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Bernard D Prendergast
Researcher at National Institute for Health Research
Publications - 6
Citations - 601
Bernard D Prendergast is an academic researcher from National Institute for Health Research. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Heart valve. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 6 publications receiving 414 citations. Previous affiliations of Bernard D Prendergast include John Radcliffe Hospital & St Thomas' Hospital.
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Large-scale community echocardiographic screening reveals a major burden of undiagnosed valvular heart disease in older people: the OxVALVE Population Cohort Study
Joanna d’Arcy,Sean Coffey,Margaret Loudon,Andrew Kennedy,Jonathan Pearson-Stuttard,Jacqueline Birks,Jacqueline Birks,Eleni Frangou,Eleni Frangou,Andrew Farmer,David Mant,Jo Wilson,Saul G. Myerson,Bernard D Prendergast +13 more
TL;DR: A cross-sectional analysis of the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of VHD identified at recruitment of a large cohort of older people confirms the scale of the emerging epidemic of V HD, with widespread implications for clinicians and healthcare resources.
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The infective endocarditis team: recommendations from an international working group
John C. Chambers,Jonathan Sandoe,Simon Ray,Bernard D Prendergast,David P. Taggart,Stephen Westaby,Chris Arden,Lucy Grothier,Jo Wilson,Brian Campbell,Christa Gohlke-Bärwolf,Carlos A. Mestres,Raphael Rosenhek,Philippe Pibarot,Catherine M Otto +14 more
TL;DR: Staphylococci are now the most common causative organisms in international series and streptococci the second most common and resistance to antimicrobial agents, particularly vancomycin, is increasing.
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Cardiac auscultation poorly predicts the presence of valvular heart disease in asymptomatic primary care patients.
Syed K M Gardezi,Saul G. Myerson,John C. Chambers,Sean Coffey,Joanna d’Arcy,FD Richard Hobbs,Jonathan Holt,Andrew Kennedy,Margaret Loudon,Anne Prendergast,Anthony Prothero,Joanna Wilson,Bernard D Prendergast +12 more
TL;DR: Cardiac auscultation has limited accuracy for the detection of VHD in asymptomatic patients and is a poor diagnostic screening tool in primary care, particularly for overweight subjects.
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Specialist valve clinics: recommendations from the British Heart Valve Society working group on improving quality in the delivery of care for patients with heart valve disease
John C. Chambers,Simon Ray,Bernard D Prendergast,David P. Taggart,Stephen Westaby,Lucy Grothier,Chris Arden,Jo Wilson,Brian Campbell,Jonathan Sandoe,Christa Gohlke-Bärwolf,Carlos-A. Mestres,Raphael Rosenhek,Catherine M Otto +13 more
TL;DR: This paper focusses on conservative management and proposes recommendations for overcoming limitations in care by means of a specialist valve clinic.
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Can we improve the detection of heart valve disease
Chris Arden,John C. Chambers,Jonathan Sandoe,Simon Ray,Bernard D Prendergast,David P. Taggart,Stephen Westaby,Lucy Grothier,Jo Wilson,Brian Campbell,Christa Gohlke-Bärwolf,Carlos A. Mestres,Raphael Rosenhek,Philippe Pibarot,Catherine M Otto +14 more
TL;DR: The overall aim was to produce recommendations to improve the detection, conservative management and interventional treatment of valve disease.