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Dr Julian Ayer

Senior Lecturer
Paediatrics & Child Health, Children's Hospital, Westmead

C29 - Children's Hospital Westmead
The University of Sydney
NSW 2006 Australia

T: +61 2 9845 2345
F: +61 2 9845 2163
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Research interests

Early life origins of atherosclerosis

Obesity and cardiovascular disease

Outcomes research in congenital heart disease

Cardiac MRI

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Teaching areas

Congenital heart disease

Echocardiography

Cardiac MRI

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Current national competitive grants*

2012

CardioCAPS: Determining the effects of the transition through puberty on vascular structure and function at age 14 years
Ayer J, Celermajer D
Financial Markets Foundation for Children Research Support ($116,408 over 2 years)

* Grants administered through the University of Sydney

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Keywords

Diagnostic imaging; Obesity & overweight; Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular diseases

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Publications

2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008

2013

   
  • Lau, E., Morgan, P., Belousova, E., Toelle, B., Ayer, J., Celermajer, D., Marks, G. (2013), Asymmetric dimethylarginine and asthma: results from the Childhood Asthma Prevention Study. The European Respiratory Journal. 41(5), 1234-1237. [Abstract]

2012

   
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  • Rangan, A., Flood, V., Denyer, G., Ayer, J., Webb, K., Marks, G., Celermajer, D., Gill, T. (2012), The effect of dairy consumption on blood pressure in mid-childhood: CAPS cohort study. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 66(6), 652-657. [Abstract]
  • Skilton, M., Sullivan, T., Ayer, J., Harmer, J., Toelle, B., Webb, K., Marks, G., Celermajer, D. (2012), Carotid extra-medial thickness in childhood: Early life effects on the arterial adventitia. Atherosclerosis. 222(2), 478-482. [Abstract]
  • Skilton, M., Ayer, J., Harmer, J., Webb, K., Leeder, S., Marks, G., Celermajer, D. (2012), Impaired fetal growth and arterial wall thickening: a randomized trial of omega-3 supplementation. Pediatrics. 129(3), e698-e703. [Abstract]
  • Ayer, J., Sholler, G. (2012), Cardiovascular risk factors in Australian children: Hypertension and lipid abnormalities. Australian Prescriber. 35(2), 51-55.
  • Marshall, N., Ayer, J., Toelle, B., Phillips, C., Grunstein, R., Celermajer, D., Marks, G. (2012), Parentally Reported Snoring Is Not Enough Information To Justify Treatment. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. , 78. [Abstract]

2011

   
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  • Ayer, J., Belousova, E., Harmer, J., David, C., Marks, G., Celermajer, D. (2011), Maternal cigarette smoking is associated with reduced high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in healthy 8-year-old children. European Heart Journal. 32(19), 2446-2453. [Abstract]
  • Marshall, N., Ayer, J., Toelle, B., Harmer, J., Phillips, C., Grunstein, R., Celermajer, D., Marks, G. (2011), Snoring is not associated with adverse effects on blood pressure, arterial structure or function in 8-year-old children: The Childhood Asthma Prevention Study (CAPS). Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. 47(8), 518-523. [Abstract]
  • Ayer, J., Belousova, E., Harmer, J., Toelle, B., Celermajer, D., Marks, G. (2011), Lung Function Is Associated with Arterial Stiffness in Children. PLoS One. 6(10), e26303. [Abstract]
  • Ayer, J., Harmer, J., David, C., S Steinbeck, K., Seale, J., Celermajer, D. (2011), Severe Obesity Is Associated With Impaired Arterial Smooth Muscle Function in Young Adults. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.). 19, 54-60. [Abstract]

2010

   
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  • Ayer, J., Song, C., Steinbeck, K., Celermajer, D., Freedman, S. (2010), Increased Tissue Factor Activity in Monocytes from Obese Young Adults. Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology. 37(11), 1049-54. [Abstract]
  • Ayer, J., Sholler, G., Celermajer, D. (2010), Left atrial size increases with body mass index in children. International journal of cardiology. 141(1), 61-7. [Abstract]
  • Ayer, J., Harmer, J., Steinbeck, K., Celermajer, D. (2010), Postprandial Vascular Reactivity in Obese and Normal Weight Young Adults. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.). 18(0), 945-51. [Abstract]
  • Ayer, J., Harmer, J., Marks, G., Avolio, A., Celermajer, D. (2010), Central arterial pulse wave augmentation is greater in girls than boys, independent of height. Journal of Hypertension. 28(2), 306-313. [Abstract]

2009

   
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  • Ayer, J., Harmer, J., Xuan, W., Toelle, B., Webb, K., Almqvist, C., Marks, G., Celermajer, D. (2009), Dietary supplementation with n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in early childhood: effects on blood pressure and arterial structure and function at age 8 y. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 90(2), 438-446. [Abstract]
  • Ayer, J., Harmer, J., Nakhla, S., Xuan, W., Ng, M., Raitakari, O., Marks, G., Celermajer, D. (2009), HDL-cholesterol, blood pressure, and asymmetric dimethylarginine are significantly associated with arterial wall thickness in children. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. 29(6), 943-999. [Abstract]
  • Ayer, J., Sullivan, D., Sholler, G. (2009), Lipid abnormalities in children: should we be doing more?. The Medical Journal of Australia. 190, 107-108. [Abstract]

2008

   
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  • Ayer, J., Almafragy, H., Patel, A., Hellyer, R., Celermajer, D. (2008), Body Mass Index is an Independent Determinant of Left Atrial Size. Heart, lung & circulation. 17(1), 19-24. [Abstract]