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MBBS MM (Sydney), PhD (Cambridge), FRACP, FCSANZ, FRCP (London)
Consultant Cardiologist, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane.
Associate Professor, PAH-Southside Clinical Unit, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland.
Research interests: clinical cardiology, cardiovascular imaging, genetics and indigenous health.
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2024
Journal Article
Prognostication and Interventional Guidance Using Acceleration-Ejection Time Ratio in Undifferentiated Paradoxical Low-Flow Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis
Chong, Adrian, Sen, Jonathan, Reyaldeen, Reza, Wahi, Sudhir, Huynh, Quan, Wang, William Y.S. and Marwick, Thomas H. (2024). Prognostication and Interventional Guidance Using Acceleration-Ejection Time Ratio in Undifferentiated Paradoxical Low-Flow Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis. JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2024.05.015
2024
Journal Article
Unplanned rehospitalisation due to medication harm following an acute myocardial infarction
Paradissis, Chariclia, Cottrell, Neil, Coombes, Ian D., Wang, William Y.S. and Barras, Michael A. (2024). Unplanned rehospitalisation due to medication harm following an acute myocardial infarction. Cardiology, 1-15. doi: 10.1159/000538773
2024
Journal Article
Effects of a culturally informed model of care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients with acute coronary syndrome in a tertiary hospital in Australia: a pre-post, quasi-experimental, interventional study
Harrop, Danielle L, Bryce, Vivian, Kitchener, Tanya, Grugan, Sean, Renouf, Sonia, Mitchell, Scott, Hasking, Gregory, Pauza, Debra, Richards, Gregory, Ng, Arnold C T and Wang, William Y S (2024). Effects of a culturally informed model of care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients with acute coronary syndrome in a tertiary hospital in Australia: a pre-post, quasi-experimental, interventional study. The Lancet Global Health, 12 (4), e623-e630. doi: 10.1016/s2214-109x(23)00601-0
2024
Journal Article
The unraveling complexity: atrial fibrillation's influence on severe aortic stenosis
Sen, Jonathan, Wang, William Y. S. and Ng, Arnold C. T. (2024). The unraveling complexity: atrial fibrillation's influence on severe aortic stenosis. The American Journal of Cardiology, 215, 72-73. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.12.041
2024
Journal Article
Gender differences in cardiovascular disease risk: adolescence to young adulthood
Najman, Jake M., Kisely, Steve, Scott, James G., Ushula, Tolassa W., Williams, Gail M., Clavarino, Alexandra M., McGee, Tara R., Mamun, Abdullah A. and Wang, William Y. S. (2024). Gender differences in cardiovascular disease risk: adolescence to young adulthood. Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, 34 (1), 98-106. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2023.09.024
2023
Journal Article
Better cardiac care – the patient experience – a qualitative study
Jennings, Warren, Egert, Sonya, Fisher, Celestine, Renouf, Sonia, Bryce, Vivian, Grugan, Sean, Wang, William and Askew, Deborah (2023). Better cardiac care – the patient experience – a qualitative study. International Journal for Equity in Health, 22 (1) 122, 122. doi: 10.1186/s12939-023-01931-5
2023
Journal Article
Utility of doppler systolic timing intervals in discriminating “true” severe from “pseudo-severe” stenosis in classical low-flow low-gradient aortic stenosis
Chong, Adrian, Wahi, Sudhir, Wang, William Y.S., Levitt, Kevin, Woo, Anna, Yan, Andrew T., Connelly, Kim A. and Leong-Poi, Howard (2023). Utility of doppler systolic timing intervals in discriminating “true” severe from “pseudo-severe” stenosis in classical low-flow low-gradient aortic stenosis. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 36 (8), 891-893. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2023.04.002
2023
Journal Article
Dietary patterns explaining variations in blood biomarkers in young adults are associated with the 30-year predicted cardiovascular disease risks in midlife: A follow-up study
Ushula, Tolassa W., Mamun, Abdullah, Darssan, Darsy, Wang, William Y.S., Williams, Gail M., Whiting, Susan J. and Najman, Jake M. (2023). Dietary patterns explaining variations in blood biomarkers in young adults are associated with the 30-year predicted cardiovascular disease risks in midlife: A follow-up study. Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, 33 (5), 1007-1018. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2023.02.019
2023
Journal Article
Dietary patterns and young adult body mass change: a 9-year longitudinal study
Ushula, Tolassa W., Mamun, Abdullah, Darssan, Darsy, Wang, William Y. S., Williams, Gail M., Whiting, Susan J. and Najman, Jake M. (2023). Dietary patterns and young adult body mass change: a 9-year longitudinal study. European Journal of Nutrition, 62 (4), 1657-1666. doi: 10.1007/s00394-023-03101-3
2023
Journal Article
Impact of body mass index and diabetes on myocardial fat content, interstitial fibrosis and function
Dong, Xin, Strudwick, Mark, Wang, William Y.S., Borlaug, Barry A., van der Geest, Rob J., Ng, Austin C.C., Delgado, Victoria, Bax, Jeroen J. and Ng, Arnold C.T. (2023). Impact of body mass index and diabetes on myocardial fat content, interstitial fibrosis and function. The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging, 39 (2), 379-390. doi: 10.1007/s10554-022-02723-8
2022
Journal Article
What is the Relationship Between Epicardial Adipose Tissue, Left Atrial Low Voltage Zones and Atrial Fibrillation?
Sawyer, Michael K.L., Gould, Paul A., Ng, Arnold C.T. and Wang, William Y.S. (2022). What is the Relationship Between Epicardial Adipose Tissue, Left Atrial Low Voltage Zones and Atrial Fibrillation?. Heart Lung and Circulation, 31 (11), 1429-1431. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.09.010
2022
Journal Article
Dietary patterns and the risks of metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance among young adults: evidence from a longitudinal study
Ushula, Tolassa W., Mamun, Abdullah, Darssan, Darsy, Wang, William Y. S., Williams, Gail M., Whiting, Susan J. and Najman, Jake M. (2022). Dietary patterns and the risks of metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance among young adults: evidence from a longitudinal study. Clinical Nutrition, 41 (7), 1523-1531. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2022.05.006
2022
Conference Publication
Dietary patterns in early young adulthood predicted risks of abnormal blood lipids in later young adults: evidence from a prospective cohort study
Ushula, Tolassa, Mamun, Abdullah, Darssan, Darsy, Wang, William, Whiting, Susan, Williams, Gail and Najman, Jake (2022). Dietary patterns in early young adulthood predicted risks of abnormal blood lipids in later young adults: evidence from a prospective cohort study. Nutrition 2022 Live, Online, 14-16 June 2022. New York, NY United States: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/cdn/nzac067.074
2022
Journal Article
Dietary patterns and the risk of abnormal blood lipids among young adults: a prospective cohort study
Ushula, Tolassa W., Mamun, Abdullah, Darssan, Darsy, Wang, William Y.S., Williams, Gail M., Whiting, Susan J. and Najman, Jake M. (2022). Dietary patterns and the risk of abnormal blood lipids among young adults: a prospective cohort study. Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, 32 (5), 1165-1174. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2022.01.030
2022
Conference Publication
Embedding Genetic Counselling Into Cardiology Clinics: Case Studies From a Queensland Cardiology Genomics Service
Rutstein, A., Baldini, M., Morris, N., Atherton, J., McCormack, L., Wong, Y., Dashwood, A., Wee, Y., McKenzie, S., Wang, W., Hill, J., Denman, R., Ng, K. and Haqqani, H. (2022). Embedding Genetic Counselling Into Cardiology Clinics: Case Studies From a Queensland Cardiology Genomics Service. International Clinical Cardiovascular Genetics Meeting, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 12-13 May 2022. Chatswood, NSW Australia: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.04.039
2021
Journal Article
Lifestyle correlates of dietary patterns among young adults: Evidence from an Australian birth cohort
Ushula, Tolassa W., Lahmann, Petra H., Mamun, Abdullah, Wang, William Y. S., Williams, Gail M and Najman, Jake M (2021). Lifestyle correlates of dietary patterns among young adults: Evidence from an Australian birth cohort. Public Health Nutrition, 25 (8), 1-12. doi: 10.1017/S1368980021003864
2021
Journal Article
Patient harm from cardiovascular medications
Paradissis, Chariclia, Cottrell, Neil, Coombes, Ian, Scott, Ian, Wang, William and Barras, Michael (2021). Patient harm from cardiovascular medications. Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety, 12, 204209862110274. doi: 10.1177/20420986211027451
2021
Journal Article
Investigating inequities in cardiovascular care and outcomes for Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: protocol for a hospital-based retrospective cohort data linkage project
Kearns, Therese, Diaz, Abbey, Whop, Lisa J., Moore, Suzanne P., Condon, John R., Andrews, Ross M., Katzenellenbogen, Judith M., Matthews, Veronica, Wang, William, Johnston, Trisha, Taylor, Catherine, Potts, Boyd, Kathage, Alex, Suleman, Abdulla, Stanley, Lucy, Mitchell, Louise, Garvey, Gail and Williamson, Daniel (2021). Investigating inequities in cardiovascular care and outcomes for Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: protocol for a hospital-based retrospective cohort data linkage project. BMJ Open, 11 (3) e043304, e043304. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043304
2020
Journal Article
Poverty over the early life course and young adult cardio-metabolic risk
Najman, Jake M., Wang, William, Plotnikova, Maria, Mamun, Abdullah A., McIntyre, David, Williams, Gail M., Scott, James G., Bor, William and Clavarino, Alexandra M. (2020). Poverty over the early life course and young adult cardio-metabolic risk. International Journal of Public Health, 65 (6), 759-768. doi: 10.1007/s00038-020-01423-1
2020
Journal Article
Rural and Remote Cardiology During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ) Consensus Statement
Arnold, Ruth H., Tideman, Philip A., Devlin, Gerard P., Carroll, Gerard E., Elder, Alex, Lowe, Harry, Macdonald, Peter S., Bannon, Paul G., Juergens, Craig, McGuire, Mark, Mariani, Justin A., Coffey, Sean, Faddy, Steven, Brown, Alex, Inglis, Sally and Wang, William Y.S. (2020). Rural and Remote Cardiology During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ) Consensus Statement. Heart Lung and Circulation, 29 (7), e88-e93. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.05.001
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Better Cardiac Care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Patients in an Australian Tertiary Hospital
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Chin Ng
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Doctor Philosophy
Enhancing Echocardiographic and Hemodynamic Assessment of Aortic Stenosis
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Use of Novel Echocardiographic Modalities in the Diagnosis and Assessment of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Chin Ng
Completed supervision
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2023
Master Philosophy
Hospital Discharge Summaries and General Practitioner Follow-Up
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Chin Ng
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2017
Master Philosophy
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Assessment of Myocardial Steatosis
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Chin Ng
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2016
Master Philosophy
Evaluation of Atherosclerosis, Coronary Artery Disease, Aortic Sclerosis and Telomere Length
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Chin Ng
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Dietary patterns and the development of cardiometabolic risk profiles among young adults: A life-course perspective
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Darsy Darssan, Associate Professor Abdullah Mamun
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2019
Master Philosophy
Subclinical left ventricular myocardial dysfunction in non-obstructive coronary artery disease
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Chin Ng
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