Professor Helge Rasmussen

Professor
Medicine, Northern Clinical School

E25 - Royal North Shore Hospital
The University of Sydney
NSW 2006 Australia

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Publications

2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003

2009

  
  • Figtree, G., Liu, C., Bibert, S., Hamilton, E., Garcia, A., White, C., Chia, K., Cornelius, F., Geering, K., Rasmussen, H. Reversible Oxidative Modification. A Key Mechanism of Na+-K+ Pump Regulation. Circulation research. 2009; 105:185-93. [Abstract]
  • White, C., Figtree, G., Liu, C., Garcia, A., Hamilton, E., Chia, K., Rasmussen, H. Angiotensin II inhibits the Na+-K+ pump via PKC-dependent activation of NADPH oxidase. American Journal of Physiology: Cell Physiology. 2009; 296:C693-C700. [Abstract]

2008

  
  • William, M., Hamilton, E., Garcia, A., Bundgaard, H., Chia, K., Figtree, G., Rasmussen, H. Natriuretic peptides stimulate the cardiac sodium pump via NPR-C coupled NOS activation. American journal of physiology. Cell physiology. 2008; 294:C1067-73. [Abstract]
  • White, C., Hamilton, E., Garcia, A., Wang, D., Chia, K., Figtree, G., Rasmussen, H. Opposing effects of coupled and uncoupled NOS activity on the Na+-K+ pump in cardiac myocytes. American journal of physiology. Cell physiology. 2008; 294:C572-8. [Abstract]

2007

  
  • Rasmussen, H., Figtree, G. "Don't flog the heart!" - development of specific drug therapies for heart failure. Critical care and resuscitation : journal of the Australasian Academy of Critical Care Medicine. 2007; 9:364-369. [Abstract]
  • Carstensen, S., Nelson, G., Hansen, P., Macken, L., Irons, S., Flynn, M., Kovoor, P., Soo Hoo, S., Ward, M., Rasmussen, H. Field triage to primary angioplasty combined with emergency department bypass reduces treatment delays and is associated with improved outcome. European heart journal. 2007; 28:2313-9. [Abstract]
  • Hansen, P., Clarke, R., Buhagiar, K., Hamilton, E., Garcia, A., White, C., Rasmussen, H. Alloxan-induced diabetes reduces sarcolemmal Na+-K+ pump function in rabbit ventricular myocytes. American journal of physiology. Cell physiology. 2007; 292:C1070-7. [Abstract]

2006

  
  • White, C., Hamilton, E., Garcia, A., Rasmussen, H. PKA inhibits the Na+-K+ pump in cadiac myocytes via superoxide. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 2006; 41:744-745. [Abstract]
  • Abdulla, I., Kay, S., Mussap, C., Nelson, G., Rasmussen, H., Hansen, P., Ward, M. Apical sparing in tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy. Internal medicine journal. 2006; 36:414-8. [Abstract]

2005

  
  • Lozzi, L., Carstensen, S., Rasmussen, H., Nelson, G. Why do acute myocardial infarction patients not call an ambulance? An interview with patients presenting to hospital with acute myocardial infarction symptoms. Internal medicine journal. 2005; 35:668-71. [Abstract]
  • William, M., Vien, J., Hamilton, E., Garcia, A., Bundgaard, H., Clarke, R., Rasmussen, H. The nitric oxide donor sodium nitroprusside stimulates the Na+-K+ pump in isolated rabbit cardiac myocytes. The Journal of physiology. 2005; 565:815-25. [Abstract]
  • Hamilton, E., Garcia, A., William, M., White, C., Franzin, C., Marassi, F., Rasmussen, H. Phospholemman enhances the sensitivity of the rabbit ventricular myocyte Na+-K+ pump to intracellular Na+. Biophysical Journal. 2005; 88:597A-597A. [Abstract]

2004

  
  • Buhagiar, K., Hansen, P., Kong, B., Clarke, R., Fernandes, C., Rasmussen, H. Dietary cholesterol alters Na+/K+ selectivity at intracellular Na+/K+ pump sites in cardiac myocytes. American journal of physiology. Cell physiology. 2004; 286:C398-405. [Abstract]

2003

  
  • Pitt, A., Fernandes, C., Bewick, N., Hemsworth, P., Buhagiar, K., Hansen, P., Rasmussen, H., Delbridge, L., Whalley, D. Chronic amiodarone-induced inhibition of the Na+-K+ pump in rabbit cardiac myocytes is thyroid-dependent: comparison with dronedarone. Cardiovascular research. 2003; 57:101-8. [Abstract]

Current national competitive grants*

2010

Reversing oxidative inhibition of the Na-K pump by beta3 adrenergic agonists: implications for heart failure therapy
Rasmussen H, Figtree G, McLachlan C
NHMRC Project Grant ($514,500 over 3 years)

* Grants administered through the University of Sydney