Publications | Dr Matthew Lovell

2025

D. Kotecha, K.V. Bunting, S. Mehta, P. Sommer, M. Sterliński, K. Rajappan, L. Mont, E. Guasch, S. Boveda, G. Boriani, Y. Sun, C. van Deutekom, C.P. Gale, T.J.R. De Potter, I.C. van Gelder (2025). Education of healthcare professionals to improve guideline adherence in atrial fibrillation: the STEEER-AF cluster-randomized clinical trial. Nat Med 31(8), 2647–2654.
Dr Lovell was the principal investigator at the RDE Hospital.

P.A. Scott, A. Cannata, D.I. Bromage, I.J. Wright, A. Bhuva, M.J. Lovell, C. Plummer, M. de Belder, M. Dayer, F. Murgatroyd (2025). Complications after complex device implantation: how important is implanter seniority?. Open Heart 12(2).

M.T. Mills, S. Trivedi, M.J. Lovell, F. Murgatroyd, P. Calvert, V. Luther, D. Gupta, C. Martin, S. Zeriouh, G. Mellor, R. Balasubramaniam, M. Sopher, J. Boullin, A. Arujuna, S. Chalil, S. Gall, Z. Chen, M. Saba, U. Buckley, R. Somani, S.H. Chin, D. Jones, R.A. Kaba, M. O’Neill, T. Wong, D.M. Todd (2024). Pulsed-field ablation of atrial fibrillation with a pentaspline catheter across National Health Service England centres. Open Heart 11(2).

P.A. Scott, A. Cannata, A. Shote, I.J. Wright, A.N. Bhuva, M.J. Lovell, C. Plummer, M. de Belder, M. Dayer, F.D. Murgatroyd (2024). Operator and center characteristics, and choice of pacing mode. Heart Rhythm 21(11), 2341–2343.

M. Sterliński, K.V. Bunting, G. Boriani, S. Boveda, E. Guasch, L. Mont, K. Rajappan, P. Sommer, S. Mehta, Y. Sun, C.P. Gale, C. van Deutekom, I.C. Van Gelder, D. Kotecha (2024). Design and deployment of the STEEER-AF trial to evaluate and improve guideline adherence: a cluster-randomized trial by the European Society of Cardiology and European Heart Rhythm Association. Europace 26(7).
Dr Lovell was the principal investigator at the RDE Hospital.

G. Lee, A.J. McLellan, R.J. Hunter, M.J. Lovell, M. Finlay, W. Ullah, M.B. Dhinoja, S. Sporton, M.J. Earley, R.J. Schilling (2017). Panoramic characterization of endocardial left atrial activation during human persistent AF: Insights from non-contact mapping. Int. J. Cardiol. 228, 406–411.

A. Breitenstein, M.J. Lovell, M. Dhinoja (2015). Novel use of the midas rex neurosurgical drill to release silicone glue entrapped pacing leads. Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J 15(1), 65–7.

R.J. Hunter, V. Baker, M.C. Finlay, E.R. Duncan, M.J. Lovell, M.H. Tayebjee, W. Ullah, M.S. Siddiqui, A. McLEAN, L. Richmond, C. Kirkby, M.R. Ginks, M. Dhinoja, S. Sporton, M.J. Earley, R.J. Schilling (2015). Point-by-Point Radiofrequency Ablation Versus the Cryoballoon or a Novel Combined Approach: A Randomized Trial Comparing 3 Methods of Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (The Cryo Versus RF Trial). J. Cardiovasc. Electrophysiol. 26(12), 1307–14.

S. Gallagher, D.A. Jones, M.J. Lovell, S. Hassan, A. Wragg, A. Kapur, R. Uppal, M.M. Yaqoob (2014). The impact of acute kidney injury on midterm outcomes after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a matched propensity score analysis. J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 147(3), 989–95.

S. Gallagher, A. Kapur, M.J. Lovell, D.A. Jones, A. Kirkwood, S. Hassan, R.A. Archbold, A. Wragg, R. Uppal, M.M. Yaqoob (2014). Impact of diabetes mellitus and renal insufficiency on 5-year mortality following coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a cohort study of 4869 UK patients. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 45(6), 1075–81.

S.M. Gallagher, M.J. Lovell, D.A. Jones, E. Ferguson, A. Ahktar, Z. Buckhoree, A. Wragg, C.J. Knight, A. Mathur, E.J. Smith, S. Cliffe, R.A. Archbold, M.T. Rothman, A.K. Jain (2014). Does a ‘direct’ transfer protocol reduce time to coronary angiography for patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes? A prospective observational study. BMJ Open 4(9), e005525.

M.J. Lovell, A. Mathur (2011). Republished review: Cardiac stem cell therapy: progress from the bench to bedside. Postgrad Med J 87(1030), 558–64.

M.J. Lovell, A. Mathur (2010). Cardiac stem cell therapy: progress from the bench to bedside. Heart 96(19), 1531–7.

M.J. Lovell, M. Yasin, K.L. Lee, K.K. Cheung, Y. Shintani, M. Collino, A. Sivarajah, K.Y. Leung, K. Takahashi, A. Kapoor, M.M. Yaqoob, K. Suzuki, M.F. Lythgoe, J. Martin, P.B. Munroe, C. Thiemermann, A. Mathur (2010). Bone marrow mononuclear cells reduce myocardial reperfusion injury by activating the PI3K/Akt survival pathway. Atherosclerosis 213(1), 67–76.

A.J. Webb, A.B. Milsom, K.S. Rathod, W.L. Chu, S. Qureshi, M.J. Lovell, F.M. Lecomte, D. Perrett, C. Raimondo, E. Khoshbin, Z. Ahmed, R. Uppal, N. Benjamin, A.J. Hobbs, A. Ahluwalia (2008). Mechanisms underlying erythrocyte and endothelial nitrite reduction to nitric oxide in hypoxia: role for xanthine oxidoreductase and endothelial nitric oxide synthase. Circ. Res. 103(9), 957–64.

M.R. Alison, M. Brittan, M.J. Lovell, N.A. Wright (2006). Markers of adult tissue-based stem cells. Handb Exp Pharmacol 174, 185–227.

M.R. Alison, M.J. Lovell, N.C. Direkze, N.A. Wright, R. Poulsom (2006). Stem cell plasticity and tumour formation. Eur. J. Cancer 42(9), 1247–56.

S.A. McDonald, S.L. Preston, M.J. Lovell, N.A. Wright, J.A. Jankowski (2006). Mechanisms of disease: from stem cells to colorectal cancer. Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol 3(5), 267–74.

M.R. Alison, M.J. Lovell (2005). Liver cancer: the role of stem cells. Cell Prolif. 38(6), 407–21.

M.J. Lovell, A. Mathur (2004). The role of stem cells for treatment of cardiovascular disease. Cell Prolif. 37(1), 67–87.

M.J. Lovell, C.J. Knight (2003). Invasive assessment of myocardial bridges. Heart 89(7), 699–700.