The University of Queensland

Acute pulmonary embolism with comorbidities — how should i change my approach?

Samaranayake, Chinthaka B. and Wort, S. John (2023). Acute pulmonary embolism with comorbidities — how should i change my approach?. Emergent pulmonary embolism management in hospital practice. (pp. 101-111) edited by Colm McCabe and Aaron Waxman. Munich, Germany: World Scientific Publishing. doi: 10.1142/9781800612778_0008

Pooled prevalence of depressive symptoms among medical students: an individual participant data meta-analysis

Pacheco, João Pedro Gonçalves, Bunevicius, Adomas, Oku, Afiong, Shindel, Alan, Torres, Albina Rodrigues, Bassols, Ana Margareth Siqueira, de Abreu Ramos-Cerqueira, Ana Teresa, Fernando, Antonio, Katkute, Arune, Mayda, Atilla Senih, Nair, Balakrishnan, Breyer, Benjamin N., Bakir, Bilal, Kelly, Brian, Angkurawaranon, Chaisiri, Sreeramareddy, Chandrashekhar, Samaranayake, Chinthaka, Saravanan, Coumaravelou, Del-Ben, Cristina Marta, Hinic, Darko, Goebert, Deborah, Ristic-Ignjatovic, Dragana, Al-faris, Eiad, Chang, Elaine, Venkatarao, Epari, Mojs, Ewa Helena, Youssef, Farid Fayez, Huang, Gan, Buneviciene, Inesa ... Tam, Wilson (2023). Pooled prevalence of depressive symptoms among medical students: an individual participant data meta-analysis. BMC Psychiatry, 23 (1) 251. doi: 10.1186/s12888-023-04745-5

Right ventricular functional recovery assessment with stress echocardiography and cardiopulmonary exercise testing after pulmonary embolism: a pilot prospective multicentre study

Samaranayake, Chinthaka Bhagya, Upham, John, Tran, Khoa, Howard, Luke S, Nguyen, Sean, Lwin, Myo, Anderson, James, Wahi, Sudhir, Price, Laura C, Wort, Stephen, Li, Wei, McCabe, Colm and Keir, Gregory J (2023). Right ventricular functional recovery assessment with stress echocardiography and cardiopulmonary exercise testing after pulmonary embolism: a pilot prospective multicentre study. BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 10 (1) e001637, e001637. doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2023-001637

Chaotic breathing in post COVID-19 breathlessness: a key feature of dysfunctional breathing can be characterized objectively by approximate entropy

Samaranayake, Chinthaka B, Warren, Christopher, Rhamie, Serena, Haji, Gulam, Wort, S John, Price, Laura C, McCabe, Colm and Hull, James H (2023). Chaotic breathing in post COVID-19 breathlessness: a key feature of dysfunctional breathing can be characterized objectively by approximate entropy. ERJ Open Research, 9 (Immediate Access) 00117-2023, 00117-2023. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00117-2023

Beta-blockade improves right ventricular diastolic function in exercising pulmonary arterial hypertension

Samaranayake, Chinthaka B, Kempny, Aleksander, Naeije, Robert, Gatzoulis, Michael, Price, Laura C, Dimopoulos, Konstantinos, Zhao, Lan, Wort, Stephen J and McCabe, Colm (2023). Beta-blockade improves right ventricular diastolic function in exercising pulmonary arterial hypertension. European Respiratory Journal, 61 (5) 2300144, 1-4. doi: 10.1183/13993003.00144-2023

Phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor treatment and survival in interstitial lung disease pulmonary hypertension: a Bayesian retrospective observational cohort study

Dawes, Timothy J. W., McCabe, Colm, Dimopoulos, Konstantinos, Stewart, Iain, Bax, Simon, Harries, Carl, Samaranayake, Chinthaka B., Kempny, Aleksander, Molyneaux, Philip L., Seitler, Samuel, Semple, Thomas, Li, Wei, George, Peter M., Kouranos, Vasileios, Chua, Felix, Renzoni, Elisabetta A., Kokosi, Maria, Jenkins, Gisli, Wells, Athol U., Wort, Stephen J. and Price, Laura C. (2023). Phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor treatment and survival in interstitial lung disease pulmonary hypertension: a Bayesian retrospective observational cohort study. Respirology, 28 (3), 262-272. doi: 10.1111/resp.14378

Right ventricular responses to CPAP therapy in obstructive sleep apnoea: CMR analysis of the MOSAIC randomised trial

Samaranayake, Chinthaka B, Turnbull, Christopher, Neubauer, Stefan, Kylintireas, Ilias, Stradling, John, Craig, Sonya and McCabe, Colm (2023). Right ventricular responses to CPAP therapy in obstructive sleep apnoea: CMR analysis of the MOSAIC randomised trial. Pulmonary Circulation, 13 (1) e12201, 1-5. doi: 10.1002/pul2.12201

Randomized controlled trial on the efficacy of audio-visual health educational materials on CPAP adherence: the AHEAD trial

Ellender, Claire M., Samaranayake, Chinthaka, Reid, Natasha, Duce, Brett, Boyde, Mary, Winter, Sara and Hukins, Craig A. (2022). Randomized controlled trial on the efficacy of audio-visual health educational materials on CPAP adherence: the AHEAD trial. The Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 18 (11), 2617-2625. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.10182

Right heart strain assessment on CTPA following acute pulmonary embolism: interobserver variability between expert radiologists and physicians

Samaranayake, Chinthaka B., Craigie, Michelle, Kempny, Aleksander, Bell, Peter T., McCann, Andrew, Wahi, Sudhir, Upham, John W., McCabe, Colm, Coucher, John and Keir, Gregory (2022). Right heart strain assessment on CTPA following acute pulmonary embolism: interobserver variability between expert radiologists and physicians. Respiratory Medicine, 200 106928, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2022.106928

Use of sildenafil in patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonitis

McFadyen, Charles, Garfield, Ben, Mancio, Jennifer, Ridge, Carole A., Semple, Tom, Keeling, Archie, Ledot, Stephane, Patel, Brijesh, Samaranayake, Chinthaka B., McCabe, Colm, Wort, S John, Price, Susanna and Price, Laura C. (2022). Use of sildenafil in patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonitis. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 129 (1), e18-e21. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2022.04.004

Exercise ventilatory reserve predicts survival in adult congenital heart disease associated pulmonary arterial hypertension with Eisenmenger physiology

Samaranayake, Chinthaka B., McNiven, Ruth, Kempny, Aleksander, Harries, Carl, Price, Laura C., Gatzoulis, Michael, Dimopoulos, Konstantinos, Wort, Stephen J. and McCabe, Colm (2022). Exercise ventilatory reserve predicts survival in adult congenital heart disease associated pulmonary arterial hypertension with Eisenmenger physiology. International Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease, 7 100331, 100331. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcchd.2022.100331

Direct oral anticoagulants for cancer associated venous thromboembolisms: a systematic review and network meta-analysis: DOACs for VTE in Cancer

Samaranayake, Chinthaka B., Anderson, James, McCabe, Colm, Zahir, Syeda Farah, Upham, John and Keir, Gregory (2022). Direct oral anticoagulants for cancer associated venous thromboembolisms: a systematic review and network meta-analysis: DOACs for VTE in Cancer. Internal Medicine Journal, 52 (2) 15049, 272-281. doi: 10.1111/imj.15049

Impact of cyanosis on ventilatory responses during stair climb exercise in Eisenmenger syndrome and idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension

Samaranayake, Chinthaka B., Warren, Christopher, Siewers, Karina, Craig, Stuart, Price, Laura C., Kempny, Aleksander, Dimopoulos, Konstantinos, Gatzoulis, Michael, Hopkinson, Nicholas S., Wort, Stephen J., Hull, James H. and McCabe, Colm (2021). Impact of cyanosis on ventilatory responses during stair climb exercise in Eisenmenger syndrome and idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension. International Journal of Cardiology, 341, 84-87. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.08.020

Use of direct oral anticoagulants for acute pulmonary embolisms in obesity: a propensity matched multicenter case-control study

Samaranayake, Chinthaka B., Keir, Gregory, Slader, Simon A. A., Tseng, T., Tran, Khoa, Anderson, James, McCann, Andrew, McCabe, Colm and Upham, John W. (2021). Use of direct oral anticoagulants for acute pulmonary embolisms in obesity: a propensity matched multicenter case-control study. ERJ Open Research, 7 (3) 00379-2021, 00379-2021. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00379-2021

Sarcoidosis associated pulmonary hypertension: an update

Samaranayake, Chinthaka B, McCabe, Colm, Wort, Stephen John and Price, Laura C (2021). Sarcoidosis associated pulmonary hypertension: an update. Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, Publish Ahead of Print (5), 285-295. doi: 10.1097/MCP.0000000000000793

A case series on the use of steroids and mycophenolate mofetil in idiopathic and heritable pulmonary veno-occlusive disease: is there a role for immunosuppression?

Bergbaum, Carmel, Samaranayake, Chinthaka B, Pitcher, Alex, Weingart, Emma, Semple, Thomas, Kokosi, Maria, Wells, Athol U, Montani, David, Dimopoulos, Konstantinos, McCabe, Colm, Kempny, Aleksander, Harries, Carl, Orchard, Elizabeth, Wort, S John and Price, Laura C (2021). A case series on the use of steroids and mycophenolate mofetil in idiopathic and heritable pulmonary veno-occlusive disease: is there a role for immunosuppression?. European Respiratory Journal, 57 (6) 2004354, 2004354. doi: 10.1183/13993003.04354-2020

Perioperative management of patients with pulmonary hypertension undergoing non-cardiothoracic, non-obstetric surgery: a systematic review and expert consensus statement

Price, Laura C, Martinez, Guillermo, Brame, Aimee, Pickworth, Thomas, Samaranayake, Chinthaka, Alexander, David, Garfield, Benjamin, Aw, Tuan-Chen, McCabe, Colm, Mukherjee, Bhashkar, Harries, Carl, Kempny, Aleksander, Gatzoulis, Michael, Marino, Philip, Kiely, David G, Condliffe, Robin, Howard, Luke, Davies, Rachel, Coghlan, Gerry, Schreiber, Benjamin E, Lordan, James, Taboada, Dolores, Gaine, Sean, Johnson, Martin, Church, Colin, Kemp, Samuel V, Wong, Davina, Curry, Andrew, Levett, Denny ... Wort, Stephen John (2021). Perioperative management of patients with pulmonary hypertension undergoing non-cardiothoracic, non-obstetric surgery: a systematic review and expert consensus statement. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 126 (4), 774-790. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2021.01.005

Thrombolysis for massive pulmonary embolisms in morbid obesity: a multisite case–control study

Samaranayake, Chinthaka B., Keir, Gregory, McCabe, Colm, Anderson, James, Tran, Khoa and Upham, John W. (2021). Thrombolysis for massive pulmonary embolisms in morbid obesity: a multisite case–control study. ERJ Open Research, 7 (1) 00762, 1-4. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00762-2020

Respiratory acute discharge service: a hospital in the home programme for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations (RADS study)

Samaranayake, Chinthaka B., Neill, Jane and Bint, Michael (2020). Respiratory acute discharge service: a hospital in the home programme for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations (RADS study). Internal Medicine Journal, 50 (10), 1253-1258. doi: 10.1111/imj.14646

A randomized controlled trial on optimal sampling sequence in radial guide sheath endobronchial ultrasound lung biopsy

Samaranayake, Chinthaka B., Wright, Craig, Erigadoo, Shiv, Azzopardi, Maree, Putt, Michael and Bint, Michael (2020). A randomized controlled trial on optimal sampling sequence in radial guide sheath endobronchial ultrasound lung biopsy. Journal of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology, 27 (3), 205-211. doi: 10.1097/LBR.0000000000000651

Radiation therapy for augmenting the efficacy of immunotherapy in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a case-controlled study

Samaranayake, Chinthaka B., McCaffrey, Elizabeth, Coucher, John, Lehman, Margot, Mai, G. Tao and Murphy, Michelle A. (2020). Radiation therapy for augmenting the efficacy of immunotherapy in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a case-controlled study. ERJ Open Research, 6 (1) 00189-2019, 00189-2019. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00189-2019

Right ventricular dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension following sub-massive pulmonary embolism

Samaranayake, Chinthaka B., Royle, Gordon, Jackson, Sharon and Yap, Elaine (2017). Right ventricular dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension following sub-massive pulmonary embolism. Clinical Respiratory Journal, 11 (6), 867-874. doi: 10.1111/crj.12429

Impact of ethnicity on outcomes after pulmonary embolism: an observational study in South Auckland

Samaranayake, Chinthaka B. and Yap, Elaine (2017). Impact of ethnicity on outcomes after pulmonary embolism: an observational study in South Auckland. New Zealand Medical Journal, 130 (1462), 109-111.

Evaluating the risk of sexually transmitted infections in mentally ill patients

Kenedi, Chris, Collier, Stephanie, Samaranayake, Chinthaka and Sapsford, Thomas (2017). Evaluating the risk of sexually transmitted infections in mentally ill patients. Current Psychiatry, 16 (1), 22-36.

The utility of a 'non-significant' coronary angiogram

Wang, T. K.M., Oh, T. H.T., Samaranayake, C. B., Webster, M. W.I., Stewart, J. T., Watson, T., Ellis, C. and Ruygrok, P. N. (2015). The utility of a 'non-significant' coronary angiogram. International Journal of Clinical Practice, 69 (12), 1465-1472. doi: 10.1111/ijcp.12723

Pseudoaneurysm of the radial artery following coronary angiography

Samaranayake, C. B., Timothy, T. J., Stewart, J. T. and Legget, M. E. (2015). Pseudoaneurysm of the radial artery following coronary angiography. Herz, 40 (4), 635-636. doi: 10.1007/s00059-013-3960-6

Sleep disorders, depression, anxiety and satisfaction with life among young adults: A survey of university students in Auckland, New Zealand

Samaranayake, Chinthaka B., Arroll, Bruce and Fernando, Antonio T. (2014). Sleep disorders, depression, anxiety and satisfaction with life among young adults: A survey of university students in Auckland, New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 127 (1399), 13-22.

Fatal quinine-induced thrombocytopenia from pulmonary haemorrhage

Samaranayake, C. B. and Yap, E. (2014). Fatal quinine-induced thrombocytopenia from pulmonary haemorrhage. Internal Medicine Journal, 44 (4), 423-425. doi: 10.1111/imj.12393

Giant complex aortic arch aneurysm and dissection

Samaranayake, Chinthaka B., Occleshaw, Christopher J., Nand, Parma and Legget, Malcolm E. (2013). Giant complex aortic arch aneurysm and dissection. Heart Lung and Circulation, 22 (10), 879-880. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2013.01.004

Return to work after heart transplantation: The New Zealand experience

Samaranayake, C. B., Ruygrok, P. N., Wasywich, C. A. and Coverdale, H. A. (2013). Return to work after heart transplantation: The New Zealand experience. Transplantation Proceedings, 45 (6), 2410-2413. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.12.033

Management of psychogenic polydipsia and hyponatremia in an acute mental health unit

Samaranayake, Chinthaka B., Arora, Boris, Whiting, Jeremy and Kenedi, Christopher (2013). Management of psychogenic polydipsia and hyponatremia in an acute mental health unit. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 47 (4), 395-396. doi: 10.1177/0004867412460595

Cancellations on the day of elective gynaecological surgery: The Counties Manukau experience

Wang, Tom K M, Samaranayake, Chinthaka B and Tout, Sarah (2013). Cancellations on the day of elective gynaecological surgery: The Counties Manukau experience. New Zealand Medical Journal, 126 (1374).

Sleep disorders among high school students in New Zealand

Fernando, Antonio T., Samaranayake, Chinthaka B., Blank, Christopher J., Roberts, Gareth and Arroll, Bruce (2013). Sleep disorders among high school students in New Zealand. Journal of Primary Health Care, 5 (4), 276-282. doi: 10.1071/hc13276

Prevalence of causes of insomnia in primary care: A cross-sectional study

Arroll, Bruce, Fernando III, Antonio, Falloon, Karen, Goodyear-Smith, Felicity, Samaranayake, Chinthaka and Warman, Guy (2012). Prevalence of causes of insomnia in primary care: A cross-sectional study. British Journal of General Practice, 62 (595), e99-e103. doi: 10.3399/bjgp12X625157

Satisfaction with life and depression among medical students in Auckland, New Zealand

Samaranayake, Chinthaka B and Fernando, Antonio T (2011). Satisfaction with life and depression among medical students in Auckland, New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 124 (1341).

Systematic review on ventral rectopexy for rectal prolapse and intussusception

Samaranayake, C. B., Luo, C., Plank, A. W., Merrie, A. E., Plank, L. D. and Bissett, I. P. (2010). Systematic review on ventral rectopexy for rectal prolapse and intussusception. Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland, 12 (6), 504-512. doi: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2009.01934.x

Systematic review on the efficacy and safety of injectable bulking agents for passive faecal incontinence

Luo, C., Samaranayake, C. B., Plank, L. D. and Bissett, I. P. (2010). Systematic review on the efficacy and safety of injectable bulking agents for passive faecal incontinence. Colorectal Disease, 12 (4), 296-303. doi: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2009.01828.x

Outcome of combined melatonin and bright light treatments for delayed sleep phase disorder

Samaranayake, Chinthaka B., Fernando, Antonio and Warman, Guy (2010). Outcome of combined melatonin and bright light treatments for delayed sleep phase disorder. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 44 (7), 676-676. doi: 10.3109/00048674.2010.482922

Improved survival after treatment with pulmonary vasodilator therapies in patients with sarcoidosis-associated pulmonary hypertension: results from an international registry

Price, Laura, Kouranos, Vasilis, Baughman, Robert, Bloom, Chloe, Shlobin, Oksan, Nathan, Steven, Gupta, Rohit, Mccabe, Colm, Samaranayake, Chinthaka, Mason, Thomas, Renzoni, Elisabetta, Wells, Athol and Wort, John (2023). Improved survival after treatment with pulmonary vasodilator therapies in patients with sarcoidosis-associated pulmonary hypertension: results from an international registry. European Respiratory Society. doi: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2023.pa3488

Use of pulmonary vasodilator therapy in anti-synthetase syndrome-associated pulmonary hypertension

Mason, Thomas, Samaranayake, Chinthaka, Mccabe, Colm, Dimopoulos, Kostas, Kouranos, Vasilis, Wort, John and Price, Laura (2023). Use of pulmonary vasodilator therapy in anti-synthetase syndrome-associated pulmonary hypertension. European Respiratory Society. doi: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2023.pa3495

Acute beat blockade improves right ventricular diastolic filling in pulmonary arterial hypertension: a rodent CMR and clinical human pressure-volume study

Samaranayake, C, Niglas, M, Kempny, A, Baxan, N, Ashek, A, Pinguel, J, Dimopoulos, K, Price, L C, Wort, S J, Zhao, L and Mccabe, C (2022). Acute beat blockade improves right ventricular diastolic filling in pulmonary arterial hypertension: a rodent CMR and clinical human pressure-volume study. European Respiratory Society. doi: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2022.1844

Metabolic modulation of the right ventricle and pulmonary circulation in pulmonary arterial hypertension: an interventional study using a Glucagon-like-peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist

Samaranayake, C, Kempny, A, Price, L C, Pinguel, J, Morris, E, Moriarty, E, Gummadi, M, Dimopoulos, K, Wort, S J, Zhao, L and Mccabe, C (2022). Metabolic modulation of the right ventricle and pulmonary circulation in pulmonary arterial hypertension: an interventional study using a Glucagon-like-peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist. European Respiratory Society. doi: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2022.1210

Right heart strain assessment on CTPA following acute pulmonary embolism: interobserver variability between radiologists and thoracic physicians

Samaranayake, C., Craigie, M., Bell, P., Mccabe, C., Upham, J., Coucher, J. and Keir, G. (2022). Right heart strain assessment on CTPA following acute pulmonary embolism: interobserver variability between radiologists and thoracic physicians. 2022 ERS International Congress, Barcelona, Spain, 4-6 September 2022. Sheffield, United Kingdom: European Respiratory Society. doi: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2022.1823

Ventilatory limitation during cardiopulmonary exercise testing predicts survival in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension with Eisenmenger physiology

Samaranayake, C, Mcniven, R, Kempny, A, Price, L C, Harries, C, Gatzoulis, M, Dimopoulos, K, Wort, S J and Mccabe, C (2022). Ventilatory limitation during cardiopulmonary exercise testing predicts survival in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension with Eisenmenger physiology. European Respiratory Society. doi: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2022.1809

Advancing management of pulmonary thromboembolic disease: from acute pulmonary embolism to pulmonary hypertension

Samaranayake, Chinthaka (2023). Advancing management of pulmonary thromboembolic disease: from acute pulmonary embolism to pulmonary hypertension. PhD Thesis, Frazer Institute, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/52b23f8