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DrRuthPeters

Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health

Honorary Research Fellow
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 8974r.peters

 
 
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Publications

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Beckett N, Peters R, Anderson C, Stoyanovsky V, Antikainen R, Banya W, Fletcher A, Bulpitt Cet al., 2006, Cardiac and stroke disease at entry to the hypertension in the very elderly trial (HYVET) - Comparison between patients from Europe and China, 16th European Meeting on Hypertension, Publisher: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, Pages: S94-S95, ISSN: 0263-6352

Conference paper

Peters R, Beckett N, Liu L, Dumitrascu D, McCormack T, Pinto E, Fletcher A, Bulpitt Cet al., 2006, Body mass index(BMI), smoking, drinking alcohol and cholesterol in european and chinese very elderly hypertensives, 16th European Meeting on Hypertension, Publisher: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, Pages: S83-S83, ISSN: 0263-6352

Conference paper

Peters R, 2006, Ageing and the brain, POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL JOURNAL, Vol: 82, Pages: 84-88, ISSN: 0032-5473

Journal article

Peters R, Beckett N, Nunes M, Fletcher A, Forette F, Bulpitt Cet al., 2006, A substudy protocol of the hypertension in the very elderly trial assessing cognitive decline and dementia incidence (HYVET-COG): an ongoing randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, Drugs and Ageing, Vol: 23, Pages: 83-92, ISSN: 1170-229X

Journal article

Pinto E, Bulpitt C, Beckett N, Peters R, Staessen JA, Rajkumar Cet al., 2006, Rationale and methodology of monitoring ambulatory blood pressure and arterial compliance in the Hypertension in the Very Elderly Trial, Blood Pressure Monitoring, Vol: 11, Pages: 3-8, ISSN: 1359-5237

Journal article

Dumitraşcui D, Comşa M, Enăchescu V, Jianu D, Lazăr DJ, Moisin MD, David L, Winston B, Peters R, Beckett N, Fletcher A, Bulpitt CJet al., 2006, Romanian subjects entered in the hypertension in the very elderly trial (HYVET)., Rom J Intern Med, Vol: 44, Pages: 389-396, ISSN: 1220-4749

The baseline characteristics, possibly related to cardiovascular outcome, in 94 Romanian hypertensive men and 168 women over the age of 80 entered into the Hypertension in the Very Elderly Trial (HYVET) were compared with those in 725 men and 1128 women entered into the trial in the rest of Western and Eastern Europe (mainly Russia and Bulgaria). There was a tendency for more women in the Romanian subjects (66.7% versus 60.9% (P = 0.08)) and therefore all comparisons were adjusted for this non significant difference. The Romanian subjects were slightly younger, had more previous hypertension, but more previous strokes than the rest of Europe, and consumed a similar amount of alcohol. The Romanian subjects were, on average, lighter and shorter. Romanians had higher mean concentrations of blood urea and glucose and higher concentrations of HDL cholesterol. Total cholesterol was, on average, lower in Romanian subjects than was serum creatinine. Serum sodium, blood hematocrit and hemoglobin were all, on average, lower in Romanian subjects. The Romanian subjects were recruited from predominantly rural areas and it is hypothesised that their diet may have contained less salt, iron and other haematinics. Calorie restriction, compared to the rest of Europe, may have resulted in lower stature and weight but recent increases in calorie intake may have resulted in the increasing average blood glucose in both sexes. DDT is known to block the uptake of HDL cholesterol by the liver and may explain the increased HDL concentrations in Romania. Some of these biochemical differences may reflect different methodologies employed in Romanian laboratories, but we could not confirm this possibility.

Journal article

Beckett N, Peters R, 2006, Hypertension in the Elderly, Encyclopaedia of Ageing, Publisher: Springer Publishing Company, Pages: 559-562

Book chapter

Beckett N, Peters R, Nachev C, Dumitrascu D, Liu L, Nikitin Y, Antikainen R, Banya W, Thijs L, Staessen J, Fletcher A, Bulpitt Cet al., 2005, A progress report on the hypertension in the very elderly trial (HYVET), 15th European Meeting on Hypertension, Publisher: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, Pages: S273-S274, ISSN: 0263-6352

Conference paper

Peters R, 2005, Longevity and the brain., O Mundo da Saúde, Vol: 29, Pages: 547-555

Journal article

Nishiwaki Y, Breeze E, Smeeth L, Bulpitt CJ, Peters R, Fletcher AEet al., 2004, Validity of the Clock-Drawing Test as a screening tool for cognitive impairment in the elderly, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, Vol: 160, Pages: 797-807, ISSN: 0002-9262

Journal article

Peters R, Beckett N, Nikitin Y, Liu L, Nachev C, Banya W, Fletcher A, Forette F, Bulpitt Cet al., 2004, Lower cognitive function at baseline is associated with a greater fall in blood pressure independent of body mass index (BMI) at one year, data from the hypertension in the very elderly trial (HYVET), 14th European Meeting on Hypertension, Publisher: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, Pages: S107-S107, ISSN: 0263-6352

Conference paper

Beckett N, Peters R, Banya W, Nachev C, Dumitrascu D, Rajkumar C, Liu L, Fletcher A, Bulpitt Cet al., 2004, Orthostatic fall in blood pressure in very eldery hypertensives - Results from the hypertension in the very elderly trial (HYVET), 14th European Meeting on Hypertension, Publisher: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, Pages: S291-S291, ISSN: 0263-6352

Conference paper

Peters R, Beckett N, Nachev C, Antikainen R, Nunes M, Pinto E, Banya W, Fletcher A, Forette F, Bulpitt Cet al., 2004, High systolic blood pressure is related to lower cognitive function, baseline data from the hypertension in the very elderly trial (HYVET), 14th European Meeting on Hypertension, Publisher: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, Pages: S107-S107, ISSN: 0263-6352

Conference paper

Pinto E, Bulpitt CJ, Beckett N, Peters R, Banya W, Nachev C, Dumitrascu DL, Antikainen R, Stoyanovsky V, Comsa M, Dockery F, Staessen JA, Rajkumar Cet al., 2004, Effect of position on the ambulatory measurement of QKD interval in very elderly hypertensives, 14th European Meeting on Hypertension, Publisher: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, Pages: S115-S115, ISSN: 0263-6352

Conference paper

Pinto E, Bulpitt CJ, Beckett N, Peters R, Banya W, Nachev C, Gergova V, Nedogoda S, Thijs L, Staessen JA, Rajkumar Cet al., 2004, The determination of ambulatory blood pressure in very elderly hypertensives: Effects of lying or sleeping in day time, 14th European Meeting on Hypertension, Publisher: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, Pages: S22-S23, ISSN: 0263-6352

Conference paper

Peters R, 2004, Change in cognitive function within the first year of entering the HYpertension in the Very Elderly Trial (HYVET), 20th ISH Meeting, Publisher: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, Pages: S54-S55, ISSN: 0263-6352

Conference paper

Beckett N, Peters R, Banya W, Nunes M, Nachev C, Dumitrascu D, Gil-Extremera B, Fletcher A, Bulpitt Cet al., 2004, Diltiazem is an effective 2nd line treatment in the very elderly - Results from the very elderly trial (HYVET) pilot, 20th ISH Meeting, Publisher: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, Pages: S113-S113, ISSN: 0263-6352

Conference paper

Silveira E, Beckett N, Peters R, Banya W, Nunes M, Gil-Extremera B, Nachev C, Chodorouski Z, Fletcher A, Bulpitt Cet al., 2004, Anti-hypertensive treatment does not lead to an increase in postural hypotension in most very elderly patients - Results from the HYVET pilot study, 20th ISH Meeting, Publisher: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, Pages: S93-S93, ISSN: 0263-6352

Conference paper

Hickson M, Bulpitt C, Nunes M, Peters R, Cooke J, Nicholl C, Frost Get al., 2004, Does additional feeding support provided by health care assistants improve nutritional status and outcome in acutely ill older in-patients? - a randomised control trial, CLINICAL NUTRITION, Vol: 23, Pages: 69-77, ISSN: 0261-5614

Journal article

Peters R, Bulpitt C, 2004, The assessment of quality of life in the hypertension in the very elderly (HYVET) trial, 20th ISH Meeting, Publisher: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, Pages: S96-S96, ISSN: 0263-6352

Conference paper

Bulpitt CJ, Beckett NS, Cooke J, Dumitrascu DL, Gil-Extremera B, Nachev C, Nunes M, Peters R, Staessen JA, Thijs Let al., 2003, Results of the pilot study for the Hypertension in the Very Elderly Trial, JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION, Vol: 21, Pages: 2409-2417, ISSN: 0263-6352

Journal article

Peters R, Nunes M, Beckett N, Fletcher A, Nachev C, Dumitrascu D, Bulpitt C, Forette Eet al., 2003, Cognitive function and quality of life in the hypertension in the very elderly (HYVET) trial, 14th Annual Symposium of the London-Hypertension-Society, Publisher: BLACKWELL PUBLISHING LTD, Pages: 245-245, ISSN: 0306-5251

Conference paper

Peters R, Beckett N, Banya W, Nunes M, Nachev C, Dumitrascu D, Solakov P, Fletcher A, Bulpitt Cet al., 2003, Socio-demographic characteristics, smoking and alcohol consumption in very elderly hypertensives - Baseline data from the hypertension in the very elderly trial (HYVET), 13th European Meeting on Hypertension, Publisher: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, Pages: S333-S333, ISSN: 0263-6352

Conference paper

Beckett N, Banya W, Peters R, Nunes M, Nachev C, Dumitrascu D, Fletcher A, Bulpitt Cet al., 2003, Blood pressure control in the hypertension in the very elderly trial (HYVET), 13th European Meeting on Hypertension, Publisher: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, Pages: S217-S217, ISSN: 0263-6352

Conference paper

Beckett N, Banya W, Peters R, Nunes M, Nachev C, Dumitrascu D, Gergova V, Bulpitt Cet al., 2003, Biochemical measurements in very elderly hypertensives - Baseline data from the hypertension in the very elderly trial (HYVET), 13th European Meeting on Hypertension, Publisher: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, Pages: S275-S275, ISSN: 0263-6352

Conference paper

Bulpitt CJ, Beckett NS, Cooke J, Dumitrascu DL, Gil-Extremera B, Nachev C, Nunes M, Peters R, Staessen JA, Thijs Let al., 2002, Results of the pilot study for the Hypertension in the Very Elderly Trial (HYVET-PILOT), 19th Meeting of the International-Society-for-Hypertension/12th European-Society-of-Hypertension Meeting, Publisher: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, Pages: S5-S5, ISSN: 0263-6352

Conference paper

Peters R, 2001, Quality-of-life measures as predictors of mortality and morbidity., Curr Hypertens Rep, Vol: 3, Pages: 458-461, ISSN: 1522-6417

Poor quality of life assessed singly, using an instrument designed to assess quality of life, or variously, using assessments of job stress, depression, anxiety, hostility, anger, or life events, seems to be predictive of poor cardiovascular health and attendant morbidity and mortality. Since risk factors appear to cluster together, new studies may benefit from concentrating on assessing quality of life and health in multivariate domains, including both psychological and behavioral aspects of life, and validating instruments for use as predictive tools in the future. However, single questions on energy also appear useful as predictors.

Journal article

Peters R, 2001, The prevention of dementia, JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK, Vol: 8, Pages: 253-256, ISSN: 1350-6277

Journal article

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