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Chris Hayward

Professor Christopher Hayward is the Director of the Mechanical and Circulatory Support Research Program at St Vincent’s Centre for Applied Medical Research.

Bio

Professor Christopher Hayward is the Director of the Mechanical and Circulatory Support Research Program at St Vincent’s Centre for Applied Medical Research. Prof. Hayward is a heart failure and transplant cardiologist, who also works at St Vincent’s Public and Private Hospitals in Darlinghurst, Sydney. His research interests lie in the haemodynamics of cardiac failure and advanced heart failure management, particularly the development of temporary and durable mechanical support devices. In addition to being a current Professor of Medicine at the University of New South Wales and Adjunct Professor at the University of Technology Sydney, Prof. Hayward is also a past Chairman of the Heart Failure Working Group of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand.

Research Team

  • Associate Professor Kavitha Muthiah
  • Dr Audrey Adji

PublicationsSelected Publications from Chris Hayward

  • Schnegg et al. Low dose apixaban in HeartMate 3 LVAD patients, interim analysis of the ApixiVAD trial, a randomized controlled study, J Heart Lung Transplant. (2025) doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.healun.2025.04.012
  • Saeed et al. The 2023 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Guidelines for Mechanical Circulatory Support: A 10- Year Update. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2023;42(7):e1-e222.
  • Hayward et al. Global best practices consensus: Long-term management of patients with hybrid centrifugal flow left ventricular assist device support. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022;164:1120-37.
  • Emmanuel et al. Anatomical human fitting of the BiVACOR total artificial heart. Artif Organs. 2022;46(1):50-6.
  • Rao et al. Ex Vivo Assessment of Different Oral Anticoagulant Regimens on Pump Thrombosis in a HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device. Circ Heart Fail. 2021:14:e007231.
  • Jain et al. Insights Into Myocardial Oxygen Consumption, Energetics, and Efficiency Under Left Ventricular Assist Device Support Using Noninvasive Pressure-Volume Loops. Circ Heart Fail. 2019;12(10):e006191.