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Professor Vincent Maher

Clinical Professor (Clinical Medicine)
      
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Professor Vincent Maher

Clinical Professor (Clinical Medicine)

 vmmaher@tcd.ie

 


Vincent Maher is a Clinical Associate Professor at Trinity College Dublin(TCD), Consultant Cardiologist and Director of Chronic Cardiovascular Disease at Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin. He received his MB BCh BAO degrees from University College Galway, Doctorate in Medicine from TCD and Fellowships from the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland, American College of Cardiology and European Society of Cardiology. He has been a life long advocate for heart disease prevention and reversal, working as Medical Director of the Irish Heart Foundation, Co founder of the National HeartWatch programme, Founder of the Irish Atherosclerosis/Angiology Society, President of the Irish Cardiac Rehabilitation Society, Chairman of the Irish Health Promoting Hospitals and Founder and current Chairman of the Irish Hyperlipidaemia Network. He set up Ireland's First Advanced Lipid Management and Research ALMAR Centre at Tallaght University Hospital. He has published numerous papers, book chapters and booklets related to heart disease prevention through intensive risk factor management, particularly lipid disorders and hypertension. He lectures regularly to students, medical personnel and lay audiences both nationally and internationally. His main research relates to the determinants of cardiovascular disease change with a focus on lipids, vascular stiffness and heart inefficiency. He is married, has four grown up daughters, tries to learn French, plays guitar, loves painting, cycles and is a life long supporter of Manchester City Football Club.
  Arterial Stiffness   ARTERIAL-HYPERTENSION   BLOOD-LIPIDS   CALCIFICATION   CARDIAC REHABILITATION   Cardiovascular regulation and hypertension   CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM   CHOLESTEROL-LOWERING DIETS   CHRONIC HEART-FAILURE   FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA   LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL   Metabolic syndrome & diabetes   SERUM-LIPIDS
Project Title
 Determinants of Vascular ageing
From
2012
To
2022
Summary
Goal: Longitudinal study to examine the factors that are associated with progressive vascular ageing as measured by vascular stiffness, vascular distensibility, carotid intima media thickening and ventricular diastolic function. Risk factors , anthropometric measurements, body composition and chemical measurements are being made every 5 years on a population of 232 previously healthy , life-long never smokers with initial normal cardiac risk factors.
Funding Agency
Clinical trial funds
Project Type
Longitudinal study with interval vascular assessments
Person Months
12
Project Title
 Association of obesity with heart failure survival. AdipoHeart Study
From
2016
To
2021
Summary
This is a longitudinal study to examine the association of diet, activity levels, functional capacity, vascular stiffness, anthropometric measurements, body composition and psychological status on outcomes in a population of 400 patients with chronic stable heart failure.
Funding Agency
Clinical trial funds plus fund raising
Project Type
Cohort study relating body composition to functional capacity

Details Date
National Lead on European Atherosclerosis Society FH Steering Committee 2016
Chairman of Irish Lipid Network 2016
Treasurer Irish Cardiac Society 2017
Regional Director Of Heart failure Services Dublin Mid Leinster 2010 - present
President of the Irish Hyperlipidaemia Association 2005 to 2007
President of the Irish Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation 2006 to 2008
Vice President of the Irish Association of Cardiac rehabilitation 2004
Board Member ASH Ireland 2000
Medical Director of the Irish Heart Foundation 1998
Chairman Irish Health Promoting Hospital Network 1999
Founder of the Irish Angiology Society 1998
Member KOWA Global Advisory Board on Lipid Management 2010
National and International Lectures 1998
Language Skill Reading Skill Writing Skill Speaking
English Fluent Fluent Fluent
French Medium Basic Medium
Details Date From Date To
Member of Irish Cardiac Society 1998 2019
Member of European Atherosclerosis Society 2012 2019
Member of EAS FH Steering Committee 2016 2019
Honorary Life Member of IACR 2017 2019
Fellow of European Society of Cardiology 2010 2019
Fellow of the American College of Cardiology 2012 2019
Noeleen Fallon, Mary Quirke, Caroline Edgeworth, Nora Flynn, Patricia McGeary, Vincent Maher, Victoria Jones, Gabrielle McKee, Evaluation of the effectiveness of a Phase III specialised Heart Failure Cardiac Rehabilitation programme on patient's cardiovascular risk factor profile, British Journal of Cardiac Nursing , 16, (8), 2021, p1 - 10, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
E Egom R Pharithi S Hesse N Starr R Armstrong .Habitha M Sulaiman, K Gazdikova I Mozos,· M Caprnda,· P Kubatka,· P KruzliakB Khan· LGaspar· ViMG.Maher, Latest Update on Lipid Management, High Blood Pressure & Cardiovascular Prevention , 10, (1), 2019, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Caroline Finn, Vincent Maher, Gabrielle McKee , Using regression models to identify the current sociodemographic, clinical and logistic factors that influence enrolment and attendance in Cardiac Rehabilitation, European Journal of Preventative Cardiology, 2018, Journal Article, SUBMITTED
Egom, E.E., Shiwani, H.A., Pharithi, R.B., Canning, R., Khan, B., Hiani, Y.E., Maher, V., Dynamic changes of the composition of plasma HDL particles in patients with cardiac disease: Spotlight on sphingosine-1-phosphate/serum amyloid A ratio, Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, 45, (4), 2018, p319-325 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Egom, E.E., Maher, V., El Hiani, Y., Evolving use of natriuretic peptide receptor type-C as part of strategies for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension due to left ventricle heart failure, International Journal of Cardiology, 2018, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Agar, R., Markham, C., Prendergast, M., Canning, R., Maher, E., Finn, C., Sammon, N., Fall, S., Fallon, N., Hanrahan, E., King, L., Maher, V., A snapshot of lipid levels in the Republic of Ireland in 2017, Irish Journal of Medical Science, 2018, p1-7 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Vallejo-Vaz, A.J., Marco, M.D., Kastelein, J.J.P., Watts, G.F.,, Maher, V., ..., Agar, R., Boran, G., Colwell, N., Crowley, V., Durkin, M., Griffin, D., Kelly, M., Rakovac-Tisdall, A., , Overview of the current status of familial hypercholesterolaemia care in over 60 countries - The EAS Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Studies Collaboration (FHSC), Atherosclerosis, 277, 2018, p234-255 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Egom, E.E., Pharithi, R.B., Shiwani, H.A., Khan, B., Kruzliak, P., El-Hiani, Y., Maher, V., Time to redefine body mass index categories in chronic diseases? Spotlight on obesity paradox, International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, 69, (5), 2018, p513-523 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Ruth Agar Vincent Maher, Lipid, Lipoprotein and Cholesterol Management in clinical practice, Nursing in General Practice, 6, (1), 2018, p45 - 48, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
N Fallon, P McGeary, G McKee, MB Quirke, N Flynn, R O'Mahony, V Jones, S Tierney, B Egan, V Maher, C Finn, U McCrystal, C O'Connelll, Peripheral arterial disease risk assessment & rehabilitation programme, The 37th RCSI Annual International Nursing & Midwifery Research and Education Conference 2018, Dublin, Ireland, 28 Feb-1 Mar 2018, 2018, Meeting Abstract, PRESENTED
  

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E Egom, V Maher E Harris, Latest update on lipid management , Forum, 6, (1), 2018, p24 - 28, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
C Murphy V Maher, Understanding, Angiography Angioplasty and Cardiac catheterisation. Revised edition IHF information book, 2nd, Irish Heart Foundation , 2013, Book, PUBLISHED
C Daly V Maher, Myocardial Infarction and its management IHF information book Revised edition. , 2nd, 2011, Book, PUBLISHED
K Kirwan V Maher, Step by step through Angina , 2004, Book, PUBLISHED
C Daly V Maher, Step by step through Myocardial Infarction, 1st, Irish Heart Foundation , 2003, 1 - 26pp, Book, PUBLISHED
C Murphy V Maher, Step by step through Cardiac Catheterization and Angioplasty , 1st, Irish Heart Foundation , 2003, 1 - 23pp, Book, PUBLISHED
V Maher, Treatment of hyperlipidaemia in pre-menopausal women , HeartWise, 5 , (1), 2002, p18 - 20, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Mary Codd ( Council on Womens Heart Disease V Maher) , Fifty years of heart disease in Ireland 1950 -1999. , 1st, 2001, 1 - 16pp, Book, PUBLISHED
V Maher M Carey C Markham, Considerations in blood pressure management , Heart Wise, 4, (3), 2001, p35 - 39, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
V Maher, Looking beyond Coronary Artery Stenoses , Heart Wise, 4, (2), 2001, p40 - 42, Journal Article, PUBLISHED

  


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Award Date
Clinical Associate Physician Award NIH 10th Recipient UWMC 1994