By Associate Professor Mayooran Namasivayam

Journal articles

Bernard S; Churchill TW; Namasivayam M; Bertrand PB, 2021, 'Agitated Saline Contrast Echocardiography in the Identification of Intra- and Extracardiac Shunts: Connecting the Dots', Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 34, pp. 1 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2020.09.013

Situ Y; Lin L; Emmanuel S; Subbiah R; Watson B; Namasivayam M; McCrohon J; Jabbour A; Holloway CJ, 2021, 'The Usefulness of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in the Assessment of Patients Before Pacemaker Implantation', Jacc Cardiovascular Imaging, 14, pp. 305 - 306, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2020.07.031

Song N; Hungerford S; Pouliopoulos J; Namasivayam M; Adji A; Hayward C; Muller D, 2021, 'Non-Invasive Evaluation of Systemic Vascular Load in Patients With Aortic Stenosis Before and After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement', Heart Lung and Circulation, 30, pp. s112 - s113, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2021.06.046

Bertrand PB; Churchill TW; Yucel E; Namasivayam M; Bernard S; Nagata Y; He W; Andrews CT; Picard MH; Weyman AE; Levine RA; Hung J, 2020, 'Prognostic importance of the transmitral pressure gradient in mitral annular calcification with associated mitral valve dysfunction', European Heart Journal, 41, pp. 4321 - 4328, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa819

Namasivayam M; Churchill TW; Dal-Bianco JP; Hung J, 2020, 'Updates to a Modern Dilemma: a Practical Approach to the Workup and Management of Low-Gradient Severe Aortic Stenosis Using Transvalvular Flow Rate', Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11936-020-00865-3

Malhotra R; Namasivayam M; Ghoshhajra BB; Passeri JJ; Hoenig PA; Stone JR, 2020, 'Case 36-2020: A 72-year-old woman with dark urine and weakness', New England Journal of Medicine, 383, pp. 2066 - 2076, http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMcpc2027077

Crousillat D; Namasivayam M; Passeri JJ, 2020, 'Severe, Symptomatic Aortic Stenosis: an Update on the Diagnostic and Treatment Tools in Our Arsenal', Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11936-020-00847-5

Bertrand PB; Nagata Y; Namasivayam M; Levine RA, 2020, 'The Artifact that Tells the Truth: Color Doppler Splay Unmasking Significant Mitral Regurgitation', Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 33, pp. 1220 - 1222, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2020.08.003

Namasivayam M; Churchill TW; Hung J, 2020, 'Reply: Refining Prognostication of Severe Aortic Stenosis: The Q Factor', Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 76, pp. 634 - 635, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2020.06.014

Churchill TW; Bertrand PB; Bernard S; Namasivayam M; Churchill J; Crousillat D; Davis EF; Hung J; Picard MH, 2020, 'Echocardiographic Features of COVID-19 Illness and Association with Cardiac Biomarkers', Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 33, pp. 1053 - 1054, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2020.05.028

Nayor M; Houstis NE; Namasivayam M; Rouvina J; Hardin C; Shah RV; Ho JE; Malhotra R; Lewis GD, 2020, 'Impaired Exercise Tolerance in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Quantification of Multiorgan System Reserve Capacity', Jacc Heart Failure, 8, pp. 605 - 617, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jchf.2020.03.008

Namasivayam M; Dal-Bianco JP, 2020, 'Progression of aortic stenosis with bicuspid aortic valves: Evidence and intuition', European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging, 21, pp. 735 - 736, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jeaa141

Namasivayam M; Adji A; Lin L; Hayward CS; Feneley MP; O’Rourke MF; Muller DWM; Jabbour A, 2020, 'Non-Invasive Quantification of Ventricular Contractility, Arterial Elastic Function and Ventriculo-Arterial Coupling from a Single Diagnostic Encounter Using Simultaneous Arterial Tonometry and Magnetic Resonance Imaging', Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology, 11, pp. 283 - 294, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13239-020-00462-2

Yucel E; Bertrand PB; Churchill JL; Namasivayam M, 2020, 'The tricuspid valve in review: Anatomy, pathophysiology and echocardiographic assessment with focus on functional tricuspid regurgitation', Journal of Thoracic Disease, 12, pp. 2945 - 2954, http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jtd.2020.02.42

Namasivayam M; He W; Churchill TW; Capoulade R; Liu S; Lee H; Danik JS; Picard MH; Pibarot P; Levine RA; Hung J, 2020, 'Transvalvular Flow Rate Determines Prognostic Value of Aortic Valve Area in Aortic Stenosis', Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 75, pp. 1758 - 1769, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2020.02.046

Liu S; Churchill J; Hua L; Zeng X; Rhoades V; Namasivayam M; Baliyan V; Ghoshhajra BB; Dong T; Dal-Bianco JP; Passeri JJ; Levine RA; Hung J, 2020, 'Direct Planimetry of Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Area by Simultaneous Biplane Imaging: Challenging the Need for a Circular Assumption of the Left Ventricular Outflow Tract in the Assessment of Aortic Stenosis', Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 33, pp. 461 - 468, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2019.12.002

Namasivayam M; Picard MH, 2020, 'Flow Rate in Aortic Stenosis: Clinical Tool, Hemodynamic Insight, or Both?', Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 33, pp. 449 - 451, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2020.01.015

Namasivayam M; Bernard S; Bertrand P; Marcus FI; Mestroni L; Saffitz J; Towbin JA; Zareba W; Picard M, 2020, 'DIAGNOSTIC AND PROGNOSTIC UTILITY OF RIGHT VENTRICULAR STRAIN IN ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR CARDIOMYOPATHY: A PROSPECTIVE MULTICENTER REGISTRY', Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 75, pp. 1552, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(20)32179-3

Bertrand PB; Namasivayam M, 2019, 'Left ventricular assist device after percutaneous mitral valve repair: Can we go there?', International Journal of Cardiology, 288, pp. 55 - 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.03.052

Bernard S; Namasivayam M; Dudzinski DM, 2019, 'Reflections on Echocardiography in Pulmonary Embolism—Literally and Figuratively', Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 32, pp. 807 - 810, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2019.05.007

Namasivayam M; Hayward CS; Muller DWM; Jabbour A; Feneley MP, 2019, 'Ventricular-Vascular Coupling Ratio Is the Ejection Fraction in Disguise', Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 32, pp. 791, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2019.01.017

O'Rourke M; Namasivayam M; Adji A, 2019, 'Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: an extreme in the cardiovascular continuum?', Journal of Hypertension, 37, pp. 501 - 503, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/HJH.0000000000001965

Cheung M; Aktuerk D; Namasivayam M; Jansz P, 2019, 'Case Report: Use of Impella Mechanical Support in Transitioning From Extra-Corporeal Circuit to Left Ventricular Assist Device', Heart Lung and Circulation, 28, pp. s129, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2019.02.184

Situ Y; Lin L; Namasivayam M; Watson B; Emmanuel S; Jabbour A; McCrohon J; Holloway C, 2019, 'The Utility of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in the Assessment of Patients before Pacemaker Implantation', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 28, pp. S274 - S274, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.327

Namasivayam M; McEniery CM; Wilkinson IB; Yasmin ; Cockroft JR; McDonnell BJ; Adji A; O'Rourke MF, 2018, 'Different effects of vascular aging on ischemic predisposition in healthy men and women', Hypertension, 72, pp. 1294 - 1300, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.118.11642

Namasivayam M; Feneley MP; Hayward CS; Shaw M; Rao S; Jansz P; Muller DWM, 2018, 'First Evaluation of Acute Left Ventricular Response to Off-Pump Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement in High-Risk Patients', Jacc Cardiovascular Interventions, 11, pp. 2239 - 2240, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2018.07.056

Adji A; Namasivayam M; Lin L; Hayward C; Feneley M; OʼRourke M; Muller D; Jabbour A, 2018, 'A6457 Non-Invasive Assessment of Ventriculo-Arterial Function Using Simultaneous Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance and Arterial Tonometry', Journal of Hypertension, 36, pp. e154, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.hjh.0000548625.65858.61

Lin L; Namasivayam M; Muller D; Holloway C, 2018, 'Advanced Imaging Using Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Three-Dimensional Echocardiography of Tendyne Valve Implantation', Heart Lung and Circulation, 27, pp. s214 - s215, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.387

Kearney K; Fraser N; Song N; Namasivayam M; Kotlyar E; Keogh A, 2018, 'Black Oesophagus as the Terminal Event in Severe Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 27, pp. S65 - S65, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.048

Song N; Kearney K; Muthiah K; Namasivayam M; Macdonald P; Roy D; Jabbour A; Muller D; Hayward C; Girgis L; Nair P; Connellan M; Jansz P, 2018, 'Bridge to Recovery with Early Mobilisation: The Impella Device via Axillary Artery in Lupus-Associated Acute Cardiomyopathy', Heart Lung and Circulation, 27, pp. s80 - s81, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.086

Loo B; Roy D; Wing-Lun E; Namasivayam M; Hungerford S; Muller D, 2018, 'Prevalence of Frailty in Aortic Stenosis Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation or Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement', Heart Lung and Circulation, 27, pp. s338, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.658

Spina R; Siriwardena M; Bart N; Namasivayam M; Connellan M; Jansz P; Spratt P; Hayward CS; Kotlyar E; Gunalingam B, 2017, 'Primary percutaneous coronary intervention for inferior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in a patient supported by the HeartWare left ventricular assist device', Internal Medicine Journal, 47, pp. 1068 - 1071, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.13530

Namasivayam M; McCready M; Adji A; O'Rourke MF, 2017, 'The Role of Heart Rate in Diastolic Coronary Perfusion and Subclinical Myocardial Ischemia', Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 69, pp. 1647, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2016.11.087

Namasivayam M; Spina R; Bobillo L; Feneley MP; Baron DW, 2016, 'Acute myocardial infarction due to paradoxical embolism', International Journal of Cardiology, 209, pp. 190 - 191, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.01.105

Namasivayam M; Baron DW; Feneley MP, 2016, 'Transcatheter deployment of two atrial septal defect closure devices using 3-dimensional transoesophageal echocardiography guidance', International Journal of Cardiology, 207, pp. 231 - 232, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.01.125

Namasivayam M; Adji A; O'Rourke MF, 2016, 'Evaluating the Hemodynamic Basis of Age-Related Central Blood Pressure Change Using Aortic Flow Triangulation', American Journal of Hypertension, 29, pp. 178 - 184, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ajh/hpv080

Namasivayam M; McEniery C; Wilkinson I; McDonnell B; Cockroft J; Hayward C; Feneley M; Adji A; O’Rourke M, 2016, 'Changes in Large Arterial Function and Vascular Ventricular Interaction Predispose to Myocardial Ischaemia in Healthy Ageing Women more than Men: Ischaemic Predisposition Beyond the Coronary Artery Lumen', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 25, pp. S12 - S12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2016.06.026

O'Rourke MF; Adji A; Namasivayam M, 2015, 'Interpreting Blood Pressure in Younger Adults', Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 66, pp. 329 - 330, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2015.04.070

O'Rourke MF; Adji A; Namasivayam M; Mok J, 2011, 'Arterial aging: A review of the pathophysiology and potential for pharmacological intervention', Drugs and Aging, 28, pp. 779 - 795, http://dx.doi.org/10.2165/11592730-000000000-00000

Adji A; O''Rourke M; Namasivayam M, 2011, 'Arterial stiffness, its assessment, prognostic value, and implications for treatment', American Journal of Hypertension, 24, pp. 5 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ajh.2010.192

Namasivayam M; Adji A; O Rourke MF, 2011, 'Influence of Aortic Pressure Wave Components Determined Noninvasively on Myocardial Oxygen Demand in Men and Women', Hypertension, 57, pp. 193 - 200, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.110.160200

Namasivayam M; Adji A, 2010, 'La importancia de la supervisión editorial en la literatura científica (Salud (i) Ciencia 17, 5)', Salud I Ciencia, 17, pp. 616

Namasivayam M; Adji A; O'Rourke MF, 2010, 'Aortic augmentation index and aging: mathematical resolution of a physiological dilemma?', Hypertension, 56, pp. e9 - e10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.110.153742

Adji A; Namasivayam M; O’Rourke M; Avolio A; Weber T, 2010, 'Generation of Aortic Flow Velocity from Derived Aortic Pressure Waveforms', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 19, pp. S217 - S217, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2010.06.526

O’Rourke MF; Namasivayam M; Adji A, 2009, '3. MECHANISMS FOR AGE-CHANGE IN AORTIC AUGMENTATION PRESSURE', Artery Research, 3, pp. 95 - 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.artres.2009.06.015

Namasivayam M; Mcdonnell B; McEniery CM; O''Rourke M, 2009, 'Does wave reflection dominate age-related change in aortic blood pressure across the human life span?', Hypertension, 53, pp. 979 - 985

Namasivayam M; Adji A; O’Rourke MF, 2009, 'Mechanisms of age-related blood pressure change in a cross-sectional cohort of 1888 cardiology outpatients', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 18, pp. S278 - S278, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2009.05.683

O Rourke MF; Namasivayam M; Adji A, 2009, 'Treatment of hypertension in patients 80 years of age or older', Minerva Medica, 100, pp. 25 - 38

Conference Papers

Meredith T; Brown L; Roy D; Feneley MP; Muller D; Namasivayam M, 2023, 'The Influence of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation on Left Atrial Strain Mechanics: A Systematic Review and MetaAnalysis', in JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY, ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, CA, San Francisco, pp. B51 - B52, presented at 35th Annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics Symposium (TCT), CA, San Francisco, 23 October 2023 - 26 October 2023

, 2023, 'P41: SKIN PRICK TEST AS PREDICTOR OF MIXED CASHEW AND PISTACHIO ORAL FOOD CHALLENGE OUTCOMES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD AT A TERTIARY PAEDIATRIC CENTRE', in Internal Medicine Journal, Wiley, pp. 16 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.40_16230

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