Erin Howden

The role of systolic-diastolic coupling in distinguishing impaired diastolic recoil in healthy aging and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.

James P MacNamara, Vivek Koshti, I-Jou Cheng, Katrin A Dias, Christopher M Hearon, William Cornwell, Erin J Howden, Benjamin D Levine, Satyam Sarma

Journal article  |  2021  |  Echocardiography

BACKGROUND: Age-related changes to left ventricular (LV) early diastolic recoil confound the diagnostic value of e' velocity in he..

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..

Noninvasive Assessment of Cardiac Output: Accuracy and Precision of the Closed-Circuit Acetylene Rebreathing Technique for Cardiac Output Measurement.

E Ashley Hardin, Douglas Stoller, Justin Lawley, Erin J Howden, Michinari Hieda, James Pawelczyk, Sara Jarvis, Kim Prisk, Satyam Sarma, Benjamin D Levine

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of the American Heart Association

Background Accurate assessment of cardiac output is critical to the diagnosis and management of various cardiac disease states; ho..

The effect of exercise training on cardiometabolic health in men with prostate cancer receiving androgen deprivation therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ashley Bigaran, Eva Zopf, Jason Gardner, Andre La Gerche, Declan G Murphy, Erin J Howden, Michael K Baker, Prue Cormie

Journal article  |  2020  |  Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases

BACKGROUND: Growing evidence suggests that men exposed to androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) have an increased risk of cardiovascu..

Exercise as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool for preventing cardiovascular morbidity in breast cancer patients- the BReast cancer EXercise InTervention (BREXIT) trial protocol

Stephen J Foulkes, Erin J Howden, Yoland Antill, Sherene Loi, Agus Salim, Mark J Haykowsky, Robin M Daly, Steve F Fraser, Andre La Gerche

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMC Cancer

BACKGROUND: Anthracycline chemotherapy (AC) is an efficacious (neo) adjuvant treatment for early-stage breast cancer (BCa), but is..

The effect of lifelong endurance exercise on cardiovascular structure and exercise function in women.

Graeme Carrick-Ranson, Nikita M Sloane, Erin J Howden, Paul S Bhella, Satyam Sarma, Shigeki Shibata, Naoki Fujimoto, Jeffrey L Hastings, Benjamin D Levine

Journal article  |  2020  |  The Journal of Physiology

KEY POINTS: The beneficial effects of sustained or lifelong (>25 years) endurance exercise on cardiovascular structure and exercis..

Elevated exercise blood pressure in middle-aged women is associated with altered left ventricular and vascular stiffness.

Satyam Sarma, Erin Howden, Graeme Carrick-Ranson, Justin Lawley, Christopher Hearon, Mitchel Samels, Braden Everding, Sheryl Livingston, Beverley Adams-Huet, M Dean Palmer, Benjamin D Levine

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Applied Physiology

Women are at higher risk for developing heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). We examined the utility of peak ex..

Mechanisms of Chronotropic Incompetence in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction.

Satyam Sarma, Douglas Stoller, Joseph Hendrix, Erin Howden, Justin Lawley, Sheryl Livingston, Beverley Adams-Huet, Courtney Holmes, David S Goldstein, Benjamin D Levine

Journal article  |  2020  |  Circulation Heart Failure

BACKGROUND: Chronotropic incompetence is common in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and is associated with i..

A 12-month lifestyle intervention does not improve cardiac autonomic function in patients with chronic kidney disease.

Nina Huppertz, Kassia S Beetham, Erin J Howden, Anthony S Leicht, Nicole M Isbel, Jeff S Coombes

Journal article  |  2020  |  Autonomic Neuroscience

OBJECTIVES: Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at a high risk of future autonomic dysfunction and cardiovascular disea..

Increased Myocardial Stiffness in Patients With High-Risk Left Ventricular Hypertrophy: The Hallmark of Stage-B Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction.

Michinari Hieda, Satyam Sarma, Christopher M Hearon, Katrin A Dias, Jose Martinez, Mitchel Samels, Braden Everding, Dean Palmer, Sheryl Livingston, Margot Morris, Erin Howden, Benjamin D Levine

Journal article  |  2020  |  Circulation

BACKGROUND: Individuals with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and elevated cardiac biomarkers in middle age are at high risk for..