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Darrel P. Francis is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with particular emphasis on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Their extensive publication record includes work related to Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Biomedical Engineering as subfields of study.

Their recent publications cover a range of topics within cardiovascular research. Notable papers include:

  • Coronary flow reserve and cardiovascular outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2021, European Heart Journal
  • N-of-1 Trial of a Statin, Placebo, or No Treatment to Assess Side Effects, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • A Placebo-Controlled Trial of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Stable Angina, 2023, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Effects of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention on Death and Myocardial Infarction Stratified by Stable and Unstable Coronary Artery Disease, 2020, Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes
  • Side Effect Patterns in a Crossover Trial of Statin, Placebo, and No Treatment, 2021, Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Their research topics demonstrate a focus on various aspects of cardiovascular health and interventions, including:

  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
  • Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
  • Acute Myocardial Infarction Research

Darrel P. Francis frequently collaborates with other researchers. Their most common co-authors are:

  • Matthew Shun-Shin
  • James P. Howard
  • Rasha Al-Lamee
  • Ahran Arnold
  • Zachary I. Whinnett

The scientist regularly publishes in respected journals and venues associated with cardiovascular research. These include:

  • Heart Rhythm
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • EP Europace
  • European Heart Journal
  • Circulation

Best Publications

  • Exercise training meta-analysis of trials in patients with chronic heart failure (ExTraMATCH).

    MF Piepoli;CH Davos;DP Francis;AJ Coats

  • Mortality from ischaemic heart disease by country, region, and age: Statistics from World Health Organisation and United Nations

    Judith A. Finegold;Perviz Asaria;Darrel P. Francis

  • Plasma Cytokine Parameters and Mortality in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

    Mathias Rauchhaus;Wolfram Doehner;Darrel P. Francis;Constantinos Davos

  • Percutaneous coronary intervention in stable angina (ORBITA): a double-blind, randomised controlled trial.

    Rasha Al-Lamee;Rasha Al-Lamee;David Thompson;David Thompson;Hakim-Moulay Dehbi;Sayan Sen;Sayan Sen

  • The annual global economic burden of heart failure

    Christopher Cook;Graham Cole;Perviz Asaria;Richard Jabbour

  • Exercise intolerance in adult congenital heart disease: comparative severity, correlates, and prognostic implication.

    Gerhard Paul Diller;Konstantinos Dimopoulos;Darlington Okonko;Wei Li

  • Uric acid and survival in chronic heart failure: Validation and application in metabolic, functional, and hemodynamic staging

    Stefan D. Anker;Wolfram Doehner;Mathias Rauchhaus;Rakesh Sharma

  • Development and validation of a new adenosine-independent index of stenosis severity from coronary wave-intensity analysis: results of the ADVISE (ADenosine Vasodilator Independent Stenosis Evaluation) study.

    Sayan Sen;Javier Escaned;Iqbal S. Malik;Ghada W. Mikhail

  • Exercise training in heart failure: from theory to practice. A consensus document of the Heart Failure Association and the European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation.

    Massimo F. Piepoli;Viviane Conraads;Ugo CorrÁ;Kenneth Dickstein;Kenneth Dickstein

  • Mortality From Ischemic Heart Disease

    Alexandra N. Nowbar;Mauro Gitto;James P. Howard;Darrel P. Francis

  • Cardiopulmonary exercise testing for prognosis in chronic heart failure: continuous and independent prognostic value from VE/VCO(2)slope and peak VO(2).

    D.P. Francis;W. Shamim;L.Ceri Davies;M.F. Piepoli

  • Exercise training in patients with chronic heart failure: Authors' reply

    Massimo F Piepoli;Darrel P Francis

  • Enhanced Ventilatory Response to Exercise in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure and Preserved Exercise Tolerance Marker of Abnormal Cardiorespiratory Reflex Control and Predictor of Poor Prognosis

    Piotr Ponikowski;Darrel P. Francis;Massimo F. Piepoli;L. Ceri Davies

  • Effect on cardiovascular risk of high density lipoprotein targeted drug treatments niacin, fibrates, and CETP inhibitors: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials including 117 411 patients

    Daniel Keene;Clare Price;Matthew J Shun-Shin;Darrel P Francis

  • Intraventricular conduction delay: a prognostic marker in chronic heart failure

    Waqar Shamim;Darrel P. Francis;Mohammed Yousufuddin;Susan Varney

  • Limitations of the New York Heart Association functional classification system and self-reported walking distances in chronic heart failure

    Claire Raphael;Cathy Briscoe;Justin Davies;Zachary Ian Whinnett

  • A randomized trial to assess catheter ablation versus rate control in the management of persistent atrial fibrillation in heart failure

    David G. Jones;Shouvik K. Haldar;Shouvik K. Haldar;Wajid Hussain;Wajid Hussain;Rakesh Sharma;Rakesh Sharma

  • Evidence of a Dominant Backward-Propagating “Suction” Wave Responsible for Diastolic Coronary Filling in Humans, Attenuated in Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

    Justin E. Davies;Zachary I. Whinnett;Darrel P. Francis;Charlotte H. Manisty

  • Prevalence, Predictors, and Prognostic Value of Renal Dysfunction in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease

    Konstantinos Dimopoulos;Gerhard-Paul Diller;Evdokia Koltsida;Antonia Pijuan-Domenech

  • Peripheral Chemoreceptor Hypersensitivity An Ominous Sign in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

    Piotr Ponikowski;Tuan Peng Chua;Stefan D. Anker;Darrel P. Francis

Frequent Co-Authors

Alun D. Hughes
Alun D. Hughes University College London
Andrew J.S. Coats
Andrew J.S. Coats The Heart Research Institute
Massimo F. Piepoli
Massimo F. Piepoli Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Javier Escaned
Javier Escaned Hospital Clínico San Carlos
Carlo Di Mario
Carlo Di Mario University of Florence
Michael A. Gatzoulis
Michael A. Gatzoulis Imperial College London
Philip A. Poole-Wilson
Philip A. Poole-Wilson National Institutes of Health
Jan J. Piek
Jan J. Piek University of Amsterdam
Piotr Ponikowski
Piotr Ponikowski Wrocław Medical University
Diana Kuh
Diana Kuh University College London

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