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Jeff S. Coombes is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, with a particular emphasis on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Their scholarly work spans subfields including Physiology, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Epidemiology, and Neurology.

Coombes has published research focusing on topics such as Cardiovascular and Exercise Physiology, Physical Activity and Health, Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control, Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention, Cardiac Health and Mental Health, Nutrition and Health in Aging, and Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies.

Frequent coauthors in Coombes's research include:

  • Shelley E. Keating
  • Tom G. Bailey
  • Graeme A. Macdonald
  • Ingrid J. Hickman
  • Nicola W. Burton

Coombes has published multiple papers in reputable scientific journals, with recent examples including:

  • Effect of exercise training for five years on all cause mortality in older adults-the Generation 100 study: randomised controlled trial (2020, BMJ)
  • Sharp increase in depression and anxiety among Brazilian adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from the PAMPA cohort (2020, Public Health)
  • Short-term and Long-term Feasibility, Safety, and Efficacy of High-Intensity Interval Training in Cardiac Rehabilitation (2020, JAMA Cardiology)
  • Reference Intervals for Brachial Artery Flow-Mediated Dilation and the Relation With Cardiovascular Risk Factors (2021, Hypertension)
  • Australian guidelines for physical activity in pregnancy and postpartum (2022, Journal of science and medicine in sport)

Among the journals where Coombes has most frequently published are:

  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Journal of Applied Physiology
  • Journal of science and medicine in sport
  • Experimental Physiology

Best Publications

  • High-intensity interval training in patients with lifestyle-induced cardiometabolic disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Kassia S Weston;Ulrik Wisløff;Jeff S Coombes

  • The impact of high-intensity interval training versus moderate-intensity continuous training on vascular function: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Joyce S. Ramos;Lance C. Dalleck;Arnt Erik Tjonna;Kassia S. Beetham

  • Oxidative stress, anti‐oxidant therapies and chronic kidney disease

    David M Small;Jeff S Coombes;Nigel Bennett;David W Johnson

  • Biomarkers in chronic kidney disease: a review

    Robert G. Fassett;Robert G. Fassett;Sree K. Venuthurupalli;Sree K. Venuthurupalli;Glenda C. Gobe;Jeff S. Coombes

  • Exercise prescription for patients with type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes: A position statement from Exercise and Sport Science Australia

    Matthew D. Hordern;David W. Dunstan;Johannes B. Prins;Michael K. Baker;Michael K. Baker

  • Exercise-induced muscle damage, plasma cytokines, and markers of neutrophil activation

    Jonathan M. Peake;Katsuhiko Suzuki;Gary Wilson;Matthew Hordern

  • Astaxanthin: A Potential Therapeutic Agent in Cardiovascular Disease

    Robert G. Fassett;Jeff S. Coombes

  • Plasma cytokine changes in relation to exercise intensity and muscle damage

    Jonathan M Peake;Katsuhiko Suzuki;Matthew Hordern;Gary Wilson

  • Antioxidant supplementation during exercise training: beneficial or detrimental?

    Tina-Tinkara Peternelj;Jeff S. Coombes

  • Accuracy of heart rate watches: implications for weight management

    Matthew P. Wallen;Sjaan R. Gomersall;Shelley E. Keating;Ulrik Wisløff

  • Validation of a generalized transfer function to noninvasively derive central blood pressure during exercise

    James E. Sharman;Richard Lim;Ahmad M. Qasem;Jeff S. Coombes

  • Mechanical ventilation results in progressive contractile dysfunction in the diaphragm

    Scott K. Powers;R. Andrew Shanely;Jeff S. Coombes;Thomas J. Koesterer

  • Effects of branched-chain amino acid supplementation on serum creatine kinase and lactate dehydrogenase after prolonged exercise.

    Coombes Js;McNaughton Lr

  • Synbiotics Easing Renal Failure by Improving Gut Microbiology (SYNERGY): A Randomized Trial

    Megan Rossi;David W. Johnson;Mark Morrison;Elaine M. Pascoe

  • Exercise training improves myocardial tolerance to in vivo ischemia-reperfusion in the rat

    S K Powers;H A Demirel;H K Vincent;J S Coombes

  • A systematic review and meta-analysis of interval training versus moderate-intensity continuous training on body adiposity.

    S. E. Keating;S. E. Keating;N. A. Johnson;G. I. Mielke;G. I. Mielke;J. S. Coombes

  • Interval training program optimization in highly trained endurance cyclists

    Paul B. Laursen;Cecilia M. Shing;Jonathan M. Peake;Jeff S. Coombes

  • Resveratrol Does Not Benefit Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

    Veronique S Chachay;Graeme A Macdonald;Jennifer H Martin;Jonathan P Whitehead

  • Short-term exercise improves myocardial tolerance to in vivo ischemia-reperfusion in the rat

    Haydar A. Demirel;Scott K. Powers;Murat A. Zergeroglu;R. Andrew Shanely

  • High-intensity interval training versus moderate-intensity continuous training within cardiac rehabilitation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Amanda L Hannan;Wayne Hing;Vini Simas;Mike Climstein;Mike Climstein

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas H. Marwick
Thomas H. Marwick Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
Scott K. Powers
Scott K. Powers University of Florida
Glenda C. Gobe
Glenda C. Gobe University of Queensland
Ulrik Wisløff
Ulrik Wisløff Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Carmel M. Hawley
Carmel M. Hawley University of Queensland
Dennis R. Taaffe
Dennis R. Taaffe Edith Cowan University
Wendy J. Brown
Wendy J. Brown University of Queensland
Peter Davies
Peter Davies University of Queensland
David Cameron-Smith
David Cameron-Smith Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Istvan Toth
Istvan Toth University of Queensland

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