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  • 1981 - Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA)

Overview

Michael Gent was affiliated with McMaster University in Canada and contributed to research primarily focused on clinical nutrition, physiology, and related interdisciplinary fields. Their work involved topics such as dietary effects on health, circadian rhythm and melatonin regulation, and clinical nutrition and gastroenterology.

Gent co-authored publications with several researchers, including:

  • Katherine O'Sullivan
  • Antonietta Chaliou
  • Floor W Hiemstra
  • Evert de Jonge
  • David J. van Westerloo

The published papers associated with Gent covered diverse aspects of health and nutrition interventions. Notable titles included:

  • "A holistic implementation of the Alliance Transparency Standards: Demystifying research governance and sensitive data processing," published in 2024 in the International Journal for Population Data Science
  • "Effect of cyclic daytime versus continuous enteral nutrition on circadian rhythms in critical illness (CIRCLES): Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial," published in 2025 in Contemporary Clinical Trials

Their research appeared in the following journals:

  • International Journal for Population Data Science
  • Contemporary Clinical Trials

Gent's main areas of study bridged foundational and applied biomedical sciences, including:

  • Physiology
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
  • Nutrition and Dietetics

Key research topics centered on:

  • Dietary Effects on Health
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology

During their career, Michael Gent was recognized as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association in 1981, indicating contributions linked to statistical methodologies or applications relevant to their scientific endeavors.

Best Publications

  • Intra-arterial Prourokinase for Acute Ischemic Stroke: The PROACT II Study: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Anthony Furlan;Randall Higashida;Lawrence Wechsler;Michael Gent

  • Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia in Patients Treated with Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin or Unfractionated Heparin

    Theodore E. Warkentin;Mark N. Levine;Jack Hirsh;Peter Horsewood

  • Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin versus a Coumarin for the Prevention of Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Cancer

    Agnes Y.Y. Lee;Mark N. Levine;Ross I. Baker;Chris Bowden

  • Derivation of a Simple Clinical Model to Categorize Patients Probability of Pulmonary Embolism: Increasing the Models Utility with the SimpliRED D-dimer

    Philip S. Wells;David R. Anderson;Marc Rodger;Jeffrey S. Ginsberg

  • Canadian implantable defibrillator study (CIDS) : a randomized trial of the implantable cardioverter defibrillator against amiodarone.

    Stuart J. Connolly;Michael Gent;Robin S. Roberts;Paul Dorian

  • Prophylactic Use of an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator After Acute Myocardial Infarction

    Stefan H. Hohnloser;Karl Heinz Kuck;Paul Dorian;Robin S. Roberts

  • PROACT: A Phase II Randomized Trial of Recombinant Pro-Urokinase by Direct Arterial Delivery in Acute Middle Cerebral Artery Stroke

    Gregory J. del Zoppo;Randall T. Higashida;Anthony J. Furlan;Michael S. Pessin

  • A comparison of low-molecular-weight heparin administered primarily at home with unfractionated heparin administered in the hospital for proximal deep-vein thrombosis.

    Mark Levine;Michael Gent;Jack Hirsh;Jacques Leclerc

  • Canadian atrial fibrillation anticoaguiation (CAFA) study

    Stuart J. Connolly;Andreas Laupacis;Michael Gent;Robin S. Roberts

  • Aspirin, sulfinpyrazone, or both in unstable angina. Results of a Canadian multicenter trial.

    J A Cairns;M Gent;J Singer;K J Finnie

  • A comparison of three months of anticoagulation with extended anticoagulation for a first episode of idiopathic venous thromboembolism.

    Clive Kearon;Michael Gent;Michael Gent;Jack Hirsh;Jack Hirsh;Jeffrey Weitz

  • Use of a clinical model for safe management of patients with suspected pulmonary embolism.

    Philip S. Wells;Jeffrey S. Ginsberg;David R. Anderson;Clive Kearon

  • Rivaroxaban versus enoxaparin for thromboprophylaxis after total knee arthroplasty (RECORD4): a randomised trial

    Alexander G. G. Turpie;Michael R. Lassen;Bruce L. Davidson;Kenneth A. Bauer

  • Meta-analysis of the implantable cardioverter defibrillator secondary prevention trials

    S. J. Connolly;A. P. Hallstrom;R. Cappato;E. B. Schron

  • THE CANADIAN AMERICAN TICLOPIDINE STUDY (CATS) IN THROMBOEMBOLIC STROKE

    Michael Gent;J. Donald Easton;VladimirC. Hachinski;Edouard Panak

  • Randomised trial of outcome after myocardial infarction in patients with frequent or repetitive ventricular premature depolarisations: CAMIAT

    John A Cairns;Stuart J Connolly;Robin Roberts;Michael Gent

  • Subcutaneous Fondaparinux versus Intravenous Unfractionated Heparin in the Initial Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism

    H.R. Büller;B.L. Davidson;H. Decousus;A.S. Gallus

  • Comparison of Low-Intensity Warfarin Therapy With Conventional-Intensity Warfarin Therapy for Long-Term Prevention of Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism

    Clive Kearon;Jeffrey S. Ginsberg;Michael J. Kovacs;David R. Anderson

  • A Comparison of Two Intensities of Warfarin for the Prevention of Recurrent Thrombosis in Patients with the Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome

    Mark A. Crowther;Jeff S. Ginsberg;Jim Julian;Judah Denburg

  • Low-molecular-weight heparin in the treatment of patients with venous thromboembolism

    JW tenCate;HR Buller;M Gent;J Hirsh

Frequent Co-Authors

Jack Hirsh
Jack Hirsh McMaster University
Robin S. Roberts
Robin S. Roberts McMaster University
Alexander G.G. Turpie
Alexander G.G. Turpie McMaster University
Stuart J. Connolly
Stuart J. Connolly McMaster University
Jeffrey S. Ginsberg
Jeffrey S. Ginsberg McMaster University
Mark Levine
Mark Levine McMaster University
Jim A. Julian
Jim A. Julian McMaster University
Clive Kearon
Clive Kearon McMaster University
David L. Sackett
David L. Sackett McMaster University
Jeffrey I. Weitz
Jeffrey I. Weitz McMaster University

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