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Mark RichardsProfessor

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

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

Lim, S. L., Woo, K. L., Au, A. Y. M., Ong, M. E. H., Richards, A. M., Endre, Z. H., & Pickering, J. W. (2026). Prognostic performance of plasma and urinary biomarkers of kidney injury and function after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2026.111163 Journal - Research Article

Kosasih, A. M., Ou, Y., Koo, C.-Y., Drager, L. F., Zhang, J., Sethi, R., … Richards, A. M., … Lee, C.-H. (2026). Phenogroup-based stratification of cardiovascular risk in obstructive sleep apnea. American Journal of Preventive Cardiology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpc.2026.101681 Journal - Research Article

Lai, Y., Chong, S. Y., Nair, V., Cui, W., Li, L., Liu, S., … Richards, A. M., … Wang, J.-W. (2026). Toll-like receptor 7 constrains efferocytosis in myocardial injury. Basic Research in Cardiology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s00395-026-01185-6 Journal - Research Article

Wu, L. H., Pakkiri, L. S., Tromp, J., Lim, P. L., Liu, X. Y., Chan, S. P., … Troughton, R., Cameron, V., … Richards, A. M., & Drum, C. L. (2026). Differential metabolomic prediction of outcomes in HFpEF and HFrEF: A prospective international multi-ethnic cohort study. Cardiovascular Research. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/cvr/cvag090 Journal - Research Article

Kavsak, P. A., Pickering, J. W., Strauß, B., Greenslade, J. H., Thießen, N., Haller, P. M., … Pemberton, C., Troughton, R., Richards, A. M., … Than, M. (2026). External validation of a universal laboratory pathway for early risk-stratification of myocardial infarction in the emergency setting. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2026.04.023 Journal - Research Article

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