Dr Melanie Wittwer

• Appointments

  Date	Position	Institution name
  2018 - ongoing	Affiliate Associate Lecturer	University of Adelaide
  2011 - ongoing	Research Officer	Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN)

• Education

  Date	Institution name	Country	Title
  2016 - 2022	University of Adelaide	Australia	PhD
  2011 - 2012	University of Adelaide	Australia	Bachelor of Health Science (Honours)
  2007 - 2010	University of Adelaide	Australia	Bachelor of Science

• Research Interests

  Cardiology Medical Physiology Cardiac, Respiratory and Vascular Health Pregnancy and Birth Translational Health Outcomes

• Journals

  Year	Citation
  2022	Wittwer, M. R., Zeitz, C., Beltrame, J. F., & Arstall, M. A. (2022). Aetiology of resuscitated out-of-hospital cardiac arrest treated at hospital. Resuscitation, 170, 178-183. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
  2022	Aldridge, E., Pathirana, M., Wittwer, M., Sierp, S., Leemaqz, S. Y., Roberts, C. T., . . . Arstall, M. A. (2022). Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Women After Maternal Complications of Pregnancy: An Observational Cohort Analysis. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 9, 9 pages. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
  2022	Wittwer, M. R., Armstrong, T., Conway, J., Ruknuddeen, M. I., Zeitz, C., Beltrame, J. F., & Arstall, M. A. (2022). In-hospital mode of death after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation Plus, 10, 100229. DOI Scopus1
  2022	Wittwer, M. R., Aldridge, E., Hein, C., Thorrowgood, M., Zeitz, C., Beltrame, J. F., & Arstall, M. A. (2022). Sex Differences in Incidence and Outcome of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Within a Local Health Network. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 9, 10 pages. DOI
  2022	Aldridge, E., Pathirana, M., Wittwer, M., Sierp, S., Leemaqz, S. Y., Roberts, C. T., . . . Arstall, M. A. (2022). Effectiveness of a nurse practitioner-led cardiovascular prevention clinic at reduction of metabolic syndrome following maternal complications of pregnancy: a preliminary analysis. Diabetology and Metabolic Syndrome, 14(1), 9 pages. DOI
  2022	Aldridge, E., Pathirana, M., Wittwer, M., Sierp, S., Roberts, C. T., Dekker, G. A., & Arstall, M. (2022). Women's awareness of cardiovascular disease risk after complications of pregnancy. Women and Birth, 6 pages. DOI
  2021	Tutarel, O., Ramlakhan, K. P., Baris, L., Subirana, M. T., Bouchardy, J., Nemes, A., . . . Gouton, M. (2021). Pregnancy outcomes in women after arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries: Results from ROPAC (Registry of Pregnancy and Cardiac Disease) of the European Society of Cardiology EURObservational Research Programme. Journal of the American Heart Association, 10(1), 1-11. DOI Scopus5 Europe PMC3
  2021	Wittwer, M. R., RUKNUDDEEN, M. I., Thorrowgood, M., Zeitz, C., Beltrame, J. F., & Arstall, M. A. (2021). Overcoming challenges of establishing a hospital-based out-of-hospital cardiac arrest registry: accuracy of case identification using administrative data and clinical registries.. Resuscitation plus, 6, 1-7. DOI Scopus8 Europe PMC4
  2021	Khoja, A., Arstall, M. A., Andraweera, P. H., Lassi, Z. S., Zheng, M., Pathirana, M. M., . . . Tavella, R. (2021). Risk factors for premature coronary artery disease (PCAD) in adults: A systematic review protocol. F1000Research, 10, 1228. DOI
  2020	Jones, A. R., Tuckwell, C., Wright, I. M. R., Morrison, J. L., Kandasamy, Y., Wittwer, M. R., . . . Clifton, V. L. (2020). The impact of maternal asthma during pregnancy on offspring retinal microvascular structure and its relationship to placental growth factor production in utero. Microcirculation, 27(6), 1-10. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
  2020	Wittwer, M. R., Zeitz, C., Beltrame, J. F., & Arstall, M. A. (2020). Providing a simple and consistent solution for the definition of in- vs. out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.. Resuscitation, 156, 51-52. DOI Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC1
  2020	Plummer, M. D., Andraweera, P. H., Garrett, A., Leemaqz, S., Wittwer, M., Aldridge, E., . . . Roberts, C. T. (2020). Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and later cardiovascular disease risk in mothers and children. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, 12(4), 1-6. DOI Scopus4 WoS6 Europe PMC3
  2020	Wittwer, M. R., Zeitz, C., Wu, S., Mishra, K., Rajendran, S., Beltrame, J. F., & Arstall, M. A. (2020). Cardiologists appropriately exclude resuscitated out-of-hospital cardiac arrests from emergency coronary angiography. Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 1(6), 1177-1184. DOI
  2019	Aldridge, E., Mollen, J., Verburg, P., Wittwer, M., Dekker, G., Roberts, C., & Arstall, M. (2019). Agreement of aneroid and oscillometric blood pressure devices used in pregnancy. Pregnancy Hypertension, 17, 43-48. DOI Scopus6 WoS5
  2015	Wittwer, M., Rajendran, S., Kealley, J., & Arstall, M. (2015). A South Australian registry of biphasic cardioversions of atrial arrhythmias: efficacy and predictors of success. Heart Lung and Circulation, 24(4), 342-347. DOI Scopus9 WoS8 Europe PMC4

• Conference Items

  Year	Citation
  2018	Clifton, V. L., Jones, A., Morrison, J., Wright, I. M. R., Kandasamy, Y., Wittwer, M. R., & Arstall, M. A. (2018). Maternal Asthma during Pregnancy is Associated with Altered Retinal Microvascular Structure in Childhood.. Poster session presented at the meeting of REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES. San Diego, CA: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC.
  2017	Wittwer, M., Wu, S., Beltrame, J. F., Zeitz, C., & Arstall, M. A. (2017). Cardiologists Accurately Predict Resuscitated Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients That Do Not Require Immediate Cardiac Catheterisation. Poster session presented at the meeting of CIRCULATION. Anaheim, CA: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS.
  2016	Wittwer, M., Chow, Y. Y., Dekker, G., Clifton, V., & Arstall, M. (2016). F5. Skin microvascular dysfunction in preeclampsia persists to the postpartum period. Poster session presented at the meeting of Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. Informa UK Limited. DOI Scopus1
  2016	Chow, Y., Wittwer, M., Dekker, G., Clifton., & Arstall, V. M. (2016). E2. Preeclampsia is associated with persistent arterial stiffness into the postpartum period despite recovery of the vasoconstrictive state. Poster session presented at the meeting of Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. Informa UK Limited. DOI
  2016	Chow, Y., Wittwer, M., Dekker, G., Clifton., & Arstall, V. M. (2016). E2. Preeclampsia is associated with persistent arterial stiffness into the postpartum period despite recovery of the vasoconstrictive state. Poster session presented at the meeting of Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. Informa UK Limited. DOI
  2015	Wittwer, M. R., & Arstall, M. A. (2015). Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests Surviving to Hospital Admission: 5-Year Single-Centre Experience. Poster session presented at the meeting of 10th International Spark of Life Conference.
  2015	Chow, Y. Y., Wittwer, M. R., Dekker, G., Clifton, V., & Arstall, M. A. (2015). Skin microvascular reactivity in preeclampsia. Poster session presented at the meeting of Microcirculation. Leura, NSW: John Wiley & Sons Ltd. DOI
  2015	Chow, Y. Y., Mahadavan, D., Dekker, G., Warren, N., Wittwer, M., Clifton, V., & Arstall, M. (2015). O118. Subsequent preeclampsia is associated with worse subclinical left ventricular dysfunction. Poster session presented at the meeting of Pregnancy Hypertension: An International Journal of Women's Cardiovascular Health. Elsevier BV. DOI
  2015	Wittwer, M. R., Chow, Y. Y., & Arstall, M. A. (2015). Women admitted to hospital after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest have fewer culprit ‘ACS’ lesions on the coronary angiogram. Poster session presented at the meeting of Heart, Lung and Circulation. Melbourne Convention Centre: Elsevier. DOI
  2015	Abstracts from the 10th World Congress for Microcirculation (2015). Poster session presented at the meeting of Microcirculation. Wiley. DOI
  2012	Wittwer, M. R., Kealley, J., & Arstall, M. A. (2012). Biphasic Cardioversions of Atrial Tachyarrhythmias: The Role of High-Energy Defibrillators in a Local Hospital Setting. Poster session presented at the meeting of Heart, Lung and Circulation. Brisbane Convention Centre: Elsevier Inc.. DOI

Current teaching contributions:

BHMS Year 3 Research Placement Course (Hlth Sci)

Research and Critical Appraisal, MBBS year 3 (Med Stud 3014A and B)

Health Sciences Honours Research (AMS)

• Other Supervision Activities

  Date	Role	Research Topic	Location	Program	Supervision Type	Student Load	Student Name
  2022 - ongoing	Principal Supervisor	Validation of an oscillometric blood pressure monitor in pregnant women according to ISO 81060-2	The University of Adelaide		Honours	Full Time	Asia Mohebi

• Memberships

  Date	Role	Membership	Country
  2022 - ongoing	Member	SA Women’s Health Research Translation Network	Australia
  2016 - ongoing	Member	South Australian Cardiovascular Health Research Network	Australia
  2012 - ongoing	Member	Cardiac Society of Australia & New Zealand	Australia

• Position: Research Coordinator
• Email: melanie.wittwer@adelaide.edu.au
• Campus: Lyell McEwin Hospital
• Org Unit: Adelaide Medical School