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Chris Watson

Queen's University Belfast
Verified email at qub.ac.uk
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A randomized trial of normothermic preservation in liver transplantation

…, R Ravikumar, L Russell, S Upponi, CJE Watson… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Liver transplantation is a highly successful treatment, but is severely limited by the shortage
in donor organs. However, many potential donor organs cannot be used; this is because sub-…

Natriuretic peptide–based screening and collaborative care for heart failure: the STOP-HF randomized trial

…, C Conlon, E Tallon, E O'Connell, I Dawkins, C Watson… - Jama, 2013 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Prevention strategies for heart failure are needed. Objective To determine the
efficacy of a screening program using brain-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and collaborative …

Global propagation of ionospheric disturbances associated with the 2022 Tonga volcanic eruption

DR Themens, C Watson, N Žagar… - Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, we use measurements from over 4,735 globally distributed Global Navigation
Satellite System receivers to track the progression of traveling ionospheric disturbances (TIDs…

Hypoxia-induced epigenetic modifications are associated with cardiac tissue fibrosis and the development of a myofibroblast-like phenotype

CJ Watson, P Collier, I Tea, R Neary… - Human molecular …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Ischemia caused by coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction leads to aberrant
ventricular remodeling and cardiac fibrosis. This occurs partly through accumulation of gene …

Can emerging biomarkers of myocardial remodelling identify asymptomatic hypertensive patients at risk for diastolic dysfunction and diastolic heart failure?

P Collier, CJ Watson, V Voon, D Phelan… - European journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Hypertension is one of the main drivers of the heart failure (HF) epidemic. The aims of
this study were to profile fibro‐inflammatory biomarkers across stages of the hypertensive …

MicroRNA signatures differentiate preserved from reduced ejection fraction heart failure

CJ Watson, SK Gupta, E O'Connell… - European journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Differentiation of heart failure with reduced ( HFrEF ) or preserved ( HFpEF ) ejection
fraction independent of echocardiography is challenging in the community. Diagnostic …

The mass of Kepler-93b and the composition of terrestrial planets

…, A Sozzetti, A Szentgyorgyi, C Watson - The Astrophysical …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Kepler-93b is a 1.478±0.019 R⊕ planet with a 4.7 day period around a bright (V= 10.2),
astroseismically characterized host star with a mass of 0.911±0.033 M☉ and a radius of 0.919±…

A meta-analysis of European and Asian cohorts reveals a global role of a functional SNP in the 5′ UTR of GDF5 with osteoarthritis susceptibility

…, A Takahashi, I Meulenbelt, C Watson… - Human molecular …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
We have performed a meta-analysis combining data for more than 11 000 individuals. It
provides compelling evidence for a positive association between a functional single-nucleotide …

Epigenetics: the epicenter of the hypoxic response

JA Watson, CJ Watson, A McCann, J Baugh - Epigenetics, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
It is becoming increasingly apparent that epigenetics plays a crucial role in the cellular
response to hypoxia. Such epigenetic regulation may work hand in hand with the hypoxia-…

[HTML][HTML] Diabetic nephropathy: a tangled web to unweave

C Magee, DJ Grieve, CJ Watson, DP Brazil - Cardiovascular drugs and …, 2017 - Springer
Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is currently the leading cause of end-stage renal disease
globally. Given the increasing incidence of diabetes, many experts hold the view that DN will …