Bill van Gaal

The AUStralian MEDiterranean Diet Heart Trial (AUSMED Heart Trial): A randomized clinical trial in secondary prevention of coronary heart disease in a multiethnic Australian population: Study protocol

Catherine Itsiopoulos, Teagan Kucianski, Hannah L Mayr, William J van Gaal, Miguel Angel Martinez-Gonzalez, Hassan Vally, Michael Kingsley, Antigone Kouris-Blazos, Jessica Radcliffe, Leonie Segal, Laima Brazionis, Agus Salim, Audrey C Tierney, Kerin O'Dea, Andrew Wilson, Colleen J Thomas

Journal article  |  2018  |  American Heart Journal

Clozapine-Induced Myocarditis or Acute Coronary Syndrome? Optical Coherence Tomography to the Rescue

Ayodeji Dina, Peter Barlis, William van Gaal

Journal article  |  2018  |  Case Reports in Cardiology

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of octogenarians presenting with ST elevation myocardial infarction in the Australian population

Wei Liang Sim, Vivek Mutha, Muhammad Asrar Ul-Haq, Victoria Sasongko, William Van-Gaal

Journal article  |  2017  |  World Journal of Cardiology

An unusual finding in the right atrium

Chee Loong Chow, Sylvia SM Chen, William van Gaal

Journal article  |  2017  |  Heart

Prevalence and outcomes of trans-radial access for percutaneous coronary intervention in contemporary practise

Muhammad Asrar ul Haq, It Meng Tsay, Diem T Dinh, Angela Brennan, David Clark, Nicholas Cox, Richard Harper, Voltaire Nadurata, Nick Andrianopoulos, Christopher Reid, Stephen J Duffy, Jeffrey Lefkovits, William J van Gaal

Journal article  |  2016  |  International Journal of Cardiology

Radiation dose difference between state of the art myocardial perfusion scintigraphy and computed tomography coronary angiography in patients undergoing evaluation for suspected coronary artery disease

IM Tsay, I Subiakto, M Asrar ul Haq, AV Castles, K Allman, U Hayat, N Rudd, P Barlis, W van Gaal

Journal article  |  2016  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Long-term survival of elderly patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock

Han S Lim, Nick Andrianopoulos, Hariharan Sugumar, Dion Stub, Angela L Brennan, Chris CS Lim, Peter Barlis, William Van Gaal, Christopher M Reid, Kerrie Charter, Martin Sebastian, Gishel New, Andrew E Ajani, Omar Farouque, Stephen J Duffy, David J Clark

Journal article  |  2015  |  International Journal of Cardiology

Practical experience with ticagrelor: an Australian and New Zealand perspective.

Scott A Harding, William J Van Gaal, Ryan Schrale, Athula Gunasekara, John Amerena, Christian J Mussap, Philip E Aylward

Journal article  |  2015  |  Current Medical Research and Opinion

OBJECTIVE: Ticagrelor is recommended in local and international guidelines as first-line therapy in combination with aspirin in pa..

N-terminal pro-B-type Natriuretic Peptides' Prognostic Utility Is Overestimated in Meta-analyses Using Study-specific Optimal Diagnostic Thresholds

Danielle Potgieter, Dale Simmers, Lisa Ryan, Bruce M Biccard, Giovanna A Lurati-Buse, Daniela M Cardinale, Carol PW Chong, Miloslaw Cnotliwy, Sylvia I Farzi, Radmilo J Jankovic, Wen Kwang Lim, Elisabeth Mahla, Ramaswamy Manikandan, Anna Oscarsson, Michael P Phy, Sriram Rajagopalan, William J Van Gaal, Marek Waliszek, Reitze N Rodseth

Journal article  |  2015  |  Anesthesiology

Bleeding Risk and Incidence in Real World Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Patients with Ticagrelor

Ivan Subiakto, Muhammad Asrar ul Haq, William J Van Gaal

Journal article  |  2015  |  Heart, Lung and Circulation

Synchronous cardiac arrest in monozygotic twins with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - Is sudden cardiac death genetically pre-programmed?

Cheng Yee Goh, Muhammad Asrar Ul Haq, Vivek Mutha, William J van Gaal

Journal article  |  2015  |  BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Usefulness of Enhanced Stent Visualization Imaging Technique in Simple and Complex PCI Cases

Vivek Mutha, M Asrar ul Haq, Naveen Sharma, WF den Hartog, William J van Gaal

Journal article  |  2014  |  Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Use of ivabradine and atorvastatin in emergent orthopedic lower limb surgery and computed tomography coronary plaque imaging and novel biomarkers of cardiovascular stress and lipid metabolism for the study and prevention of perioperative myocardial infarction: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Nima Rudd, Ivan Subiakto, Muhammad Asrar ul Haq, Vivek Mutha, William J Van Gaal

Journal article  |  2014  |  Trials

Radiation Exposure with the Radial Approach for Diagnostic Coronary Angiography in a Centre Previously Performing Purely the Femoral Approach

Anastasia Vlachadis Castles, Muhammad Asrar ul Hag, Peter Barlis, Francis A Ponnuthurai, Chris CS Lim, Nilesh Mehta, William J van Gaal

Journal article  |  2014  |  HEART LUNG AND CIRCULATION

Modifying effect of dual antiplatelet therapy on incidence of stent thrombosis according to implanted drug-eluting stent type

E Camenzind, E Boersma, W Wijns, L Mauri, T Rademaker-Havinga, FF Ordoubadi, MJ Suttorp, M Al Kurdi, PG Steg, E Camenzind, L Mauri, W O'Neill, PW Serruys, P Steg, W Wijns, F Verheugt, M Bertrand, R Califf, D DeMets, L Wallentin, et al.

Journal article  |  2014  |  European Heart Journal

Rivaroxaban in acute coronary syndromes--is it prime time?

Muhammad Asrar ul Haq, William J van Gaal

Journal article  |  2014  |  Cardiovascular Therapeutics

Arterial thrombosis in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is associated with activation of platelets and the coagulation cascade. Persi..

Platypnoea orthodeoxia after hepatic surgery.

Muhammad Asrar ul Haq, Vivek Mutha, Ahmed Al-Kaisey, William J van Gaal

Journal article  |  2014  |  British Medical Journal

Platypnoea orthodeoxia is a rare clinical syndrome characterised by dyspnoea and deoxygenation exhibited in upright position with ..

The Prognostic Value of Pre-Operative and Post-Operative B-Type Natriuretic Peptides in Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery

Reitze N Rodseth, Bruce M Biccard, Yannick Le Manach, Daniel I Sessler, Giovana A Lurati Buse, Lehana Thabane, Robert C Schutt, Daniel Bolliger, Lucio Cagini, Daniela Cardinale, Carol PW Chong, Rong Chu, Miloslaw Cnotliwy, Salvatore Di Somma, Rene Fahrner, Wen Kwang Lim, Elisabeth Mahla, Ramaswamy Manikandan, Francesco Puma, Wook B Pyun, et al.

Journal article  |  2014  |  JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Varespladib and cardiovascular events in patients with an acute coronary syndrome: the VISTA-16 randomized clinical trial.

Stephen J Nicholls, John JP Kastelein, Gregory G Schwartz, Dianna Bash, Robert S Rosenson, Matthew A Cavender, Danielle M Brennan, Wolfgang Koenig, J Wouter Jukema, Vijay Nambi, R Scott Wright, Venu Menon, A Michael Lincoff, Steven E Nissen, undefined VISTA-16 Investigators

Journal article  |  2014  |  JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association

IMPORTANCE: Secretory phospholipase A2 (sPLA2) generates bioactive phospholipid products implicated in atherosclerosis. The sPLA2 ..

Effects of intravenous caffeine on fractional flow reserve measurements in coronary artery disease.

Vivek Mutha, Muhammad Asrar Ul Haq, William J Van Gaal

Journal article  |  2014  |  Open Heart

BACKGROUND: Intravenous adenosine is used to minimise the coronary micro-resistance to achieve maximal hyperaemia along with nitra..

Predictors and outcomes of early coronary angiography in patients with prior coronary artery bypass surgery presenting with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction.

Muhammad Asrar Ul Haq, Nima Rudd, Mueed Mian, Anastasia Castles, Tamara Mogilevski, Vivek Mutha, William J Van Gaal

Journal article  |  2014  |  OpenHeart

INTRODUCTION: The best strategy in patients with prior coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) who present with non-ST elevati..

Multivessel spontaneous coronary artery dissection of left and right coronary systems.

Muhammad Asrar Ul Haq, Vivek Mutha, William J van Gaal

Journal article  |  2013  |  BMJ case reports

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) involving multiple coronary arteries simultaneously is extremely rare. It should be ..

Multivessel spontaneous coronary artery dissection of left and right coronary systems

MA Ul Haq, V Mutha, WJ Van Gaal

Journal article  |  2013  |  BMJ Case Reports

Residual Ischemia After Revascularization in Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease: Insights From Measurement of Absolute Myocardial Blood Flow Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging Compared With Angiographic Assessment

Jayanth R Arnold, Theodoros D Karamitsos, William J van Gaal, Luca Testa, Jane M Francis, Paul Bhamra-Ariza, Ali Ali, Joseph B Selvanayagam, Steve Westaby, Rana Sayeed, Michael Jerosch-Herold, Stefan Neubauer, Adrian P Banning

Journal article  |  2013  |  Circulation. Cardiovascular Interventions

Electrocardiograph Changes, Troponin Levels and Cardiac Complications After Orthopaedic Surgery

Carol P Chong, William J van Gaal, Konstantinos Profitis, Julie E Ryan, Judy Savige, Wen Kwang Lim

Journal article  |  2013  |  Academy of Medicine, Singapore - Annals

Diagnosing peri-procedural myocardial injury following percutaneous coronary intervention: replacing confusion with consensus

William J van Gaal, Adrian P Banning

Journal article  |  2012  |  Heart

Does cardiology intervention improve mortality for post-operative troponin elevations after emergency orthopaedic-geriatric surgery? A randomised controlled study

Carol P Chong, William J van Gaal, Julie E Ryan, Konstantinos Profitis, Judy Savige, Wen Kwang Lim

Journal article  |  2012  |  Injury: International Journal of the Care of the Injured

N-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide and Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme-2 Levels and Their Association With Postoperative Cardiac Complications After Emergency Orthopedic Surgery

Carol P Chong, Wen Kwang Lim, Elena Velkoska, William J van Gaal, Julie E Ryan, Judy Savige, Louise M Burrell

Journal article  |  2012  |  American Journal of Cardiology

A Case of Acute Stent Thrombosis During Treatment with the Thrombopoietin Receptor Agonist Peptide-Romiplostim

Rinku Rayoo, Naveen Sharma, William J van Gaal

Journal article  |  2012  |  Heart, Lung and Circulation

Systemic levels of endothelin correlate with systemic inflammation and not with myocardial injury or left ventricular ejection fraction in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention and on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting

F Cuculi, CCS Lim, W van Gaal, L Testa, S Westaby, JR Arnold, S Neubauer, AP Banning

Journal article  |  2011  |  Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery

Early Diagnosis of Perioperative Myocardial Infarction After Coronary Bypass Grafting: A Study Using Biomarkers and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Chris CS Lim, Florim Cuculi, William J van Gaal, Luca Testa, Jayanth R Arnold, Theodoros Karamitsos, Jane M Francis, Janet E Digby, Charalambos Antoniades, Rajesh K Kharbanda, Stefan Neubauer, Stephen Westaby, Adrian P Banning

Journal article  |  2011  |  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Cardiac injury and troponin testing after orthopaedic surgery

Carol P Chong, William J van Gaal, Judy Savige, Wen Kwang Lim

Journal article  |  2011  |  Injury: International Journal of the Care of the Injured

A new algorithm for the management of stable coronary artery disease incorporating CT coronary angiography and fractional flow reserve: how we can improve outcomes and reduce costs. Comment.

William J van Gaal, Kevin Allman

Journal article  |  2011  |  Medical Journal of Australia

MICASA: A randomized trial using biochemical markers and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging

WJ Van Gaal, AP Banning

Journal article  |  2011  |  Interventional Cardiology

Myocardial perfusion imaging after coronary artery bypass surgery using cardiovascular magnetic resonance: a validation study.

J Ranjit Arnold, Jane M Francis, Theodoros D Karamitsos, Chris C Lim, William J van Gaal, Luca Testa, Paul Bhamra-Ariza, Joseph B Selvanayagam, Rana Sayeed, Stephen Westaby, Adrian P Banning, Stefan Neubauer, Michael Jerosch-Herold

Journal article  |  2011  |  Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

BACKGROUND: Absolute quantification of perfusion with cardiovascular magnetic resonance has not previously been applied in patient..

Thrombectomy and Embolic Protection

WJ van Gaal, AP Banning

Book Chapter  |  2011

Interventional Cardiology: Principles and Practice

C Di Mario, GD Dangas, P Barlis

Book Chapter  |  2011

Myocardial Injury following Coronary Artery Surgery versus Angioplasty (MICASA): a randomised trial using biochemical markers and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging

William J van Gaal, Jayanth R Arnold, Luca Testa, Theo Karamitsos, Chris CS Lim, Francis A Ponnuthurai, Steffen Petersen, Jane M Francis, Joseph Selvanayagam, Rana Sayeed, Nicholas West, Steve Westaby, Stefan Neubauer, Adrian P Banning

Journal article  |  2011  |  EuroIntervention

Drug eluting stents versus bare metal stents in the treatment of saphenous vein graft disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Luca Testa, Pierfrancesco Agostoni, Paul Vermeersch, Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai, William Van Gaal, Ravinay Bhindi, Emmanouil Brilakis, Roberto A Latini, Maria-Luisa Laudisa, Samuele Pizzocri, Stefania Lanotte, Nedy Brambilla, Adrian Banning, Francesco Bedogni

Journal article  |  2010  |  EuroIntervention

AIMS: Treatment of saphenous vein graft (SVG) disease is still a matter of debate given the uncertainty of the available conflicti..

A case of intra-cardiac right-sided mural infective endocarditis associated with ventricular septal defect despite prophylactic antibiotics: a case report.

Tina Lin, Maria Santos, Craig Aboltins, Herman Chiu, William Van Gaal, Chiew Wong

Journal article  |  2010  |  Heart, Lung and Circulation

Bacterial endocarditis secondary to jet lesions from congenital heart disease is not uncommon, and has been reported on numerous o..

Troponin I and NT-proBNP (N-terminal pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide) Do Not Predict 6-Month Mortality in Frail Older Patients Undergoing Orthopedic Surgery

Carol P Chong, William J van Goal, Julie E Ryan, Louise M Burrell, Judy Savige, Wen Kwang Lim

Journal article  |  2010  |  Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

What is the risk of intensifying platelet inhibition beyond clopidogrel? A systematic review and a critical appraisal of the role of prasugrel.

L Testa, R Bhindi, WJ Van Gaal, RA Latini, S Pizzocri, S Lanotte, GGL Biondi Zoccai, M Valgimigli, ML Laudisa, N Brambilla, AP Banning, F Bedogni

Journal article  |  2010  |  QJM

Thienopyridines are a class of drug targeting the platelet adenosine diphosphate 2 receptor. They have been shown to significantly..

Periprocedural myocardial injury: not a benign entity.

Chris CS Lim, William J Van Gaal, Adrian P Banning

Journal article  |  2010  |  Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Myocardial infarction after percutaneous coronary intervention: a meta-analysis of troponin elevation applying the new universal definition.

L Testa, WJ Van Gaal, GGL Biondi Zoccai, P Agostoni, RA Latini, F Bedogni, I Porto, AP Banning

Journal article  |  2009  |  QJM

AIM: Elevation of Troponin after scheduled percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a recognized consequence. We sought to eval..

Single centre experience with GORE-HELEX septal occluder for closure of PFO.

Francis A Ponnuthurai, William J van Gaal, Amy Burchell, Andrew Mitchell, Neil Wilson, Oliver Ormerod

Journal article  |  2009  |  Heart, Lung and Circulation

Several devices are available for percutaneous patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure. Over the past 3 years our planned treatment str..

Tolerance and safety of adenosine stress perfusion cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging in patients with severe coronary artery disease.

Theodoros D Karamitsos, Jayanth R Arnold, Tammy J Pegg, Adrian SH Cheng, William J van Gaal, Jane M Francis, Adrian P Banning, Stefan Neubauer, Joseph B Selvanayagam

Journal article  |  2009  |  The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

We sought to assess the tolerance and safety of adenosine-stress cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) perfusion imaging in pati..

Late adverse ventricular remodelling as a consequence of acute left main coronary artery occlusion

WJ Van Gaal, BR Jennings, AP Banning

Journal article  |  2009  |  Case Reports

Safety and feasibility of day case patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure facilitated by intracardiac echocardiography.

Francis A Ponnuthurai, William J van Gaal, Amy Burchell, Andrew R Mitchell, Neil Wilson, Oliver J Ormerod

Journal article  |  2009  |  International Journal of Cardiology

Ultrasound guided patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure has traditionally utilized transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) under gene..

Nonconventional use of coronary guidewires for ECG recording and emergency pacing.

Italo Porto, Claudio Larosa, Giampaolo Niccoli, Antonio M Leone, Francesco Burzotta, Luca Testa, William Van Gaal, Gaetano A Lanza, Filippo Crea

Journal article  |  2008  |  Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Guidewires used during percutaneous coronary interventions have elevated conductance, and, when in place, are electrically isolate..

Long-term outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention for unprotected left main coronary artery disease.

Ryan G Schrale, W van Gaal, KM Channon, JC Forfar, OJ Ormerod, AP Banning

Journal article  |  2008  |  International Journal of Cardiology

BACKGROUND: This study evaluates the in-hospital, 30 day and long-term results of stenting for unprotected left main coronary arte..

Pexelizumab in ischemic heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis on 15,196 patients.

L Testa, WJ Van Gaal, R Bhindi, GGL Biondi-Zoccai, A Abbate, P Agostoni, I Porto, F Andreotti, F Crea, AP Banning

Journal article  |  2008  |  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

OBJECT: Pexelizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody inhibiting C5 complement. It has been postulated to improve outcomes in pat..

Prospective evaluation of the impact of diabetes and left ventricular hypertrophy on the relationship between ischemia and transient ischemic dilation of the left ventricle on single-day adenosine Tc-99m myocardial perfusion imaging.

Louise Emmett, William J Van Gaal, Michael Magee, Sarah Bass, Onn Ali, S Ben Freedman, Hans Van der Wall, Leonard Kritharides

Journal article  |  2008  |  Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

BACKGROUND: Diabetes and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) can cause coronary flow reserve abnormalities in the absence of corona..

The safety and tolerability of adenosine in patients with obstructive airways disease.

William J van Gaal, B Couthino, M Chan, KC Allman

Journal article  |  2008  |  International Journal of Cardiology

Controversy exists regarding the safety of intravenous dipyridamole in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ..

Long term outcome of elective day case percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with stable angina.

William J van Gaal, Jayanth R Arnold, Italo Porto, Barton Jennings, Vaishali Ashar, Ryan G Schrale, Adrian P Banning

Journal article  |  2008  |  International Journal of Cardiology

Patients undergoing elective PCI are traditionally admitted overnight, however day case PCI cuts costs and has been proposed as a ..

Perspectives on patients with diabetes mellitus and triple-vessel disease undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting after previous percutaneous coronary intervention.

Ravinay Bhindi, William Van Gaal, Luca Testa

Journal article  |  2008  |  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

The role of intravascular ultrasound in the management of spontaneous coronary artery dissection.

Jayanth R Arnold, Nick Ej West, William J van Gaal, Theodoros D Karamitsos, Adrian P Banning

Journal article  |  2008  |  Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Primary or spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an unusual but increasingly recognized cause of acute myocardial ische..

Repeat thrombolysis or conservative therapy vs. rescue percutaneous coronary intervention for failed thrombolysis: systematic review and meta-analysis.

L Testa, WJ van Gaal, GGL Biondi-Zoccai, A Abbate, P Agostoni, R Bhindi, AP Banning

Journal article  |  2008  |  QJM

BACKGROUND: Despite proven advantages of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), thrombolysis remains the first line tre..

Intravascular ultrasound determinants of future coronary stent thrombosis.

Ravinay Bhindi, Luca Testa, William van Gaal

Journal article  |  2008  |  The American Journal of Cardiology

Percutaneous treatment of chronic total coronary occlusions improves regional hyperemic myocardial blood flow and contractility: insights from quantitative cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging.

Adrian SH Cheng, Joseph B Selvanayagam, Michael Jerosch-Herold, William J van Gaal, Theodoros D Karamitsos, Stefan Neubauer, Adrian P Banning

Journal article  |  2008  |  JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions

OBJECTIVES: We sought to investigate temporal changes in contractility and hyperemic and resting myocardial blood flow (MBF) in de..

Focal in-stent restenosis and in-stent thrombosis within the same bare-metal stent 5 years after deployment in a saphenous vein graft.

Francis A Ponnuthurai, William J van Gaal, Keith M Channon

Journal article  |  2007  |  Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Complications of percutaneous coronary intervention include in-stent restenosis (ISR) and in-stent thrombosis (IST) which have dif..

Letter by Testa et al regarding article, "Pathological correlates of late drug-eluting stent thrombosis: strut coverage as a marker of endothelialization".

Luca Testa, William J van Gaal, Ravinay Bhindi

Journal article  |  2007  |  Circulation

Late stent thrombosis 28 months post implantation of a left main coronary drug-eluting stent.

Ryan G Schrale, William van Gaal, Adrian Banning

Journal article  |  2007  |  Heart, Lung and Circulation

Effect of distal embolization on myocardial perfusion reserve after percutaneous coronary intervention: a quantitative magnetic resonance perfusion study.

Joseph B Selvanayagam, Adrian SH Cheng, Michael Jerosch-Herold, Kazem Rahimi, Italo Porto, William van Gaal, Keith M Channon, Stefan Neubauer, Adrian P Banning

Journal article  |  2007  |  Circulation

BACKGROUND: Studies have shown that a subset of patients demonstrate persistent impairment in microcirculatory function after perc..

Comparing, by means of a meta-analytic approach, the available evidence on off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery (OPCABG) with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Luca Testa, William van Gaal, Giuseppe G Biondi-Zoccai, Antonio Abbate, Ravinay Bhindi, Pierfrancesco Agostoni

Journal article  |  2007  |  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Late adverse ventricular remodelling as a consequence of acute left main coronary artery occlusion.

WJ van Gaal, BR Jennings, AP Banning

Journal article  |  2007  |  Heart

The direct thrombin inhibitor ximelagatran/melagatran: a systematic review on clinical applications and an evidence based assessment of risk benefit profile.

Luca Testa, Ravinai Bhindi, Pierfrancesco Agostoni, Antonio Abbate, Guiseppe Gl Biondi Zoccai, William J van Gaal

Journal article  |  2007  |  Expert Opinion on Drug Safety

The direct thrombin inhibitor, ximelagatran, and its active form, melagatran (X/M), have been compared against conventional antico..

Ximelagatran versus warfarin in the prevention of atrial fibrillation-related stroke: both sides of the story.

Luca Testa, William Van Gaal, Pierfrancesco Agostoni, Antonio Abbate, Graziana Trotta, Giuseppe GL Biondi-Zoccai

Journal article  |  2007  |  Stroke

Re: early decrease in coagulation activity after myocardial infarction is associated with lower risk of new ischaemic events: observations from the ESTEEM trial.

Luca Testa, William Van Gaal, Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai, Antonio Abbate, Graziana Trotta, Pierfrancesco Agostoni

Journal article  |  2007  |  European Heart Journal

Percutaneous coronary intervention and the no-reflow phenomenon.

William J van Gaal, Adrian P Banning

Journal article  |  2007  |  Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy

No-reflow during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is observed most commonly during saphenous vein graft intervention, rota..

A bleeding kiss: intramural haematoma secondary to balloon angioplasty.

Cheerag Shirodaria, William J Van Gaal, Adrian P Banning

Journal article  |  2007  |  Cardiovascular Ultrasound

BACKGROUND: Intramural coronary haematoma following percutaneous coronary intervention in the absence of coronary dissection is a ..

Prediction of distal embolization during percutaneous coronary intervention in saphenous vein grafts.

William Joseph van Gaal, Robin Patrick Choudhury, Italo Porto, Keith Channon, Adrian Banning, Vladimir Dzavik, Rachael Ramsamujh, Sanh Bui, Daniel James Blackman

Journal article  |  2007  |  The American Journal of Cardiology

Distal protection devices have been proved to decrease distal embolization and improve outcome in unselected patients undergoing p..

Extrinsic compression of an anomalous right coronary artery causing cardiac arrest.

BR Jennings, WJ van Gaal, AP Banning

Journal article  |  2007  |  Heart

Guide wire fracture with retained filament in the LAD and aorta.

William J van Gaal, Italo Porto, Adrian P Banning

Journal article  |  2006  |  International Journal of Cardiology

Thrombotic occlusion of a drug-eluting stent - is IVUS mandatory.

Jayanth R Arnold, William J van Gaal, Adrian P Banning

Journal article  |  2006  |  Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Acute stent thrombosis is a rare but serious complication of stent implantation. Although anecdotal reports suggest that the use o..

Plaque volume and occurrence and location of periprocedural myocardial necrosis after percutaneous coronary intervention: insights from delayed-enhancement magnetic resonance imaging, thrombolysis in myocardial infarction myocardial perfusion grade analysis, and intravascular ultrasound.

Italo Porto, Joseph B Selvanayagam, William J Van Gaal, Francesco Prati, Adrian Cheng, Keith Channon, Stefan Neubauer, Adrian P Banning

Journal article  |  2006  |  Circulation

BACKGROUND: Myocardial necrosis can occur during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) despite optimal adjunctive pharmacology ..

"Crush" and "reverse crush" technique to treat a complex left main stenosis.

I Porto, W van Gaal, A Banning

Journal article  |  2006  |  Heart

Myocardial infarction caused by distal embolisation of a ruptured left main plaque.

WJ van Gaal, N West, AP Banning

Journal article  |  2006  |  Heart

Treatment of spontaneous coronary dissection with drug-eluting stents--late clinical, angiographic and IVUS follow up.

William J van Gaal, Italo Porto, Adrian P Banning

Journal article  |  2006  |  Journal of Invasive Cardiology

The prognosis of spontaneous coronary artery dissection is uncertain and optimal treatment is unknown. We previously described the..

What is the best contemporary treatment for in-stent restenosis?

Peter Barlis, Mark CG Horrigan, Robert K Chan, Andrew E Ajani, George Proimos, Wendy Schumer, William J van Gaal, Michael Rowe, David Eccleston, Bryan BP Yan, Yu Mun Cheong, Les E Oliver, David J Clark

Journal article  |  2005  |  Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine

In-stent restenosis (ISR) remains a challenging problem in percutaneous coronary intervention and the optimal treatment strategy r..

Impact of the elevation of biochemical markers of myocardial damage on long-term mortality after percutaneous coronary intervention: results of the CK-MB and PCI study.

Italo Porto, William Van Gaal, Adrian Banning

Journal article  |  2005  |  European Heart Journal

The role of left ventricular hypertrophy and diabetes in the presence of transient ischemic dilation of the left ventricle on myocardial perfusion SPECT images.

Louise Emmett, Michael Magee, S Ben Freedman, Hans Van der Wall, Vivienne Bush, Joseph Trieu, William Van Gaal, Kevin C Allman, Leonard Kritharides

Journal article  |  2005  |  Journal of Nuclear Medicine

UNLABELLED: Transient ischemic dilation of the left ventricle found on SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) is an accepted mar..

Platypnea-orthodeoxia associated with a fenestrated atrial septal aneurysm: case report.

William J van Gaal, Majo Joseph, Elizabeth Jones, George Matalanis, Mark Horrigan

Journal article  |  2005  |  Cardiovasc Ultrasound

BACKGROUND: Platypnea-orthodeoxia describes the condition of combined dyspnea and hypoxia respectively, whilst in the upright posi..

A critical appraisal of pinhole scintigraphy of the ankle and foot.

Clayton Frater, Louise Emmett, William van Gaal, Jai Sungaran, Delan Devakumar, Hans Van der Wall

Journal article  |  2002  |  Clinical Nuclear Medicine

BACKGROUND: Scintigraphy is an established imaging technique for injuries of the ankle and foot that are not apparent on plain rad..

Scintigraphy of injuries to the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis.

Clayton Frater, William Van Gaal, Siri Kannangara, Hans Van der Wall

Journal article  |  2002  |  Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Ankle sprains are a common injury and may occur in as many as 75% of sporting participants. More complex injuries involving a rota..