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S D Robb

Researcher at Western Infirmary

Publications -  12
Citations -  886

S D Robb is an academic researcher from Western Infirmary. The author has contributed to research in topics: Heart failure & Heart disease. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 12 publications receiving 812 citations.

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N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide. A new gold standard in predicting mortality in patients with advanced heart failure.

TL;DR: A single measurement of NT-proBNP in patients with advanced CHF, can help to identify patients at highest risk of death, and is a better prognostic marker than the LVEF, VO2or HFSS.
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The diagnostic accuracy of plasma BNP and NTproBNP in patients referred from primary care with suspected heart failure: results of the UK natriuretic peptide study.

TL;DR: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of the measurement of plasma B‐type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N‐terminal pro‐BNP (NTproBNp) in patients referred by their general practitioners with symptoms suggestive of heart failure, a comparison of the resting 12‐lead electrocardiogram (ECG) with that of the peptides is compared.
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Importance of heart failure as a cause of death. Changing contribution to overall mortality and coronary heart disease mortality in Scotland 1979–1992

TL;DR: This study is the first to show that standardized mortality rates are declining, and one third or more of deaths currently attributed to coronary heart disease may be related to heart failure and this proportion appears to be increasing.
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The prevalence of haemochromatosis gene mutations in the West of Scotland and their relation to ischaemic heart disease

TL;DR: The C282Y homozygote and heterozygote prevalences are among the highest reported worldwide, however, these results need to be interpreted in the light of the cross sectional case–control nature of the study.
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Effects of P-Selectin Antagonist Inclacumab in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: SELECT-CABG Trial.

TL;DR: Despite unprecedented advances over the last few decades, saphenous vein graft failure remains a major concern following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, and since contemporary treatment options are limited in these patients, there is an unmet need for novel therapeutic options.