NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre in Ageing - Newcastle Biomedicine

Professor Gary Ford
Jacobson Chair of Clinical Pharmacology

Email: gary.ford@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 222 7744
Fax: +44 (0) 191 282 0064
Address: Level 6 Leazes Wing
Royal Victoria Infirmary
Newcastle
NE1 4LP

Profile
Research
Publications

Roles and Responsibilities

Director, NIHR Stroke Research Network

Clinical Director R&D (Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)

Honorary Consultant Physician (Stroke Medicine)

Qualifications

BSc (Hons), MBBChir, MA, FRCP

Previous Positions

Professor of Pharmacology of Old Age, Newcastle University

Senior Lecturer/Consultant Physician in Clinical Pharmacology/Geriatric Medicine, Newcastle University

Senior Registrar in General and geriatric Medicine, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne

Research Fellow Clinical Pharmacology, Stanford University, California, U.S.A.

Memberships

Association of Physicians
1942 Club
European Stroke Council
British Association of Stroke Physicians
British Pharmacological Society (Clinical Pharmacology Section)
Royal College of Physicians, London
Honours and Awards

2007 Visiting Professorship, Centre for Education Research on Ageing (CERA), Concord Repatriation General Hospital, University of Sydney.

2006 Pfizer Visiting Professorship, Australian Society for Geriatric Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting

2000 William B Abrams Award for outstanding contributions in the field of Geriatric Clinical Pharmacology awarded by the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Research Interests

Acute stroke therapies
Early diagnosis of stroke
Hypertension and cognitive function

Esteem Indicators

Director NIHR Stroke Research Network
Clinical Director R&D, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Jones SP, Dickinson HA, Ford GA, Gibson JME, Leathley MJ, McAdam JJ, McLoughlin A, Quinn T, Watkins CL. Callers' experiences of making emergency calls at the onset of acute stroke: a qualitative study. Emergency Medicine Journal 2012, 29, 502-505.
Shaw L, Price C, McLure S, Howel D, McColl E, Ford GA. Paramedic Initiated Lisinopril for Acute Stroke Treatment (PIL-FAST): study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial. Trials 2011, 12(1), 152.
Ford GA. Thrombolysis for ischaemic stroke and functional outcomes in the very elderly. Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology 2011, 109(s1), 51.
Ahmed N, Davalos A, Eriksson N, Ford GA, Glahn J, Hennerici M, Mikulik R, Kaste M, Lees KR, Lindsberg PJ, Toni D. Association of Admission Blood Glucose and Outcome in Patients Treated With Intravenous Thrombolysis. Archives of Neurology 2010, 67(9), 1123-1130.
Ford GA, Bryant CA, Mangoni AA, Jackson SHD. Stroke, dementia, and drug delivery. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 2004, 57(1), 15-26.
Mason JM, Dickinson HO, Ford GA, Williams B. The diabetogenic potential of thiazide-type diuretics and beta-blocker combinations in the management of hypertension. In: British Hypertension Annual Scientific Meeting. 2004, Cambridge, UK.
Krams M, Lees KR, Hacke W, Grieve AP, Orgogozo J-M, Ford GA. Acute Stroke Therapy by Inhibition of Neutrophils (ASTIN): An Adaptive Dose-Response Study of UK-279,276 in Acute Ischemic Stroke. Stroke 2003, 34(11), 2543-2548.
Nor AM, Davis J, Dorman P, Dyker AG, Louw S, Davis M, Sen B, Ford GA. Changing practice in acute stroke management in accident and emergency (A and E) department: The utility of stroke recognition instrument for A and E physicians. In: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry: Meeting of the Association of British Neurologists. 2003, Cardiff, UK: BMJ Group.
Nor AM, Ford GA. Diagnostic accuracy and clinical signs and symptoms in suspected stroke referrals from primary care doctors. In: Stroke: 28th International Stroke Conference. 2003, Phoenix, Arizona, USA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Nicholls KA, Saxby BK, Harrington F, James OFW, Ford GA. Effects of candesartan on office and ambulatory blood pressure in hypertensive older adults. In: Journal of Hypertension: 13th European Meeting on Hypertension. 2003, Milan, Italy: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Ltd.
Wiseman RM, Burton EJ, Saxby BK, O'Brien JT, Ford GA. Increased brain atrophy rate in older hypertensive subjects. In: Journal of Hypertension: 13th European Meeting on Hypertension. 2003, Milan, Italy: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Ltd.
Nor AM, Ford GA. Prevalence of face arm speech test (FAST) deficits in acute stroke patients seen by ambulance Paramedics. In: Stroke: 28th International Stroke Conference. 2003, Phoenix, Arizona, USA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Wiseman RM, Burton EJ, Barber R, O'Brien JT, Ford GA. Reduced whole brain volumes, increased white matter lesions but normal hippocampal volume in older hypertensive subjects. In: Journal of Hypertension: 13th European Meeting on Hypertension. 2003, Milan, Italy: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Ltd.
Saxby BK, Harrington F, McKeith IG, Wesnes K, Ford GA. The effect of candesartan cilexetil on cognitive function in older adults with mild hypertension. In: Journal of Hypertension: 13th European Meeting on Hypertension. 2003, Milan, Italy: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Saxby R, Harrington F, McKeith IG, Wesnes KA, Ford GA. The effect of candesartan on cognitive function in older adults with mild hypertension. In: Journal of Psychopharmacology: Summer Meeting of the British Association for Psychopharmacology. 2003, Cambridge, UK: Sage Publications Ltd.
Ford GA. Acute management of stroke. British Journal of Cardiology 2001, 8(11), 654-657.
Harrington F, Clayton R, Saxby B, Murray A, Ford GA. Baroreflex sensitivity and blood pressure in the elderly. J Hypertension 2000, 18, 1-5.
Harrington F, Saxby BK, McKeith IG, Wesnes K, Ford GA. Cognitive performance in hypertensive and normotensive older subjects. Hypertension 2000, 36(6), 1079-1082.
Harrington F, Saxby BK, McKeith IG, Wesnes K, Ford GA. Cognitive performance in hypertensive and normotensive older subjects. Hypertension 2000, 36(6), 1079-1082.
Ford GA, Wood SM, Daly AK. CYP2D6 and CYP2C19 genotypes of patients with terodilin cardiotoxicity identified through the yellow card system. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 2000, 50(1), 77-80.
Majmudar NG, Robson SC, Ford GA. Effects of the Menopause, Gender, and Estrogen Replacement Therapy on Vascular Nitric Oxcide activity. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2000, 85(4), 1577-1583.
Majmudar NG, Robson SC, Ford GA. Effects of the menopause, gender, and estrogen replacement therapy on vascular nitric oxide activity. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2000, 85(4), 1577-1583.
Shaw LC, Price CIM, van Wijck FMJ, Shackley P, Steen N, Barnes MP, Ford GA, Graham LA, Rodgers H. Botulinum Toxin for the Upper Limb After Stroke (BoTULS): TrialEffect on Impairment, Activity Limitation, and Pain. Stroke 2011, 42(5), 1371-1379.
Flynn D, Stobbart L, Murtagh MJ, Price C, Rodgers H, Ford GA, Thomson RG. Engaging Clinicians, Patients and Family Members in the Development of Decision Support for Hyperacute Stroke. In: International Stroke Conference. 2011, Los Angeles, CA: Stroke: American Heart Association.
Morris CM, Ballard CG, Allan L, Rowan E, Stephens S, Firbank MJ, Ford GA, Kenny RA, O'Brien JT, Kalaria RN. NOS3 gene rs1799983 polymorphism and incident dementia in elderly stroke survivors. Neurobiology of Aging 2011, 32(3), 554.e1-554.e6.
Stansby G, Macdonal S, Allison R, de Belder M, Brown MM, Dark J, Featherstone R, Flather M, Ford GA, Halliday A, Malik I, Naylor R, Pepper J, Rothwell PM. Asymptomatic carotid disease and cardiac surgery consensus. Angiology 2011, Online ahead of print.
Le Couteur D, Ford G, McLachlan A. Evidence, ethics and medication management in older people. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research 2010, 40(2), 148-152.
Shaw L, Rodgers H, Price C, van Wijck F, Shackley P, Steen N, Barnes M, Ford G, Graham L, BoTULS Investigators. BoTULS: a multicentre randomised controlled trial to evaluate the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of treating upper limb spasticity due to stroke with botulinum toxin type A. Health Technology Assessment 2010, 14(26), 1-+.
Fletcher K, Mant J, McManus R, Campbell S, Betts J, Taylor C, Virdee S, Jowlett S, Martin U, Greenfield S, Ford G, Freemantle N, Hobbs FD. Protocol for past BP: a randomised controlled trial of different blood pressure targets for people with a history of stroke of transient ischaemic attack (TIA) in primary care. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2010, 10(1), 37.
Lecouturier J, Rodgers H, Murtagh MJ, White M, Ford GA, Thomson RG. Systematic review of mass media interventions designed to improve public recognition of stroke symptoms, emergency response and early treatment. BMC Public Health 2010, 10(1), 784.
Lecouturier J, Murtagh MJ, Thomson RG, Ford GA, White M, Eccles M, Rodgers H. Response to symptoms of stroke in the UK: a systematic review. BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10(1), 157.
Diedler J, Ahmed N, Sykora M, Uyttenboogaart M, Overgaard K, Luijckx GJ, Soinne L, Ford GA, Lees KR, Wahlgren N, Ringleb P. Safety of Intravenous Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke in Patients Receiving Antiplatelet Therapy at Stroke Onset. Stroke 2010, 41(2), 288-294.
Firbank MJ, Narayan SK, Saxby BK, Ford GA, O'Brien JT. Homocysteine is associated with hippocampal and white matter atrophy in older subjects with mild hypertension. International Psychogeriatrics 2010, 22(5), 804-811.
Ford GA. Current controversies: thrombolysis for patients with acute ischaemic stroke aged over 80. Journal of the Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh 2010, 40, 49-53.
Hachinski V, Donnan GA, Gorelick PB, Hacke W, Cramer SC, Kaste M, Fisher M, Brainin M, Buchan AM, Lo EH, Skolnick BE, Furie KL, Hankey GJ, Kivipelto M, Morris J, Rothwell PM, Sacco RL, Smith SC, Wang YL, Bryer A, Ford GA, Iadecola C, Martins SCO, Saver J, Skvortsova V, Bayley M, Bednar MM, Duncan P, Enney L, Finklestein S, Jones TA, Kalra L, Kleim J, Nitkin R, Teasell R, Weiller C, Desai B, Goldberg MP, Heiss WD, Saarelma O, Schwamm LH, Shinohara Y, Trivedi B, Wahlgren N, Wong LK, Hakim A, Norrving B, Prudhomme S, Bornstein NM, Davis SM, Goldstein LB, Leys D, Tuomilehto J. Stroke: Working Toward a Prioritized World Agenda. Stroke 2010, 41(6), 1084-1099.
Ford GA, Ahmed N, Azevedo E, Grond M, Larrue V, Lindsberg PJ, Toni D, Wahlgren N. Intravenous Alteplase for Stroke in Those Older Than 80 Years Old. Stroke 2010, 41(11), 2568-2574.
Lecouturier J, Stobbart L, Murtagh MJ, Ford GA, Rapley T, Louw S, Rodgers H. The challenges of seeking consent from adults to participate in acute research studies. Clinical Ethics 2010, 5(2), 73-76.
Robinson TG, Potter JF, Ford GA, Bulpitt C, Chernova J, Jagger C, James MA, Knight J, Markus HS, Mistri AK, Poulter NR, COSSACS Investigators. Effects of antihypertensive treatment after acute stroke in the Continue Or Stop post-Stroke Antihypertensives Collaborative Study (COSSACS): a prospective, randomised, open, blinded-endpoint trial. Lancet Neurology 2010, 9(8), 767-775.
Robinson T, Bulpitt CJ, Ford GA, Jagger C, Knight J, Markus HS, Mistri AK, Potter JF, Poulter NR. Continue or stop post-stroke antihypertensives collaborative study (COSSACS): Main Results. In: American Journal of Hypertension: 20th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Hypertension. 2010, Oslo, Norway: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Ederle J, Dobson J, Featherstone RL, Bonati LH, van der Worp HB, de Borst GJ, Lo TH, Gaines P, Dorman PJ, Macdonald S, Lyrer PA, Hendriks JM, McCollum C, Nederkoorn PJ, Brown MM, Algra A, Bamford J, Beard J, Bland M, Bradbury AW, Brown MM, Clifton A, Gaines P, Hacke W, Halliday A, Malik I, Mas JL, McGuire AJ, Sidhu P, Venables G, Bradbury A, Brown MM, Clifton A, Gaines P, Collins R, Molynewc A, Naylor R, Warlow C, Ferro JM, Thomas D, Bonati LH, Coward L, Dobson J, Ederle J, Featherstone RF, Tindall H, McCabe DJH, Wallis A, Brooks M, Chambers B, Chan A, Chu P, Clark D, Dewey H, Donnan G, Fell G, Hoare M, Molan M, Roberts A, Roberts N, Beiles B, Bladin C, Clifford C, Fell G, Grigg M, New G, Bell R, Bower S, Chong W, Holt M, Saunder A, Than PG, Gett S, Leggett D, McGahan T, Quinn J, Ray M, Wong A, Woodruff P, Foreman R, Schultz D, Scroop R, Stanley B, Allard B, Atkinson N, Cambell W, Davies S, Field P, Milne P, Mitchell P, Tress B, Yan B, Beasley A, Dunbabin D, Stary D, Walker S, Cras P, d'Archambeau O, Hendriks JMH, Van Schil P, Bosiers M, Deloose K, van Buggenhout E, De Letter J, Devos V, Ghekiere J, Vanhooren G, Astarci P, Hammer F, Lacroix V, Peeters A, Verhelst R, DeJaegher L, Peeters A, Verbist J, Blair JF, Caron JL, Daneault N, Giroux MF, Guilbert F, Lanthier S, Lebrun LH, Oliva V, Raymond J, Roy D, Soulez G, Weill A, Hill M, Hu W, Hudion M, Morrish W, Sutherland G, Wong J, Alback A, Harno H, Ijas P, Kaste M, Lepantalo M, Mustanoja S, Paananen T, Porras M, Putaala J, Railo M, Sairanen T, Soinne L, Vehmas A, Vikatmaa P, Goertler M, Halloul Z, Skalej M, Brennan P, Kelly C, Leahy A, Moroney J, Thornton J, Koelemay MJW, Nederkoorn PJ, Reekers JAA, Roos YBWEM, Hendriks JM, Koudstaal PJ, Pattynama PMT, van der Lugt A, van Dijk LC, van Sambeek MRHM, van Urk H, Verhagen HJM, Bruininckx CMA, de Bruijn SF, Keunen R, Knippenberg B, Mosch A, Treurniet F, van Dijk L, van Overhagen H, Wever J, de Beer FC, van den Berg JSP, van Hasselt BAAM, Zeilstra DJ, Boiten J, van Otterloo JCAD, de Vries AC, Nieholt GJLA, van der Kallen BFW, Blankensteijn JD, De Leeuw FE, Kool LJS, van der Vliet JA, de Borst GJ, de Kort GAP, Kapelle LJ, Lo TH, Mali WPTM, Moll F, van der Worp HB, Verhagen H, Barber PA, Bourchier R, Hill A, Holden A, Stewart J, Bakke SJ, Krohg-Sorensen K, Skjelland M, Tennoe B, Bialek P, Biejat Z, Czepiel W, Czlonkowska A, Dowzenko A, Jedrzejewska J, Kobayashi A, Lelek M, Polanski J, Kirbis J, Milosevic Z, Zvan B, Blasco J, Chamorro A, Macho J, Obach V, Riambau V, San Roman L, Branera J, Canovas D, Estela J, Gaibar AG, Perendreu J, Bjorses K, Gottsater A, Ivancev K, Maetzsch T, Sonesson B, Berg B, Delle M, Formgren J, Gillgren P, Kall TB, Konrad P, Nyman N, Takolander R, Andersson T, Malmstedt J, Soderman M, Wahlgren C, Wahlgren N, Binaghi S, Hirt L, Michel P, Ruchat P, Bonati LH, Engelter ST, Fluri F, Guerke L, Jacob AL, Kirsch E, Lyrer PA, Radue EW, Stierli P, Wasner M, Wetzel S, Bonvin C, Kalangos A, Lovblad K, Murith N, Ruefenacht D, Sztajzel R, Higgins N, Kirkpatrick PJ, Martin P, Adam D, Bell J, Bradbury AW, Crowe P, Gannon M, Henderson MJ, Sandler D, Shinton RA, Scriven JM, Wilmink T, D'Souza S, Egun A, Guta R, Punekar S, Seriki DM, Thomson G, Brennan A, Enevoldson TP, Gilling-Smith G, Gould DA, Harris PL, McWilliams RG, Nasser HC, White R, Prakash KG, Serracino-Inglott F, Subramanian G, Symth JV, Walker MG, Clarke M, Davis M, Dixit SA, Dolman P, Dyker A, Ford G, Golkar A, Jackson R, Jayakrishnan V, Lambert D, Lees T, Louw S, Macdonald S, Mendelow AD, Rodgers H, Rose J, Stansby G, Wyatt M, Baker T, Baldwin N, Jones L, Mitchell D, Munro E, Thornton M, Baker D, Davis N, Hamilton G, McCabe D, Platts A, Tibballs J, Beard J, Cleveland T, Dodd D, Gaines P, Lonsdale R, Nair R, Nassef A, Nawaz S, Venables G, Belli A, Clifton A, Cloud G, Halliday A, Markus H, McFarland R, Morgan R, Pereira A, Thompson A, Chataway J, Cheshire N, Gibbs R, Hammady M, Jenkins M, Malik I, Wolfe J, Adiseshiah M, Bishop C, Brew S, Brookes J, Brown MM, Jager R, Kitchen N, Ashleigh R, Butterfield S, Gamble GE, McCollum C, Nasim A, O'Neill P, Wong J, Edwards RD, Lees KR, MacKay AJ, Moss J, Rogers P, International Carotid Stenting Study Group. Carotid artery stenting compared with endarterectomy in patients with symptomatic carotid stenosis (International Carotid Stenting Study): an interim analysis of a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet 2010, 375(9719), 985-997.
Smout J, Dyker A, Cleanthis M, Ford G, Kesteven P, Stansby G. Platelet Function Following Acute Cerebral Ischemia. Angiology 2009, 60(3), 362-369.
Price CI, Clement F, Gray J, Donaldson C, Ford GA. Systematic review of stroke thrombolysis service configuration. Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics 2009, 2009(9), 211-233.
Cheeran B, Cohen L, Dobkin B, Ford G, Greenwood R, Howard D, Husain M, Macleod M, Nudo R, Rothwell J, Rudd A, Teo J, Ward N, Wolf S. The future of restorative neurosciences in stroke: driving the translational research pipeline from basic science to rehabilitation of people after stroke. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair 2009, 23(2), 97-107.
Potter J, Mistri A, Brodie F, Chernova J, Wilson E, Jagger C, James M, Ford G, Robinson T. Controlling Hypertension and X Hypotension Immediately Post Stroke (CHHIPS) - a randomised controlled trial. 2009. Health Technology Assessment Vol. 13, no. 9.
Potter JF, Robinson TG, Ford GA, Mistri A, James M, Chernova J, Jagger C. Controlling hypertension and hypotension immediately post-stroke (CHHIPS): a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind pilot trial. The Lancet Neurology 2009, 8(1), 48-56.
Ahmed N, Wahlgren N, Brainin M, Castillo J, Ford GA, Kaste M, Lees KR, Toni D, SITS Investigators. Relationship of Blood Pressure, Antihypertensive Therapy, and Outcome in Ischemic Stroke Treated With Intravenous Thrombolysis Retrospective Analysis From Safe Implementation of Thrombolysis in Stroke-International Stroke Thrombolysis Register (SITS-ISTR). Stroke 2009, 40(7), 2442-2449.
The European Stroke Organisation (ESO), Executive Committee and the ESO Writing Committee. Guidelines for Management of Ischaemic Stroke and Transient Ischaemic Attack 2008. Cerebrovascular Diseases 2008, 25(5), 457-507.
Lecouturier J, Rapley T, Stobbart L, Ford G, Louw S, Rodgers H, Murtagh MJ. Clinical research without consent in adults in the emergency setting: a review of patient and public views. BMC Medical Ethics 2008, 9, 9.
Dickinson HO, Campbell F, Beyer FR, Nicolson DJ, Cook JV, Ford GA, Mason JM. Relaxation therapies for the management of primary hypertension in adults: a Cochrane review. Journal of Human Hypertension 2008, 22(12), 809-820.
Ford GA. Clinical pharmacological issues in the development of acute stroke therapies. In: British Journal of Pharmacology, Special Issue: Life Sciences. 2008, Glasgow, UK: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Saxby BK, Harrington F, Wesnes K, McKeith IG, Ford GA. Candesartan and cognitive decline in older patients with hypertension: A substudy of the SCOPE trial. Neurology 2008, 70(19), 1858-1866.
Dickinson HO, Campbell F, Beyer FR, Nicolson DJ, Cook JV, Ford GA, Mason JM. Relaxation therapies for the management of primary hypertension in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008, (1), CD004935.
Wahlgren N, Ahmed N, Eriksson N, Aichner F, Bluhmki E, Davalos A, Erila T, Ford GA, Grond M, Hacke W, Hennerici MG, Kaste M, Koehrmann M, Larrue V, Lees KR, Machnig T, Roine RO, Toni D, Vanhooren G, SITS MOST Investigators. Multivariable Analysis of Outcome Predictors and Adjustment of Main Outcome Results to Baseline Data Profile in Randomized Controlled Trials Safe Implementation of Thrombolysis in Stroke-MOnitoring STudy (SITS-MOST). Stroke 2008, 39(12), 3316-3322.
Rodgers H, Shaw L, Price C, Wijck Fvan, Barnes M, Graham L, Ford GA, Shackley P, Steen N. Study design and methods of the BoTULS trial: a randomised controlled trial to evaluate the clinical effect and cost effectiveness of treating upper limb spasticity due to stroke with botulinum toxin type A. Trials 2008, 9(1), 59.
Lees KR, Ford GA, Muir KW, Ahmed N, Dyker AG, Atula S, Kalra L, Warburton EA, Baron JC, Jenkinson DF, Wahlgren NG, Walters MR, SITS UK Grp. Thrombolytic therapy for acute stroke in the United Kingdom: experience from the safe implementation of thrombolysis in stroke (SITS) register. QJM: an international journal of medicine 2008, 101(11), 863-869.
Cleanthis M, Smout J, Bhattacharya V, Ashour H, Dyker A, Ford GA, Mikhailidis DP, Stansby GP. Soluble but not platelet P-selectin correlates with spontaneous platelet aggregation: a pilot study. Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis 2008, 14(2), 227-233.
Price C, Duckett J, Cessford C, Ford GA. [abstract] The influence of paramedic assessment on the emergency transportation of stroke patients. International Journal of Stroke 2008, 3(s1), 243.
Leslie P, Drinnan MJ, Zammit-Maempel I, Coyle JL, Ford GA, Wilson JA. Cervical auscultation synchronized with images from endoscopy swallow evaluations. Dysphagia 2007, 22(4), 290-298.
Nor A, Ford GA. Misdiagnosis of stroke. Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics 2007, 7(8), 989-1001.
Jones SP, Jenkinson MJ, Leathley MJ, Rudd AG, Ford GA, Watkins CL, Natl Pre-Hosp Guidelines Grp. The recognition and emergency management of suspected stroke and transient ischaemic attack. Clinical Medicine 2007, 7(5), 467-471.
Nor AM, Ford GA. Presenting symptoms in acute stroke patients. Stroke 2007, 38(2), 540-540.
Firbank MJ, Wiseman RM, Burton EJ, Saxby BK, O'Brien JT, Ford GA. Brain atrophy and white matter hyperintensity change in older adults and relationship to blood pressure. Journal of Neurology 2007, 254(6), 713-721.
Ford GA, Choy AM, Deedwania P, Karalis DG, Lindholm C-J, Pluta W, Frison L, Olsson SB. Direct thrombin inhibition and stroke prevention in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation: Experience from the SPORTIF III and V trials. Stroke 2007, 38(11), 2965-2971.
Stobbart L, Murtagh MJ, Rapley T, Ford G, Louw S, Rodgers H. “We saw human guinea pigs explode”: coverage of adverse events in the TGN 1412 trial in the printed media. British Medical Journal 2007, 334, 566-567.
Jenkinson D, Ford GA. Research and development in stroke services is taking off in the United Kingdom. British Medical Journal 2006, 332(7537), 318.
Stobbart L, Murtagh MJ, Louw SJ, Ford GA, Rodgers H. Consent for research in hyperacute stroke. British Medical Journal 2006, 332(7555), 1405-1406.
Nor AM, Shipsey D, Sen B, Davis J, Dyker AG, Louw SJ, Davis M, Ford GA. Development and validation of the ROSIER scale: A stroke recognition instrument for the emergency room. In: Stroke. 2004, San Diego, California: American Heart Association.
Krams M, Lees KR, Hacke W, Grieve AP, Orgogozo JM, Ford GA. Effectively bridging the preclinical/clinical gap: The results of the ASTIN trial - Response. Stroke 2004, 35(4), E81-E82.
Kim D, Ford GA, Kidwell CS, Starkman S, Vinuela F, Duckwiler GR, Jahan R, Saver JL, UCLA Intra Arterial Thrombolysis I. Intra-arterial thrombolysis for acute stroke in patients 80 and older: A comparison of results in patients younger than 80 years. American Journal of Neuroradiology 2007, 28(1), 159-163.
Wahlgren N, Ahmed N, Davalos A, Ford GA, Grond M, Hacke W, Hennerici MG, Kaste M, Kuelkens S, Larrue V, Lees KR, Roine RO, Soinne L, Toni D, Vanhooren G, SITS-MOST Investigators. Thrombolysis with alteplase for acute ischaemic stroke in the Safe implementation of Thrombolysis in Stroke-Monitoring Study (SITS-MOST): an observational study. The Lancet 2007, 369(9558), 275-282.
Ford GA. Intra-arterial thrombolysis is the treatment of choice for basilar thrombosis - Con. Stroke 2006, 37(9), 2438-2439.
Burns A, O'Brien J, BAP Dementia Consensus Group:, Ford GA, McKeith IG, Thomas AJ, et al. Clinical practice with anti-dementia drugs: A consensus statement from British Association for Psychopharmacology. Journal of Psychopharmacology 2006, 20(6), 732-755.
Dickinson HO, Nicolson DJ, Campbell F, Cook JV, Beyer FR, Ford GA, Mason J. Magnesium supplementation for the management of essential hypertension in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2006, 3, CD004640.
Burn J, Sims AJ, Ford GA, Murray A. Factors affecting the use of cumulative sums in the analysis of circadian blood pressure. Physiological Measurement 2006, 27(6), 529-538.
Dickinson HO, Mason JM, Nicolson DJ, Campbell F, Beyer FR, Cook JV, Williams B, Ford GA. Lifestyle interventions to reduce raised blood pressure: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Hypertension 2006, 24(2), 215-233.
Walters MR, Muir KW, Harbison J, Lees KR, Ford GA. Intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke: Preliminary experience with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator in the UK. Cerebrovascular Diseases 2005, 20(6), 438-442.
Nor AM, Davis J, Sen B, Shipsey D, Louw SJ, Dyker AG, Davis M, Ford GA. The Recognition of Stroke in the Emergency Room (ROSIER) scale: development and validation of a stroke recognition instrument. The Lancet Neurology 2005, 4(11), 727-734.
Mason JM, Dickinson HO, Nicolson DJ, Campbell F, Ford GA, Williams B. The diabetogenic potential of thiazide-type diuretic and beta-blocker combinations in patients with hypertension. Journal of Hypertension 2005, 23(10), 1777-1781.
Leslie P, Drinnan M, Ford G, Wilson J. Swallow respiratory patterns and aging: Presbyphagia or dysphagia?. Journals of Gerontology. Series A: Biological Sciences & Medical Sciences 2005, 60(3), 391-395.
The CHHIPS Trial Group. CHHIPS (Controlling Hypertension and Hypotension Immediately Post-Stroke) Pilot Trial: Rationale and Design. Journal of Hypertension 2005, 23(6), 649-655.
The COSSACS Trial Group. COSSACS (Continue or Stop post-Stroke Antihypertensives Collaborative Study): rationale and design. Journal of Hypertension 2005, 23(2), 455-458.
Wiseman RM, Saxby BK, Burton EJ, Barber R, Ford GA, O'Brien JT. Hippocampal atrophy, whole brain volume, and white matter lesions in older hypertensive subjects. Neurology 2004, 63(10), 1892-1897.
Leslie P, Drinnan MJ, Finn P, Ford GA, Wilson JA. Reliability and validity of cervical auscultation: A controlled comparison using videofluoroscopy. Dysphagia 2004, 19(4), 231-240.
Nor AM, McAllister C, Louw SJ, Dyker AG, Davis M, Jenkinson D, Ford GA. Agreement between ambulance paramedic- and physician-recorded neurological signs with Face Arm Speech Test (FAST) in acute stroke patients. Stroke 2004, 35(6), 1355-1359.
Ford GA. Thrombolysis for stroke in the over 80s. Age and Ageing 2004, 33(2), 95-97.
Buck D, Jacoby A, Massey A, Steen N, Sharma A, Ford GA. Development and validation of NEWSQOL (R), the Newcastle Stroke-Specific Quality of Life Measure. Cerebrovascular Diseases 2004, 17(2-3), 143-152.
Saxby BK, Harrington F, McKeith IG, Wesnes K, Ford GA. Effects of hypertension on attention, memory, and executive function in older adults. Health Psychology 2003, 22(6), 587-591.
Harbison J, Gibson GJ, Birchall D, Zammit-Maempel I, Ford GA. White matter disease and sleep-disordered breathing after acute stroke. Neurology 2003, 61(7), 959-963.
O'Brien KK, Saxby BK, Ballard CG, Grace J, Harrington F, Ford GA, O'Brien JT, Swan AG, Fairbairn AF, Wesnes K, Del Ser T, Edwardson JA, Morris CM, McKeith IG. Regulation of attention and response to therapy in dementia by butyrylcholinesterase. Pharmacogenetics 2003, 13(4), 231-239.
Lees KR, Barer D, Ford GA, Hacke W, Kostulas V, Sharma AK, Odergren T. Tolerability of NXY-059 at higher target concentrations in patients with acute stroke. Stroke 2003, 34(2), 482-487.
Harbison J, Hossain O, Jenkinson D, Davis J, Louw SJ, Ford GA. Diagnostic accuracy of stroke referrals from primary care, emergency room physicians, and ambulance staff using the face arm speech test. Stroke 2003, 34(1), 71-76.
Noble JM, Thomas TH, Ford GA. Effect of age on scramblase content in human platelets. Biogerontology 2002, 3(1-2), 137-.
O'Brien JT, Wiseman R, Burton EJ, Barber B, Wesnes K, Saxby B, Ford GA. Cognitive associations of subcortical white matter lesions in older people. In: 3rd World Congress on Vascular Factors in Alzheimers Disease. 2002, Kyoto, Japan: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Wiley-Blackwell.
Ford GA, Ballard C, Thomas SHL. Anti-psychotic drug use in older people. Age and Ageing 2002, 31(4), 225-226.
Leslie P, Drinnan MJ, Ford GA, Wilson JA. Resting respiration in dysphagic patients following acute stroke. Dysphagia 2002, 17(3), 208-213.
Leslie P, Drinnan MJ, Ford GA, Wilson JA. Swallow respiration patterns in dysphagic patients following acute stroke. Dysphagia 2002, 17(3), 202-207.
Hirst LJ, Ford GA, Gibson GJ, Wilson JA. Swallow-Induced Alterations in Breathing in Normal Older People. Dysphagia 2002, 17(2), 152-161.
Anumba DOC, Robson SC, Ford GA. Flow-mediated nitric oxide activity in the forearm vasculature of premenopausal women. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 2002, 53(3), 332-336.
Jenkinson D, Ford G. New beginning for care for elderly people? Framework's recognition of importance of stroke has substantial implications. British Medical Journal 2001, 323(7308), 338-339.
Duggan S, Eccles MP, Steen N, Jones S, Ford GA. Management of older patients with hypertension in primary care: Improvement on the rule of halves. Age and Ageing 2001, 30(1), 73-76.
Buck D, Jacoby A, Massey A, Ford G. Evaluation of Measures Used to Assess Quality of Life After Stroke. Stroke 2000, 31(8), 2004-2010.
Anumba DOC, Ford GA, Boys RJ, Robson SC. Stimulated nitric oxide release and nitric oxide sensitivity in forearm arterial vasculature during normotensive and preeclamptic pregnancy. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1999, 181(6), 1479-1485.
Anumba DO, Robson SC, Boys RJ, Ford GA. Nitric oxide activity in the peripheral vasculature during normotensive and preeclamptic pregnancy. American Journal of Physiology 1999, 277(2, Part 2), H848-854.
Ford G, Freemantle N. ECASS-II: intravenous alteplase in acute ischaemic stroke. Lancet 1999, 353(9146), 65.
Majmudar NG, Anumba D, Robson SC, Ford GA. Contribution of nitric oxide to β2-adrenoceptor mediated vasodilatation in human forearm arterial vasculature. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 1999, 47(2), 173-177.
F. Kamali,A. Howes,S. H. Thomas,G. A. Ford,E. Snoeck. A pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic interaction study between nebivolol and the H2-receptor antagonists cimetidine and ranitidine. Br J Clin Pharmacol 1997, 43(2), 201-4.
Dorman PJ, Slattery J, Farrell B, Dennis MS, Sandercock PA, United Kingdom collaborators in the International Stroke Trial, Ford GA. A randomised comparison of the EuroQol and Short Form-36 after stroke. British Medical Journal 1997, 315(7106), 461-461.
S. Duggan,G. A. Ford,M. Eccles. Doctors' attitudes towards the detection and treatment of hypertension in older people. J Hum Hypertens 1997, 11(5), 271-6.
S. Duggan,M. J. Aylett,M. Eccles,G. A. Ford. Defining hypertension in older people from primary care case notes review. J Hum Hypertens 1997, 11(3), 193-9.
M. J. Denham,G. A. Ford,J. R. Cox,C. A. Dilley,A. B. Ewing,J. G. Evans,C. S. Jenner,J. Offord,M. D. Rawlins,J. Seymour,R. C. Tallis,J. E. Tooke,I. D. Turner. Medication for older people. J Royal Coll Phys London 1997, 31, 254-257.
A. J. Bowman,R. H. Clayton,A. Murray,J. W. Reed,M. F. Subhan,G. A. Ford. Baroreflex function in sedentary and endurance-trained elderly people. Age Ageing 1997, 26(4), 289-94.
A. J. Bowman,R. H. Clayton,A. Murray,J. W. Reed,M. M. Subhan,G. A. Ford. Effects of aerobic exercise training and yoga on the baroreflex in healthy elderly persons. Eur J Clin Invest 1997, 27(5), 443-9.
Brierley EJ, Johnson MA, Bowman A, Ford GA, Subhan F, Reed JW, James OFW, Turnbull DM. Mitochondrial function in muscle from elderly athletes. Annals of Neurology 1997, 41(1), 114-116.
G. A. Ford,S. C. Robson,Z. A. Mahdy. Superficial hand vein responses to NG-monomethyl-L-arginine in post-partum and non-pregnant women. Clin Sci (Lond) 1996, 90(6), 493-7.
R. M. Hussain,K. Hartigan-Go,S. H. Thomas,G. A. Ford. Effect of oxybutynin on the QTc interval in elderly patients with urinary incontinence. Br J Clin Pharmacol 1996, 41(1), 73-5.
A. J. Bowman,G. A. Ford. Evaluation of sympathetic function in elderly subjects. Age Ageing 1995, 24(4), 366.
S. H. Thomas,P. D. Higham,K. Hartigan-Go,F. Kamali,P. Wood,R. W. Campbell,G. A. Ford. Concentration dependent cardiotoxicity of terodiline in patients treated for urinary incontinence. Br Heart J 1995, 74(1), 53-6.
R. H. Clayton,A. J. Bowman,G. A. Ford,A. Murray. Measurement of baroreflex gain from heart rate and blood pressure spectra: a comparison of spectral estimation techniques. Physiol Meas 1995, 16(2), 131-9.
G. A. Ford,M. N. Asghar. Management of hypertension in the elderly: attitudes of general practitioners and hospital physicians. Br J Clin Pharmacol 1995, 39(5), 465-9.
G. A. Ford,W. D. Dachman,T. F. Blaschke,B. B. Hoffman. Effect of aging on beta 2-adrenergic receptor-stimulated flux of K+, PO4, FFA, and glycerol in human forearms. J Appl Physiol 1995, 78(1), 172-8.
A. J. Bowman,C. P. Chen,G. A. Ford. Nitric oxide mediated venodilator effects of nebivolol. Br J Clin Pharmacol 1994, 38(3), 199-204.
G. A. Ford,O. F. James. Effect of 'autonomic blockade' on cardiac beta-adrenergic chronotropic responsiveness in healthy young, healthy elderly and endurance-trained elderly subjects. Clin Sci (Lond) 1994, 87(3), 297-302.
G. A. Ford,P. S. Oliver,J. S. Prior,R. J. Butland,S. P. Wilkinson. Omeprazole in the treatment of asthmatics with nocturnal symptoms and gastro-oesophageal reflux: a placebo-controlled cross-over study. Postgrad Med J 1994, 70(823), 350-4.
Curless R, Ford G. Neuroleptics in learning disability. Inappropriate use in elderly people. British Medical Journal 1993, 307(6904), 621.
W. D. Dachman,G. A. Ford,T. F. Blaschke,B. B. Hoffman. Mechanism of bradykinin-induced venodilation in humans. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 1993, 21(2), 241-8.
G. A. Ford,T. F. Blaschke,R. Wiswell,B. B. Hoffman. Effect of aging on changes in plasma potassium during exercise. J Gerontol 1993, 48(4), M140-5.
W. D. Dachman,G. A. Ford,B. B. Hoffman,T. F. Blaschke. Bradykinin-induced venodilation is not impaired with aging in humans. J Gerontol 1992, 47(5), M166-70.
G. A. Ford,J. D. Preece,I. H. Davies,S. P. Wilkinson. Use of the SeHCAT test in the investigation of diarrhoea. Postgrad Med J 1992, 68(798), 272-6.
G. A. Ford,P. S. Oliver,N. A. Shepherd,S. P. Wilkinson. An Eudragit-coated prednisolone preparation for ulcerative colitis: pharmacokinetics and preliminary therapeutic use. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 1992, 6(1), 31-40.
H. G. Eichler,T. F. Blaschke,F. B. Kraemer,G. A. Ford,B. Blochl-Daum,B. B. Hoffman. Responsiveness of superficial hand veins to alpha-adrenoceptor agonists in insulin-dependent diabetic patients. Clin Sci (Lond) 1992, 82(2), 163-8.
G. A. Ford,B. B. Hoffman,R. E. Vestal,T. F. Blaschke. Age-related changes in adenosine and beta-adrenoceptor responsiveness of vascular smooth muscle in man. Br J Clin Pharmacol 1992, 33(1), 83-7.
G. A. Ford,B. B. Hoffman,T. F. Blaschke. Beta adrenergically mediated cardiac chronotropic and vascular smooth muscle responses during propranolol therapy and withdrawal in young and elderly persons. J Gerontol 1992, 47(1), M22-6.
G. A. Ford,D. Katzir,T. F. Blaschke,B. B. Hoffman. Responsiveness of peripheral veins to vasodilators and the effect of nifedipine on alpha-adrenergic responsiveness in hypertension. Clin Pharmacol Ther 1991, 50(2), 192-8.
G. A. Ford,D. T. Lowenthal,G. Levy,N. W. Lavy,F. G. McMahon,E. M. Sellers,D. G. Vidt,T. L. Whitsett,T. F. Blaschke,D. C. Brater. Editorial: That none should be denied. Clin Pharmacol Ther 1990, 47, 422-423.
G. A. Ford,B. B. Hoffman,T. F. Blaschke. Effect of temazepam on blood pressure regulation in healthy elderly subjects. Br J Clin Pharmacol 1990, 29(1), 61-7.
G. A. Ford,A. H. Simpson,M. W. Gear,S. P. Wilkinson. Duodenal ulceration into the cystic artery. Postgrad Med J 1990, 66(772), 144-6.
C. A. McNulty,J. C. Dent,A. Curry,J. S. Uff,G. A. Ford,M. W. Gear,S. P. Wilkinson. New spiral bacterium in gastric mucosa. J Clin Pathol 1989, 42(6), 585-91.
H. G. Eichler,G. A. Ford,T. F. Blaschke,A. Swislocki,B. B. Hoffman. Responsiveness of superficial hand veins to phenylephrine in essential hypertension. Alpha adrenergic blockade during prazosin therapy. J Clin Invest 1989, 83(1), 108-12.
C. A. M. McNulty,J. C. Dent,G. A. Ford,S. P. Wilkinson. Inhibitory antimicrobial concentrations against Campylobacter Pylori in gastric mucosa. J Antimicrob Chem 1988, 22, 729-738.
G. A. Ford,H. G. Eichler,B. B. Hoffman,T. F. Blaschke. Venous responsiveness to atrial natriuretic factor in man. Br J Clin Pharmacol 1988, 26(6), 797-9.
R. J. Motley,J. Rhodes,G. A. Ford,S. P. Wilkinson,I. M. Chesner,P. Asquith,M. D. Hellier,J. F. Mayberry. Time relationships between cessation of smoking and onset of ulcerative colitis. Digestion 1987, 37(2), 125-7.
I. P. Donald,G. A. Ford,S. P. Wilkinson. Is 24 h ambulatory oesophageal pH monitoring useful in a district general hospital?. Lancet 1987, 1(8524), 89-92.
Ford GA, Wilkinson SP. Gastroenterologists and 75SeHCAT. British Medical Journal 1986, 293, 453-453.
M. P. Williams,G. A. Ford. Pneumoretroperitoneum following iliac crest trephine. Br J Radiol 1986, 59(705), 935-7.
G. A. Ford,J. R. Bradley,D. S. Appleton,S. Thiru,R. Y. Calne. Splenic Rupture in Polyarteritis Nodosa. Postgrad Med J 1986, 62, 965-966.
S. Y. Chan,G. Ford,K. Sikora. Late relapse in testicular teratoma after chemotherapy. Lancet 1985, 2(8458), 773-4.
Dickinson HO, Mason JM, Nicolson DJ, Beyer FR, Williams B, Ford GA. Lifestyle interventions to reduce raised blood pressure - Reply. Journal of Hypertension 2006, 24(10), 2116-2117.
Wilson ECF, Ford GA, Robinson T, Mistri A, Jagger C, Potter JF. Controlling hypertension immediately post stroke: a cost utility analysis of a pilot randomised controlled trial. Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 2010, 8, 3.
Hilmer S, Ford GA. General Principles of Pharmacology. In: Halter, JB; Ouslander, JG; Tinetti, ME; Studensieki, S; High, KP; Asthana, S, ed. Hazzard's Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology. New York: McGraw Hill, 2009, pp.103-122.
Campbell F, Dickinson HO, Critchley JA, Ford GA, Bradburn M. A systematic review of fish-oil supplements for the prevention and treatment of hypertension. European Journal of Preventative Cardiology 2013, 20(1), 107-120.
Tryambake D, He J, Firbank MJ, O'Brien JT, Blamire AM, Ford GA. Blood Pressure Lowering and Cerebral Blood Flow:Intensive Blood Pressure Lowering Increases Cerebral Blood Flow in Older Subjects With Hypertension. Hypertension 2013, 61(6), 1309-1315.
Gibson JM, Bullock M, Ford GA, Jones SP, Leathley MJ, McAdam JJ, Quinn T, Watkins C, on behalf of the ESCORTT Group. 'Is he awake?': dialogues between callers and call handlers about consciousness duting emergency calls for suspected acute stroke. Emergency Medicine Journal 2013, (epub ahead of print).
Moore SA, Hallsworth K, Ploetz T, Ford GA, Rochester L, Trenell MI. Physical activity, sedentary behaviour and metabolic control following stroke: A cross-sectional and longitudinal study. PLoS One 2013, 8(1), e55263.
Jones SP, Carter B, Ford GA, Gibson JME, Leathley MJ, McAdam JJ, O'Donnell M, Punekar S, Quinn T, Watkins CL. The identification of acute stroke: an analysis of emergency calls. International Journal of Stroke 2013, (epub ahead of print).
Myint PK, Clark AB, Kwok CS, Davis J, Durairaj R, Dixit AK, Sharma AK, Ford GA, Potter JF. The SOAR (Stroke subtype, Oxfordshire Community Stroke Project classification, Age, prestroke modified Rankin) score strongly predcts early outcomes in acute stroke. International Journal of Stroke 2013. In Press.
Rother J, Ford GA, Thijs VN. Thrombolytics in Acute Ischaemic Stroke Historical Perspective and Future Opportunities. Cerebrovascular Diseases 2013. In Press.
Kwok CS, Clark A, Ford GA, Durairaj R, Dixit AK, Davis J, Sharma AK, Potter JF, Myint PK. Association between prestroke disability and inpatient mortality and length of acute hospital stay after acute stroke. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2012, 60(4), 726-732.
Price C, Rae V, Duckett J, Wood R, McMeekin P, Gray J, Rodgers H, Ford GA. Characteristics of patients according to the mode of admission to regional stroke services. In: UK Stroke Forum 2012 Conference. 2012, Harrogate, UK: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia.
Jakovljevic DG, Moore SA, Tan LB, Rochester L, Ford GA, Trenell MI. Discrepancy between cardiac and physical functional reserves in stroke. Stroke 2012, 43, 1422-1425.
Burges Watson DL, Sanoff R, Mackintosh JE, Saver JL, Ford GA, Price C, Starkman S, Eckstein M, Conwit R, Grace A, Murtagh MJ. Evidence from the Scene: Paramedic perspectives on involvement in out-of-hospital research. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2012, 60(5), 641-650.
Lightbody L, Gibson J, French B, McLoughlin A, Fitzgerald J, Gibson A, McAdam J, Day E, Davies P, Emsley H, Ford GA, Price C, May C, O'Donnell M, Watkins CL. Implementing telemedicine in acute stroke: staff perspective. In: UK Stroke Forum 2012 Conference. 2012, Harrogate, UK: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia.
Nardi K, Engelter S, Strbian D, Sarikaya H, Arnold M, Casoni F, Ford GA, Cordonnier C, Lyrer P, Bordet R, Soinne L, Gensicke H, Duriez P, Baumgartner RW, Tatlisumak T, Leys D, Lipid Profile Thrombolysis Study G. Lipid profiles and outcome in patients treated by intravenous thrombolysis for cerebral ischemia. Neurology 2012, 79(11), 1101-1108.
Moore SA, Hallsworth K, Bluck LJC, Ford GA, Rochester L, Trenell MI. Measuring Energy Expenditure After Stroke Validation of a Portable Device. Stroke 2012, 43(6), 1660-1662.
McMeekin P, Gray J, Price C, Rae V, Duckett J, Wood R, Rodgers H, Ford GA. Modeling outcomes following redirection of emergency stroke admissions from ten local stroke units to two neuroscience centres. In: UK Stroke Forum 2012 Conference. 2012, Harrogate, UK: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia.
Shaw L, Price C, McLure S, Howel D, McColl E, Ford GA. Paramedic Initiated Lisinopril For Acute Stroke Treatment (PIL-FAST): first results from the pilot randomised controlled trial. In: UK Stroke Forum 2012 Conference. 2012, Harrogate, UK: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia.
Acheampong P, Ford GA. Pharmacokinetics of alteplase in the treatment of ischaemic stroke. Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism & Toxicology 2012, 8(2), 271-281.
Mazya M, Egido JA, Ford GA, Lees KR, Mikulik R, Toni D, Wahlgren N, Ahmed N, SITS Investigators. Predicting the Risk of Symptomatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Ischemic Stroke Treated With Intravenous Alteplase Safe Implementation of Treatments in Stroke (SITS) Symptomatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage Risk Score. Stroke 2012, 43(6), 1524-1531.
Macleod M, Ng S, Davis J, Ford GA. Pre-stroke frailty in acute stroke patients and association with clinical outcome. In: UK Stroke Forum 2012 Conference. 2012, Harrogate, UK: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Murtagh MJ, Watson DLB, Jenkings KN, Lie MLS, Mackintosh JE, Ford GA, Thomson RG. Situationally-Sensitive Knowledge Translation and Relational Decision Making in Hyperacute Stroke: A Qualitative Study. PLoS One 2012, 7(6), e37066.
Moore SA, Jakovljevic DG, Ford GA, Rochester L, Trenell MI. The effect of a community exercise intervention on physiological and physical function following stroke: a randomized, controlled trial. In: UK Stroke Forum 2012 Conference. 2012, Harrogate, UK: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Narayan SK, Gorman G, Kalaria RN, Ford GA, Chinnery PF. The minimum prevalence of CADASIL in northeast England. Neurology 2012, 78(13), 1025-1027.
McMeekin P, Flynn D, Ford GA, Rodgers H, Thomson RG. Validating the stroke-thrombolytic predictive instrument in a population in the United Kingdom. Stroke 2012, 43(12), 3378-3381.
Pitt MA, Monks T, Agarwal P, Worthington D, Ford GA, Lees K, Stein K, James M. Will Delays in Treatment Jeopardize the Population Benefit From Extending the Time Window for Stroke Thrombolysis?. Stroke 2012, 43(11), 2992-2997.
Dombrowski SU, Sniehotta F, Mackintosh J, White M, Rodgers H, Thomson R, Murtagh M, Ford G, Eccles MW, Araujo-Soares V. Witness response at onset of acute stroke: a qualitative theory-guided study. PLoS One 2012, 7(7), e39852.
Engelter ST, Soinne L, Ringleb P, Sarikaya H, Bordet R, Berrouschot J, Odier C, Arnold M, Ford GA, Pezzini A, Zini A, Rantanen K, Rocco A, Bonati LH, Kellert L, Strbian D, Stoll A, Meier N, Michel P, Baumgartner RW, Leys D, Tatlisumak T, Lyrer PA. IV thrombolysis and statins. Neurology 2011, 77(9), 888-895.
Rae V, Ford G, Price C. Prehospital assessment of stroke: Time is brain. Journal of Paramedic Practice 2011, 3(9), 483-488.
Ford GA. Streamlining regulation of clinical trials - update on the Academy of Medical Sciences review and government's respone. Trials 2011, 12(s1), A35.
Price C, Ford GA. Cerebrovascular Disease. In: R. Donnelly, N.J.M. London, ed. ABC of Arterial and Venous Disease. London: BMJ Publishing, 2008, pp.20-25.
Beyer FR, Dickinson HO, Nicolson DJ, Ford GA, Mason J. Combined calcium, magnesium and potassium supplementation for the management of primary hypertension in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2006, (3), CD004805.
O'Brien JT, Wiseman R, Burton EJ, Barber B, Wesnes K, Saxby B, Ford GA. Cognitive associations of subcortical white matter lesions in older people. In: Alzheimer's Disease: Vascular Etiology and Pathology. 2002, Kyoto, Japan: New York Academy of Sciences.
Harbison JA, Zammit-Maempel I, Birchall D, Gibson GJ, Ford GA. CT evidence of chronic cerebrovascular disease is associated with severity of post-stroke sleep apnea. Stroke 2002, 33(1), 392 abstract no. P167.
Harbison J, Ford GA, Gibson GJ. Nasal continuous positive airway pressure for sleep apnoea following stroke. European Respiratory Journal 2002, 19(6), 1216-1217.
Lees KR, Barer DH, Ford GA, Hacke W, Kostulas V, Sharma AK, Odergren T. Safety and tolerability of NXY-059 at higher target concentrations in acute stroke patients. Stroke 2002, 33(1), 410 abstract no. P267.
Harbison J, Ford GA, James OFW, Gibson GJ. Sleep-disordered breathing following acute stroke. QJM 2002, 95(11), 741-747.
Buck D, Jacoby A, Ford G. A study to develop and evaluate a patient-centred stroke-specific quality of life measure. Quality of Life Newsletter 2001, 26, 5.
Jeenapongsa R, Thomas TH, Ford GA. Aging and platelet GPIIb-IIIa exposure. Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2001, 69(2), P15-.
Jeenapongsa R, Thomas TH, Ford GA. Impaired ATP availability at adenylate cyclase site in platelets from older subjects. Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2001, 69(2), 14-23.
Anumba DOC, Ford GA, Robson SC. Nitric oxide signaling mechanisms in the forearm vasculature of pregnant women. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2001, 185(2), 420.
Harrington E, Saxby BK, Wesnes K, Ford GA. The effect of diurnal blood pressure differences on cognitive function in older hypertensives. In: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2001, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
Lees KR, Sharma AK, Barer D, Ford GA, Kostulas V, Cheng YF, Odergren T, SA-NXY-003 Investigators. Tolerability and pharmacokinetics of the nitrone NXY-059 in patients with acute stroke. Stroke 2001, 32(3), 675-680.
Lees KR, Dyker AG, Sharma A, Ford GA, Ardron ME, Grosset DG. Tolerability of the low-affinity, use-dependent NMDA antagonist AR-R15896AR in stroke patients: A dose-ranging study. Stroke 2001, 32(2), 466-472.
Wiseman RM, Barber R, O'Brien J, Ford GA. White matter lesions on magnetic resonance imaging in older hypertensives and normotensives. In: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2001, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
Ford GA, Wood SM, Daly A. CYP2D6 and CYP2C19 genotypes of patients with terodiline cardiotoxicity identified through the yellow card system. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 2000, 50(1), 77-80.
Crome P, Ford GA. Drug Therapy in an Older Population. United Kingdom: Imperial College Press, 2000.
Buck D, Massey A, Ford GA, Jacoby A. Evaluation of measures used to assess Quality of Life and Stroke. Stroke 2000, 31, 2004-2010.
Diener HC, Cortens M, Ford G, Grotta J, Hacke W, Kaste M, Koudstaal PJ, Wessel T. Lubeluzole in acute ischemic stroke treatment: A double-blind study with an 8-hour inclusion window comparing a 10-mg daily dose of lubeluzole with placebo. Stroke 2000, 31(11), 2543-2551.
Buck D, Jacoby A, Massey A, Ford G. Pre-testing items in a stroke-specific quality of life measure: the value of cognitive interviewing. In: JOURNAL OF NEUROLINGUISTICS. 2000.
Harrington F, Murray A, Ford GA. Relationship of baroreflex sensitivity and blood pressure in an older population. Journal of Hypertension 2000, 18(11), 1629-1633.
Ford GA. Ageing and the baroreflex. Age and Ageing 1999, 28(4), 337-338.
Eccles M, Ford GA, Duggan S, Steen N. Are postal questionnaire surveys of reported activity valid? An exploration using general practitioner management of hypertension in older people. British Journal of General Practice 1999, 49(438), 35-38.
Ford G, Freemantle N. ECASS-II: intravenous alteplase in acute ischaemic stroke. Lancet 1999, 353(9146), 65-65.
Noble JM, Thomas TH, Ford GA. Effect of age on plasma membrane asymmetry and membrane fluidity in human leukocytes and platelets. Journals of Gerontology. Series A: Biological Sciences & Medical Sciences 1999, 54(12), M601-606.
Noble JM, Thomas TH, Ford GA. Effect of age on plasma membrane asymmetry and membrane fluidity in human leukocytes and platelets. Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 1999, 54(12), M601-M606.
Noble JM, Ford GA, Thomas TH. Effect of aging on CD11b and CD69 surface expression by vesicular insertion in human polymorphonuclear leucocytes. Clinical Science 1999, 97(3), 323-329.
Anumba DOC, Robson SC, Boys RJ, Ford GA. Nitric oxide activity in the peripheral vasculature during normotensive and preeclamptic pregnancy. American Journal of Physiology: Heart and Circulatory Physiology 1999, 277(2), H848-H854.
Harbison J, Massey A, Barnett L, Hodge D, Ford GA. Rapid ambulance protocol for acute stroke. Lancet 1999, 353(9168), 1935-1935.
Jeenapongsa R, Thomas TH, Ford GA. Role of cytoskeleton and effect of ageing in transmembrane receptor adenylate cyclase signalling in human platelets. In: Meeting of the British Pharmacological Society, Clinical Pharmacology Section. 1999, London, UK: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Harbison J, Rajan N, James OFW, Ford G, Gibson GJ. Sleep apnoea in patients following stroke. In: Thorax. 1999, BMJ Group.
Anumba DOC, Ford GA, Boys RJ, Robson SC. Stimulated nitric oxide release and nitric oxide sensitivity in forearm arterial vasculature during normotensive and preeclamptic pregnancy. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 1999, 181(6), 1479-1485.

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