Peter Larsen

Associate Professor
Surgery and Anaesthesia
Otago University
New Zealand

Professor Cardiology
Biography

After completing a BSc with Honours at Victoria University of Wellington, I undertook a PhD at the University of Otago. This focused on understanding the interactions between cardiovascular and respiratory control.I then did a postdoctoral fellowship at Michigan State University examined neural control of the cardiovascular system, before returning to the University of Otago, Wellington.

Research Intrest

interests are now in clinical cardiovascular medicine, including the use of biomarkers in risk stratification, acute myocardial infarction, use of implanted cardiac devices and personalized approaches to clinical care. Application of cardiovascular physiology to clinical questions remains an area of interest for me. In addition, I am involved in supporting registrar research activities in a range of clinical settings.

List of Publications
Larsen, P. D., Holley, A. S., Sasse, A., Al-Sinan, A., Fairley, S., & Harding, S. A. (2017). Comparison of Multiplate and VerifyNow platelet function tests in predicting clinical outcome in patients with acute coronary syndromes. Thrombosis Research, 152, 14-19. doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2017.02.006
Shi, B., Harding, S., & Larsen, P. (2017). Analysis of ECG measures of cardiac repolarization in relation to arrhythmic events in an implantable cardioverter defibrillator population. Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology, 22(2), e12390. doi: 10.1111/anec.12390
Roberts, T., Campbell, A., Larsen, P., & Elder, D. (2017). Preterm infants at discharge: Nap polysomnography versus 24-hour oximetry. Acta Paediatrica. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/apa.13900
Hally, K. E., La Flamme, A. C., Larsen, P. D., & Harding, S. A. (2017). Platelet Toll-like receptor (TLR) expression and TLR-mediated platelet activation in acute myocardial infarction. Thrombosis Research, 158, 8-15. doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2017.07.031