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Biography
Dr Nduka Okwose joined the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences of Coventry University in March 2021 as a Research Fellow in the Cardiovascular and Lifestyle Medicine Research Theme. He is passionate about lifestyle medicine specifically, the role of physical activity, exercise and nutrition in the prevention and management of cardiovascular and metabolic disease. His PhD studies were fully contextualised within the Active-at-Home Heart Failure study in which he managed and coordinated a clinical study which involved a personalised physical activity intervention for stable chronic heart failure patients. Nduka was appointed to his first postdoctoral Research Associate role at Newcastle University in July 2018, immediately after his doctoral studies and held Honorary Research Fellow position at the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust. He is actively involved in public engagement and advocacy for healthy lifestyle and has organised events for secondary school pupils and for patients living with cardiovascular disease. He was part of the research team which designed the 2017 BBC documentary 'How to stay Young' which aired in the UK and Hong Kong.
Research Interests
Nduka has vast experience in the design, assessment and implementation of physical activity and exercise interventions in ageing and heart failure. He has also carried out extensive research evaluating non-invasive technologies used to assess haemodynamic function. He is very keen to develop exercise and nutrition interventions targetting people living with metabolic syndrome and type2 diabetes with particular focus on ethnic minority populations.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Cardiovascular and Exercise Physiology, Newcastle University
Award Date: 12 Jun 2018
MSc, Medical Physiology, University of East London
Award Date: 10 Oct 2012
BSc, Human Physiology, University of Port Harcourt
Award Date: 15 Mar 2010
External positions
Associate Researcher, Newcastle University
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Comparison of RR intervals and heart rate variability between disposable and reusable electrocardiography leads.
Jakovljevic, D., Harwood, A., McGregor, G. & Okwose, N.
15/03/21 → 14/08/22
Project: Research
Research output
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Insights into heart failure hospitalizations, management, and services during and beyond COVID‐19
Charman, S. J., Velicki, L., Okwose, N. C., Harwood, A., McGregor, G., Ristic, A., Banerjee, P., Seferovic, P. M., MacGowan, G. A. & Jakovljevic, D., Feb 2021, In: ESC heart failure. 8, 1, p. 175-182 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Markers of Right Ventricular Dysfunction Predict Maximal Exercise Capacity After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
Bouzas-Cruz, N., Koshy, A., Gonzalez-Fernandez, O., Ferrera, C., Green, T., Okwose, N., Woods, A., Tovey, S., Robinson-Smith, N., Mcdiarmid, A. K., Parry, G., Gonzalez-Juanatey, J. R., Schueler, S., Jakovljevic, D. G. & Macgowan, G., 1 Mar 2021, In: ASAIO Journal. 67, 3, p. 284-289 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effect of age on mechanisms of exercise tolerance: Reduced arteriovenous oxygen difference causes lower oxygen consumption in older people
Fuller, A., Okwose, N., Scragg, J., Eggett, C., Luke, P., Bandali, A., Velicki, R., Greaves, L., MacGowan, G. & Jakovljevic, D. G., 1 Jul 2021, In: Experimental Gerontology. 149, 111340.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Validity of hemodynamic monitoring using inert gas rebreathing method in patients with chronic heart failure and those implanted with a left ventricular assist device
Okwose, N. C., Bouzas-Cruz, N., Fernandez, O. G., Koshy, A., Green, T., Woods, A., Robinson-Smith, N., Tovey, S., McDiarmid, A., Parry, G., Schueler, S., MacGowan, G. A. & Jakovljevic, D. G., 1 Apr 2021, In: Journal of Cardiac Failure. 27, 4, p. 414-418 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Comparison of cardiac output estimates by echocardiography and bioreactance at rest and peak dobutamine stress test in heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction
Sengupta, S. P., Mungulmare, K., Okwose, N. C., MacGowan, G. A. & Jakovljevic, D. G., 1 Oct 2020, In: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.). 37, 10, p. 1603-1609 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prizes
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International Scholar Award
Okwose, Nduka (Recipient), 5 Mar 2019
Prize: National/international honour