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Mark RichardsProfessor

BA (Massey) MB ChB (Otago) MD(Otago,) PhD(Otago) DSc (Otago) FRACP FRCP FRSNZ

Department of Medicine
University of Otago, Christchurch
PO Box 4345
Christchurch
New Zealand

Email mark.richards@cdhb.health.nz

Mark Richards is the director of the Christchurch Heart Institute.

He coordinates and directs multi-disciplinary programmes of grant-funded translational cardiovascular research which seek to improve diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic options in heart disease.

He is pursuing studies of epidemiological, molecular biological, neurohormonal and therapeutic aspects of acute and chronic cardiovascular disorders including hypertension, coronary syndromes, and the full spectrum of heart failure.

Richards holds the Heart Foundation of New Zealand's Chair in Cardiovascular Studies.

He also holds joint appointments at the University of Otago and the National University of Singapore's Cardiovascular Research Institute.
Email mdcarthu@nus.edu.sg (University of Singapore)

Current roles

Research interests

  • Neurohormonal physiology and pathophysiology in cardiovascular health and disease
  • Heart Failure
  • Acute Coronary Syndromes
  • Hypertension
  • Vasoactive Hormones
  • The Cardiac Natriuretic Peptides

Publications

Ou, Y.-H., Colpani, J. T., Cheong, C. S., Loke, W., Thant, A. t., Shih, E. C., … Richards, A. M., … Lee, C.-H. (2024). Mandibular advancement vs CPAP for blood pressure reduction in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. JACC. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.03.359 Journal - Research Article

Zhu, Y., Ackers-Johnson, M., Shanmugam, M. K., Pakkiri, L. S., Drum, C. L., Chen, Y., … Richards, A. M., & Foo, R. (2024). Asparagine synthetase marks a distinct dependency threshold for cardiomyocyte dedifferentiation. Circulation. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1161/circulationaha.123.063965 Journal - Research Article

Iyer, N. R., Chan, S.-P., Liew, O. W., Chong, J. P. C., Bryant, J. A., Le, T.-T., … Richards, A. M., … and on behalf of the ATTRaCT investigators. (2024). Global longitudinal strain and plasma biomarkers for prognosis in heart failure complicated by diabetes: A prospective observational study. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 24, 141. doi: 10.1186/s12872-024-03810-5 Journal - Research Article

Pickering, J. W., Young, J. M., George, P. M., Watson, A. S., Aldous, S. J., Verryt, T., Troughton, R. W., Pemberton, C. J., Richards, A. M., … Than, M. P. (2024). Derivation and validation of thresholds using synthetic data methods for single-test screening of emergency department patients with possible acute myocardial infarction using a point-of-care troponin assay. Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/jalm/jfae001 Journal - Research Article

Richards, A. M., Wang, P., & Wong, L. L. (2024). 'Micro'-managing heart failure: Restoring that which was lost in translation [Invited]. European Journal of Heart Failure. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/ejhf.3188 Journal - Research Other

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