Professor Ashraf Khir

Against all odds (2021)
Journal Article
Khir, A. W., Ladyzynski, P., & Executive Comm, E. (2021). Against all odds. The International Journal of Artificial Organs, 44(9, SI), https://doi.org/10.1177/03913988211038229

Regional thermal hyperemia in the human leg: Evidence of the importance of thermosensitive mechanisms in the control of the peripheral circulation (2021)
Journal Article
Esteves, N. K., Gibson, O. R., Khir, A. W., & Gonzalez-Alonso, J. (2021). Regional thermal hyperemia in the human leg: Evidence of the importance of thermosensitive mechanisms in the control of the peripheral circulation. Physiological Reports, 9(15), Article e14953. https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.14953

Experimental Devices Versus Hand-Sewn Anastomosis of the Aorta: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2021)
Journal Article
Manolesou, D. G., Georgiopoulos, G., Lazaris, A. M., Schizas, D., Stamatelopoulos, K. S., Khir, A. W., Liakakos, T., & Papaioannou, T. G. (2021). Experimental Devices Versus Hand-Sewn Anastomosis of the Aorta: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Surgical Research, 258, 200-212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2020.08.060

Implications of Changing the Asymptotic Diastolic Pressure in the Reservoir-wave Model on Wave Intensity Parameters: A Parametric Study (2020)
Journal Article
Pomella, N., Rietzschel, E., Segers, P., & Khir, A. W. (2020). Implications of Changing the Asymptotic Diastolic Pressure in the Reservoir-wave Model on Wave Intensity Parameters: A Parametric Study. Artery Research, 26(4), 228-235. https://doi.org/10.2991/artres.k.200603.003

Mechanisms of Aortic Flow Deceleration and the Effect of Wave Reflection on Left Ventricular Function (2020)
Journal Article
Park, C. M., Hughes, A. D., Henein, M. Y., & Khir, A. W. (2020). Mechanisms of Aortic Flow Deceleration and the Effect of Wave Reflection on Left Ventricular Function. Frontiers in Physiology, 11, Article 578701. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2020.578701

Impact of varying diastolic pressure fitting technique for the reservoir-wave model on wave intensity analysis (2020)
Journal Article
Pomella, N., Rietzschel, E. R., Segers, P., & Khir, A. W. (2020). Impact of varying diastolic pressure fitting technique for the reservoir-wave model on wave intensity analysis. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 234(11, SI), 1300-1311. https://doi.org/10.1177/0954411920959957

Physiological fluid mechanics: A special Issue with a taster of forefront research (2020)
Journal Article
Khir, A. W., & Segers, P. (2020). Physiological fluid mechanics: A special Issue with a taster of forefront research. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 234(11, SI), 1183-1186. https://doi.org/10.1177/0954411920959955

The mechanisms of adaptation for muscle fascicle length changes with exercise: Implications for spastic muscle (2020)
Journal Article
Davis, J., Khir, A., Barber, L., Reeves, N., Khan, T., DeLuca, M., & Mohagheghi, A. A. (2020). The mechanisms of adaptation for muscle fascicle length changes with exercise: Implications for spastic muscle. Medical Hypotheses, 144, Article 110199. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2020.110199

Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery Significantly Improves Carotid and Cardiac Function in Apparently Healthy People with Morbid Obesity (2020)
Journal Article
Giudici, A., Palombo, C., Kozakova, M., Morizzo, C., Losso, L., Nannipieri, M., Berta, R., Hughes, A. D., Cruickshank, J. K., & Khir, A. W. (2020). Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery Significantly Improves Carotid and Cardiac Function in Apparently Healthy People with Morbid Obesity. Obesity Surgery, 30(10), 3776-3783. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-020-04686-y

A review of implantable pulsatile blood pumps: Engineering perspectives (2020)
Journal Article
Wu, T., Khir, A. W., Kuetting, M., Du, X., Lin, H., Zhu, Y., & Hsu, P.-L. (2020). A review of implantable pulsatile blood pumps: Engineering perspectives. The International Journal of Artificial Organs, 43(9), 559-569. https://doi.org/10.1177/0391398820902470

Strange times - difficult decisions - hopeful future (2020)
Journal Article
Khir, A. W., & Ladyzynski, P. (2020). Strange times - difficult decisions - hopeful future. The International Journal of Artificial Organs, 43(8, SI), https://doi.org/10.1177/0391398820947660

Accelerated Aortic Stiffening Relative to Carotid Stiffness is Associated With Cognitive Decline: The Whitehall II Study (2019)
Journal Article
Chiesa, S. T., Masi, S., Shipley, M. J., Ellins, E., Halcox, J. P., Fraser, A., Hughes, A. D., Patel, R. S., Khir, A. W., Brunner, E. J., Singh-Manoux, A., Kivimaki, M., Celermajer, D., & Deanfield, J. E. (2019). Accelerated Aortic Stiffening Relative to Carotid Stiffness is Associated With Cognitive Decline: The Whitehall II Study. Circulation, 140(1),

Carotid artery wave intensity in mid- to late-life predicts cognitive decline: the Whitehall II study (2019)
Journal Article
Chiesa, S. T., Masi, S., Shipley, M. J., Ellins, E. A., Fraser, A. G., Hughes, A. D., Patel, R. S., Khir, A. W., Halcox, J. P., Singh-Manoux, A., Kivimaki, M., Celermajer, D. S., & Deanfield, J. E. (2019). Carotid artery wave intensity in mid- to late-life predicts cognitive decline: the Whitehall II study. European Heart Journal, 40(28), 2300-2309. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehz189

Measuring Regional Wave Speed using a Low Cost Portable Device (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Loza, M., Khir, A. W., & Sanchez, A. (2019, December). Measuring Regional Wave Speed using a Low Cost Portable Device. Presented at 2019 IEEE CHILEAN CONFERENCE ON ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (CHILECON) IEEE Consejo Cono Sur; IEEE Consejo Chile; Chilean Assoc Automat Control; IEEE Chilean Chapter ontrol Syst; IEEE Chilean Chapter SMC, 345 E 47TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10017 USA

The speed, reflection and intensity of waves propagating in flexible tubes with aneurysm and stenosis: Experimental investigation (2019)
Journal Article
Hacham, W. S., & Khir, A. W. (2019). The speed, reflection and intensity of waves propagating in flexible tubes with aneurysm and stenosis: Experimental investigation. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 233(10), 979-988. https://doi.org/10.1177/0954411919859994

EVALUATING CAROTID ARTERY DYNAMICS USING PRESSURE/DIAMETER WAVEFORMS TO DETERMINE STIFFNESS AND VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES (2019)
Journal Article
Giudici, A., Palombo, C., Morizzo, C., Danieli, N., Losso, L., Della Latta, D., Kozakova, M., Chiappino, D., Cruickshank, J., & Khir, A. (2019). EVALUATING CAROTID ARTERY DYNAMICS USING PRESSURE/DIAMETER WAVEFORMS TO DETERMINE STIFFNESS AND VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES. Journal of Hypertension, 37(1), E60-E61. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.hjh.0000570968.76870.f2

Stiffening and ventricular-arterial interaction in the ascending aorta using MRI: ageing effects in healthy humans (2019)
Journal Article
Li, Y., Hickson, S. S., McEniery, C. M., Wilkinson, I. B., & Khir, A. W. (2019). Stiffening and ventricular-arterial interaction in the ascending aorta using MRI: ageing effects in healthy humans. https://doi.org/10.1097/hjh.0000000000001886

Carotid Artery Wave Intensity Measured in Mid- to Late-Life Predicts Future Cognitive Decline: The Whitehall II Study (2018)
Journal Article
Chiesa, S. T., Masi, S., Shipley, M., Ellins, E. A., Fraser, A. G., Hughes, A. D., Khir, A. W., Halcox, J. P., Singh-Manoux, A., Kivimaki, M., Celermajer, D. S., & Deanfield, J. E. (2018). Carotid Artery Wave Intensity Measured in Mid- to Late-Life Predicts Future Cognitive Decline: The Whitehall II Study. Circulation, 138(1),

The matrix proteins aggrecan and fibulin-1 play a key role in determining aortic stiffness (2018)
Journal Article
Yasmin, Al Maskari, R., McEniery, C. M., Cleary, S. E., Li, Y., Siew, K., Figg, N. L., Khir, A. W., Cockcroft, J. R., Wilkinson, I. B., & O'Shaughnessy, K. M. (2018). The matrix proteins aggrecan and fibulin-1 play a key role in determining aortic stiffness. Scientific Reports, 8, Article 8550. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-25851-5

Semi-automatic Vendor-Independent Software for Assessment of Local Arterial Stiffness (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Negoita, M., Abdullateef, S., Hughes, A. D., Parker, K. H., & Khir, A. W. (2018, December). Semi-automatic Vendor-Independent Software for Assessment of Local Arterial Stiffness. Presented at 2018 COMPUTING IN CARDIOLOGY CONFERENCE (CINC), 345 E 47TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10017 USA

Professor Ashraf Khir's Outputs (57)