Dr Stefan Birkett PhD

Albustami, M., Hartfiel, N., Charles, J.M., Powell, R., Begg, B., Birkett, S.T., Nichols, S., Ennis, S., Hee, S.W., Banerjee, P., Ingle, L., Shave, R., McGregor, G., Edwards, R.T. (2024) 'Cost-effectiveness of High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) vs Moderate Intensity Steady-State (MISS) Training in UK Cardiac Rehabilitation.' Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 105(4) pp. 639-646.

Jaafar, Z., Nickolay, T., McGregor, G., Powell, R., Begg, B., Birkett, S., Nichols, S., Ennis, S., Banerjee, P., Shave, R., Metcalfe, J., Hoye, A., Ingle, L. (2024) 'Inter- and intra-observer reliability and agreement of O2Pulse inflection during cardiopulmonary exercise testing: a comparison of subjective and novel objective methodology.' PLoS ONE, 19(3)

Waddell, A., Birkett, S., Broom, D., McGregor, G., Harwood, A.E. (2024) 'Validating the Fitbit Charge 4© wearable activity monitor for use in physical activity interventions.' Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport,

Ingle, L., Powell, R., Begg, B., Birkett, S.T., Nichols, S., Ennis, S., Banerjee, P., Shave, R., McGregor, G. (2024) 'Impact of Exercise Training Response on Quality of Life and Cardiovascular Risk Factor Profiles in People with Coronary Artery Disease: Insights from the HIIT or MISS UK trial.' Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,

McGregor, G., Powell, R., Begg, B., Birkett, S.T., Nichols, S., Ennis, S., McGuire, S., Prosser, J., Fiassam, O., Hee, S.W., Hamborg, T., Banerjee, P., Hartfiel, N., Charles, J.M., Edwards, R.T., Drane, A., Ali, D., Osman, F., He, H., Lachlan, T., Haykowsky, M.J., Ingle, L., Shave, R. (2023) 'High-intensity interval training in cardiac rehabilitation: a multi-centre randomized controlled trial.' European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 30(9) pp. 745-755.

Ibeggazene, S., Pymer, S., Birkett, S.T., Caldow, E., Harwood, A.E. (2023) 'A systematic review of exercise intervention reporting quality and dose in studies of intermittent claudication.' Vascular, 31(3) pp. 477-488.

Seed, S.A., Harwood, A.E., Sinclair, J., Egun, A., Birkett, S.T. (2023) 'What is the correct level of claudication pain to prescribe? Universal inconsistency within guidelines, a painful issue.' Vascular,

Harwood, A.E., Pymer, S., Ibeggazene, S., Ingle, L., Caldow, E., Birkett, S.T. (2022) 'Provision of exercise services in patients with peripheral artery disease in the United Kingdom.' Vascular, 30(5) pp. 874-881.

Marsden, A.J., Riley, D.R.J., Birkett, S., Rodriguez-Barucg, Q., Guinn, B.A., Carroll, S., Ingle, L., Sathyapalan, T., Beltran-Alvarez, P. (2022) 'Love is in the hair: arginine methylation of human hair proteins as novel cardiovascular biomarkers.' Amino Acids, 54(4) pp. 591-600.

Waddell, A., Seed, S., Broom, D.R., McGregor, G., Birkett, S.T., Harwood, A.E. (2022) 'Safety of home-based exercise for people with intermittent claudication: a systematic review.' Vascular Medicine, 27(2) pp. 186-192.

Whorlton-Jones, E.R., Seed, S.A., Waddell, A., Caldow, E., Harwood, A.E., Birkett, S.T. (2022) 'Does the level of encouragement affect 6-minute walk test performance in patients with intermittent claudication? A protocol for a randomised multicentre controlled trial.' journal of Vascular Societies Great Britain and Ireland, 1

Stather, P.W., Bearne, L.M., Shalhoub, J., Pymer, S., Saratzis, A., Birkett, S.T., Seenan, C., Harwood, A.E. (2022) 'The future of exercise therapy for people with intermittent claudication?.' Journal of Vascular Societies Great Britain and Ireland, 1

Birkett, S.T., Sinclair, J., Seed, S.A., Pymer, S., Caldow, E., Ingle, L., Harwood, A.E., Egun, A. (2022) 'Effects of exercise prescribed at different levels of claudication pain on walking performance in patients with intermittent claudication: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial.' Therapeutic Advances in Cardiovascular Disease, 16

Seed, S.A., Harwood, A.E., Sinclair, J., Pymer, S., Caldow, E., Ingle, L., Egun, A., Birkett, S.T. (2021) 'A Systematic Review of Exercise Prescription in Patients with Intermittent Claudication: Does Pain Matter?.' Annals of Vascular Surgery, 77pp. 315-323.

Denton, F., Power, S., Waddell, A., Birkett, S., Duncan, M., Harwood, A., McGregor, G., Rowley, N., Broom, D. (2021) 'Is it really home‐based? A commentary on the necessity for accurate definitions across exercise and physical activity programmes..' International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(17)

Birkett, S.T., Harwood, A.E., Caldow, E., Ibeggazene, S., Ingle, L., Pymer, S. (2021) 'A systematic review of exercise testing in patients with intermittent claudication: A focus on test standardisation and reporting quality in randomised controlled trials of exercise interventions.' PLoS ONE, 16(5 May)

Nichols, S., Taylor, C., Goodman, T., Page, R., Kallvikbacka-Bennett, A., Nation, F., Clark, A.L., Birkett, S.T., Carroll, S., Ingle, L. (2021) 'Corrigendum to Routine exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation does not increase aerobic fitness: A CARE CR study, International Journal of Cardiology, 305 (2020) 25–34 (International Journal of Cardiology (2020) 305 (25–34), (S0167527319352118), (10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.01.044)).' International Journal of Cardiology, 322

Nichols, S., Taylor, C., Goodman, T., Page, R., Kallvikbacka-Bennett, A., Nation, F., Clark, A.L., Birkett, S.T., Carroll, S., Ingle, L. (2020) 'Routine exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation does not increase aerobic fitness: A CARE CR study.' International Journal of Cardiology, 305pp. 25-34.

Pymer, S., Nichols, S., Prosser, J., Birkett, S., Carroll, S., Ingle, L. (2020) 'Does exercise prescription based on estimated heart rate training zones exceed the ventilatory anaerobic threshold in patients with coronary heart disease undergoing usual-care cardiovascular rehabilitation? A United Kingdom perspective.' European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 27(6) pp. 579-589.

Birkett, S.T., Nichols, S., Sawrey, R., Gleadall-Siddall, D., McGregor, G., Ingle, L. (2019) 'The effects of low-volume high-intensity interval training and circuit training on maximal oxygen uptake.' Sport Sciences for Health, 15(2) pp. 443-451.

Buckley, J.P., Cardoso, F.M.F., Birkett, S.T., Sandercock, G.R.H. (2016) 'Oxygen Costs of the Incremental Shuttle Walk Test in Cardiac Rehabilitation Participants: An Historical and Contemporary Analysis.' Sports Medicine, 46(12) pp. 1953-1962.

McGregor, G., Nichols, S., Hamborg, T., Bryning, L., Tudor-Edwards, R., Markland, D., Mercer, J., Birkett, S., Ennis, S., Powell, R., Begg, B., Haykowsky, M.J., Banerjee, P., Ingle, L., Shave, R., Backx, K. (2016) 'High-intensity interval training versus moderate-intensity steady-state training in UK cardiac rehabilitation programmes (HIIT or MISS UK): Study protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation.' BMJ Open, 6(11)