Effects of vitamin D on cardiac function in patients with chronic HF: the VINDICATE study

…, MF Paton, HA Jamil, JE Lowry, RG Gillott… - Journal of the American …, 2016 - jacc.org
Background : Patients with chronic heart failure (HF) secondary to left ventricular systolic
dysfunction (LVSD) are frequently deficient in vitamin D. Low vitamin D levels are associated …

Long-term outcomes are poor in intravenous drug users following infective endocarditis, even after surgery

S Straw, MW Baig, R Gillott, J Wu… - Clinical Infectious …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Previous studies of outcomes in people who inject drugs (PWID) with infective
endocarditis (IE) have often been retrospective, have had small sample sizes, and the …

South Asian ethnicity is associated with a lower prevalence of atrial fibrillation despite greater prevalence of established risk factors: a population-based study in …

RG Gillott, K Willan, K Kain, UM Sivananthan… - Ep …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Aims Previous studies indicate that South Asians (SAs) may have a reduced risk of developing
atrial fibrillation (AF) despite having a higher prevalence of traditional cardiovascular risk …

Echocardiographic screening for heart failure and optimization of the care pathway for individuals with pacemakers: a randomized controlled trial

…, R Byrom, TA Slater, AM Fellows, RG Gillott… - Nature Medicine, 2024 - nature.com
Individuals with pacemakers are at increased risk of left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD).
Whether screening for and optimizing the medical management of LVSD in these …

[BOOK][B] Entomology

C Gillott - 2005 - books.google.com
Gillott’s thorough yet clear writing style continues to keep Entomology near the top of the class
as a text for senior undergraduates, and for graduate students and professionals seeking …

'Caveat emptor': the cautionary tale of endocarditis and the potential pitfalls of clinical coding data—an electronic health records study

N Fawcett, B Young, L Peto, TP Quan, R Gillott, J Wu… - BMC medicine, 2019 - Springer
Background Diagnostic codes from electronic health records are widely used to assess
patterns of disease. Infective endocarditis is an uncommon but serious infection, with objective …

Initial observations using a novel “cine” magnetic resonance imaging technique to detect changes in abdominal motion caused by encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis

…, A Summers, J Fenner, R Gillott… - Peritoneal dialysis …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) is an uncommon complication of peritoneal dialysis
(PD), with high mortality and morbidity. The peritoneum thickens, dysfunctions, and forms a …

A novel diagnostic aid for intra-abdominal adhesion detection in cine-MRI: pilot study and initial diagnostic impressions

…, F Joosten, RP Ten Broek, R Gillott… - The British Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Objective: A non-invasive diagnostic technique for abdominal adhesions is not currently
available. Capture of abdominal motion due to respiration in cine-MRI has shown promise, but …

A framework for the modeling of gut blood flow regulation and postprandial hyperaemia

AD Jeays, PV Lawford, R Gillott… - World Journal of …, 2007 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
After a meal the activity of the gut increases markedly as digestion takes place. Associated
with this increase in activity is an increase in blood flow, which has been shown to be …

Impact of the duration of antibiotic therapy on relapse and survival following surgery for active infective endocarditis

VP Rao, J Wu, R Gillott, MW Baig, P Kaul… - European Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
OBJECTIVES Surgery is often required for acute infective endocarditis (IE) to repair or
replace damaged heart valves. Traditionally, long courses of antibiotic treatment have been …