Sivabaskari Pasupathy

Dr Sivabaskari Pasupathy

NHMRC Grant-Funded Researchr A

Adelaide Medical School

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Dr Sivabaskari (Tharshy) Pasupathy is a research-only academic at the University of Adelaide, where she has developed a growing and internationally recognised research program focused on Non-Obstructive Coronary Artery (NOCA) syndromes. These include MINOCA (Myocardial Infarction with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries) and INOCA (Ischaemia with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries), conditions characterised by debilitating symptoms and diagnostic uncertainty despite the absence of significant coronary artery obstruction.

She graduated with a Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours) in 2011 and completed her PhD in Medicine at the University of Adelaide (2012–2016). Since then, she has continued her academic career at the University, based at the Translational Vascular Function Research Collaborative at the Basil Hetzel Institute. Her research is both independent and collaborative, with an emphasis on improving diagnostic precision and therapeutic approaches in NOCA syndromes.

 

Research Vision

Dr Pasupathy’s overarching research vision is to advance the diagnosis, characterisation, and treatment of Non-Obstructive Coronary Artery (NOCA) syndromes—a group of conditions that includes MINOCA (Myocardial Infarction with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries) and INOCA (Ischaemia with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries). These syndromes remain under-recognised, poorly understood, and often inadequately managed within conventional cardiology practice. Her research seeks to address this critical gap by reframing NOCA as an area of focused scientific inquiry. Through translational and clinical research, Dr Pasupathy aims to improve diagnostic precision, identify pathophysiological mechanisms, and inform therapeutic strategies, ultimately driving better outcomes for a patient population frequently overlooked in mainstream cardiovascular care.

Dr Pasupathy has authored several peer-reviewed publications. Her body of work includes invited editorials and reviews, and her research has been cited more than 3,000 times. 

Despite not having formal clinical training in cardiology, Dr Pasupathy has made foundational academic contributions to the field. Her PhD led to a landmark publication - now cited over 1,000 times - that helped define the concept of MINOCA. Her subsequent research has contributed directly to the international recognition of MINOCA, including its inclusion in the 2018 Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction, the adoption of formal disease classification codes (2023), and its designation as a Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) on PubMed (2024).

She was the first author of a late-breaking clinical trial and delivered a prestigious Hotline presentation at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress. 

Dr Pasupathy continues to lead and contribute to research that bridges translational science and clinical cardiology, with the goal of advancing care for patients often overlooked by conventional diagnostic frameworks.

  • Journals
    Year Citation
    2025 La, S., Tavella, R., Wu, J., Spertus, J. A., Pasupathy, S., Girolamo, O., . . . Beltrame, J. (2025). The Patient Journey in Chronic Coronary Syndromes with/without Obstructive Coronary Arteries. European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes, 1-10.
    DOI
    2025 Egberts, B. K., Ananthakrishna, R., Perry, R., Woodman, R. J., Sutton, A., Pasupathy, S., . . . Selvanayagam, J. B. (2025). Myocardial Injury Following Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: An Australian Experience. Heart Lung and Circulation, 34(6), 596-605.
    DOI
    2025 Ford, T., Zeitz, C., Spiro, J., Yong, A., Layland, J., Watts, M., . . . Beltrame, J. F. (2025). Functional Coronary Angiography for the Diagnosis of Coronary Vasomotor Disorders. Heart Lung and Circulation, S1443-9506(25)00406-8.
    DOI
    2025 Rajwani, A., Giudicatti, L., Telyuk, P., Maredia, N., Ihdayhid, A., Chieng, D., . . . Dwivedi, G. (2025). Clinical impact of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries: a prospective multicentre cohort study.. Heart (British Cardiac Society), heartjnl-2024-325181.
    DOI
    2025 Girolamo, O., Tavella, R., Di Fiore, D., Sheikh, A., Pasupathy, S., Ooi, E. L., . . . Beltrame, J. F. (2025). Should the Right Coronary Artery Be Routinely Assessed During Provocative Spasm Testing?. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14(4), 1355.
    DOI
    2024 So, A., Tynan, I., Pasupathy, S., Regalado, J., Perry, R., Lee, S., . . . Selvanayagam, J. (2024). Echocardiography Parameters for Prediction of Health-Related Quality of Life Scores in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 33, S259.
    DOI
    2024 Egberts, B., Ananthakrishna, R., Shah, R., Regalado, J., Sutton, A., McWilliams, L., . . . Selvanayagam, J. (2024). Assessment of Sub Clinical Right Ventricular Ischaemia Using Oxygen Sensitive Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: Mechanistic Insights From Advanced Cardiac Imaging. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 33, S471.
    DOI
    2024 Pasupathy, S., Tavella, R., Zeitz, C., Edwards, S., Worthley, M., Arstall, M., & Beltrame, J. F. (2024). Randomised Placebo-Controlled Pilot Trial Evaluating the Anti-Anginal Efficacy of Ticagrelor in Patients with Angina with Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries and Coronary Slow Flow Phenomenon. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 13(17), 11 pages.
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    2024 Pasupathy, S., Tavella, R., Zeitz, C., Edwards, S., Worthley, M., Arstall, M., & Beltrame, J. F. (2024). Anti-Anginal Efficacy of Zibotentan in the Coronary Slow-Flow Phenomenon. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 13(5), 9 pages.
    DOI Scopus2 Europe PMC2
    2024 Spiro, J., Ford, T. J., Yong, A., Zeitz, C., Beltrame, J. F., Watts, M., . . . Shetty, P. (2024). Protocol Variation in Functional Coronary Angiography Among Patients With Suspected Angina With Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries: A Nationwide Snapshot of Current Practice Within Australia and New Zealand. Heart Lung and Circulation, 33(9), 1287-1296.
    DOI
    2023 Pasupathy, S., La, S., Tavella, R., Zeitz, C., Worthley, M., Sinhal, A., . . . Beltrame, J. F. (2023). Do Chest Pain Characteristics in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Differ between Those with and without Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease?. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 12(14), 4595-1-4595-9.
    DOI Scopus5 Europe PMC3
    2023 Selvanayagam, J. B., & Pasupathy, S. (2023). Challenging the Benign Perception: Unveiling the Prognostic Potential of CMR in MINOCA Patients.. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging, 17(2), 162-164.
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    2023 La, S., Tavella, R., Wu, J., Pasupathy, S., Zeitz, C., Worthley, M., . . . Beltrame, J. F. (2023). Angina and Non-Obstructive Coronary Artery (ANOCA) Patients with Coronary Vasomotor Disorders. Life, 13(11), 2190-1-2190-12.
    DOI Scopus1 Europe PMC2
    2023 Giudicatti, L., Telyuk, P., Pasupathy, S., Chieng, D., McQuillan, B., Austin, D., . . . Rajwani, A. (2023). The Diagnostic Yield and Clinical Utility of CMR in Myocardial Infarction With Non-Obstructed Coronary Arteries. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 32, S117.
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    2023 Pasupathy, S., Tavekka, R., Zeitz, C., Edwards, S., Arstall, M., Worthley, M., & Beltrame, J. (2023). Anti Anginal Efficacy of Zibotentan in Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction—A Pilot Study. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 32, S268.
    DOI
    2023 Giudicatti, L., Pasupathy, S., Chieng, D., McQuillan, B., Hillis, G., Beltrame, J., . . . Rajwani, A. (2023). Variability of Antiplatelet and Statin Prescription In Australia for Myocardial Infarction With Non-Obstructed Coronary Arteries. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 32, S263.
    DOI
    2022 La, S., Tavella, R., Pasupathy, S., & Beltrame, J. F. (2022). Clinico-pathophysiological considerations in coronary microvascular disorders. Vessel Plus, 6, 1-11.
    DOI
    2021 Pasupathy, S., Lindahl, B., Tavella, R., Nordenskjöld, A. M., Zeitz, C., Arstall, M., . . . Beltrame, J. F. (2021). Randomized Evaluation of Beta Blocker and ACE-Inhibitor/Angiotensin Receptor Blocker Treatment for Post Infarct Angina in Patients With Myocardial Infarction With Non-obstructive Coronary Arteries: A MINOCA-BAT Sub Study Rationale and Design.. Front Cardiovasc Med, 8, 7 pages.
    DOI Scopus3 WoS1 Europe PMC2
    2021 Pasupathy, S., Lindahl, B., Litwin, P., Tavella, R., Williams, M. J. A., Air, T., . . . Beltrame, J. F. (2021). Survival after Myocardial Infarction with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries (MINOCA) – A Comprehensive Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis from MINOCA Global Collaboration. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 14(11), 12 pages.
    DOI Scopus71 WoS34 Europe PMC50
    2021 Pasupathy, S., & Beltrame, J. F. (2021). Refining the Role of CMR Imaging in MINOCA.. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging, 14(9), 1784-1786.
    DOI Scopus15 WoS10 Europe PMC13
    2020 Dreyer, R. P., Tavella, R., Curtis, J. P., Wang, Y., Pauspathy, S., Messenger, J., . . . Beltrame, J. F. (2020). Myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries as compared with myocardial infarction and obstructive coronary disease: outcomes in a Medicare population.. European heart journal, 41(7), 870-878.
    DOI Scopus101 WoS58 Europe PMC61
    2020 Du, Y. T., Pasupathy, S., Air, T., Neil, C., & Beltrame, J. F. (2020). Validation of contemporary electrocardiographic indices of area at risk and infarct size in acute ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).. Int J Cardiol, 303, 7 pages.
    DOI Scopus4 WoS2 Europe PMC1
    2020 Chan, J., Tavella, R., Beltrame, J. F., Worthley, M., Pasupathy, S., & Zeitz, C. (2020). Abstract 374: Trans-radial Access Angiography Learning Curve. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 13(Suppl_1).
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    2019 Pasupathy, S., Tavella, R., & Beltrame, J. F. (2019). Myocardial Infarction with Non Obstructive Coronary Arteries (MINOCA): Are there ethnic differences?. International Journal of Cardiology, 287, 46-47.
    DOI Scopus1
    2019 Hausvater, A., Pasupathy, S., Tornvall, P., Gandhi, H., Tavella, R., Beltrame, J., . . . Reynolds, H. R. (2019). ST-segment elevation and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging findings in myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries. International Journal of Cardiology, 287, 128-131.
    DOI Scopus19 WoS16 Europe PMC9
    2018 Pasupathy, S., Tavella, R., Arstall, M., Sinhal, A., Worthley, M., Zeitz, C., & Beltrame, J. (2018). In-Hospital Management and Complications of ST-Segment Myocardial Infarction Patients: A Five-Year Report. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 27, S324.
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    2018 Pasupathy, S., Tavella, R., & Beltrame, J. F. (2018). Response by Pasupathy et al to Letters Regarding Article, "early Use of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) with Nitrate Therapy in Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Reduces Myocardial Infarct Size (The NACIAM Trial [N-Acetylcysteine in Acute Myocardial Infarction])". Circulation, 137(13), 1424-1425.
    DOI
    2018 Beltrame, J. F., Pasupathy, S., Tavella, R., & White, H. D. (2018). How Can You Have a Myocardial Infarction Without Significant Coronary Artery Disease?. Heart Lung and Circulation, 27(6), 649-651.
    DOI Scopus2 WoS1 Europe PMC1
    2018 Tavella, R., Pasupathy, S., & Beltrame, J. F. (2018). MINOCA – A personalised medicine approach. International Journal of Cardiology, 267, 54-55.
    DOI Scopus6 WoS5 Europe PMC3
    2018 Pasupathy, S., & Beltrame, J. F. (2018). Refining the diagnosis of myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries. Coronary Artery Disease, 29(6), 528-529.
    DOI Scopus3 WoS1 Europe PMC1
    2018 Pasupathy, S., Rodgers, S., Tavella, R., McRae, S., & Beltrame, J. (2018). Risk of Thrombosis in Patients Presenting with Myocardial Infarction with Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries (MINOCA). TH Open, 02(02), 167-172.
    DOI Europe PMC14
    2017 Pasupathy, S., Tavella, R., Grover, S., Raman, B., Procter, N. E. K., Du, Y. T., . . . Beltrame, J. F. (2017). Early use of N-acetylcysteine with nitrate therapy in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction reduces myocardial infarct size (the NACIAM trial [N-acetylcysteine in acute myocardial infarction]). Circulation, 136(10), 894-903.
    DOI Scopus121 WoS90 Europe PMC77
    2017 Pasupathy, S., Tavella, R., & Beltrame. (2017). Unravelling the Enigma of MI With Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries. American College of Cardiology.
    2017 Pasupathy, S., Tavella, R., & Beltrame, J. F. (2017). Myocardial Infarction with Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries (MINOCA): The Past, Present, and Future Management. Circulation, 135(16), 1490-1493.
    DOI Scopus147 WoS110 Europe PMC83
    2015 Pasupathy, S., Tavella, R., & Beltrame, J. F. (2015). The what, when, who, why, how and where of myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA). Circulation Journal, 80(1), 11-16.
    DOI Scopus67 WoS52 Europe PMC42
    2015 Pasupathy, S., Tavella, R., McRae, S., & Beltrame, J. F. (2015). Myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries - Diagnosis and management. European Cardiology Review, 10(2), 79-82.
    DOI Scopus31 WoS25 Europe PMC23
    2015 Pasupathy, S., Air, T., Dreyer, R. P., Tavella, R., & Beltrame, J. F. (2015). Systematic review of patients presenting with suspected myocardial infarction and nonobstructive coronary arteries. Circulation, 131(10), 861-70.
    DOI Scopus727 WoS527 Europe PMC488
    2015 Sheikh, A. R., Sidharta, S., Worthley, M. I., Yeend, R., Di Fiore, D. P., & Beltrame, J. F. (2015). The importance of evaluating patients with MINOCA (myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries). International Journal of Cardiology, 199, 386-388.
    DOI Scopus12 WoS12 Europe PMC6
    2015 Pasupathy, S., Air, T., Dreyer, R. P., Tavella, R., & Beltrame, J. F. (2015). Response to Letter Regarding Article, "Systematic Review of Patients Presenting With Suspected Myocardial Infarction and Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries". Circulation, 132(19), e232.
    DOI Scopus5 WoS4 Europe PMC2
    2015 Pasupathy, S., Tavella, R., McRae, S., & Beltrame, J. (2015). Myocardial Infarction With Non-obstructive Coronary Arteries – Diagnosis and Management. European Cardiology Review, 10, 4.
    2012 Du, Y., Pasupathy, S., Neil, C., & Beltrame, J. (2012). A comparison of ECG scores for area at risk. Heart, 98(16), 1257.
    DOI Scopus5 WoS5 Europe PMC2
    - Kopetz, V. (n.d.). The Anti-Anginal Efficacy of Bosentan in the Coronary Slow Flow Phenomenon. Austin Journal of Cardiovascular Disease and Atherosclerosis, 10(1).
    DOI
    - Pasupathy, S., Lindahl, B., Litwin, P., Tavella, R., Williams, M. J. A., Air, T., . . . Beltrame, J. F. (n.d.). Survival after Myocardial Infarction with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries (MINOCA) – A Comprehensive Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis from MINOCA Global Collaboration. SSRN Electronic Journal.
    DOI

  • Conference Papers
    Year Citation
    2024 La, S., Tavella, R., Wu, J., Spertus, J., Pasupathy, S., Girolamo, O., . . . Beltrame, J. (2024). Chronic Coronary Syndromes with/without obstructive coronary arteries: are there differences in ongoing chest pain?. In EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL Vol. 45 (pp. 1 page). OXFORD UNIV PRESS.
    DOI
    2024 Giudicatti, L., Telyuk, P., Pasupathy, S., Gilbert, G., Maredia, N., Spiro, J., . . . Rajwani, A. (2024). The clinical impact of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging upon suspected myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary artery disease. In EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL Vol. 45 (pp. 1 page). OXFORD UNIV PRESS.
    DOI
    2024 Egberts, B., Ananthakrishna, R., Shah, R. J., Regalado, J. J., Sutton, A., Mcwilliams, L., . . . Selvanyagam, J. B. (2024). Assessment of sub clinical right ventricular ischemia using oxygen sensitive cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in patients with systemic sclerosis: mechanistic insights from advanced cardiac imaging. In EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL Vol. 45 (pp. 2 pages). OXFORD UNIV PRESS.
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    2023 La, S., Chua, L., Pasupathy, S., Tavella, R., Wu, J., Zeitz, C., . . . Beltrame, J. (2023). Myocardial Infarction With Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries (MINOCA) Patients
    Undergoing Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (cMRI).. In Heart Lung and Circulation Vol. 32 (pp. S295). Adelaide, Australia: Elsevier.
    DOI
    2016 Dreyer, R. P., Tavella, R., Curtis, J. P., Wang, Y., Pauspathy, S., Messenger, J., . . . Beltrame, J. F. (2016). Prognosis of Patients With Myocardial Infarction With Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries as Compared With Obstructive Coronary Disease. In CIRCULATION Vol. 134 (pp. 3 pages). New Orleans, LA: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS.

  • Conference Items
    Year Citation
    2024 La, S., Tavella, R., Wu, J., Spertus, J., Pasupathy, S., Girolamo, O., . . . Beltrame, J. (2024). Chronic Coronary Syndrome With / Without Obstructive Coronary Arteries-Are There Differences in Ongoing Chest Pain?. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts of the 72nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ 2024), as published in Heart Lung and Circulation. Perth, Australia: Elsevier.
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    2019 Pasupathy, S., Lindahl, B., Litwin, P., Tavella, R., Williams, M., Air, T., . . . Beltrame, J. (2019). 2389Survival after myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) - A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis. Poster session presented at the meeting of European Heart Journal. Oxford University Press (OUP).
    DOI
    2019 Litwin, P., Pasupathy, S., Lindahl, B., Tavella, R., Williams, M., Air, T., . . . O, M. I. N. O. C. A. G. C. (2019). Prognosis of Myocardial Infarction with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries – A Systematic Review. Poster session presented at the meeting of Heart, Lung and Circulation. Elsevier BV.
    DOI
    2018 Pasupathy, S., Tavella, R., Sivasankar, S., Zeitz, C., Worthley, M., Sinhal, A., . . . Beltrame, J. (2018). Clinical Outcomes of Patients With Myocardial Infarction With Non-Obstructive Coronaries (MINOCA). Poster session presented at the meeting of CIRCULATION. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS.
    2017 Tavella, R., Pasupathy, S., Zeitz, C., Worthley, M., Sinhal, A., Arstall, M., & Beltrame, J. F. (2017). A Comprehensive Comparison Between Myocardial Infarction With Non Obstructive Coronaries (MINOCA) and Myocardial Infarct Patients With Coronary Artery Disease (MICAD). Poster session presented at the meeting of CIRCULATION. Anaheim, CA: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS.
    WoS2
    2017 Pasupathy, S., Tavella, R., Zeitz, C., Worthley, M., Sinhal, A., Arstall, M., & Beltrame, J. F. (2017). Utility of Clinical Assessments in Patients Presenting With Troponin Positive Non Obstructive Coronary Arteries (TP-NOCA). Poster session presented at the meeting of CIRCULATION. Anaheim, CA: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS.
    WoS2
    2017 Pasupathy, S., Tavella, R., Zeitz, C., Worthley, M., Sinhal, A., Arstall, M., & Beltrame, J. F. (2017). Abstract 19443: Utility of Clinical Assessments in Patients Presenting With Troponin Positive Non Obstructive Coronary Arteries (TP-NOCA). Poster session presented at the meeting of Circulation. American Heart Association, Inc..
    2017 Reynolds, H. R., Pasupathy, S., Gandhi, H., Tavella, R., Axel, L., & Beltrame, J. (2017). ST-segment Elevation and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging findings in Myocardial Infarction with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries. Poster session presented at the meeting of JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY. Washington, DC: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC.
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    2017 Procter, N. E. K., Pasupathy, S., Stafford, I., Heresztyn, T., Liu, S., Selvanayagam, J., . . . Horowitz, J. D. (2017). Glycocalyx shedding in acute myocardial infarction: interactions with reperfusion and n-acetylcysteine therapy. Poster session presented at the meeting of EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. OXFORD UNIV PRESS.
    2016 Tavella, R., Pasupathy, S., Lu, J., Arstall, M., Chew, D., Worthley, M., . . . Beltrame, J. F. (2016). One-year prognosis of patients with myocardial infarction and non-obstructive coronary artery disease (MINOCA). Poster session presented at the meeting of EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. Rome, ITALY: OXFORD UNIV PRESS.
    2016 Pasupathy, S., Rodgers, S., Tavella, R., Pope, S., McRae, S., & Beltrame, J. (2016). Risk of Thrombosis in Myocardial Infarction with Non Obstructive Coronary Arteries (MINOCA). Poster session presented at the meeting of Heart, Lung and Circulation. Elsevier BV.
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    2016 Pasupathy, S., Tavella, R., Potamianos, R., Arstall, M., Chew, D., Worthley, M., . . . Beltrame, J. (2016). Diagnostic utility of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (CMR) in Myocardial Infarction with Non Obstructive Coronary Arteries (MINOCA) patients. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts of the 64th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ 2016), as published in Heart, Lung and Circulation. Adelaide, Australia: Elsevier.
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    2016 Pasupathy, S., Leow, K., Wu, S., Lee, A., Du, Y., Tavella, R., & Beltrame, J. (2016). Electrocardiographic-assessed Myocardial Area at Risk in Patients with Myocardial Infarction with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries (MINOCA). Poster session presented at the meeting of Heart, Lung and Circulation.
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    2016 Pasupathy, S., Tavella, R., Arstall, M., Chew, D., Worthley, M., Zeitz, C., & Beltrame, J. (2016). Chest Pain Characteristics of Myocardial Infarction With Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries (MINOCA) in Comparison to Myocardial Infarction With Coronary Artery Disease (MI-CAD). Poster session presented at the meeting of Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
    2015 Sheikh, A., Sidharta, S., Pasupathy, S., Worthley, M., & Beltrame, J. (2015). The importance of evaluating patients with MINOCA (Myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries). Poster session presented at the meeting of Heart, Lung and Circulation. Elsevier BV.
    DOI
    2015 Pasupathy, S., Tavella, R., Arstall, M., Chew, D., Worthley, M., Zeitz, C., & Beltrame, J. F. (2015). Clinical profile of acute myocardial infarction patients in the absence of significant coronary artery disease. Poster session presented at the meeting of Heart, Lung and Circulation.
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    2015 Pasupathy, S., Tavella, R., Arstall, M., Chew, D., Worthley, M., Zeitz, C., & Beltrame, J. (2015). Abstract 273: Myocardial Infarction with Non Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease: Prevalence, Clinical Features and Outcomes. Poster session presented at the meeting of Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
    2014 Tavella, R., Pasupathy, S., Arstall, M., Chew, D., Worthley, M., Zeitz, C., & Beltrame, J. (2014). Abstract 19581: In-hospital Management and Outcomes in Patients with Myocardial Infarction and Non-obstructive Coronaries. Poster session presented at the meeting of Circulation.
    2014 Pasupathy, S., Tavella, R., Dreyer, R., & Betrame, J. (2014). PW059 Myocardial Infarction with Non Obstructive Coronary Arteries (MINOCA): A Systematic Review and Meta analysis. Poster session presented at the meeting of Global Heart.
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    2012 Pasupathy, S., Neil, C., & Beltrame, J. (2012). Measurement of Area at Risk by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Comparison of T2-Weighted Imaging with the Endocardial Surface Area Method. Poster session presented at the meeting of Heart, Lung and Circulation.
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    2012 Du, Y., Pasupathy, S., Neil, C., & Beltrame, J. (2012). Correlation of Electrocardiographic and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Indices of Infarct Size in Acute St Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Poster session presented at the meeting of Heart, Lung and Circulation. Elsevier BV.
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  • Internet Publications
    Year Citation
    2017 Beltrame, J. F. (2017). Early Use of N-acetylcysteine With Nitrate Therapy in Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Reduces Myocardial Infarct Size - The NACIAM Trial (N-acetylcysteine in Acute Myocardial Infarction) Podcastt.

Role

Title

Source

Years

Amount

CIA

Chronic Conditions in Priority Populations Grant

THRF

2024

$ 250,000

CIA

Building Research Leaders Award

UofA

2023

$ 39,663

CIA

Heart Health Innovation grant

THRF

2023

$248,000

CIB

Self-Funded Grant

THRF

2022

$360,000

CIA

Tom Simpsons Fund

NHF 

2020

$15,000

CID

University of South Australia Internal Grant

UniSA

2020

$39,657

Total

 

 

 

$952,320

Dr Pasupathy maintains a strong commitment to supervising and mentoring undergraduate, Honours, and Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students.

 

Category Year(s) Student Name Institution / Details Role Awards / Notes
HDR Students 2020–2024 Dr Sarena La University of Adelaide Co-Supervisor Passed thesis with Dean’s CommendationInnovation & Commercial Partners Prize (Florey Conference, 2021)New Investigator Poster Prize (CSANZ, 2023)
Honours Students 2025 Ms Monique Winter University of Adelaide Primary Supervisor Dux of BHSc (Advanced) Program Prize (2024)People’s Choice Award (SACVRN Research Showcase, 2024)THRF Honours Scholarship (2025)
  2025 Mr Lachlan Maggs-Pearce — Co-Supervisor —
  2025 Ms Kathryn Davison Flinders University Primary Supervisor BSc Prize for Research Excellence (2025)
  2019 Ms Sarena La University of Adelaide Co-Supervisor First Class Honours
Summer Vacation Research Placement Students 2025 Nadir Abdulle The Hospital Research Foundation — —
  2024 Dhivya Ramnarayan University of Adelaide — —
  2024 Monique Heather University of Adelaide — Oral presentation, TQEH Research Expo
  2019 Peter Litwin The Hospital Research Foundation — Poster presentation, CSANZ
  2018 Kay Hon The Hospital Research Foundation — Finalist, Best Clinical Presentation, TQEH Research Expo
  2018 Benjamin Ngoi The Hospital Research Foundation — —
  2016 Srisankavi Sivasankar The Hospital Research Foundation — Poster presentation, TQEH Research Expo
  2016 Sally Pope The Hospital Research Foundation — Poster presentation, CSANZ
  2016 Roberta Potamianos The Hospital Research Foundation — Mini oral presentation, CSANZ
Undergraduate Research Training 2025 Ms Rida Zainab Year 3 BSc student — —
  2025 Mr Benjamin Short Year 3 BSc student — —
  2024 Monique Winter Year 3 BSc student — —
  2017 Esther Jones, Emily Hammond, Lisa Childs, Thu Nguyen III Year Medical Students — —
  2014 Kevin Leow, Alvin Lee, Dennis Nguyen, Sunny Wu III Year Medical Students — —
  2015 Physiology Demonstrator II Year BSc Students — —
  2014 Physiology Demonstrator II Year BSc Students — —
  2013 Physiology Demonstrator II Year BSc Students — —

  • Memberships
    Date Role Membership Country
    2017 - ongoing Member Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand Australia
    2016 - ongoing Member European Society of Cardiology France
    2015 - ongoing Member Quality of Care and Outcomes Research United States
    2015 - ongoing Member American Heart Association: Early Career Member United States

  • Editorial Boards
    Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country
    2021 - ongoing Consulting Editor Journal of Clinical Medicine Journal of Clinical Medicine Switzerland
    2018 - ongoing Member International Journal of Cardiology International Journal of Cardiology Germany

  • Presentation
    Date Topic Presented at Institution Country
    2022 - ongoing Defining MINOCA European Society of Cardiology congress conference European Society of Cardiology congress Spain
    2019 - ongoing Survival after myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries ESC congress European Society of Cardiology France
    2018 - ongoing The What, When, Who, Why, How and Where of MINOCA. European Society of Cardiology European Society of Cardiology Germany
    2016 - ongoing The early use of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) with Glyceryl Trinitrate (GTN) in ST- segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (NACIAM Trial). - European Society of Cardiology Congress Italy
    2016 - ongoing Myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronaries - The Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ) Australia
  • Position: NHMRC Grant-Funded Researchr A
  • Phone: 82228685
  • Email: sivabaskari.pasupathy@adelaide.edu.au
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: TQEH - Basil Hetzel Institute, floor 2
  • Org Unit: Medical Specialties
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