List of works by David Williams

A comparison of computerised strain gauge plethysmography with D-dimer testing in screening for deep-vein thrombosis

scientific article published on 01 October 2005

A novel and essential role for FcγRIIa in cancer cell-induced platelet activation.

scientific article published on 20 November 2013

A population-based study of dosing and persistence with anti-dementia medications.

scientific article published on 27 February 2013

A randomized controlled trial of platelet activity before and after cessation of clopidogrel therapy in patients with stable cardiovascular disease.

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A systematic review of the clinical effectiveness of emergency endovascular therapy using mechanical thrombectomy in acute ischaemic stroke: implications for service delivery

scientific article published on 15 September 2018

Access to Rehabilitation at Six Months Post Stroke: A Profile from the Action on Secondary Prevention Interventions and Rehabilitation in Stroke (ASPIRE-S) Study.

scientific article published on 14 May 2016

Acute hospital, community, and indirect costs of stroke associated with atrial fibrillation: population-based study.

scientific article published on 30 October 2014

Addressing potentially inappropriate prescribing in older patients: development and pilot study of an intervention in primary care (the OPTI-SCRIPT study)

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Adverse Drug reactions in an Ageing PopulaTion (ADAPT) study protocol: a cross-sectional and prospective cohort study of hospital admissions related to adverse drug reactions in older patients

scientific article published on 9 June 2017

Adverse drug reactions as a cause of admission to a Dublin-based university teaching hospital.

scientific article published on 5 June 2014

Adverse events in healthcare: learning from mistakes.

scientific article published on 29 July 2014

Adverse-drug-reaction related admissions to a hospital in Scotland

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Analysis of Workflow and Time to Treatment on Thrombectomy Outcome in the Endovascular Treatment for Small Core and Proximal Occlusion Ischemic Stroke (ESCAPE) Randomized, Controlled Trial.

scientific article published on 13 April 2016

Anticholinergic and sedative drug burden in community-dwelling older people: a national database study

scientific article published on 06 July 2018

Are different groups of patients with stroke more likely to be excluded from the new UK general medical services contract? A cross-sectional retrospective analysis of a large primary care population

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Aspirin failure in patients presenting with acute cerebrovascular ischaemia

scientific article published on 05 May 2011

Can a media campaign change health service use in a population with stroke symptoms? Examination of the first Irish stroke awareness campaign

scientific article published on 26 July 2013

Changing Management of Acute Ischaemic Stroke: the New Treatments and Emerging Role of Endovascular Therapy.

scientific article published on May 2016

Cognitive Impairment, Vulnerability, and Mortality Post Ischemic Stroke: A Five-Year Follow-Up of the Action on Secondary Prevention Interventions and Rehabilitation in Stroke (ASPIRE-S) Cohort

scientific article published on 24 May 2018

Cognitive impairment and cardiovascular medication use: Results from Wave 1 of The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing

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Commentary on hormonal contraceptive use in Ireland: trends and co-prescribing practices

scientific article published on 13 December 2015

Constitutional symptoms at the onset of rheumatoid arthritis and subsequent arterial stiffness.

scientific article published on 13 June 2010

Cough Suppressant and Fluoxetine in the Treatment of Pseudobulbar Affect: A Case Report

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Defining the Role of the Stroke Physician During Endovascular Therapy of Acute Ischemic Stroke

scientific article published on 31 January 2017

Doctors' handovers in hospitals: a literature review

scientific article published on 05 January 2011

Does cognitive impairment impact adherence? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between cognitive impairment and medication non-adherence in stroke

scientific article published on 8 December 2017

Does the use of statins compromise the effectiveness of platelet inhibition by clopidogrel?

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Early Trajectory of Stroke Severity Predicts Long-Term Functional Outcomes in Ischemic Stroke Subjects: Results From the ESCAPE Trial (Endovascular Treatment for Small Core and Anterior Circulation Proximal Occlusion With Emphasis on Minimizing CT t

scientific article published on 06 December 2016

Effect of the UK incentive-based contract on the management of patients with stroke in primary care

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Effectiveness of medicines review with web-based pharmaceutical treatment algorithms in reducing potentially inappropriate prescribing in older people in primary care: a cluster randomized trial (OPTI-SCRIPT study protocol).

scientific article published on 13 March 2013

Endovascular thrombectomy beyond 12 hours of stroke onset: a stroke network's experience of late intervention.

scientific article published on 19 February 2018

Endovascular treatment for acute ischaemic stroke with large vessel occlusion: the experience of a regional stroke service.

scientific article published on 15 September 2015

Evidence for age and sex differences in the secondary prevention of stroke in Scottish primary care.

scientific article published on 21 July 2005

Evidence for inequalities in the management of coronary heart disease in Scotland.

scientific article published on May 2005

Evidence for prolonged prescribing of aspirin-clopidogrel combination in Scottish primary care

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Gender differences in the extent and timing of the reflected arterial waveform in the presence of coronary artery disease.

scientific article published in April 2011

Impact of the pay-for-performance contract and the management of hypertension in Scottish primary care: a 6-year population-based repeated cross-sectional study

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Implications of stroke for caregiver outcomes: findings from the ASPIRE-S study.

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Improved late survival and disability after stroke with therapeutic anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation: a population study.

scientific article published on 21 July 2011

Indices of cardiovascular function derived from peripheral pulse wave analysis using radial applanation tonometry: a measurement repeatability study

scientific article published on 01 August 2007

Influence of material deprivation on prescribing patterns within a deprived population.

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Influence of media and regulatory changes on prescribing of cotrimoxazole and trimethoprim in Ireland

scientific article published on 01 July 2000

Initial uptake and evidence of safe prescribing practice with Buproprion (Zyban).

scientific article published on June 2004

Interarm blood pressure difference in a post-stroke population.

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Intra-Arterial Therapy and Post-Treatment Infarct Volumes: Insights From the ESCAPE Randomized Controlled Trial.

scientific article published on 18 February 2016

Intracerebral haemorrhage and hemiplegia with heterotopic ossification of the affected hip.

scientific article published on 4 August 2015

Managing cognitive impairment following stroke: protocol for a systematic review of non-randomised controlled studies of psychological interventions

scientific article published on 10 January 2018

Medication incidents reported to an online incident reporting system.

scientific article published on 15 January 2011

Monitoring medicines use: the role of the clinical pharmacologist

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Moyamoya disease and moyamoya syndrome in Ireland: patient demographics, mode of presentation and outcomes of EC-IC bypass surgery

scientific article published on 19 June 2020

New insights about vitamin D and cardiovascular disease: a narrative review

scientific article published on December 2011

Nonequivalence of inhaled and nebulized salbutamol in the assessment of endothelial dysfunction.

scientific article published in January 2008

Osteoporosis, obesity, and sarcopenia on abdominal CT: a review of epidemiology, diagnostic criteria, and management strategies for the reporting radiologist

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Outcomes of endovascular treatment for acute large-vessel ischaemic stroke more than 6 h after symptom onset.

scientific article published on 5 September 2017

Patient behaviour at the time of stroke onset: a cross-sectional survey of patient response to stroke symptoms

scientific article published on 18 January 2016

Patient safety: helping medical students understand error in healthcare.

scientific article published on August 2007

Pharmacoepidemiology--an Irish perspective

scientific article published on 01 December 2001

Poor return of functional mobility after hip fracture in older patients-it's time to improve on hip fracture prevention

scientific article published on 01 August 2011

Potentially inappropriate prescribing in two populations with differing socio-economic profiles: a cross-sectional database study using the PROMPT criteria

scientific article published on 28 January 2016

Preparedness of newly qualified doctors in Ireland for prescribing in clinical practice.

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Prescribing of antidiabetic therapies in Ireland: 10-year trends 2003-2012.

scientific article published on 7 September 2013

Prescription quality in an acute medical ward

scientific article published on December 2009

Rates and Determinants of 5-Year Outcomes After Atrial Fibrillation-Related Stroke: A Population Study.

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Rates, Predictors, and Outcomes of Early and Late Recurrence After Stroke: The North Dublin Population Stroke Study.

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Relationship between arterial dysfunction and extra-articular features in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

scientific article published on 27 March 2011

Relationship between arterial stiffness and Stanford Health Assessment Questionnaire disability in rheumatoid arthritis patients without overt arterial disease.

scientific article published on 15 March 2010

Renal dysfunction and chronic kidney disease in ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack: A population-based study.

scientific article published in January 2017

Repeatability of central aortic blood pressures measured non-invasively using radial artery applanation tonometry and peripheral pulse wave analysis.

scientific article published in January 2007

Repeatability of the measurement of aortic pulse wave velocity (aPWV) in the clinical assessment of arterial stiffness in community-dwelling older patients using the Vicorder(®) device

scientific article published on 02 April 2013

Repeatability of the measurement of augmentation index in the clinical assessment of arterial stiffness using radial applanation tonometry.

scientific article published in January 2007

STROKOG (stroke and cognition consortium): An international consortium to examine the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of neurocognitive disorders in relation to cerebrovascular disease

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Safety of drugs used in the treatment of osteoporosis.

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Secondary prevention after ischaemic stroke: the ASPIRE-S study

scientific article published on 23 October 2015

Secondary prevention and cognitive function after stroke: a study protocol for a 5-year follow-up of the ASPIRE-S cohort

scientific article published on 27 March 2017

Secondary resistance to tolvaptan in two patients with SIAD due to small cell lung cancer

scientific article published on 16 November 2017

Smoking cessation in pregnancy

scientific article published on 01 November 2008

Stroke recurrence within the time window recommended for carotid endarterectomy.

scientific article published on 17 August 2011

Stroke rehabilitation: recent advances and future therapies

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Suboptimal lipid management before and after ischaemic stroke and TIA-the North Dublin Population Stroke Study.

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The Irish National Adverse Events Study (INAES): the frequency and nature of adverse events in Irish hospitals-a retrospective record review study.

scientific article published on 09 February 2016

The UK's NHS and pharma: need for more clinical pharmacologists

scientific article published on 01 April 2009

The development of the PROMPT (PRescribing Optimally in Middle-aged People's Treatments) criteria

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The effect of the UK incentive-based contract on the management of patients with coronary heart disease in primary care

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The effect of vitamin D supplementation on arterial stiffness in an elderly community-based population

scientific article published on 31 December 2014

The epidemiology and type of medication errors reported to the National Poisons Information Centre of Ireland

scientific article published on 01 July 2011

The experience of recurrent fallers in the first year after stroke

scientific article published on 26 September 2017

The future of endovascular treatment: Insights from the ESCAPE investigators

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The great ESCAPE - a clinical pharmacologist's journey in stroke research.

scientific article published on 08 April 2016

The prevalence of a raised aldosterone-renin ratio (ARR) among new referrals to a hypertension clinic

scientific article published on 01 January 2006

Time for a Time Window Extension: Insights from Late Presenters in the ESCAPE Trial

scientific article published on 30 November 2017

Timing of aspirin and secondary preventative therapies in acute stroke: support for use of stroke units

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Under-prescribing of cardiovascular therapies for diabetes in primary care

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Underreporting of adverse drug reactions: attitudes of Irish doctors

scientific article published on 01 October 1999

Use of pulse wave analysis to measure arterial stiffness in old age

scientific article published on 01 July 2007

Use of the augmentation index to predict short-term outcome after acute ischemic stroke.

scientific article published on 15 April 2010

Validation of two risk-prediction models for recurrent falls in the first year after stroke: a prospective cohort study.

scientific article published on 18 January 2017

Value of CT angiography in anterior circulation large vessel occlusive stroke: Imaging findings, pearls, and pitfalls.

scientific article published on 25 April 2015

White matter lesions and endothelial dysfunction measured by pulse wave analysis.

scientific article published in September 2008

Why do transient ischemic attack patients have higher early stroke recurrence risk than those with ischemic stroke? Influence of patient behavior and other risk factors in the North Dublin Population Stroke Study.

scientific article published on 3 October 2016

‘What effect do safety culture interventions have on health care workers in hospital settings?’ A systematic review of the international literature

scientific article published on 01 July 2022