Dr Alastair Rankin
- Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer (School of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Health)
email:
Alastair.Rankin@gla.systa-s.com
BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, G12 8TA
Publications
2025
Adenwalla, Sherna F., Stannard, Rachael E., Rankin, Alastair J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9031-481X, March, Daniel S., Lees, Jennifer S.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6331-0178, Gulsin, Gaurav S., McCann, Gerry P., Burton, James O., Mark, Patrick B.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3387-2123 and Graham-Brown, Matthew P.M.
(2025)
The relationship between native T1 and mortality in patients requiring maintenance haemodialysis, using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.
Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, 27(2),
101978.
(doi: 10.1016/j.jocmr.2025.101978)
(PMID:41342697)
(PMCID:PMC12744331)
2024
Morrow, A. J. et al. (2024) Socioeconomic deprivation and illness trajectory in the Scottish population after COVID-19 hospitalization. Communications Medicine, 4, 32. (doi: 10.1038/s43856-024-00455-5) (PMID:38418616) (PMCID:PMC10901805)
2023
Berry, C. et al. (2023) Mental health symptoms and illness trajectory following COVID-19 hospitalization: A cohort study. Heart and Mind, 7(4), pp. 235-245. (doi: 10.4103/hm.HM-D-23-00037)
Sykes, R. et al. (2023) Adjudicated myocarditis and multisystem illness trajectory in healthcare workers post-COVID-19. Open Heart, 10(1), e002192. (doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2022-002192) (PMID:36822817) (PMCID:PMC9950584)
2022
Mark, Patrick B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3387-2123, Mangion, Kenneth, Rankin, Alastair J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9031-481X, Rutherford, Elaine, Lang, Ninian N.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8441-6887, Petrie, Mark C.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6333-9496, Stoumpos, Sokratis and Patel, Rajan K.
(2022)
Left ventricular dysfunction with preserved ejection fraction: the most common left ventricular disorder in chronic kidney disease patients.
Clinical Kidney Journal, 15(12),
pp. 2186-2199.
(doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfac146)
(PMID:36381379)
(PMCID:PMC9664574)
Morrow, A. J. et al. (2022) A multisystem, cardio-renal investigation of post-COVID-19 illness. Nature Medicine, 28(6), pp. 1303-1313. (doi: 10.1038/s41591-022-01837-9) (PMID:35606551) (PMCID:PMC9205780)
Rankin, Alastair J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9031-481X, Mayne, Kaitlin, Allwood-Spiers, Sarah, Hall Barrientos, Pauline, Roditi, Giles, Gillis, Keith A.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0003-4000 and Mark, Patrick B.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3387-2123
(2022)
Will advances in functional renal magnetic resonance imaging translate to the nephrology clinic?
Nephrology, 27(3),
pp. 223-230.
(doi: 10.1111/nep.13985)
(PMID:34724286)
2021
Rankin, A. J. et al. (2021) Myocardial changes on 3T cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging in response to haemodialysis with fluid removal. Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, 23, 125. (doi: 10.1186/s12968-021-00822-4) (PMCID:PMC8580743)
Berry, C. et al. (2021) Post-COVID-19 illness trajectory: a multisystem investigation [Pre-print]. Research Square, (doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1053331/v1)
Lees, J. S. et al. (2021) The ViKTORIES trial: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of vitamin K supplementation to improve vascular health in kidney transplant recipients. American Journal of Transplantation, 21(10), pp. 3356-3368. (doi: 10.1111/ajt.16566) (PMID:33742520)
Rankin, A. J. et al. (2021) Global longitudinal strain by feature tracking cardiovascular MRI predicts mortality in patients with end stage kidney disease. Clinical Kidney Journal, 14(10), pp. 2187-2196. (doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfab020)
Stoumpos, S. et al. (2021) Interrogating the haemodynamic effects of haemodialysis arteriovenous fistula on cardiac structure and function. Scientific Reports, 11, 18102. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-97625-5) (PMID:34518583) (PMCID:PMC8437985)
Edy, E. et al. (2021) Cardiovascular magnetic resonance for the detection of descending thoracic aorta calcification in patients with end-stage renal disease. Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, 23(1), 85. (doi: 10.1186/s12968-021-00769-6) (PMID:34162405) (PMCID:PMC8223384)
Rankin, Alastair J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9031-481X and Mark, Patrick B.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3387-2123
(2021)
Cardiac screening prior to renal transplantation – good intentions, rather than good evidence, dictate practice.
Kidney International, 99(2),
pp. 306-308.
(doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2020.10.043)
(PMID:33509350)
2020
Sullivan, Michael ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3800-2330, Rankin, Alastair
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9031-481X, Jani, Bhautesh Dinesh
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7348-514X, Mair, Frances S.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9780-1135 and Mark, Patrick B.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3387-2123
(2020)
Associations between multimorbidity and adverse clinical outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
BMJ Open, 10,
e038401.
(doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038401)
(PMID:32606067)
(PMCID:PMC7328898)
Rankin, Alastair J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9031-481X, Cannon, Emma, Gillis, Keith
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0003-4000, Crosby, Jana, Mark, Patrick B.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3387-2123, Geddes, Colin C., Fox, Jonathan G., Mackinnon, Bruce, McQuarrie, Emily and Kipgen, David
(2020)
Predicting outcome in acute interstitial nephritis: a case series examining the importance of histological parameters.
Histopathology, 76(5),
pp. 698-706.
(doi: 10.1111/his.14031)
(PMID:31691330)
Rankin, A. J. et al. (2020) Comparing the interobserver reproducibility of different regions of interest on multi-parametric renal magnetic resonance imaging in healthy volunteers, patients with heart failure and renal transplant recipients. Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine, 33, pp. 103-112. (doi: 10.1007/s10334-019-00809-4) (PMID:31823275) (PMCID:PMC7021749)
2019
Rankin, Alastair J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9031-481X, Kipgen, David, Geddes, Colin C., Fox, Jonathan G., Milne, Gordon, Mackinnon, Bruce and McQuarrie, Emily P.
(2019)
Assessment of active tubulointerstitial nephritis in non-scarred renal cortex improves prediction of renal outcomes in patients with IgA nephropathy.
Clinical Kidney Journal, 12(3),
pp. 348-354.
(doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfy093)
(PMID:31198533)
(PMCID:PMC6543968)
2018
Taylor, Alison H.M., Rankin, Alastair J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9031-481X, McQuarrie, Emily P., Freel, Marie, Homer, Natalie Z.M., Andrew, Ruth, Jardine, Alan G.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5815-9370 and Mark, Patrick B.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3387-2123
(2018)
Non-uniform relationship between salt status and aldosterone activity in patients with chronic kidney disease.
Clinical Science, 132(2),
pp. 285-294.
(doi: 10.1042/CS20171603)
(PMID:29321218)
2017
Rankin, Alastair J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9031-481X and Rankin, Stephen H.
(2017)
Cardioverting acute atrial fibrillation and the risk of thromboembolism: not all patients are created equal.
Clinical Medicine, 17(5),
pp. 419-423.
(doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.17-5-419)
(PMID:28974590)
Rankin, A.J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9031-481X, McQuarrie, E.P., Fox, J.G., Geddes, C.C. and MacKinnon, B.
(2017)
Venous thromboembolism in primary nephrotic syndrome - is the risk high enough to justify prophylactic anticoagulation?
Nephron, 135(1),
pp. 39-45.
(doi: 10.1159/000448628)
(PMID:27669572)
2016
Tran, R.T., Rankin, A.J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9031-481X, Abdul-Rahim, A.H.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1318-4027, Lip, G.Y.H., Rankin, A.C. and Lees, K.R.
(2016)
Short runs of atrial arrhythmia and stroke risk: a European-wide online survey among stroke physicians and cardiologists.
Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 46(2),
pp. 87-92.
(doi: 10.4997/JRCPE.2016.204)
(PMID:27929570)
2015
Rankin, Alastair J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9031-481X, Rankin, Stephen H. and Rankin, Andrew C.
(2015)
Auscultating heart and breath sounds through patients’ gowns: who does this and does it matter?
Postgraduate Medical Journal, 91(1077),
pp. 379-383.
(doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2015-133321)
(PMID:26183342)
Rutherford, M.A., Rankin, A.J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9031-481X, Yates, T.M., Mark, P.B.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3387-2123, Perry, C.G., Reed, N.S. and Freel, E.M.
(2015)
Management of metastatic phaeochromocytoma and paraganglioma: use of Iodine-131-meta-iodobenzylguanidine (131I-MIBG) therapy in a tertiary referral centre.
QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, 108(5),
pp. 361-368.
(doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcu208)
(PMID:25267727)
2014
Rankin, A.J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9031-481X, Tran, R.T., Abdul-Rahim, A.H.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1318-4027, Rankin, A.C. and Lees, K.R.
(2014)
Clinically important atrial arrhythmia and stroke risk: a UK-wide online survey among stroke physicians and cardiologists.
QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, 107(11),
pp. 895-902.
(doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcu177)
2012
Rankin, A.J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9031-481X, Rankin, A.C., MacIntyre, P. and Hillis, W.S.
(2012)
Walk or run? Is high-intensity exercise more effective than moderate-intensity exercise at reducing cardiovascular risk?
Scottish Medical Journal, 57(2),
pp. 99-102.
(doi: 10.1258/smj.2011.011284)
(PMID:22194404)
2011
Moldrich, R.X. et al. (2011) Fgfr3 regulates development of the caudal telencephalon. Developmental Dynamics, 240(6), pp. 1586-1599. (doi: 10.1002/dvdy.22636) (PMID:21491541)
Articles
Adenwalla, Sherna F., Stannard, Rachael E., Rankin, Alastair J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9031-481X, March, Daniel S., Lees, Jennifer S.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6331-0178, Gulsin, Gaurav S., McCann, Gerry P., Burton, James O., Mark, Patrick B.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3387-2123 and Graham-Brown, Matthew P.M.
(2025)
The relationship between native T1 and mortality in patients requiring maintenance haemodialysis, using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.
Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, 27(2),
101978.
(doi: 10.1016/j.jocmr.2025.101978)
(PMID:41342697)
(PMCID:PMC12744331)
Morrow, A. J. et al. (2024) Socioeconomic deprivation and illness trajectory in the Scottish population after COVID-19 hospitalization. Communications Medicine, 4, 32. (doi: 10.1038/s43856-024-00455-5) (PMID:38418616) (PMCID:PMC10901805)
Berry, C. et al. (2023) Mental health symptoms and illness trajectory following COVID-19 hospitalization: A cohort study. Heart and Mind, 7(4), pp. 235-245. (doi: 10.4103/hm.HM-D-23-00037)
Sykes, R. et al. (2023) Adjudicated myocarditis and multisystem illness trajectory in healthcare workers post-COVID-19. Open Heart, 10(1), e002192. (doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2022-002192) (PMID:36822817) (PMCID:PMC9950584)
Mark, Patrick B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3387-2123, Mangion, Kenneth, Rankin, Alastair J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9031-481X, Rutherford, Elaine, Lang, Ninian N.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8441-6887, Petrie, Mark C.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6333-9496, Stoumpos, Sokratis and Patel, Rajan K.
(2022)
Left ventricular dysfunction with preserved ejection fraction: the most common left ventricular disorder in chronic kidney disease patients.
Clinical Kidney Journal, 15(12),
pp. 2186-2199.
(doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfac146)
(PMID:36381379)
(PMCID:PMC9664574)
Morrow, A. J. et al. (2022) A multisystem, cardio-renal investigation of post-COVID-19 illness. Nature Medicine, 28(6), pp. 1303-1313. (doi: 10.1038/s41591-022-01837-9) (PMID:35606551) (PMCID:PMC9205780)
Rankin, Alastair J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9031-481X, Mayne, Kaitlin, Allwood-Spiers, Sarah, Hall Barrientos, Pauline, Roditi, Giles, Gillis, Keith A.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0003-4000 and Mark, Patrick B.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3387-2123
(2022)
Will advances in functional renal magnetic resonance imaging translate to the nephrology clinic?
Nephrology, 27(3),
pp. 223-230.
(doi: 10.1111/nep.13985)
(PMID:34724286)
Rankin, A. J. et al. (2021) Myocardial changes on 3T cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging in response to haemodialysis with fluid removal. Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, 23, 125. (doi: 10.1186/s12968-021-00822-4) (PMCID:PMC8580743)
Berry, C. et al. (2021) Post-COVID-19 illness trajectory: a multisystem investigation [Pre-print]. Research Square, (doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1053331/v1)
Lees, J. S. et al. (2021) The ViKTORIES trial: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of vitamin K supplementation to improve vascular health in kidney transplant recipients. American Journal of Transplantation, 21(10), pp. 3356-3368. (doi: 10.1111/ajt.16566) (PMID:33742520)
Rankin, A. J. et al. (2021) Global longitudinal strain by feature tracking cardiovascular MRI predicts mortality in patients with end stage kidney disease. Clinical Kidney Journal, 14(10), pp. 2187-2196. (doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfab020)
Stoumpos, S. et al. (2021) Interrogating the haemodynamic effects of haemodialysis arteriovenous fistula on cardiac structure and function. Scientific Reports, 11, 18102. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-97625-5) (PMID:34518583) (PMCID:PMC8437985)
Edy, E. et al. (2021) Cardiovascular magnetic resonance for the detection of descending thoracic aorta calcification in patients with end-stage renal disease. Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, 23(1), 85. (doi: 10.1186/s12968-021-00769-6) (PMID:34162405) (PMCID:PMC8223384)
Rankin, Alastair J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9031-481X and Mark, Patrick B.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3387-2123
(2021)
Cardiac screening prior to renal transplantation – good intentions, rather than good evidence, dictate practice.
Kidney International, 99(2),
pp. 306-308.
(doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2020.10.043)
(PMID:33509350)
Sullivan, Michael ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3800-2330, Rankin, Alastair
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9031-481X, Jani, Bhautesh Dinesh
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7348-514X, Mair, Frances S.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9780-1135 and Mark, Patrick B.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3387-2123
(2020)
Associations between multimorbidity and adverse clinical outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
BMJ Open, 10,
e038401.
(doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038401)
(PMID:32606067)
(PMCID:PMC7328898)
Rankin, Alastair J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9031-481X, Cannon, Emma, Gillis, Keith
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0003-4000, Crosby, Jana, Mark, Patrick B.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3387-2123, Geddes, Colin C., Fox, Jonathan G., Mackinnon, Bruce, McQuarrie, Emily and Kipgen, David
(2020)
Predicting outcome in acute interstitial nephritis: a case series examining the importance of histological parameters.
Histopathology, 76(5),
pp. 698-706.
(doi: 10.1111/his.14031)
(PMID:31691330)
Rankin, A. J. et al. (2020) Comparing the interobserver reproducibility of different regions of interest on multi-parametric renal magnetic resonance imaging in healthy volunteers, patients with heart failure and renal transplant recipients. Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine, 33, pp. 103-112. (doi: 10.1007/s10334-019-00809-4) (PMID:31823275) (PMCID:PMC7021749)
Rankin, Alastair J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9031-481X, Kipgen, David, Geddes, Colin C., Fox, Jonathan G., Milne, Gordon, Mackinnon, Bruce and McQuarrie, Emily P.
(2019)
Assessment of active tubulointerstitial nephritis in non-scarred renal cortex improves prediction of renal outcomes in patients with IgA nephropathy.
Clinical Kidney Journal, 12(3),
pp. 348-354.
(doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfy093)
(PMID:31198533)
(PMCID:PMC6543968)
Taylor, Alison H.M., Rankin, Alastair J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9031-481X, McQuarrie, Emily P., Freel, Marie, Homer, Natalie Z.M., Andrew, Ruth, Jardine, Alan G.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5815-9370 and Mark, Patrick B.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3387-2123
(2018)
Non-uniform relationship between salt status and aldosterone activity in patients with chronic kidney disease.
Clinical Science, 132(2),
pp. 285-294.
(doi: 10.1042/CS20171603)
(PMID:29321218)
Rankin, Alastair J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9031-481X and Rankin, Stephen H.
(2017)
Cardioverting acute atrial fibrillation and the risk of thromboembolism: not all patients are created equal.
Clinical Medicine, 17(5),
pp. 419-423.
(doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.17-5-419)
(PMID:28974590)
Rankin, A.J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9031-481X, McQuarrie, E.P., Fox, J.G., Geddes, C.C. and MacKinnon, B.
(2017)
Venous thromboembolism in primary nephrotic syndrome - is the risk high enough to justify prophylactic anticoagulation?
Nephron, 135(1),
pp. 39-45.
(doi: 10.1159/000448628)
(PMID:27669572)
Tran, R.T., Rankin, A.J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9031-481X, Abdul-Rahim, A.H.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1318-4027, Lip, G.Y.H., Rankin, A.C. and Lees, K.R.
(2016)
Short runs of atrial arrhythmia and stroke risk: a European-wide online survey among stroke physicians and cardiologists.
Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 46(2),
pp. 87-92.
(doi: 10.4997/JRCPE.2016.204)
(PMID:27929570)
Rankin, Alastair J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9031-481X, Rankin, Stephen H. and Rankin, Andrew C.
(2015)
Auscultating heart and breath sounds through patients’ gowns: who does this and does it matter?
Postgraduate Medical Journal, 91(1077),
pp. 379-383.
(doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2015-133321)
(PMID:26183342)
Rutherford, M.A., Rankin, A.J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9031-481X, Yates, T.M., Mark, P.B.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3387-2123, Perry, C.G., Reed, N.S. and Freel, E.M.
(2015)
Management of metastatic phaeochromocytoma and paraganglioma: use of Iodine-131-meta-iodobenzylguanidine (131I-MIBG) therapy in a tertiary referral centre.
QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, 108(5),
pp. 361-368.
(doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcu208)
(PMID:25267727)
Rankin, A.J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9031-481X, Tran, R.T., Abdul-Rahim, A.H.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1318-4027, Rankin, A.C. and Lees, K.R.
(2014)
Clinically important atrial arrhythmia and stroke risk: a UK-wide online survey among stroke physicians and cardiologists.
QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, 107(11),
pp. 895-902.
(doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcu177)
Rankin, A.J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9031-481X, Rankin, A.C., MacIntyre, P. and Hillis, W.S.
(2012)
Walk or run? Is high-intensity exercise more effective than moderate-intensity exercise at reducing cardiovascular risk?
Scottish Medical Journal, 57(2),
pp. 99-102.
(doi: 10.1258/smj.2011.011284)
(PMID:22194404)
Moldrich, R.X. et al. (2011) Fgfr3 regulates development of the caudal telencephalon. Developmental Dynamics, 240(6), pp. 1586-1599. (doi: 10.1002/dvdy.22636) (PMID:21491541)