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  • 2010 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Allan D. Struthers is affiliated with the University of Dundee in the United Kingdom. Their primary field of research is Medicine, with a focus on subspecialties including Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Nephrology, Physiology, Molecular Biology, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

The scientist's recent publications cover a range of topics related to cardiovascular function, diabetes treatment, and related metabolic conditions. Notable papers include:

  • Intravenous ferric derisomaltose in patients with heart failure and iron deficiency in the UK (IRONMAN): an investigator-initiated, prospective, randomised, open-label, blinded-endpoint trial, 2022, The Lancet
  • A randomized controlled trial of dapagliflozin on left ventricular hypertrophy in people with type two diabetes: the DAPA-LVH trial, 2020, European Heart Journal
  • Renal and Cardiovascular Effects of SGLT2 Inhibition in Combination With Loop Diuretics in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Heart Failure, 2020, Circulation
  • Dapagliflozin Versus Placebo on Left Ventricular Remodeling in Patients With Diabetes and Heart Failure: The REFORM Trial, 2020, Diabetes Care
  • Cardiovascular outcomes in adults with hypertension with evening versus morning dosing of usual antihypertensives in the UK (TIME study): a prospective, randomised, open-label, blinded-endpoint clinical trial, 2022, The Lancet

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Miles D. Witham
  • Chim C. Lang
  • George Casella
  • Stephen J. Gandy
  • Peter T. Donnan

Struthers's publications have appeared consistently in the following venues:

  • European Heart Journal
  • Age and Ageing
  • The Lancet
  • PLoS ONE
  • Circulation

Their research engages with key topics such as:

  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Muscle metabolism and nutrition
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes

Throughout their career, Allan D. Struthers has received recognition including the Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2010 and the Fellowship of The Academy of Medical Sciences in the United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • Effect of metoprolol CR/XL in chronic heart failure: Metoprolol CR/XL Randomised Intervention Trial in Congestive Heart Failure (MERIT-HF)

    A. Hjalmarson;S. Goldstein;B. Fagerberg;H. Wedel

  • Value of natriuretic peptides in assessment of patients with possible new heart failure in primary care

    Martin R. Cowie;Allan D. Struthers;David A. Wood;Andrew J. S. Coats

  • QT DISPERSION AND SUDDEN UNEXPECTED DEATH IN CHRONIC HEART FAILURE

    C.S. Barr;A. Naas;M. Freeman;C.C. Lang

  • Vitamin D improves endothelial function in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus and low vitamin D levels.

    J. A. Sugden;J. I. Davies;M. D. Witham;A. D. Morris

  • Spironolactone Increases Nitric Oxide Bioactivity, Improves Endothelial Vasodilator Dysfunction, and Suppresses Vascular Angiotensin I/Angiotensin II Conversion in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

    Colin A. J. Farquharson;Allan D. Struthers

  • High-dose allopurinol improves endothelial function by profoundly reducing vascular oxidative stress and not by lowering uric acid

    Jacob George;Elaine Carr;Justine Davies;J.J.F. Belch

  • Allopurinol improves endothelial dysfunction in chronic heart failure

    Colin A.J. Farquharson;Robert Butler;Alexander Hill;Jill J.F. Belch

  • Allopurinol Normalizes Endothelial Dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetics With Mild Hypertension

    Robert Butler;Andrew D. Morris;Jill J. F. Belch;Alexander Hill

  • Effect of vitamin D on blood pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Miles D Witham;M Adnan Nadir;Allan D Struthers

  • Aldosterone blockade reduces vascular collagen turnover, improves heart rate variability and reduces early morning rise in heart rate in heart failure patients.

    Robert J. MacFadyen;Craig S. Barr;Allan D. Struthers

  • Effect of high-dose allopurinol on exercise in patients with chronic stable angina: a randomised, placebo controlled crossover trial

    Awsan Noman;Donald S C Ang;Simon Ogston;Chim C Lang

  • Pulse wave analysis and pulse wave velocity: a critical review of their strengths and weaknesses.

    Justine Ina Davies;Allan D Struthers

  • What is the optimal serum potassium level in cardiovascular patients

    John E. Macdonald;Allan D. Struthers

  • Echocardiography in chronic heart failure in the community

    N.M. Wheeldon;T.M. MacDONALD;C.J. Flucker;A.D. McKENDRICK

  • Adherence to statin treatment and readmission of patients after myocardial infarction: a six year follow up study

    L Wei;J Wang;P Thompson;S Wong

  • Aldosterone escape during angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor therapy in chronic heart failure

    Allan D. Struthers

  • Effects of adding spironolactone to an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor in chronic congestive heart failure secondary to coronary artery disease

    Craig S. Barr;Chim C. Lang;Jacqueline Hanson;Michael Arnott

  • Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Blood Pressure: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Incorporating Individual Patient Data

    Louise A. Beveridge;Allan D. Struthers;Faisel Khan;Rolf Jorde

  • Review of aldosterone- and angiotensin II-induced target organ damage and prevention

    Allan D Struthers;Thomas M MacDonald

  • The effect of different doses of vitamin D3 on markers of vascular health in patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomised controlled trial

    M. D. Witham;F. J. Dove;M. Dryburgh;J. A. Sugden

Frequent Co-Authors

Chim C. Lang
Chim C. Lang University of Dundee
Thomas M. MacDonald
Thomas M. MacDonald University of Dundee
Brian J. Lipworth
Brian J. Lipworth University of Dundee
Andrew D. Morris
Andrew D. Morris University of Edinburgh
Jill J. F. Belch
Jill J. F. Belch University of Dundee
John J.V. McMurray
John J.V. McMurray University of Glasgow
Peter T. Donnan
Peter T. Donnan University of Dundee
Morris J. Brown
Morris J. Brown Queen Mary University of London
Alex S. F. Doney
Alex S. F. Doney University of Dundee
Derek Johnston
Derek Johnston University of Aberdeen

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