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Publications: Dr Christopher Primus

Primus CP, Clay TA, McCue MS, Wong K, Uppal R, Ambekar S, Das S, Bhattacharyya S et al. ( 2022 ) . 18F-FDG PET/CT improves diagnostic certainty in native and prosthetic valve Infective Endocarditis over the modified Duke Criteria . Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology vol. 29 , ( 5 ) 2119 - 2128 .
Pazdernik M, Iung B, Mutlu B, Alla F, Riezebos R, Kong W, Nunes MCP, Pierard L et al. ( 2022 ) . Correction to: Surgery and outcome of infective endocarditis in octogenarians: prospective data from the ESC EORP EURO-ENDO registry (Infection, (2022), 50, 5, (1191-1202), 10.1007/s15010-022-01792-0) . Infection vol. 50 , ( 5 ) 1203 - 1204 .
Gee LC, Massimo G, Lau C, Primus C, Fernandes D, Chen J, Rathod KS, Hamers AJP et al. ( 2022 ) . Inorganic nitrate attenuates cardiac dysfunction: roles for xanthine oxidoreductase and nitric oxide . British Journal of Pharmacology vol. 179 , ( 20 ) 4757 - 4777 .
Pazdernik M, Iung B, Mutlu B, Alla F, Riezebos R, Kong W, Nunes MCP, Pierard L et al. ( 2022 ) . Surgery and outcome of infective endocarditis in octogenarians: prospective data from the ESC EORP EURO-ENDO registry . Infection vol. 50 , ( 5 ) 1191 - 1202 .
Primus C ( 2022 ) . Investigating the Influence of Dietary Inorganic Nitrate on Inflammation in Healthy Volunteers & Patients with Heart Failure .
Bohbot Y, Habib G, Laroche C, Stöhr E, Chirouze C, Hernandez-Meneses M, Melissopoulou M, Mutlu B et al. ( 2022 ) . Characteristics, management, and outcomes of patients with left-sided infective endocarditis complicated by heart failure: a substudy of the ESC-EORP EURO-ENDO (European infective endocarditis) registry . European Journal of Heart Failure vol. 24 , ( 7 ) 1253 - 1265 .
Hamers A, Primus CP, Whitear C, Kumar NA, Masucci M, Montalvo Moreira SA, Rathod K, Chen J et al. ( 2022 ) . 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (20-HETE) is a pivotal endogenous ligand for TRPV1-mediated neurogenic inflammation in the skin . British Journal of Pharmacology vol. 179 , ( 7 ) 1450 - 1469 .
Primus CP, Woldman S ( 2022 ) . Infective Endocarditis Remains a Deadly Disease—It’s Bad News, Especially When Staphylococci and Enterococci Are Involved: A Call to Action . Journal of the American Heart Association vol. 11 , ( 16 )
Primus C, Masucci M, Whitear C, Moreira SAM, Kumar NA, Chhetri I, Rathod KS, Khambata R et al. ( 2021 ) . A pro-resolving phenotype underpins the anti-inflammatory effects of inorganic nitrate . European Heart Journal vol. 42 , ( Supplement_1 )
Primus C, Bvekerwa I, Clay T, Mccue M, Wong K, Uppal R, Ambekar S, Das S et al. ( 2021 ) . 18F-FDGPET/CT improves diagnostic certainty over the modified Duke Criteria in blood culture negative infective endocarditis . European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging vol. 22 , ( Supplement_3 )
Young WJ, Hoare D, Bvekerwa I, Primus C, Wani RS, Das S, Wong K, Uppal R et al. ( 2021 ) . Association of Vegetation Size With Valve Destruction, Embolism and Mortality . Heart Lung and Circulation vol. 30 , ( 6 ) 854 - 860 .
Fry C, Primus CP, Serafino-Wani R, Woldman S ( 2021 ) . Recurrent strokes in an occult case of recurrent Cutibacterium acnes prosthetic valve infective endocarditis: A case report . European Heart Journal - Case Reports vol. 5 , ( 6 )
Chasapi A, Mbonye KA, Bajomo O, Young WJ, Primus C, Ambekar S, Wong K, Uppal R et al. ( 2021 ) . Clinical and echocardiographic predictors of decompensation in acute severe aortic regurgitation due to infective endocarditis . Echocardiography vol. 38 , ( 4 ) 590 - 595 .
Primus CP, Association BIE, Bvekerwa I, McCue M, Menezes L, Serafino-Wani R, Das S, Wong K et al. ( 2020 ) . The impact of frailty in an endocarditis cohort: association with length of stay and mortality . European Heart Journal vol. 41 , ( Supplement_2 )
Kapil V, Khambata RS, Jones DA, Rathod K, Primus C, Massimo G, Fukuto JM, Ahluwalia A ( 2020 ) . The Noncanonical Pathway for In Vivo Nitric Oxide Generation: The Nitrate-Nitrite-Nitric Oxide Pathway . Pharmacological reviews vol. 72 , ( 3 ) 692 - 766 .
Lau CWZ, Hamers AJP, Rathod KS, Shabbir A, Cooper J, Primus CP, Davies C, Mathur A et al. ( 2020 ) . Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial investigating the effects of inorganic nitrate in hypertension-induced target organ damage: Protocol of the NITRATE-TOD study in the UK . BMJ Open vol. 10 , ( 1 )
Primus CP, Mccue M, Bvekerwa I, McGuire E, Wong K, Uppal R, Ambekar S, Menezes L et al. ( 2019 ) . Medical management of Staphylococcus aureus infective endocarditis: unexpectedly favourable outcomes in an aggressive disease . EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL . vol. 40 , 1715 - 1715 .
Primus CP, McCue M, Bvekerwa I, McGuire E, Wong K, Uppal R, Ambekar S, Menezes L et al. ( 2019 ) . P2764Medical management of Staphylococcus aureus infective endocarditis: unexpectedly favourable outcomes in an aggressive disease . European Heart Journal vol. 40 , ( Supplement_1 )
Habib G, Lancellotti P, Erba PA, Sadeghpour A, Meshaal M, Sambola A, Furnaz S, Citro R et al. ( 2019 ) . The ESC-EORP EURO-ENDO (European Infective Endocarditis) registry . European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes vol. 5 , ( 3 ) 202 - 207 .
Primus CP, Clay T, Al-Khayfawee A, Scully PR, Wong K, Uppal R, Das S, Serafino-Wani R et al. ( 2019 ) . 19718F-FDG PET/CT improves diagnostic certainty in native and prosthetic valve infective endocarditis over the modified Duke"s criteria . European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging vol. 20 , ( Supplement_3 )
Young WJ, Jeffery DA, Hua A, Primus C, Serafino Wani R, Das S, Wong K, Uppal R et al. ( 2018 ) . Echocardiography in Patients With Infective Endocarditis and the Impact of Diagnostic Delays on Clinical Outcomes . American Journal of Cardiology vol. 122 , ( 4 ) 650 - 655 .
Primus CP, Clay T, Al-Khayfawee A, Wong K, Uppal R, Das S, Bhattacharyya S, Davies LC et al. ( 2018 ) . P4192Re-classification improvement using 18F-FDG PET CT in the diagnosis of infective endocarditis over the modified Duke's criteria . European Heart Journal vol. 39 , ( suppl_1 )
Primus CP, Clay T, Al-Khayfawee A, Wong K, Uppal R, Das S, Bhattacharyya S, Davies LC et al. ( 2018 ) . Re-classification improvement using 18F-FDG PET CT in the diagnosis of infective endocarditis over the modified Duke's criteria . EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL . vol. 39 , 847 - 847 .
Clay T, Primus C, Al-Khayfawee A, Wong K, Uppal R, Das S, Bhattacharyya S, Davies C et al. ( 2018 ) . 2 The role of 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging in the diagnosis of infective endocarditis . Heart . Conference: British Nuclear Cardiology Society (BNCS) Abstracts vol. 104 ,
Primus CP, Bragg J, Rathod KS, Wong K, Uppal R, Bhattacharyya S, Davies LC, Woldman S et al. ( 2018 ) . The importance of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction in a cohort with infective endocarditis: a single-centre experience . EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE . vol. 20 , 129 - 130 .
Tyebally S, Patel K, Raza S, Qudah T, Patel H, Primus C, Bhattarcharyya S, Hayward C ( 2017 ) . P2614The effect of age on the prevalence of aortic stenosis in a large retrospective echocardiographic study . European Heart Journal vol. 38 , ( suppl_1 )
Tyebally S, Patel K, Raza S, Qudah T, Patel H, Primus C, Bhattarcharyya S, Hayward C ( 2017 ) . P624Trends in the prescribing of drugs to prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD) in England between 1998-2015 . European Heart Journal vol. 38 , ( suppl_1 )
Raza S, Patel K, Patel H, Primus C, Tyebally S, Bhattacharyya S, Hayward C ( 2017 ) . 92 Primary care prescriptions for statins in england 1998–2015 . Heart vol. 103 , ( Suppl 5 )
Primus CP, Rathod KS, Patel HC, Patel K, Bhattacharyya S, Hayward C ( 2017 ) . 99 The changing face of anti-platelet prescriptions in england: 1998–2015 . Heart . vol. 103 ,
Primus CP, Flett AS, Cheung CC, Woldman S, Thomas MD ( 2013 ) . Palliative care provision in an advanced heart failure clinic: Patients' experiences . European Journal of Palliative Care vol. 20 , ( 3 ) 127 - 129 .
Okonko D, Primus C, Aggarwal S, Flint J, Aung N, Ling HZ, Murukattonpoondi G, Cheng A et al. ( 2011 ) . ORIGINS OF ANEMIA IN CHRONIC HEART FAILURE AND THE PROGNOSTIC BENEFITS OF AN IMPROVED IRON STATUS . Journal of the American College of Cardiology vol. 57 , ( 14 )
Healey AN, Primus CP, Koutantji M ( 2007 ) . Quantifying distraction and interruption in urological surgery . Quality and Safety in Health Care vol. 16 , ( 2 ) 135 - 139 .
Primus CP, Healey AN, Undre S ( 2007 ) . Distraction in the urology operating theatre . BJU International vol. 99 , ( 3 ) 493 - 494 .