Ben Costello

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..

Catheter Ablation Versus Medication in Atrial Fibrillation and Systolic Dysfunction Late Outcomes of CAMERA-MRI Study

Hariharan Sugumar, Sandeep Prabhu, Costello Ben, David Chieng, Sonia Azzopardi, Aleksandr Voskoboinik, Ramanathan Parameswaran, Geoffrey R Wong, Robert Anderson, Ahmed M Al-Kaisey, Liang-Han Ling, Emily Kotschet, Andrew J Taylor, Jonathan M Kalman, Peter M Kistler

Journal article  |  2020  |  JACC Clinical Electrophysiology

OBJECTIVES: This study sought to determine the long-term outcomes of restoring sinus rhythm with catheter ablation (CA). BACKGROUN..

Clinical Utility of Stress Echocardiography in Remote Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Populations: A 10-Year Study in Central Australia

Seshika Ratwatte, Benedict Costello, Nadarajah Kangaharan, Katrina Bolton, Amrina Kaur, Wendy Corkill, Bernhard Kuepper, Bradley Pitman, Prashanthan Sanders, Christopher X Wong

Journal article  |  2020  |  Heart Lung and Circulation

BACKGROUND: Remote Central Australia has a large Indigenous population and a significant burden of cardiovascular disease. Stress ..

Can post-mortem coronary artery calcium scores aid diagnosis in young sudden death?

Elizabeth D Paratz, Ben Costello, Luke Rowsell, Natalie Morgan, Karen Smith, Tina Thompson, Chris Semsarian, Andreas Pflaumer, Paul James, Dion Stub, Andre La Gerche, Dominica Zentner, Sarah Parsons

Journal article  |  2020  |  Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology

This study sought to explore the feasibility and utility of post-mortem coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring in identifying patie..

Measuring atrial stasis during sinus rhythm in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation using 4 Dimensional flow imaging. 4D flow imaging of atrial stasis

Benedict T Costello, Aleksandr Voskoboinik, Abdul M Qadri, Murray Rudman, Mark C Thompson, Ferris Touma, Andre La Gerche, James L Hare, Stavroula Papapostolou, Jonathan M Kalman, Peter M Kistler, Andrew J Taylor

Journal article  |  2020  |  International Journal of Cardiology

BACKGROUND: Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) is associated with cardioembolic risk, however events may occur during sinus rhyt..

Exercise cardiovascular magnetic resonance reveals reduced cardiac reserve in pediatric cancer survivors with impaired cardiopulmonary fitness

Stephen Foulkes, Benedict T Costello, Erin J Howden, Kristel Janssens, Hayley Dillon, Claudia Toro, Piet Claus, Steve F Fraser, Robin M Daly, David A Elliott, Rachel Conyers, Andre La Gerche

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

BACKGROUND: Pediatric cancer survivors are at increased risk of cardiac dysfunction and heart failure. Reduced peak oxygen consump..

Alcohol Abstinence in Drinkers with Atrial Fibrillation

Aleksandr Voskoboinik, Jonathan M Kalman, Anurika De Silva, Thomas Nicholls, Benedict Costello, Shane Nanayakkara, Sandeep Prabhu, Dion Stub, Sonia Azzopardi, Donna Vizi, Geoffrey Wong, Chrishan Nalliah, Hariharan Sugumar, Michael Wong, Emily Kotschet, David Kaye, Andrew J Taylor, Peter M Kistler

Journal article  |  2020  |  New England Journal of Medicine

BACKGROUND: Excessive alcohol consumption is associated with incident atrial fibrillation and adverse atrial remodeling; however, ..

Epicardial and subcutaneous adipose tissue in Indigenous and non-Indigenous individuals: Implications for cardiometabolic diseases

David F Sun, Nadarajah Kangaharan, Benedict Costello, Stephen J Nicholls, Connor A Emdin, Rexson Tse, Celine Gallagher, Amrina Kaur, Kurt C Roberts-Thomson, Rajiv Mahajan, Dennis H Lau, Prashanthan Sanders, Christopher X Wong

Journal article  |  2020  |  Obesity Research & Clinical Practice

Exercise Attenuates Cardiotoxicity of Anthracycline Chemotherapy Measured by Global Longitudinal Strain

Benedict T Costello, Timothy J Roberts, Erin J Howden, Ashley Bigaran, Steven J Foulkes, Rhys I Beaudry, Kristel Janssens, Mark J Haykowsky, Yoland Antill, Sophie Nightingale, Sherene Loi, Andre La Gerche

Journal article  |  2019  |  JACC CardioOncology

Impact of sex, socio-economic status, and remoteness on therapy and survival in heart failure

Sarah J Gutman, Ben T Costello, Stavroula Papapostolou, Leah Iles, Johnson Ja, James L Hare, Andris Ellims, Thomas H Marwick, Andrew J Taylor

Journal article  |  2019  |  ESC Heart Failure

AIMS: This study aims to determine if traditional markers of disadvantage [female sex, low socio-economic status (SES), and remote..