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) Programme
- National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme
- National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Programme Grant for Applied Research (PGAR)
- NHS R&D (Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust)
- NHS Grampian Endowment Research Grant
- Oral and Dental Research Trust
- Sir Halley Stewart Trust
- Tenovus Scotland
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
Undergraduate teaching/education
- Regent
- Clinical Specialty Lead (Geriatric Medicine)
- Clinical Teaching (year 3, 4 and 5)
- TUTELAGE Committee Member
Postgraduate teaching/supervision
- MSc Epidemiology Module 2013-2015 ()
- Master of Public Health (2016- )
- MSc in Clinical Nutrition (2017- )
- (2014-2019 )
- MSc in Cardiovascular Health and Disease (2018- )
- MSc Clinical Pharmacology (2022- )
- MSc Clinical Education (2024- )
Research Project Supervision (Undergraduate/Postgraduate)
- Summer Research Scholarship Students
- Summer Vacation Research Students
- Specialist Registrar (STR) Research Projects
- Thesis supervision: MSc in Public Health, and MSc in Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, MSc in Data Science, Master of Research (MRes), and Master of Public Health (MPH)
- PhD supervision
- BSc (Hon.) Research Projects
- BMedSci Research Projects
Non-course Teaching Responsibilities
I am one of the Faculty Members of International Workshop in Clinical Epidemiology - an introductory epidemiology workshop held annually in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in collaboration of University of Malaya and Perdana University, Malaysia.
- Publications
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Increased diastolic blood pressure is associated with MRI biomarkers of dementia-related brain pathology in normative ageing
Age and Ageing, vol. 47, no. 1, pp. 95-100Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Mediterranean Diet Reduces Risk of Incident Stroke in a Population with Varying Cardiovascular Disease Risk Profiles
Stroke, vol. 49, no. 10, pp. 2415-2420Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Impact of anaemia on acute stroke outcomes depends on the type of anaemia: Evidence from a UK stroke register
Journal of the Neurological Sciences, vol. 383, pp. 26-30Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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The influence of early research experience in medical school on the decision to intercalate and future career in clinical academia: A questionnaire study
BMC Medical Education, vol. 17, 245Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Prevalence and Determinants of Frailty and Associated Co-morbidities Among Older Gurkha Welfare Pensioners in Nepal
Geriatrics and Gerontology International, vol. 17, no. 12, pp. 2493-2499Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Towards Upright Pedalling to drive recovery in people who cannot walk in the first weeks after stroke: movement patterns and measurement
Physiotherapy, vol. 103, no. 4, pp. 400-406Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Early weight loss in parkinsonism predicts poor outcomes: evidence from an incident cohort study
Neurology, vol. 89, no. 22, pp. 2254-2261Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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A Review of Frailty Syndrome and Its Physical, Cognitive and Emotional Domains in the Elderly
Geriatrics, vol. 2, no. 4, 36Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Contribution of co-morbidity burden on dementia incidence after stroke
British Geriatrics Society Autumn Meeting ScotlandContributions to Conferences: PostersProtocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial of Screening and Enhanced Risk management for Vascular Event-related Decline in Memory (SERVED Memory)
BMJ Open, vol. 7, no. 11, e017416Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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A History of Falls is Associated with a Significant Increase in Acute Mortality in Women after Stroke
Journal of Clinical Neurology, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 411-421Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Validating and Comparing Stroke Prognosis Scales
Neurology, vol. 89, no. 10, pp. 997-1002Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Determinants of Length of Stay following Total Anterior Circulatory Stroke
Geriatrics, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 1-9Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Do patients have worse outcomes in heart failure than in cancer? A primary care-based cohort study with 10-year follow-up in Scotland
European Journal of Heart Failure, vol. 19, no. 9, pp. 1095-1104Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Six-month adherence to Statin use and subsequent risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in patients discharged with acute coronary syndromes
Lipids in Health & Disease, vol. 16, pp. 1-8Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Preoperative Kidney Function linked to mortality and readmission outcomes at Day 90 and 30 in Older Emergency Surgical Patients
European Geriatric Medicine, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 216–220Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Pre-Stroke Modified Rankin Scale: Evaluation of Validity, Prognostic Accuracy, and Association with Treatment
Frontiers in Neurology, vol. 8, 275Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Addition of sodium criterion to SOAR stroke score
Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, vol. 135, no. 5, pp. 553-559Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Development of a core outcome set for effectiveness trials aimed at optimising prescribing in older adults in care homes
Trials, vol. 18, 175Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Impact of HIV on inpatient mortality and complications in stroke in Thailand: A National Database Study
Epidemiology and Infection, vol. 145, no. 6, pp. 1285-1291Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Effect of age on the prognostic value of left ventricular function in patients with acute coronary syndrome: A prospective registry study
European heart journal. Acute cardiovascular care, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 191-198Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Hypertension
Brocklehurst’s Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology. Fillit, H. M., Rockwood, K., Young, J. B. (eds.). 8 edition. W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, pp. 295-306, 11 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersImportant factors in predicting mortality outcome from stroke: findings from the Anglia Stroke Clinical Network Evaluation Study
Age and Ageing, vol. 46, pp. 83-90Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Fatty acid-binding proteins as diagnostic and prognostic markers in pneumonia
Annals of Translational Medicine, vol. 4, no. 24, 495Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI:
A systematic review of Tranexamic acid in hip fracture surgery
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, vol. 82, no. 6, pp. 1458-1470Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Pre-eclampsia is associated with a twofold increase in diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Diabetologia, vol. 59, no. 12, pp. 2518-2526Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Time to Computerized Tomography Scan, Age, and Mortality in Acute Stroke
Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, vol. 25, no. 12, pp. 3005-3012Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Nutritional supplementation for hip fracture aftercare in older people
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, no. 11, CD001880Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Relationship Between Anemia and Mortality Outcomes in a National Acute Coronary Syndrome Cohort: Insights From the UK Myocardial Ischemia National Audit Project Registry
Journal of the American Heart Association, vol. 5, no. 11, 003348Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Rheumatic Mitral Valve Disease Is Associated With Worse Outcomes in Stroke: A Thailand National Database Study
Stroke, vol. 47, no. 11, pp. 2695-2701Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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A 6-Point TACS Score Predicts In-Hospital Mortality Following Total Anterior Circulation Stroke
Journal of Clinical Neurology, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 407-413Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Do Older Surgical Patients Who Undergo Emergency Operation Have Higher Mortality And Readmission Compared To Those Managed Conservatively?
Contributions to Conferences: PapersIncidentally Raised Cardiac Troponin I Has a Worse Prognosis in Older Patients Compared to Those with Normal Cardiac Troponin I and Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Cohort Study
Gerontology, vol. 62, no. 6, pp. 581-587Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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The prevalence of hyperglycaemia and its relationship with mortality, readmissions and length of stay in an older acute surgical population: a multicentre study
Postgraduate Medical Journal, vol. 92, no. 1091, pp. 514-519Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Fatigue is associated with excess mortality in the general population: results from the EPIC-Norfolk study
BMC medicine , vol. 14, 122Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Impact of Hemoglobin Levels and Anemia on Mortality in Acute Stroke: Analysis of UK Regional Registry Data, Systematic Review, and Meta‐Analysis
Journal of the American Heart Association, vol. 5, no. 8, pp. 1-17Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Meta-Analysis of the Prognostic Impact of Anemia in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
The American Journal of Cardiology, vol. 118, no. 4, pp. 610-620Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Prior Antithrombotic Use Is Associated With Favorable Mortality and Functional Outcomes in Acute Ischemic Stroke
Stroke, vol. 47, no. 8, pp. 2066-2074Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Habitual chocolate consumption and the risk of incident heart failure among healthy men and women
Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases: NMCD, vol. 26, no. 8, pp. 722-734Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Care Homes Independent Pharmacist Prescribing Study (CHIPPS): GP views on the potential role for pharmacist independent prescribers within care homes
19th International Social Pharmacy Workshop, pp. 6-6Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI:
Increasing delirium skills at the front door: results from a repeated survey on delirium knowledge and attitudes
Age and Ageing, vol. 45, no. 4, pp. 517-522Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Is life longer with a box of chocolates?
Heart, vol. 102, no. 13, pp. 990-991Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI:
Association between osteoarthritis and cardiovascular disease: Systematic review and meta-analysis
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, vol. 23, no. 9, pp. 938-946Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Determinants and Outcomes of Stroke Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention by Indication
Stroke, vol. 47, no. 6, pp. 1500-1507Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Prolonged PR interval, first-degree heart block and adverse cardiovascular outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Heart, vol. 102, no. 9, pp. 672-680Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Explaining inequalities in receipt of care in the older patient with acute coronary syndrome
European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 59-61Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI:
Frailty and cognitive impairment: Unique challenges in the older emergency surgical patient
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, vol. 98, no. 3, pp. 165-169Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Long-term mortality of hospitalized pneumonia in the EPIC-Norfolk cohort
Epidemiology and Infection, vol. 144, no. 4, pp. 803-809Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Petechial haemorrhage of the face
Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, vol. 46, no. 1, pp. 7Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI:
Prevalence of depressive symptoms and anxiety in osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Age and Ageing, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 228-235Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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