Overview
Background
Dr Isuru Ranasinghe is a Senior Staff Specialist Cardiologist and the A/Prof in Cardiology at the Prince Charles Hospital and the Northside Clinical Unit of the Faculty of Medicine at UQ. He leads research in clinical cardiology, cardiovascular epidemiology and healthcare safety and quality. Dr Ranasinghe has recipient of nationally competitive scholarships and fellowships including the NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarship, the NHMRC Neil-Hamilton-Fairley Early Career Fellowship and the National Heart Foundation of Australia Future Leader Fellowship. He currently holds an Advancing Queensland Clinical Research Fellowship.
Availability
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Works
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2020
Journal Article
Institutional variation in quality of cardiovascular implantable electronic device implantation
Ranasinghe, Isuru, Hossain, Sadia, Ganesan, Anand, Krumholz, Harlan M and McGavigan, Andrew (2020). Institutional variation in quality of cardiovascular implantable electronic device implantation. Annals of Internal Medicine, 172 (2), 166-167. doi: 10.7326/L19-0709
2019
Journal Article
Digoxin use and associated adverse events among older adults
Angraal, Suveen, Nuti, Sudhakar V., Masoudi, Frederick A., Freeman, James V., Murugiah, Karthik, Shah, Nilay D., Desai, Nihar R., Ranasinghe, Isuru, Wang, Yun and Krumholz, Harlan M. (2019). Digoxin use and associated adverse events among older adults. The American Journal of Medicine, 132 (10), 1191-1198. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.04.022
2019
Journal Article
Institutional variation in quality of cardiovascular implantable electronic device implantation: a cohort study
Ranasinghe, Isuru, Labrosciano, Clementine, Horton, Dennis, Ganesan, Anand, Curtis, Jeptha P., Krumholz, Harlan M., McGavigan, Andrew, Hossain, Sadia, Air, Tracy and Hariharaputhiran, Saranya (2019). Institutional variation in quality of cardiovascular implantable electronic device implantation: a cohort study. Annals of Internal Medicine, 171 (5), 309-317. doi: 10.7326/M18-2810
2019
Journal Article
ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction in Australia-temporal trends in patient management and outcomes 1999-2016
Aliprandi-Costa, Bernadette, Morgan, Lucy, Snell, Lan-Chi, D Souza, Mario, Kritharides, Leonard, French, John, Brieger, David and Ranasinghe, Isuru (2019). ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction in Australia-temporal trends in patient management and outcomes 1999-2016. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 28 (7), 1000-1008. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.05.191
2019
Journal Article
Association of physician specialty with long-term implantable cardioverter-defibrillator complication and reoperations rates
Chui, Philip W., Wang, Yongfei, Ranasinghe, Isuru, Mitiku, Teferi Y., Seto, Arnold H., Rosman, Lindsey, Lampert, Rachel, Minges, Karl E., Enriquez, Alan D. and Curtis, Jeptha P. (2019). Association of physician specialty with long-term implantable cardioverter-defibrillator complication and reoperations rates. Circulation. Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 12 (6). doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.118.005374
2019
Journal Article
Sex differences in acute complications of cardiac implantable electronic devices: implications for patient safety
Moore, Katherine, Ganesan, Anand, Labrosciano, Clementine, Heddle, William, McGavigan, Andrew, Hossain, Sadia, Horton, Dennis, Hariharaputhiran, Saranya and Ranasinghe, Isuru (2019). Sex differences in acute complications of cardiac implantable electronic devices: implications for patient safety. Journal of the American Heart Association, 8 (2) e010869. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.118.010869
2019
Conference Publication
Complications of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: a population-wide study in Australia and New Zealand
Ngo, L., Ali, A., Ganesan, A., Adams, R. and Ranasinghe, I. (2019). Complications of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: a population-wide study in Australia and New Zealand. 67th Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide, SA Australia, 8-11 August 2019. Chatswood, NSW Australia: Elsevier . doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.029
2018
Journal Article
Expertise and infrastructure capacity impacts acute coronary syndrome outcomes
Astley, Carolyn M., Ranasinghe, Isuru, Brieger, David, Ellis, Chris J., Redfern, Julie, Briffa, Tom, Aliprandi-Costa, Bernadette, Howell, Tegwen, Bloomer, Stephen G., Gamble, Greg, Driscoll, Andrea, Hyun, Karice K., Hammett, Chris J. and Chew, Derek P. (2018). Expertise and infrastructure capacity impacts acute coronary syndrome outcomes. Australian Health Review, 42 (3), 277-285. doi: 10.1071/AH16244
2017
Journal Article
Can machine learning complement traditional medical device surveillance? A case study of dual-chamber implantable cardioverter-defibrillators
Ross, Joseph S., Bates, Jonathan, Parzynski, Craig S., Akar, Joseph G., Curtis, Jeptha P., Desai, Nihar R., Freeman, James V., Gamble, Ginger M., Kuntz, Richard, Li, Shu-Xia, Marinac-Dabic, Danica, Masoudi, Frederick A., Normand, Sharon-Lise T., Ranasinghe, Isuru, Shaw, Richard E. and Krumholz, Harlan M. (2017). Can machine learning complement traditional medical device surveillance? A case study of dual-chamber implantable cardioverter-defibrillators. Medical Devices, 10, 165-188. doi: 10.2147/MDER.S138158
2017
Journal Article
The influence of chronic kidney disease and age on revascularization rates and outcomes in acute myocardial infarction - a cohort study
Kotwal, Sradha, Ranasinghe, Isuru, Brieger, David, Clayton, Philip A., Cass, Alan and Gallagher, Martin (2017). The influence of chronic kidney disease and age on revascularization rates and outcomes in acute myocardial infarction - a cohort study. European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care, 6 (4), 291-298. doi: 10.1177/2048872616640995
2017
Journal Article
The contribution of the composite of clinical process indicators as a measure of hospital performance in the management of acute coronary syndromes-insights from the CONCORDANCE registry
Aliprandi-Costa, Bernadette, Sockler, James, Kritharides, Leonard, Morgan, Lucy, Snell, Lan-Chi, Gullick, Janice, Brieger, David and Ranasinghe, Isuru (2017). The contribution of the composite of clinical process indicators as a measure of hospital performance in the management of acute coronary syndromes-insights from the CONCORDANCE registry. European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes, 3 (1), 37-46. doi: 10.1093/ehjqcco/qcw023
2016
Journal Article
The household economic burden for acute coronary syndrome survivors in Australia
Hyun, Karice K., Essue, Beverley M., Woodward, Mark, Jan, Stephen, Brieger, David, Chew, Derek, Nallaiah, Kellie, Howell, Tegwen, Briffa, Tom, Ranasinghe, Isuru, Astley, Carolyn and Redfern, Julie (2016). The household economic burden for acute coronary syndrome survivors in Australia. BMC health services research, 16 (1) 636. doi: 10.1186/s12913-016-1887-3
2016
Journal Article
Predicting 30-day readmission or death in patients with heart failure: looking beyond the C statistic
Ranasinghe, Isuru and Krumholz, Harlan M. (2016). Predicting 30-day readmission or death in patients with heart failure: looking beyond the C statistic. JAMA Cardiology, 1 (8), 965. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2016.3101
2016
Journal Article
Identification of hospital cardiac services for acute myocardial infarction using individual patient discharge data
Chang, Tiffany E., Krumholz, Harlan M., Li, Shu-Xia, Martin, John and Ranasinghe, Isuru (2016). Identification of hospital cardiac services for acute myocardial infarction using individual patient discharge data. Journal of the American Heart Association, 5 (9) e003680. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.116.003680
2016
Journal Article
Contemporary prehospital emergency medical services response times for suspected stroke in the United States
Schwartz, Jennifer, Dreyer, Rachel P., Murugiah, Karthik and Ranasinghe, Isuru (2016). Contemporary prehospital emergency medical services response times for suspected stroke in the United States. Prehospital Emergency Care, 20 (5), 560-5. doi: 10.3109/10903127.2016.1139219
2016
Journal Article
Long-term risk for device-related complications and reoperations after implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation: an observational cohort study
Ranasinghe, Isuru, Parzynski, Craig S., Freeman, James V., Dreyer, Rachel P., Ross, Joseph S., Akar, Joseph G., Krumholz, Harlan M. and Curtis, Jeptha P. (2016). Long-term risk for device-related complications and reoperations after implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation: an observational cohort study. Annals of Internal Medicine, 165 (1), 20-29. doi: 10.7326/M15-2732
2016
Journal Article
Falling cholesterol trend at acute coronary syndrome presentation is strongly related to statin use for secondary prevention
Chan, Thomas, Dabin, Bilyana, Hyun, Karice, Ranasinghe, Isuru, Neubeck, Lis, Aliprandi-Costa, Bernadette, Lefkovits, Jeffrey, Devlin, Gerard, Juergens, Craig, Chew, Derek P, Brieger, David and Freedman, S Ben (2016). Falling cholesterol trend at acute coronary syndrome presentation is strongly related to statin use for secondary prevention. International Journal of Cardiology, 212, 192-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.03.038
2016
Journal Article
Reply
Ranasinghe, Isuru, Parzynski, Craig S., Searfoss, Rana, Montague, Julia, Lin, Zhenqiu, Allen, John, Vender, Ronald, Bhat, Kanchana, Ross, Joseph S., Bernheim, Susannah, Krumholz, Harlan M. and Drye, Elizabeth (2016). Reply. Gastroenterology, 150 (5), 1249-1251. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2016.03.031
2016
Journal Article
Long-term outcomes of patients with acute myocardial infarction presenting to regional and remote hospitals
Kotwal, Sradha, Ranasinghe, Isuru, Brieger, David, Clayton, Philip, Cass, Alan and Gallagher, Martin (2016). Long-term outcomes of patients with acute myocardial infarction presenting to regional and remote hospitals. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 25 (2), 124-31. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2015.07.019
2016
Journal Article
Response to letter regarding article, "Poorly cited articles in peer-reviewed cardiovascular journals from 1997 to 2007: analysis of 5-year citation rates"
Ranasinghe, Isuru, Shojaee, Abbas, Bikdeli, Behnood, Gupta, Aakriti, Chen, Ruijun, Ross, Joseph S., Masoudi, Frederick A., Spertus, John A., Nallamothu, Brahmajee K. and Krumholz, Harlan M. (2016). Response to letter regarding article, "Poorly cited articles in peer-reviewed cardiovascular journals from 1997 to 2007: analysis of 5-year citation rates". Circulation, 133 (2), e23-e24. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.018777
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Supervision
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Available projects
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ORION: Leveraging Big Data to Inform Nationwide Cardiovascular Health Outcomes
The Observing Recurrent Incidence of Adverse Outcomes following HospitalisatioNs (ORION) is a national data linkage study that brings together a decade of cardiovascular hospitalisation data from all Australian States and Territories and New Zealand. Encompassing millions of healthcare records from more than 1000 public and private facilities, ORION allows population-wide assessment of important end results of hospital-based cardiovascular care and understand how these outcomes vary among the many healthcare facilities and regions. Multiple projects suitable for HDR students are available focusing on the national epidemiology of common and rare cardiovascular conditions.
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Safety, Effectiveness of care and Resource use among Australian Hospitals (SAFER Hospitals)
Modern hospital care is fast-paced, complex and expensive. While this has undoubtedly led to better treatments, global concerns exist about the safety and effectiveness of hospital care. The SAFER Hospitals study is a nationwide study that seeks to address this limitation by bringing together linked hospitalisation and outcome data for all public and most private hospitals in Australia. Funded by a Translational Project Grant from the Hospital Research Foundation, SAFER Hospitals will estimate the hospital-wide incidence of serious adverse events, deaths and unplanned hospitalisations following hospital care and how these outcomes vary among hospitals. It will also evaluate the downstream impact by estimating the avoidable costs of these untoward outcomes on the health system.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Health Care Costs Associated with Avoidable Hospitalisations
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Brenda Gannon
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Doctor Philosophy
Health Care Costs Associated with Avoidable Hospitalisations
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Brenda Gannon
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Doctor Philosophy
Evaluating the role of urinary sodium in the management of heart failure
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Burden and Outcomes of Diabetes Hospitalisations
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) - Systems of Care, Clinical Correlates and Outcomes
Associate Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) - Systems of Care, Clinical Correlates and Outcomes
Associate Advisor
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Population-wide outcomes of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) - Systems of Care, Clinical Correlates and Outcomes
Associate Advisor
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