Dr Alasdair McIntosh
- Associate Research Scientist (Robertson Centre for Biostatistics)
Publications
2025
Sykes, R. et al. (2025) Radiological abnormalities persist following covid-19 and correlate with impaired Health-related Quality of Life: a prospective cohort study of hospitalized patients. BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 12(1), e001985. (doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2023-001985) (PMID:39929549)
2024
Karmacharya, B. et al. (2024) A service evaluation of weight management for glycaemic control and remission of type 2 diabetes using traditional food in Nepal (Ho-DIRECT NEPAL): a single-arm trial. Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia, 29, 100465. (doi: 10.1016/j.lansea.2024.100465)
Malamud, M. et al. (2024) Recognition and control of neutrophil extracellular trap formation by MICL. Nature, 633(8029), pp. 442-450. (doi: 10.1038/s41586-024-07820-3) (PMID:39143217)
Curtain, J. P. et al. (2024) Measuring congestion with a non-invasive monitoring device in heart failure and haemodialysis: CONGEST-HF. European Journal of Heart Failure, 26(6), pp. 1383-1392. (doi: 10.1002/ejhf.3290) (PMID:38741283)
Lean, M. E.J. et al. (2024) 5-year follow-up of the randomised Diabetes Remission Clinical Trial (DiRECT) of continued support for weight loss maintenance in the UK: an extension study. Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, 12(4), pp. 233-246. (doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(23)00385-6) (PMID:38423026)
Varian, F. et al. (2024) Pulmonary hypertension: intensification and personalization of combination Rx (PHoenix): a phase IV randomized trial for the evaluation of dose‐response and clinical efficacy of riociguat and selexipag using implanted technologies. Pulmonary Circulation, 14(1), e12337. (doi: 10.1002/pul2.12337) (PMID:38500737) (PMCID:PMC10945040)
2023
Sykes, R. A. et al. (2023) Vascular mechanisms of post-COVID-19 conditions: rho-kinase is a novel target for therapy. European Heart Journal: Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy, 9(4), pp. 371-386. (doi: 10.1093/ehjcvp/pvad025) (PMID:37019821) (PMCID:PMC10236521)
Sykes, R. et al. (2023) Adjudicated myocarditis and multisystem illness trajectory in healthcare workers post-COVID-19. Open Heart, 10(1), e002192. (doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2022-002192) (PMID:36822817) (PMCID:PMC9950584)
Wu, X. et al. (2023) [11C]metomidate PET-CT versus adrenal vein sampling for diagnosing surgically curable primary aldosteronism: a prospective, within-patient trial. Nature Medicine, 29(1), pp. 190-202. (doi: 10.1038/s41591-022-02114-5) (PMID:36646800)
2022
Mangion, K. et al. (2022) Multi-system investigation of COVID-19 illness. British Cardiovascular Society Annual Conference, ‘100 years of Cardiology’, Manchester, UK, 06-08 June 2022. A122.1-A122. (doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2022-BCS.157)
Morrow, A. J. et al. (2022) A multisystem, cardio-renal investigation of post-COVID-19 illness. Nature Medicine, 28(6), pp. 1303-1313. (doi: 10.1038/s41591-022-01837-9) (PMID:35606551) (PMCID:PMC9205780)
2021
Berry, C. et al. (2021) Post-COVID-19 illness trajectory: a multisystem investigation [Pre-print]. Research Square, (doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1053331/v1)
Sharma, S. et al. (2021) Periodontal therapy and treatment of hypertension – alternative to the pharmacological approach. A systematic review and meta-analysis. Pharmacological Research, 166, 105511. (doi: 10.1016/j.phrs.2021.105511) (PMID:33617973)
Thom, G. et al. (2021) Weight loss induced increase in fasting ghrelin concentration is a predictor of weight regain: evidence from the Diabetes Remission Clinical Trial. Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 23(3), pp. 711-719. (doi: 10.1111/dom.14274) (PMID:33369058)
2020
Henderson, A. , McSkimming, P., Kinnear, D., McCowan, C. , McIntosh, A., Allan, L. and Cooper, S.-A. (2020) Changes over a decade in psychotropic prescribing for people with intellectual disabilities: prospective cohort study. BMJ Open, 10(9), e036862. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-036862) (PMID:32912946)
2019
McIntosh, A. and Anderson, C. (2019) Modelling the Risk of Exceeding Air Quality Monitoring Thresholds in Scotland. [Research Reports or Papers]
Articles
Sykes, R. et al. (2025) Radiological abnormalities persist following covid-19 and correlate with impaired Health-related Quality of Life: a prospective cohort study of hospitalized patients. BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 12(1), e001985. (doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2023-001985) (PMID:39929549)
Karmacharya, B. et al. (2024) A service evaluation of weight management for glycaemic control and remission of type 2 diabetes using traditional food in Nepal (Ho-DIRECT NEPAL): a single-arm trial. Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia, 29, 100465. (doi: 10.1016/j.lansea.2024.100465)
Malamud, M. et al. (2024) Recognition and control of neutrophil extracellular trap formation by MICL. Nature, 633(8029), pp. 442-450. (doi: 10.1038/s41586-024-07820-3) (PMID:39143217)
Curtain, J. P. et al. (2024) Measuring congestion with a non-invasive monitoring device in heart failure and haemodialysis: CONGEST-HF. European Journal of Heart Failure, 26(6), pp. 1383-1392. (doi: 10.1002/ejhf.3290) (PMID:38741283)
Lean, M. E.J. et al. (2024) 5-year follow-up of the randomised Diabetes Remission Clinical Trial (DiRECT) of continued support for weight loss maintenance in the UK: an extension study. Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, 12(4), pp. 233-246. (doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(23)00385-6) (PMID:38423026)
Varian, F. et al. (2024) Pulmonary hypertension: intensification and personalization of combination Rx (PHoenix): a phase IV randomized trial for the evaluation of dose‐response and clinical efficacy of riociguat and selexipag using implanted technologies. Pulmonary Circulation, 14(1), e12337. (doi: 10.1002/pul2.12337) (PMID:38500737) (PMCID:PMC10945040)
Sykes, R. A. et al. (2023) Vascular mechanisms of post-COVID-19 conditions: rho-kinase is a novel target for therapy. European Heart Journal: Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy, 9(4), pp. 371-386. (doi: 10.1093/ehjcvp/pvad025) (PMID:37019821) (PMCID:PMC10236521)
Sykes, R. et al. (2023) Adjudicated myocarditis and multisystem illness trajectory in healthcare workers post-COVID-19. Open Heart, 10(1), e002192. (doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2022-002192) (PMID:36822817) (PMCID:PMC9950584)
Wu, X. et al. (2023) [11C]metomidate PET-CT versus adrenal vein sampling for diagnosing surgically curable primary aldosteronism: a prospective, within-patient trial. Nature Medicine, 29(1), pp. 190-202. (doi: 10.1038/s41591-022-02114-5) (PMID:36646800)
Morrow, A. J. et al. (2022) A multisystem, cardio-renal investigation of post-COVID-19 illness. Nature Medicine, 28(6), pp. 1303-1313. (doi: 10.1038/s41591-022-01837-9) (PMID:35606551) (PMCID:PMC9205780)
Berry, C. et al. (2021) Post-COVID-19 illness trajectory: a multisystem investigation [Pre-print]. Research Square, (doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1053331/v1)
Sharma, S. et al. (2021) Periodontal therapy and treatment of hypertension – alternative to the pharmacological approach. A systematic review and meta-analysis. Pharmacological Research, 166, 105511. (doi: 10.1016/j.phrs.2021.105511) (PMID:33617973)
Thom, G. et al. (2021) Weight loss induced increase in fasting ghrelin concentration is a predictor of weight regain: evidence from the Diabetes Remission Clinical Trial. Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 23(3), pp. 711-719. (doi: 10.1111/dom.14274) (PMID:33369058)
Henderson, A. , McSkimming, P., Kinnear, D., McCowan, C. , McIntosh, A., Allan, L. and Cooper, S.-A. (2020) Changes over a decade in psychotropic prescribing for people with intellectual disabilities: prospective cohort study. BMJ Open, 10(9), e036862. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-036862) (PMID:32912946)
Research Reports or Papers
McIntosh, A. and Anderson, C. (2019) Modelling the Risk of Exceeding Air Quality Monitoring Thresholds in Scotland. [Research Reports or Papers]
Conference or Workshop Item
Mangion, K. et al. (2022) Multi-system investigation of COVID-19 illness. British Cardiovascular Society Annual Conference, ‘100 years of Cardiology’, Manchester, UK, 06-08 June 2022. A122.1-A122. (doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2022-BCS.157)
Grants
Grants and Awards listed are those received whilst working with the University of Glasgow.
- A community-based dietary programme for type 2 diabetes prevention and remission, clinical trial and implementation evaluation in Nepal (Co-DiaPREM-NEPAL)
National Institute for Health Research
2025 - 2029
- HoDiRECT- Nepal: a food based intervention for type 2 diabetes remission in hospital patients with type 2 diabetes
All Saints Educational Trust
2021 - 2023