Biography

Dr Shane Nanayakkara is an Interventional Cardiologist with a special interest in structural heart interventions and heart failure. He currently consults at Read More...

Procedures & Conditions

Procedures Performed
  • Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty
  • Cardiac Catheterisation
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Stenting
  • Echocardiography
  • Fractional Flow Reserve and Pressure Wire
  • General Cardiology
  • Intravascular Ultrasound Imaging
  • Invasive Cardiology
  • MitraClip Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair Device
  • Mechanical Support Devices (Impella CP)
  • Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) Closures
  • Percutaneous Aortic Valve Procedures
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)
  • Percutaneous Mitral Valve Procedures
  • Percutaneous Structural Heart Intervention
  • Pressure Wire Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease
  • Right Heart Catheterisation
  • Rotablator
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)
  • Transcatheter Mitral Valve Implantation
  • Transfemoral and Alternate Access TAVI
  • Valve in Valve TAVI Procedures
Conditions Treated
  • Acute Coronary Syndrome
  • Aortic Stenosis
  • Aortic Valve Disease
  • Cardiac Disease
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Chronic Heart Failure
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Dilated Cardiomyopathy
  • Dyspnoea
  • General Cardiology
  • Heart Failure
  • Structural Heart Disease
  • Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
  • Mitral Regurgitation
  • Mitral Valve Disease
  • Palpitations
  • Preventative Cardiology
  • Structural Heart Disease
  • Valvular Heart Disease

Experience

  • Consultant Interventional Cardiologist
    The Alfred 2016 - Present
  • Consultant Interventional Cardiologist
    Cabrini Malvern 2020 - Present
  • Consultant Interventional Cardiologist
    Epworth Health 2020 - Present
  • Consultant Cardiologist
    Heart Clinic Melbourne 2020 - Present
  • Consultant Cardiologist
    Bayside Heart 2020 - Present
  • Research Fellow
    Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute 2016 - Present
  • Teaching Associate
    Monash University 2016 - Present
  • PhD Scholar
    Monash University 2016 - 2019

Memberships

Professional Memberships and Affiliations
  • 2015

    Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (Cardiology)

  • Member of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ)

Awards
  • National Heart Failure Prize from the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand

  • Mollie Holman medal for best thesis from Monash University

Research & Publications

Publications

1. (2021). Comprehensive Physiological Modeling Provides Novel Insights Into Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Physiology. Journal of the American Heart Association. 10.1161/JAHA.121.021584.

2. Haregu, Tilahun N & Nanayakkara, Shane & Carrington, Melinda & Kaye, David. (2021). Multimorbidity and multiple causes of death in heart failure. Journal of Public Health. 29. 10.1007/s10389-020-01223-0.

3. Beale, Anna & O’Donnell, Joanne & Nakai, Michael & Nanayakkara, Shane & Vizi, Donna & Carter, Kaye & Dean, Eliza & Ribeiro, Rosilene & Yiallourou, Stephanie & Carrington, Melinda & Marques, Francine & Kaye, David. (2021). The Gut Microbiome of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction. Journal of the American Heart Association. 10. e020654. 10.1161/JAHA.120.020654.

4. Beale, Anna & O’Donnell, Joanne & Nakai, Michael & Nanayakkara, Shane & Vizi, Donna & Carter, Kaye & Dean, Eliza & Ribiero, Rosilene & Yiallourou, Stephanie & Carrington, Melissa & Marques, Francine & Kaye, David. (2021). THE MICROBIOME OF HEART FAILURE WITH PRESERVED EJECTION FRACTION. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 77. 721. 10.1016/S0735-1097(21)02080-5.

5. Sugumar, Hariharan & Nanayakkara, Shane & Vizi, Donna & Wright, Leah & Chieng, David & Leet, Angeline & Mariani, Justin & Voskoboinik, Alex & Prabhu, Sandeep & Taylor, Andrew & Kalman, Jonathan & Kistler, Peter & Kaye, David & Ling, Liang-Han. (2021). A prospective STudy using invAsive haemodynamic measurements foLLowing catheter ablation for AF and early HFpEF: STALL AF-HFpEF. European journal of heart failure. 23. 10.1002/ejhf.2122.

6. Kaye, David & Byrne, Melissa & Mariani, Justin & Nanayakkara, Shane & Burkhoff, Daniel. (2020). Identification of physiologic treatment targets with favourable haemodynamic consequences in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. ESC Heart Failure. 7. 10.1002/ehf2.12908.

7. Mitra, Biswadev & Mitchell, Rob & Cloud, Geoffrey & Stub, Dion & Nguyen, Minh & Nanayakkara, Shane & Miller, Jean‐Philippe & O’Reilly, Gerard & Smit, Devilliers & Cameron, Peter. (2020). Presentations of stroke and acute myocardial infarction in the first 28 days following the introduction of State of Emergency restrictions for COVID-19. Emergency Medicine Australasia. 32. 10.1111/1742-6723.13621.

8. Stehli, Julia & Dagan, Misha & Zaman, Sarah & Koh, Ji & Quine, Ed & Gouskova, Natalia & Crawford, Claudia & Dong, Michael & Nanayakkara, Shane & Htun, Nay & Stub, Dion & Dick, Ronald & Walton, Antony & Duffy, Stephen. (2020). Impact of Sex on Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Outcomes. The American Journal of Cardiology. 133. 10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.07.052.

9. Nanayakkara, Shane & Byrne, Melissa & Mak, Vivian & Carter, Kaye & Dean, Eliza & Kaye, David. (2020). Extended‐Release Oral Milrinone for the Treatment of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction. Journal of the American Heart Association. 9. 10.1161/JAHA.119.015026.

10. Gard, Emma & Nanayakkara, Shane & Kaye, David & Gibbs, Harry. (2020). Management of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Australian Prescriber. 43. 12-17. 10.18773/austprescr.2020.006.

11. Beale, Anna & Cosentino, Carmela & Segan, Louise & Mariani, Justin & Vizi, Donna & Evans, Shona & Nanayakkara, Shane & Kaye, David. (2020). The effect of parity on exercise physiology in women with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. ESC Heart Failure. 7. 10.1002/ehf2.12557.

12. Gellatly, Rochelle & Connell, Cia & Tan, Christianne & Andrianopoulos, Nick & Ajani, Andrew & Clark, David & Nanayakkara, Shane & Sebastian, Martin & Brennan, Angela & Freeman, Melanie & O’Brien, Jessica & Selkrig, Laura & Reid, Christopher & Duffy, Stephen. (2019). Trends of Use and Outcomes Associated With Glycoprotein-IIb/IIIa Inhibitors in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 54. 106002801988955. 10.1177/1060028019889550.

13. Ranasinghe, Mark & Ranasinghe, Marly & Nanayakkara, Shane. (2019). Evaluating a Multidisciplinary Diabetes Education Program for Improving Cardiovascular Risk and Glycaemic Control. 10.26226/morressier.5d9b622bea541d6ca8493a4d.

14. Sugumar, Hariharan & Nanayakkara, Shane & Chieng, David & Wong, Geoffrey & Parameswaran, Ramanathan & Anderson, Robert & Al-kaisey, Ahmed & Nalliah, Chrishan & Azzopardi, Sonia & Prabhu, Sandeep & Voskoboinik, Alex & Lee, Geoffrey & Mclellan, Alex & Ling, Liang-Han & Morton, Joseph & Kalman, Jonathan & Kistler, Peter. (2019). Arrhythmia recurrence is more common in females undergoing multiple catheter ablation procedures for persistent atrial fibrillation: Time to close the gender gap. Heart Rhythm. 17. 10.1016/j.hrthm.2019.12.013.

15. Nanayakkara, Shane & Telles, Fernando & Beale, Anna & Evans, Shona & Vizi, Donna & Marwick, Thomas & Kaye, David. (2019). Relationship of Degree of Systolic Dysfunction to Variations in Exercise Capacity and Hemodynamic Status in HFpEF. JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging. 13. 10.1016/j.jcmg.2019.09.016.

16. Sugumar, Hariharan & Nanayakkara, Shane & Chieng, David & Wong, Geoffrey & Parameswaran, Ramanathan & Anderson, Robert & Al-kaisey, Ahmed & Nalliah, Chrishan & Azzopardi, Sonia & Lee, Geoffrey & Mclellan, Alex & Ling, Liang-Han & Morton, Joseph & Kalman, Jonathan & Kistler, Peter. (2019). Gender specific long term multiprocedural outcome after catheter ablation for persistent Atrial fibrillation. Time to close the gender gap..

17. Cieslik, Luke & Patel, Hitesh & Steele, Simon & Beale, Anna & Tan, Christianne & Mariani, Justin & Nanayakkara, Shane & Kaye, David. (2019). Non-invasive blood pressure monitoring underestimates hypertensive response to exercise in suspected heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 27. 204748731987345. 10.1177/2047487319873452.

18. Kaye, David & Nanayakkara, Shane. (2019). Interatrial Shunt Device for Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction. 10.3389/fcvm.2019.00143.

19. Haregu, Tilahun N & Nanayakkara, Shane & Kingwell, Bronwyn & Jennings, Garry & Dart, Anthony & Carrington, Melinda & Kaye, David. (2019). The Baker Biobank: Understanding Cardiovascular Outcomes. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 29. 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.08.014.

20. Ranasinghe, Mark & Ranasinghe, Marly & Nanayakkara, Shane. (2019). Evaluating a Multidisciplinary Diabetes Education Program for Improving Cardiovascular Risk and Glycaemic Control.

21. Beale, Anna & Nanayakkara, Shane & Kaye, David. (2019). Impact of Sex on Ventricular-Vascular Stiffness and Long-Term Outcomes in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: TOPCAT Trial Substudy. Journal of the American Heart Association. 8. 10.1161/JAHA.119.012190.

22. Voskoboinik, Alex & Kalman, Jonathan & Nicholls, T. & Nanayakkara, Shane & Wong, Geoffrey & Prabhu, Sandeep & Nalliah, C. & Sugumar, Hariharan & Stub, D. & Kaye, David & Wong, Michael & Kotschet, E. & Taylor, Andrew & Kistler, Peter. (2019). Alcohol Abstinence in Moderate Drinkers with Atrial Fibrillation: Results from the Alcohol-AF Randomised Controlled Trial. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 28. 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.005.

23. Warren, Josephine & Nanayakkara, Shane & Andrianopoulos, Nick & Brennan, Angela & Dinh, Diem & Yudi, Matias & Clark, D.J. & Ajani, Andrew & Reid, Christopher & Selkrig, Laura & Shaw, James & Hiew, Chin & Freeman, Melanie & Kaye, David & Kingwell, Bronwyn & Dart, Anthony & Duffy, Stephen & Reid, C. & Ajani, Andrew & Investigators, Melbourne. (2019). Impact of Pre-Procedural Blood Pressure on Long-Term Outcomes Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 73. 2846-2855. 10.1016/j.jacc.2019.03.493.

24. Meikle, Peter & Formosa, Melissa & Mellett, Natalie & Jayawardana, Kaushala & Giles, Corey & Bertovic, David & Jennings, Garry & Childs, Wayne & Reddy, Medini & Carey, Andrew & Baradi, Arul & Nanayakkara, Shane & Wilson, Andrew & Duffy, Stephen & Kingwell, Bronwyn. (2019). HDL Phospholipids, but Not Cholesterol Distinguish Acute Coronary Syndrome From Stable Coronary Artery Disease. Journal of the American Heart Association. 8. 10.1161/JAHA.118.011792.

25. Beale, Anna & Nanayakkara, Shane & Segan, Louise & Mariani, Justin & Maeder, Micha & Empel, Vanessa & Vizi, Donna & Evans, Shona & Lam, Carolyn & Kaye, David. (2019). Sex Differences in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Pathophysiology: A Detailed Invasive Hemodynamic and Echocardiographic Analysis. JACC: Heart Failure. 7. 239-249. 10.1016/j.jchf.2019.01.004.

26. Sugumar, Hariharan & Nanayakkara, Shane & Prabhu, Sandeep & Voskoboinik, Alex & Kaye, David & Ling, Liang-Han & Kistler, Peter. (2019). Pathophysiology of Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure. Cardiology Clinics. 37. 10.1016/j.ccl.2019.01.002.

27. Telles, Fernando & Nanayakkara, Shane & Evans, Shona & Patel, Hitesh & Mariani, Justin & Vizi, Donna & William, Jeremy & Marwick, Thomas & Kaye, David. (2019). Impaired left atrial strain predicts abnormal exercise haemodynamics in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. European Journal of Heart Failure. 21. 10.1002/ejhf.1399.

28. Nanayakkara, Shane & Fogarty, Sam & Tremeer, Michael & Ross, Kelvin & Richards, Brent & Bergmeir, Christoph & Xu, Sheng & Stub, Dion & Smith, Karen & Tacey, Mark & Liew, Danny & Pilcher, David & Kaye, David. (2018). Characterising risk of in-hospital mortality following cardiac arrest using machine learning: A retrospective international registry study. PLOS Medicine. 15. e1002709. 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002709.

29. Nanayakkara, Shane & Kaye, David. (2018). Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction.

30. Patel, Hitesh & Yo, Shaun & Nanayakkara, Shane & Selkrig, Laura & Ellis, Matthew & Naughton, Matthew & Kaye, David & Mariani, Justin. (2018). The prognostic significance of chronotropic incompetence in patients with severe left ventricular systolic function referred for cardiac transplant assessment. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 27. 204748731878388. 10.1177/2047487318783880.

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