Annemarie Hennessy

Profile

Name : Annemarie Hennessy
College: College of Health and Science
School : School of Medicine

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Biography

Renal Physician with a research interest in Hypertension and Hypertension in pregnancy; Foundation Chair of Medicine at School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney.

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Areas of Research / Teaching Expertise

  • Hypertension
  • Hypertension in Pregnancy
  • Preeclampsia
  • Diabetic renal disease

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Grants / Current Projects

Angiogensis molecules in preeclampsia - physiological consequences.
Reversal of hypertension with angiogenic blockade (collaborationw ith Harvard Medical school/ Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital).
Cytokines in preeclampsia.
Control of vascular invasion by unique placental cells.
Diabetic Nephropathy.
Clinical outcome improvement in the hypertensive diseases of pregnancy.
Non-steroidal pain relief and the incidence of hypertension after ceasarean delivery (a randomised controlled trial).

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Awards and Recognition

NHMRC Grant recipient 2008-2011.

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Selected Publications

2008
Thomson SE, McLennan SV, Kirwan P, Heffernan SJ, Hennessy A, Yue DK, Twigg SM
Renal Connective Tissue Growth Factor (CTGF) correlates with glomerular basement thickness and prospective microalbuminauria: possible predictive marker for diabetic nephropathy. Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications. Volume 22, Issue 4, July 2008, Pages 284-294
Funding: NHMRC 2002; Endocrinology RPAH. Rebecca Cooper Foundation.

Sunderland N, Thomson S, Hennessy A.
Maternal Parity affects Neonatal Survival Rate in a Colony of Captive Bred Baboons (Papio Hamadryas).
Journal of Medical Primatology. [accepted November 2007]

Jeffery A, Wyburn K, Chow J, Cleland B, Hennessy A.
Peritoneal Dialysis in Pregnancy: A case series. Nephrology. Volume 13, Issue 5, August 2008, Pages 380-383

Woolcock J, Hennessy A, Xu B, Thornton C, Tooher J, Ogle R. Soluble FLT-1 as a diagnostic marker of Preeclampsia.
The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 2008 Feb;48(1):64-70.

Machalaani R, Makris A, Thornton C, Hennessy A.
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor 1 (FT1) and apoptosis in the pre-eclamptic placenta and effects of in-vivo anti-hypertensive exposure 
Hypertension in Pregnancy. [accepted Mar 1st 2008].

Graves L, Thomson S, Hennessy A, Sunderland N, Mackenzie P. The Incidence of Lymphoma and Wasting in a captive-bred Baboon (Papio  Hamadryas) Colony: Potential Management Issues. The Veterinary Journal. May 2007.

Hennessy A, Makris A. Distinguishing acute and chronic effects of placental dysfunction on material blood pressure. 
Physiology News. 2008.

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