Biography
Vincent Maher is a Clinical Associate Professor at Trinity College Dublin(TCD), Consultant Cardiologist and Director of Chronic Cardiovascular Disease at Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin. He received his MB BCh BAO degrees from University College Galway, Doctorate in Medicine from TCD and Fellowships from the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland, American College of Cardiology and European Society of Cardiology. He has been a life long advocate for heart disease prevention and reversal, working as Medical Director of the Irish Heart Foundation, Co founder of the National HeartWatch programme, Founder of the Irish Atherosclerosis/Angiology Society, President of the Irish Cardiac Rehabilitation Society, Chairman of the Irish Health Promoting Hospitals and Founder and current Chairman of the Irish Hyperlipidaemia Network. He set up Ireland's First Advanced Lipid Management and Research ALMAR Centre at Tallaght University Hospital. He has published numerous papers, book chapters and booklets related to heart disease prevention through intensive risk factor management, particularly lipid disorders and hypertension. He lectures regularly to students, medical personnel and lay audiences both nationally and internationally. His main research relates to the determinants of cardiovascular disease change with a focus on lipids, vascular stiffness and heart inefficiency. He is married, has four grown up daughters, tries to learn French, plays guitar, loves painting, cycles and is a life long supporter of Manchester City Football Club.
Publications and Further Research Outputs
- Noeleen Fallon, Mary Quirke, Caroline Edgeworth, Nora Flynn, Patricia McGeary, Vincent Maher, Victoria Jones, Gabrielle McKee, Evaluation of the effectiveness of a Phase III specialised Heart Failure Cardiac Rehabilitation programme on patient's cardiovascular risk factor profile, British Journal of Cardiac Nursing , 16, (8), 2021, p1 - 10Journal Article, 2021, DOI , URL
- E Egom R Pharithi S Hesse N Starr R Armstrong .Habitha M Sulaiman, K Gazdikova I Mozos,· M Caprnda,· P Kubatka,· P KruzliakB Khan· LGaspar· ViMG.Maher, Latest Update on Lipid Management, High Blood Pressure & Cardiovascular Prevention , 10, (1), 2019Journal Article, 2019
- N Fallon, P McGeary, G McKee, MB Quirke, N Flynn, R O'Mahony, V Jones, S Tierney, B Egan, V Maher, C Finn, U McCrystal, C O'Connelll, Peripheral arterial disease risk assessment & rehabilitation programme, The 37th RCSI Annual International Nursing & Midwifery Research and Education Conference 2018, Dublin, Ireland, 28 Feb-1 Mar 2018, 2018Meeting Abstract, 2018
Research Expertise
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TitleDeterminants of Vascular ageingSummaryGoal: Longitudinal study to examine the factors that are associated with progressive vascular ageing as measured by vascular stiffness, vascular distensibility, carotid intima media thickening and ventricular diastolic function. Risk factors , anthropometric measurements, body composition and chemical measurements are being made every 5 years on a population of 232 previously healthy , life-long never smokers with initial normal cardiac risk factors.Funding AgencyClinical trial fundsDate From2012Date To2022
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TitleAssociation of obesity with heart failure survival. AdipoHeart StudySummaryThis is a longitudinal study to examine the association of diet, activity levels, functional capacity, vascular stiffness, anthropometric measurements, body composition and psychological status on outcomes in a population of 400 patients with chronic stable heart failure.Funding AgencyClinical trial funds plus fund raisingDate From2016Date To2021
Recognition
- Clinical Associate Physician Award NIH 10th Recipient UWMC 1994