Professor Clara Chow
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Professor Clara Chow

MBBS, PhD, FRACP, FCSANZ, FESC, GAICD
Professor of Medicine
Academic Director Westmead Applied Research Centre
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Professor Clara Chow

Professor Clara Chow is Academic Director of the Westmead Applied Research Centre (WARC), Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney. She is a cardiologist and Clinical Lead of Community Based Cardiac Services at Westmead hospital and is also a member of the Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) Governing Board, Sydney, Australia. Professor Chow is Director of the Australian Stroke and Heart Accelerator (ASHRA). Her recent award highlights include being a finalist for the NSW Premier’s Woman of the Year - Woman of Excellence Category - in 2024 and 2020 respectively, receiving a Research Australia Digital Health Technology – Highly Commended Award, becoming an Honour of Australia recipient as well as a Fellow of the AAHMS in 2023 and being honoured with a Telstra Health - Brilliant Woman in Digital Health Award in 2022. She holds an honorary appointment as the Charles Perkins Centre Westmead Academic Co-director and is past-President of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand. She has over 300 publications including papers in internationally leading medical journals NEJM, JAMA and Lancet. She is supported by an NHMRC Investigator grant.

Professor Chow’s research focuses on the prevention of cardiovascular disease, innovation in the delivery of cardiovascular care and the evaluation of digital health interventions both in Australia and globally. She has expertise in the design, delivery and implementation of clinical trials and is particulalry interested in frugal innovation with clinical and public health approaches. Her PhD from the University of Sydney, Australia was in cardiovascular epidemiology and international public Health and her Postdoc from McMaster University, Canada in clinical trials and cardiac imaging. She leads a number of studies in Australia and overseas that extend from observational studies of cardiovascular disease determinants to clinical trials of simple interventions to prevent cardiovascular disease. She has an active and growing program in E-health, particulalry M-health. She is also particularly interest in evaluation of the application of digital health technologies in prevention. She has worked in CVD prevention in low-income countries, particulalry India. She also has an interest in improving the management of those at high risk of CVD e.g. in Cardiovascular disease secondary prevention, patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery and populations with a family history of premature coronary disease.

Dr Clara Chow AM supervises higher degree students as well as is involved in clinical teaching.

2024 NSW Premier's Woman of the Year Award: Woman of Excellence - Finalist

Research Australia Digital Health Technology – Highly Commended Award (2023)

Honour of Australia- Recipient (2023)

Fellow of the AAHMS (2023)

Telstra Brilliant Woman In Digital Health 2022 Recipient

2020 NSW Premier's Woman of the Year Award- Finalist

2019 Google AI Impact Challenge Award - MICA (My Intelligent Cardiac Assistant)

Winner of the Google Impact Challenge Awards, Australia -The Google Impact Challenge supports non-profit innovators using technology to tackle the world's biggest social challenges. Dr Clara Chow was Team lead of TextCare that won this. https://impactchallenge.withgoogle.com/australia2016/charity/george-institute

George Institute Impact Award 2016

Most impactful publications 2015 Award from Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Council of the American Heart Association– Dr Clara Chow was lead author of the TEXT ME publication JAMA. 2015;314(12):1255-1263.

Heart Foundation’s Ross Honen Award for top-ranked Vanguard grant (2013)- Dr Clara Chow was CIA of Quadpill grant that won this

Obesity, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
Project titleResearch student
Opportunities for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in high-risk PopulationsShehane MAHENDRAN
Optimising Chronic Cardiovascular Care With Virtual Care ModelsBrodie SHEAHEN
Coronary Artery Disease in the Top End Improving detection revascularisation and optimal medical therapyEdwina WING-LUN

Publications

Book Chapters

  • De Keizer, L., Chow, C. (2015). Diet Modification After Acute Coronary Events. In R R Watson (Eds.), Foods and Dietary Supplements in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease in Older Adults, (pp. 323-334). London: Academic Press. [More Information]
  • Chow, C., Patel, A. (2009). A global view of cardiovascular risk factors. In Tonkin, Andrew (Eds.), Therepeutic Strategies: Lipid Disorders, (pp. 1-13). United Kingdom: Clinical Publishing, Oxford.
  • Chow, C., Yusuf, S., Anand, A. (2009). Ethnicity and cardiovascular disease. In Salim Yusuf, John A Cairns, A JohnCamm, Ernest L Fallen, Bernard J Gersh (Eds.), Evidence-based Cardiology (Second Edition), (pp. 235-257). UK: BMJ Books.

Journals

  • Stamatakis, E., Ahmadi, M., Biswas, R., Cruz, B., Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Murphy, M., Sabag, A., Lear, S., Chow, C., Gill, J., et al (2025). Device-measured vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity (VILPA) and major adverse cardiovascular events: evidence of sex differences. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 59(5), 316-324. [More Information]
  • Wong, K., Nguyen, T., Marschner, S., Turnbull, S., Indrawansa, A., White, R., Burns, M., Gopal, V., Min, H., Quintans, D., Von Huben, A., Usherwood, T., Lindley, R., Kumar, S., Chow, C., et al (2024). A randomised controlled implementation study integrating patient self-screening with a remote central monitoring system to screen community-dwellers aged 75 years and older for atrial fibrillation. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, , 1-11. [More Information]
  • Turnbull, S., Marschner, S., Byth, K., Thomas, S., Chow, C., Kumar, S., Garikapati, K., Bennett, R., Campbell, T., Kotake, Y., De Silva, K., Wong, M., Kazi, S., et al (2024). Accuracy of a Single-Lead ECG Device for Diagnosis of Cardiac Arrhythmias Compared Against Cardiac Electrophysiology Study. Heart, Lung, and Circulation. [More Information]

Conferences

  • Neubeck, A., Gallagher, R., Ingram, K., Celermajer, D., Schumacher, T., Ferry, K., Buckley, T., Redfern, J., Chow, C., Tofler, G., Figtree, G. (2016). MyHeartMate: Development of a Digital Game to Improve Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. Abstracts for the 64th Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting and the International Society for Heart Research Australasian Section Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide: Elsevier.
  • Chow, C., McQuillan, B., Raju, K., Raju, R., Celermajer, D. (2006). High levels of subclinical atherosclerosis in rural south Asian Indians could be explained by impaired protection by HDL. Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology (2006), United States: Elsevier Inc.

Patents

  • Chow, C., Rodgers, A. (2019). Quadruple UltrA-low-dose tReatment for hyErTension - QUARTET or QUADPILL. Patent No. 10,369,156.

Report

  • Chow, C., Atkins, E., Shariful Islam, S., Lung, T. (2017). Cardiovascular Division & Health Services Research Centre. Reducing the burden of CVD in Indonesia.

2025

  • Stamatakis, E., Ahmadi, M., Biswas, R., Cruz, B., Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Murphy, M., Sabag, A., Lear, S., Chow, C., Gill, J., et al (2025). Device-measured vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity (VILPA) and major adverse cardiovascular events: evidence of sex differences. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 59(5), 316-324. [More Information]

2024

  • Wong, K., Nguyen, T., Marschner, S., Turnbull, S., Indrawansa, A., White, R., Burns, M., Gopal, V., Min, H., Quintans, D., Von Huben, A., Usherwood, T., Lindley, R., Kumar, S., Chow, C., et al (2024). A randomised controlled implementation study integrating patient self-screening with a remote central monitoring system to screen community-dwellers aged 75 years and older for atrial fibrillation. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, , 1-11. [More Information]
  • Turnbull, S., Marschner, S., Byth, K., Thomas, S., Chow, C., Kumar, S., Garikapati, K., Bennett, R., Campbell, T., Kotake, Y., De Silva, K., Wong, M., Kazi, S., et al (2024). Accuracy of a Single-Lead ECG Device for Diagnosis of Cardiac Arrhythmias Compared Against Cardiac Electrophysiology Study. Heart, Lung, and Circulation. [More Information]
  • Pant, A., Gibson, A., Marschner, S., Liao, L., Laranjo, L., Chow, C., Zaman, S. (2024). Age of menopause, healthy lifestyle and cardiovascular disease in women: a prospective cohort study. Heart. [More Information]

2023

  • Bennett, R., Campbell, T., Garikapati, K., Kotake, Y., Turnbull, S., Kanawati, J., Wong, M., Qian, P., Thomas, S., Chow, C., Marschner, S., Kumar, S., et al (2023). A Prospective, Multicentre Randomised Controlled Trial Comparing Catheter Ablation Versus Antiarrhythmic Drugs in Patients With Structural Heart Disease Related Ventricular Tachycardia: The CAAD-VT Trial Protocol. Heart, Lung, and Circulation, 32(2), 184-196. [More Information]
  • Bray, J., Nehme, Z., Finn, J., Kasza, J., Clark, R., Stub, D., Cadilhac, D., Buttery, A., Woods, J., Kim, J., Smith, B., Chow, C., et al (2023). A protocol for the Heart Matters stepped wedge cluster randomised trial: The effectiveness of heart attack education in regions at highest-risk. Resuscitation Plus, 15. [More Information]
  • Wong, K., Trankle, S., Quintans, D., Nguyen, T., Usherwood, T., Chow, C. (2023). A Systematic Approach to Improving the Transparency of Interview Refinements and Data Sufficiency in Semi-Structured Interviews: An Illustration Using the Mass Atrial Fibrillation Screening Study. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, , 1-12. [More Information]

2022

  • Tong, H., Quiroz, J., Kocaballi, A., Ijaz, K., Coiera, E., Chow, C., Laranjo, L. (2022). A personalized mobile app for physical activity: An experimental mixed-methods study. Digital Health, 8, 1-13. [More Information]
  • Ragavan, R., Joshi, R., Evans, R., Riddell, M., Thankappan, K., Chow, C., Oldenburg, B., Mahal, A., Kalyanram, K., Kartik, K., et al (2022). Additive association of knowledge and awareness on control of hypertension: a cross-sectional survey in rural India. Journal of Hypertension, 39(1), 107-116. [More Information]
  • Tu, Q., Hyun, K., Hafiz, N., Knight, A., Hespe, C., Chow, C., Briffa, T., Gallagher, R., Reid, C., Hare, D., Atkins, E., Usherwood, T., Redfern, J., et al (2022). Age-Related Variation in the Provision of Primary Care Services and Medication Prescriptions for Patients with Cardiovascular Disease. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(17). [More Information]

2021

  • Tan, J., Chew, D., Brieger, D., Eikelboom, J., Montalescot, G., Ako, J., Kim, B., Quek, D., Aitken, S., Chow, C., et al (2021). 2020 Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology Consensus Recommendations on Antithrombotic Management for High-risk Chronic Coronary Syndrome. European Cardiology Review, 16, e26. [More Information]
  • Dawson, J., Campbell, K., Craig, J., Jaure, A., Teixeira-Pinto, A., Brown, M., Howard, K., Howell, M., Ahmad, R., Sud, K., Thiagalingam, A., Chow, C., Lee, V. (2021). A Text Messaging Intervention for Dietary Behaviors for People Receiving Maintenance Hemodialysis: A Feasibility Study of KIDNEYTEXT. American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 78(1), 85-9.50E+02. [More Information]
  • Middleton, T., Constantino, M., McGill, M., D'Souza, M., Twigg, S., Wu, T., Thiagalingam, A., Chow, C., Wong, J. (2021). An enhanced SMS text message-based support and reminder program for young adults with type 2 diabetes (TEXT2U): Randomized controlled trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(10), e27263. [More Information]

2020

  • Redfern, J., Coorey, G., Mulley, J., Scaria, A., Neubeck, L., Hafiz, N., Pitt, C., Weir, K., Forbes, J., Parker, S., Enright, G., Wong, A., Chow, C., Usherwood, T., et al (2020). A digital health intervention for cardiovascular disease management in primary care (CONNECT) randomized controlled trial. npj Digital Medicine, 3(1), 117. [More Information]
  • de Silva, K., Chow, C., Kumar, S. (2020). A Smartwatch to Identify Atrial Fibrillation. New England Journal of Medicine, 382(10), 974. [More Information]
  • Lembo, R., Gullick, J., Chow, C., Figtree, G., Kozor, R. (2020). A Study of Patient Satisfaction and Uncertainty in a Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinic. Heart, Lung, and Circulation, 29(8), e210-e216. [More Information]

2019

  • Cheung, N., Blumenthal, C., Smith, B., Hogan, R., Thiagalingam, A., Redfern, J., Barry, T., Cinnadaio, N., Chow, C. (2019). A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial of a Text Messaging Intervention with Customisation Using Linked Data from Wireless Wearable Activity Monitors to Improve Risk Factors Following Gestational Diabetes. Nutrients, 11(3), 1-15. [More Information]
  • Peiris, D., Wright, L., News, M., Rogers, K., Redfern, J., Chow, C., Thomas, D. (2019). A Smartphone App to Assist Smoking Cessation Among Aboriginal Australians: Findings From a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 7(4), 1-16. [More Information]
  • Singleton, A., Partridge, S., Raeside, R., Regimbal, M., Hyun, K., Chow, C., Sherman, K., Elder, E., Redfern, J. (2019). A text message intervention to support women's physical and mental health after breast cancer treatments (EMPOWER-SMS): a randomised controlled trial protocol. BMC Cancer, 19(1), 1-8. [More Information]

2018

  • Chow, C., Ramasundarahettige, C., Hu, W., Alhabib, K., Avezum Jr, A., Cheng, X., Chifamba, J., Dagenais, G., Dans, A., Egbujie, B., Islam, S., et al (2018). Availability and affordability of essential medicines for diabetes across high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: a prospective epidemiological study. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, 6(10), 798-808. [More Information]
  • Klimis, H., Thakkar, J., Chow, C. (2018). Breaking Barriers: Mobile Health Interventions for Cardiovascular Disease. Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 34(7), 905-913. [More Information]
  • Ladwig, S., Zhou, Z., Xu, Y., Wang, X., Chow, C., Werheid, K., Hackett, M. (2018). Comparison of Treatment Rates of Depression After Stroke Versus Myocardial Infarction A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Data. Psychosomatic Medicine, 80(8), 754-763. [More Information]

2017

  • Rodgers, A., Chow, C., Thakkar, J., Bennett, A. (2017). A personalised or procrustean approach to treating hypertension? – Authors' reply. The Lancet, 390(10089), 27-28. [More Information]
  • Devereaux, P., Biccard, B., Sigamani, A., Xavier, D., Chan, M., Srinathan, S., Walsh, M., Abraham, V., Pearse, R., et al, Chow, C. (2017). Association of postoperative high-sensitivity troponin levels with myocardial injury and 30-day mortality among patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association, 317(16), 1642-1651. [More Information]
  • Attaei, M., Khatib, R., McKee, M., Lear, S., Dagenais, G., Igumbor, E., Alhabib, K., Kaur, M., Kruger, L., Chow, C., et al (2017). Availability and affordability of blood pressure-lowering medicines and the effect on blood pressure control in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: an analysis of the PURE study data. The Lancet Public Health, 2(9), e411-e419. [More Information]

2016

  • Khatib, R., McKee, M., Shannon, H., Chow, C., Rangarajan, S., Teo, K., Wei, L., Mony, P., Mohan, V., Gupta, R., et al (2016). Availability and affordability of cardiovascular disease medicines and their effect on use in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: an analysis of the PURE study data. The Lancet, 387(10013), 61-69. [More Information]
  • Miller, V., Yusuf, S., Chow, C., Dehghan, M., Corsi, D., Lock, K., Popkin, B., Rangarajan, S., Khatib, R., Lear, S., et al (2016). Availability, affordability, and consumption of fruits and vegetables in 18 countries across income levels: findings from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study. The Lancet Global Health, 4(10), e695-e703. [More Information]
  • Mooney, J., Hillis, G., Lee, V., Halliwell, R., Vicaretti, M., Moncrieff, C., Chow, C. (2016). Cardiac assessment prior to non-cardiac surgery. Internal Medicine Journal, 46(8), 932-941. [More Information]

2015

  • Chew, D., Astley, C., Luker, H., Alprandi-Costa, B., Hillis, G., Chow, C., Quinn, S., Yan, A., Gale, C., Goodman, S., Brieger, D., et al (2015). A cluster randomized trial of objective risk assessment versus standard care for acute coronary syndromes: Rationale and design of the Australian GRACE Risk score Intervention Study (AGRIS). American Heart Journal, 170(5), 995-1004.e1. [More Information]
  • Sullivan, D., Watts, G., Nicholls, S., Barter, P., Grenfell, R., Chow, C., Tonkin, A., Keech, A. (2015). Clinical Guidelines on Hyperlipidaemia: Recent Developments, Future Challenges and the Need for an Australian Review. Heart, Lung, and Circulation, 24(5), 495-502. [More Information]
  • De Keizer, L., Chow, C. (2015). Diet Modification After Acute Coronary Events. In R R Watson (Eds.), Foods and Dietary Supplements in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease in Older Adults, (pp. 323-334). London: Academic Press. [More Information]

2014

  • Chow, C., Corsi, D., Lock, K., Madhavan, M., Mackie, P., Li, W., Yi, S., Wang, Y., Swaminathan, S., Lopez-Jaramillo, P., et al (2014). A novel method to evaluate the community built environment using photographs - Environmental Profile of a Community Health (EPOCH) photo neighbourhood evaluation tool. PloS One, 9(11), 1-10. [More Information]
  • Redfern, J., Usherwood, T., Harris, M., Rodgers, A., Hayman, N., Panaretto, K., Chow, C., Lau, A., Neubeck, A., Coorey, G., Heeley, E., Patel, A., Jan, S., Peiris, D., et al (2014). A randomised controlled trial of a consumer-focused e-health strategy for cardiovascular risk management in primary care: The Consumer Navigation of Electronic Cardiovascular Tools (CONNECT) study protocol. BMJ Open, 4(2), 1-9. [More Information]
  • Thakkar, J., Chow, C. (2014). Adherence to secondary prevention therapies in acute coronary syndrome. Medical Journal of Australia, 201(10), S106-S109. [More Information]

2013

  • Mir, H., Roberts, B., Richardson, E., Chow, C., McKee, M. (2013). Analysing compliance of cigarette packaging with the FCTC and national legislation in eight former Soviet countries. Tobacco Control, 22(4), 231-234. [More Information]
  • Corsi, D., Subramanian, S., Lear, S., Chow, C., Teo, K., Boyle, M. (2013). Co-variation in dimensions of smoking behaviour: A multivariate analysis of individuals and communities in Canada. Health & Place, 22, 29-37. [More Information]
  • Briffa, T., Chow, C., Clark, A., Redfern, J. (2013). Improving outcomes after acute coronary syndrome with rehabilitation and secondary prevention. Clinical Therapeutics, 35(8), 1076-1081. [More Information]

2012

  • Devereaux, P., Chan, M., Alonso-Coello, P., Walsh, M., Berwanger, O., Villar, J., Wang, C., Garutti, I., Jacka, M., Sigamani, A., Chow, C., et al (2012). Association Between Postoperative Troponin Levels and 30-Day Mortality Among Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery. JAMA, 307(21), 2295-2304. [More Information]
  • Celermajer, D., Chow, C., Marijon, E., Anstey, N., Woo, K. (2012). Cardiovascular Disease in the Developing World: Prevalences, Patterns, and the Potential of Early Disease Detection. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 60(14), 1207-1216. [More Information]
  • Chow, C., Redfern, J., Thiagalingam, A., Jan, S., Whittaker, R., Hackett, M., Graves, N., Mooney, J., Hillis, G. (2012). Design and rationale of the tobacco, exercise and diet messages (TEXT ME) trial of a text message-based intervention for ongoing prevention of cardiovascular disease in people with coronary disease: a randomised controlled trial protocol. BMJ Open, 2(1), 1-7. [More Information]

2011

  • Gasevic, D., Vukmirovich, I., Yusuf, S., Teo, K., Chow, C., Dagenais, G., Lear, S. (2011). A Direct Assessment of "Obesogenic" Built Environments: Challenges and Recommendations. Journal of Environmental and Public Health, 2011, 1-8. [More Information]
  • Mir, H., Buchanan, D., Gilmore, A., McKee, M., Yusuf, S., Chow, C. (2011). Cigarette pack labelling in 12 countries at different levels of economic development. Journal of Public Health Policy, 32(2), 146-164. [More Information]
  • Ritchie, G., Kengne, A., Joshi, R., Chow, C., Neal, B., Patel, A., Zoungas, S. (2011). Comparison of Near-Patient Capillary Glucose Measurement and a Risk Assessment Questionnaire in Screening for Type 2 Diabetes in a High-Risk Population in Rural India. Diabetes Care, 34(1), 44-49. [More Information]

2010

  • Chow, C., Jolly, S., Rao-Melacini, P., Fox, K., Anand, S., Yusuf, S. (2010). Association of diet, exercise, and smoking modification with risk of early cardiovascular events after acute coronary syndromes. Circulation, 121(6), 750-758. [More Information]
  • Chow, C., Lock, K., Madhavan, M., Corsi, D., Gilmore, A., Subramanian, S., Li, W., Swaminathan, S., Lopez-Jaramillo, P., Avezum, A., et al (2010). Environmental Profile of a Community's Health (EPOCH): An Instrument to Measure Environmental Determinants of Cardiovascular Health in Five Countries. PloS One, 5(12), e14294-1-e14294-8. [More Information]
  • Thompson, H., Pell, A., Anderson, J., Chow, C., Pell, J. (2010). Screening families of patients with premature coronary heart disease to identify avoidable cardiovascular risk: a cross-sectional study of family members and a general population comparison group. BMC Research Notes, 3, 132. [More Information]

2009

  • Chow, C., Patel, A. (2009). A global view of cardiovascular risk factors. In Tonkin, Andrew (Eds.), Therepeutic Strategies: Lipid Disorders, (pp. 1-13). United Kingdom: Clinical Publishing, Oxford.
  • Subramanian, S., Islam, S., Chow, C., Avezum, A., Kazmi, K., Sliwa, K., Yih, K., Rangarajan, S., Zannettino, A., et al (2009). Education and risk for acute myocardial infarction in 52 high, middle and low-income countries: INTERHEART case-control study. Heart, 95(24), 2014-22. [More Information]
  • Chow, C., Lock, K., Teo, K., Subramanian, S., McKee, M., Zanchetti, A. (2009). Environmental and societal influences acting on cardiovascular risk factors and disease at a population level: a review. International Journal of Epidemiology, 38(6), 1580-94. [More Information]

2008

  • Chow, C., McQuillan, B., Raju, P., Iyengar, S., Raju, R., Harmer, J., Neal, B., Celermajer, D. (2008). Greater adverse effects of cholesterol and diabetes on carotid intima-media thickness in South Asian Indians: Comparison of risk factor-IMT associations in two population-based surveys. Atherosclerosis, 199(1), 116-122. [More Information]
  • Chow, C., Pell, J. (2008). Importance of screening to prevent heart attacks. Future Cardiology, 4(2), 103-106. [More Information]
  • Tiskumara, R., Fakharee, S., Liu, C., Nuntnarumit, P., Lui, K., Hammoud, M., Lee, J., Chow, C., Shenoi, A., et al, Isaacs, D. (2008). Neonatal infections in Asia. Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition, 94(2), F144-F148. [More Information]

2007

  • Chow, C., Cardona-Morrell, M., Raju, P., Iyengar, S., Sukumar, A., Raju, C., Colman, S., Madhav, P., Raju, R., Reddy, K., Celermajer, D., Neal, B. (2007). Cardiovascular disease and risk factors among 345 adults in rural India-the Andhra Pradesh Rural Health Initiative. International Journal of Cardiology, 116(2), 180-185. [More Information]
  • Chow, C., Pell, A., Walker, A., O'Dowd, C., Dominiczak, A., Pell, J. (2007). Families of patients with premature coronary heart disease: an obvious but neglected target for primary prevention. BMJ, 335(7618), 481. [More Information]

2006

  • Chow, C., McQuillan, B., Raju, K., Raju, R., Celermajer, D. (2006). High levels of subclinical atherosclerosis in rural south Asian Indians could be explained by impaired protection by HDL. Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology (2006), United States: Elsevier Inc.
  • Chow, C., Raju, P., Raju, K., Reddy, K., Cardona-Morrell, M., Celermajer, D., Neal, B. (2006). The prevalence and management of diabetes in rural Indian Adults. (Letter). Diabetes Care, 29(7), 1717-1718. [More Information]

2005

  • Chow, C., Amos, D., Celermajer, D. (2005). Cerebrovascular events in young adults after surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot. Cardiology in the Young, 15(2), 130-132. [More Information]
  • Puranik, R., Chow, C., Duflou, J., Kilborn, M., McGuire, M. (2005). Sudden death in the young. Heart Rhythm, 2(12), 1277-1282. [More Information]
  • Chow, C., Mou, D., Patel, A., Celermajer, D. (2005). The role of the 12-lead ECG as a screening test for cardiac source of embolus. Heart, Lung, and Circulation, 14(4), 242-244. [More Information]

2000

  • Pai, R., Mitchell, P., Chow, C., Chapman, J., O'Connell, P., Allen, R., Nankivell (Nankievell), B. (2000). Posttransplant cataract: lessons from kidney-pancreas transplantation. Transplantation, 69, 1108-1114.

Selected Grants

2024

  • CPC Co-Leader, Westmead, Chow C, Charles Perkins Centre/CPC Research Award (Leadership)
  • CARDIOvascular support for patients after disCHARGE - CardioCHARGE, Chow C, Luscombe G, Laranjo L, Shaw T, Makeham M, Godinho M, Sarkies M, Marschner S, Chew D, Hills G, Jan S, Verjans J, Kangaharan N, Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal)/MRFF - Cardiovascular Health Mission

2023

  • The Keto-HF Trial, Zaman S, Fontana L, Thomas L, Chow C, National Heart Foundation of Australia/Vanguard Grant
  • Aurora Microwave Ablation System for Ventricular Arrhythmias, Qian P, McEwan A, Chow C, Thomas S, Thiagalingam A, Nguyen M, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Development Grants
  • Rewarding Research 2024, Chow C, Faculty of Medicine and Health/FMH Rewarding Research Success
  • A double-blind randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy and safety of a quadruple ultra-low dose treatment for hypertension(QUARTET USA), Chow C, National Institutes of Health (USA)/Research Grant
  • REMOTE-CARE: REmote MOnitoring deTEcting CArdiac issues Rapidly to Enable care, Chow C, Thiagalingam A, Chew D, Hawke C, Hillis G, Jan S, Kumar S, Laranjo L, Marangou J, Marschner S, Qian P, Shaw T, Sivagangabalan G, Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal - administered by NHMRC)/2022 Assessment of High-Cost Gene Treatments and Digital Health Interventions Grant Opportunity

In the media

Better management of blood pressure medication. An interview with Dr Norman Swan. http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/healthreport/managing-blood-pressure-medication/8307174

'Quadpill' shows promise in hypertension: study. By Rachel Worsley at the Medical Observer

http://www.medicalobserver.com.au/medical-news/cardiology/quadpill-shows-promise-in-hypertension-study

New daily 'quadpill' combines smaller doses of four common blood pressure drugs which all work in different ways to tackle the problem. By Shaun Wooller

https://www.thesun.co.uk/living/2830688/four-in-one-pill-is-100-per-cent-effective-slashing-blood-pressure-and-cutting-heart-attack-risk/

Simple steps key to heart disease prevention. Op-ed by Dr Clara Chow

http://www.smh.com.au/comment/simple-steps-key-to-heart-disease-prevention-20150922-gjsc9f.html

George Institute study finds SMS helps heart attack suvivors

http://www.smh.com.au/national/health/george-institute-study-finds-sms-helps-heart-attack-survivors-heed-health-message-20150922-gjs63h.html

SMS reminders to stay healthy could save lives for heart attack patients researchers say

http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2015/s4318149.htm

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