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Full NameProfessor Martin O'Donnell

Medicine

National University of Ireland Galway

Webpage:nuigalway.ie

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Research Fields
  • epidemiology/population health research
  • clinical trials
  • Other
Other Research Fields:

Stroke, Diet

Postgrad Medical Specialties
  • Medicine
  • Public Health
Medical Subspecialties
  • Dementia
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Vascular Medicine
My Work

Clinical trials of interventions to reduce cardiovascular risk (focus on stroke), including dietary interventions, sleep, and atrial fibrillation screening. Antithrombotic therapy for cardiovascular prevention. Epidemiologic research of risk factors for stroke and dementia, involving large epidemiologic studies (e.g. INTERSTROKE study), to evaluate multi-trait nature of stroke aetiologies, and understand determinants of global variations. Primary health methodology research, in clinical trial design and epidemiology analytics.

1. O'Donnell MJ, Chin SL, Rangarajan S et al. Global and regional effects of potentially modifiable risk factors associated with acute stroke in 32 countries (INTERSTROKE): a case-control study. Lancet 2016;388(10046):761-75.
2. O'Donnell M, Mente A, Rangarajan S et al. Urinary sodium and potassium excretion, mortality, and cardiovascular events. N Engl J Med 2014;371(7):612-623.