Research

Published Papers:
  • Spencer RJ, DeJong P, Fahmy P, Lempereur M, Tsang M, Gin, KG, et al. Changes in left atrial appendage dimensions following volume loading during percutaneous left atrial appendage closure. J Am Coll Cardiol Intv. 2015;8(15):1935-1941.
  • Spencer RJ, Amerena JV. Rivaroxaban in the Prevention of Stroke and Systemic Embolism in Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation: Clinical Implications of the ROCKET AF Trial and its Subanalyses. Am J Cardiovasc Drugs. 2015;15(6):395-401
  • Spencer RJ, Sugumar H, Jones E, Farouque O. Commotio cordis: A case of ventricular fibrillation caused by a cricket ball strike to the chest. Lancet. 2014;383(9925):1358.
  • Spencer RJ, Cardin AJ, Ranmuthugala G, Somers GT et al. Influences on medical students’ decisions to study at a rural clinical school. Aust J Rural Health. 2008;16(5):262-8.
  • Fahmy P, Spencer RJ, Tsang M, Gooderhan P, Saw J. Left Atrial Appendage Closure for Atrial Fibrillation is Safe and Effective Following Intracranial or Intraocular Hemorrhage. Canadian Journal of Cardiology, in press, accepted manuscript.
  • Saw J, Fahmy P, Spencer R, Prakash R, Mclaughlin P, Nicolaou S, Tsang M. Comparing Measurements of CT Angiography, TEE, and Fluoroscopy of the Left Atrial Appendage for Percutaneous Closure. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, in press, accepted manuscript.
  • Yudi MB, Ramchand J, Farouque O, Andrianopoulos N, Chan W, Duffy SJ, Lefkovits J, Brennan A, Spencer R, Fernando D, Hiew C, Freeman M, Reid CM, Ajani A, Clark DJ. Impact of door-to-balloon time on long-term mortality in high- and low-risk patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction. International Journal of Cardiology. 2016;224, 72–78
  • Saw J, Fahmy P, DeJong P, Lempereur M, Spencer R, et al. Cardiac CT angiography for device surveillance after endovascular left atrial appendage closure. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2015;16(11):1198-206
  • Lin T, Crosby P, Sugumar H, Spencer R, Flannery M, O’Donnell D. Implant Electrical Characteristics Predict Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases. 2013;4,513-521
  • Bucca K, Spencer R, Orford N, Cattigan C et al. Early diagnosis and treatment of necrotizing fasciitis can improve survival: an observational intensive care unit cohort study. ANZ J Surg. 2013 May;83(5):365-70.
  • Somers GT, Spencer RJ. Nature or nurture: the effect of undergraduate rural clinical rotations on pre-existent rural career choice likelihood as measured by the SOMERS Index. Aust J Rural Health. 2012 Apr;20(2):80-7.

Further details and abstracts can be seen at: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ryan_Spencer