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Alan Finlayson
Researcher at National Health Service
Publications - 15
Citations - 1664
Alan Finlayson is an academic researcher from National Health Service. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Case fatality rate. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 15 publications receiving 1633 citations.
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Trends in case-fatality in 22 968 patients admitted for the first time with atrial fibrillation in Scotland, 1986–1995
Simon Stewart,Kate MacIntyre,James W. T. Chalmers,James Boyd,Alan Finlayson,Adam Redpath,Jill P. Pell,Simon Capewell,Jjv McMurray +8 more
TL;DR: The number of first-ever hospitalisations for AF has increased twofold during the 10-year period 1986-1995 and the age of patients has progressively increased during this period, short and medium case-fatality rates have declined, especially in men.
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Long-term outcome of low-risk patients attending a rapid-assessment chest pain clinic
Gemma L Taylor,Niamh F. Murphy,Colin Berry,J. Christie,Alan Finlayson,Kate MacIntyre,Caroline Morrison,John J.V. McMurray +7 more
TL;DR: The RACPC was effective at triaging patients with chest pain and patients identified as at “low risk” were unlikely to have an adverse coronary outcome and were appropriately reassured.
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Oral polio vaccine and intussusception: a data linkage study using records for vaccination and hospitalization.
TL;DR: It is concluded that overall, there is no evidence for an association between OPV and intussusception, even when each dose is considered separately.
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Hospital burden of suspected acute coronary syndromes: recent trends
Kate MacIntyre,Niamh F. Murphy,J Chalmers,Simon Capewell,S Frame,Alan Finlayson,Jill P. Pell,Adam Redpath,John J.V. McMurray +8 more
TL;DR: The objective of this study was to describe the changing burden of suspected ACS on the hospital sector of the National Health Service in Scotland over the period 1990–2000.
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Time trends in survival and readmission following coronary artery bypass grafting in Scotland, 1981-96: retrospective observational study
Jill P. Pell,Kate MacIntyre,David A. Walsh,Simon Capewell,Jjv McMurray,J Chalmers,James Boyd,Alan Finlayson,Simon Stewart,Adam Redpath +9 more
TL;DR: Time trends in major outcomes up to two years after coronary artery bypass grafting are examined in older patients with more severe cardiac disease and worse comorbidity and who have previously undergone revascularisation procedures.