Ben Costello

Disease specific determinants of cardiopulmonary fitness in systemic sclerosis.

Laura Ross, Benedict Costello, Anniina Lindqvist, Dylan Hansen, Zoe Brown, Wendy Stevens, Andrew Burns, David Prior, Marcus Pianta, Warren Perera, André La Gerche, Mandana Nikpour

Journal article  |  2023  |  Semin Arthritis Rheum

OBJECTIVES: We aimed to quantify the burden of exercise intolerance in systemic sclerosis (SSc) and explore the disease features t..

Diastolic flow in the left ventricular outflow tract - A normal physiological and underappreciated echocardiographic finding.

Brian Cowie, Ben Costello, Leah Wright, Kristel Janssens, Erin Howden, Darragh Flannery, Steve Foulkes, Roman Kluger, Andre La Gerche

Journal article  |  2022  |  Australas J Ultrasound Med

PURPOSE: Diastolic waveforms in the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) are commonly observed with Doppler echocardiography. The..

Using magnetic resonance imaging to map the hidden burden of muscle involvement in systemic sclerosis

Laura Ross, Anniina Lindqvist, Benedict Costello, Dylan Hansen, Zoe Brown, Jessica A Day, Wendy Stevens, Andrew Burns, Warren Perera, Marcus Pianta, Andre La Gerche, Mandana Nikpour

Journal article  |  2022  |  ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY

BACKGROUND: Skeletal muscle can be directly affected by systemic sclerosis (SSc); however, a significant burden of SSc-associated ..

Noninvasive Identification of Carditis in Acute Rheumatic Fever

Sarah J Gutman, Benedict T Costello, Melissa G van Leeuwen, Leah M Wright, Seeba E Varghese, Jessica O'Brien, Stephen Brady, Christopher X Wong, Graeme P Maguire, Thomas H Marwick, Jagat Narula, Andrew J Taylor

Journal article  |  2022  |  JACC-CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING

Myocardial fibrosis and arrhythmic burden in systemic sclerosis

Laura Ross, Benedict Costello, Zoe Brown, Dylan Hansen, Anniina Lindqvist, Wendy Stevens, Andrew Burns, David Prior, Mandana Nikpour, Andre La Gerche

Journal article  |  2022  |  RHEUMATOLOGY

OBJECTIVES: Cardiac complications of SSc are a leading cause of SSc-associated death. Cardiac imaging for identifying substrate ab..

Differentiating Nonischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy With Incidental Infarction From Ischemic Cardiomyopathy by Geometric Indices Derived From Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance.

Xinyu Wang, Benedict T Costello, Stavroula Papapostolou, Jessica O'Brien, Andrew Taylor, Shihua Zhao

Journal article  |  2021  |  J Thorac Imaging

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to differentiate nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy with incidental myocardial infarction (..

Left atrial, pulmonary vein, and left atrial appendage anatomy in Indigenous individuals: Implications for atrial fibrillation

Nicholas AR Clarke, Nadarajah Kangaharan, Benedict Costello, Samuel J Tu, Nicole Hanna-Rivero, Kim Le, Ian Agahari, Wai Kah Choo, Bradley M Pitman, Celine Gallagher, Kawa Haji, Kurt C Roberts-Thomson, Prashanthan Sanders, Christopher X Wong

Journal article  |  2021  |  IJC HEART & VASCULATURE

BACKGROUND: Indigenous Australians experience a greater burden of AF. Whether this is in-part due to differences in arrhythmogenic..

Prognostic value of coronary artery calcium scoring and computed tomography coronary angiography in remote Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians

Ashlee Jeffries, Benedict Costello, Wendy Corkill, Seeba Varghese, Hussam Tayeb, Celine Gallagher, Nicholas Clarke, Samuel J Tu, Bradley M Pitman, Nicole Hanna-Rivero, Donald D Chang, Nimisha Manek, Nadarajah Kangaharan, Christopher X Wong

Journal article  |  2021  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

BACKGROUND: The long-term prognostic utility of coronary calcification and coronary artery disease on computed tomography coronary..

Traditional markers of cardiac toxicity fail to detect marked reductions in cardioresriratory fitness among cancer patients undergoing anti-cancer treatment

Erin J Howden, Steve Foulkes, Hayley T Dillon, Ashley Bigaran, Leah Wright, Kristel Janssens, Prue Comie, Benedict Costello, Andre La Gerche

Journal article  |  2021  |  EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING

AIMS: Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is standard of care for evaluating chemotherapy-associated cardiotoxicity, althoug..

The Australia and New Zealand Cardio-Oncology Registry: evaluation of chemotherapy-related cardiotoxicity in a national cohort of paediatric cancer patients

Daniel Lapirow, Andre La Gerche, Claudia Toro, Emma Masango, Ben Costello, Enzo Porello, Louise Ludlow, Glenn Marshall, Toby Trahair, Marion Mateos, Jeremy Lewin, Jennifer Byrne, Rose Boutros, Rebecca Manudhane, John Heath, Julian Ayer, Melissa Gabriel, Thomas Walwyn, Jelena Saundankar, Jonathon Forsey, et al.

Journal article  |  2021  |  INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL

Cancer therapy related cardiac dysfunction (CTRCD) is an area of increasing focus, particularly during the survivorship period, fo..