Dr. Damsara Nandadeva
Senior Lecturer in Physiology
 
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
  1. Stephens BY, Young BE, Nandadeva D, Skow RJ, Greaney JL, Brothers RM, Fadel PJ. Sympathetic Transduction at Rest and During Cold Pressor Test in Young Healthy non-Hispanic Black and White Women. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2023 Oct 2. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00073.2023. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37781734.

  2. Nandadeva D, Skow RJ, Stephens BY, Grotle AK, Georgoudiou S, Barshikar S, Seo Y, Fadel PJ. Cardiovascular and cerebral vascular health in females with postacute sequelae of COVID-19. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2023 Jun 1;324(6):H713-H720. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00018.2023. Epub 2023 Mar 31. PMID: 37000609.
    Article was selected as the feature article of the journal for the month of June 2023. https://journals.physiology.org/apsselect

  3. Nandadeva D, Skow RJ, Grotle AK, Stephens BY, Young BE, Fadel PJ. Impact of COVID-19 on ambulatory blood pressure in young adults: a cross-sectional analysis investigating time since diagnosis. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2022 Jul 1;133(1):183-190. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00216.2022. Epub 2022 Jun 16. PMID: 35708703.

  4. Nandadeva D, Young BE, Stephens BY, Grotle AK, Skow RJ, Middleton AJ, Haseltine FP, Fadel PJ. Blunted peripheral but not cerebral vasodilator function in young otherwise healthy adults with persistent symptoms following COVID-19. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2021 Sep 1;321(3):H479-H484. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00368.2021. Epub 2021 Jul 23. PMID: 34296966
    Article was selected as a feature article of the journal for the month of September 2021.https://journals.physiology.org/apsselect/archive

  5. Skow RJ, Nandadeva D, Grotle AK, Stephens BY, Wright AN, Fadel PJ. Impact of breakthrough COVID-19 cases during the omicron wave on vascular health and cardiac autonomic function in young adults. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2022 Jul 1;323(1):H59-H64. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00189.2022. Epub 2022 May 20. PMID: 35594069.
    Article was selected as a feature article of the journal for the month of July 2022. https://journals.physiology.org/apsselect/archive

  6. Skow RJ, Garza NA, Nandadeva D, Stephens BY, Wright AN, Grotle AK, Young BE, Fadel PJ. Impact of COVID-19 on cardiac autonomic function in healthy young adults: potential role of symptomatology and time since diagnosis. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2022 Dec 1;323(6):H1206-H1211. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00520.2022. Epub 2022 Nov 4. PMID: 36331556.

  7. Kaur J, Barbosa TC, Nandadeva D, Young BE, Stephens BY, Brothers RM, Fadel PJ. Attenuated Rapid-Onset Vasodilation to Forearm Muscle Contraction in Black Men. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2021 Mar 1;53(3):590-596. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000002511. PMID: 32910095.

  8. Barbosa TC, Young BE, Stephens BY, Nandadeva D, Kaur J, Keller DM, Fadel PJ. Functional sympatholysis is preserved in healthy young Black men during rhythmic handgrip exercise. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2020 Sep 1;319(3):R323-R328. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00105.2020. Epub 2020 Aug 12. PMID: 32783690; PMCID: PMC7509252.

  9. Katayama K, Barbosa TC, Kaur J, Young BE, Nandadeva D, Ogoh S, Fadel PJ. Muscle pump-induced inhibition of sympathetic vasomotor outflow during low-intensity leg cycling is attenuated by muscle metaboreflex activation. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2020 Jan 1;128(1):1-7. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00639.2019. Epub 2019 Nov 14. PMID: 31725363.

  10. Nandadeva, TDP, Dissanayake, AMSDM., Rajaratne, AAJ., & Nanayakkara, SDI. Effect of iron supplementation during high altitude training on haemoglobin and iron status of Sri Lankan middle-and long-distance athletes. Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine. 2019; 28(1). http://doi.org/10.4038/sljm.v28i1.114.

  11. Pinto MVG, Kariyawasam A, Nandadeva TDP, et al. Changes in the lung functions of an individual during his normal sleeping body and arm position compared to supine position. Sri Lankan J Anaesthesiol. 2010;18(2). doi: 10.4038/slja.v18i2.2441.
Published Abstracts
  1. Skow R, Grotle AK, Kaur J, Young B, Nandadeva D, Stephens B, Mohan P, Fadel P. Cerebrovascular function is not altered in patients with stage 3 and 4 chronic kidney disease. Physiology. 2023 May 23;38(S1):5732525.

  2. Young B, Skow R, Nandadeva D, Garza N, Stephens B, Smith S, Lockette W, Fadel P. Cerebrovascular reactivity to carbon dioxide is not altered in otherwise healthy individuals six months post-concussion. Physiology. 2023 May 23;38(S1):5733146.

  3. Biju T, Young B, Skow R, Nandadeva D, Fadel P. Beat-to-beat resting blood pressure variability in patients with type 2 diabetes: effect of statin therapy. Physiology. 2023 May 23;38(S1):5733087.

  4. Taherzadeh Z, Garza N, Skow R, Young B, Nandadeva D, Stephens B, Grotle AK, Fadel P. Spontaneous Cardiac Baroreflex Sensitivity in Young, Healthy Black and White Adults: Influence of Race and Sex. Physiology. 2023 May 23;38(S1):5735072.

  5. Garza N, Young B, Skow R, Nandadeva D, Stephens B, Lockette W, Fadel P. In adults who had a concussion, cardiac autonomic function is not impaired beyond three months from injury. Physiology. 2023 May 23;38(S1):5734383.

  6. Grotle AK, Kaur J, Skow R, Young B, Nandadeva D, Stephens B, Mohan P, Fadel P. Decreased peripheral vascular function in patients with stage 3 and 4 chronic kidney disease who have elevated symmetric dimethylarginine but not asymmetric dimethylarginine. Physiology. 2023 May 23;38(S1):5734348.

  7. Nandadeva D, Skow RJ, Stephens BY, Grotle AK, Fadel PJ. Impact of COVID‐19 on Ambulatory Daytime and Nighttime Blood Pressure in Young Otherwise Healthy Adults. The FASEB Journal. 2022 May;36. (Poster presentation)

  8. Garza NA, Nandadeva D, Stephens BY, Grotle AK, Skow RJ, Young BE, Fadel PJ. Cardiac Baroreflex Sensitivity and Heart Rate Variability Following COVID‐19 in Young Adults. The FASEB Journal. 2022 May;36.

  9. Stephens BY, Young BE, Nandadeva D, Skow RJ, Grotle AK, Vranish JR, Greaney JL, Brothers RM, Fadel PJ. Resting Sympathetic Transduction in Young Healthy non‐Hispanic Black Women: Potential Race and Sex Differences. The FASEB Journal. 2022 May;36.

  10. Skow RJ, Martin ZT, Nandadeva D, Hearon Jr CM, Samels M, MacNamara JP, Haykowsky MJ, Levine BD, Fadel PJ, Sarma S. Mechanisms Determining VO2peak During Single Leg Knee‐Extension Exercise in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction Patients: Peripheral vs. Central Phenotypes. The FASEB Journal. 2022 May;36.

  11. Cardenas N, Nandadeva D, Martin Z, Fadel PJ, Brothers RM. Within-Day Repeatability of Cerebral Vasomotor Reactivity to Rebreathing-Induced Hypercapnia: Impact of a 15 Minute Recovery. International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings 2022 (Vol. 2, No. 14, p. 115).

  12. Nandadeva D, Young BE, Stephens BY, Grotle AK, Skow RJ, Middleton AJ, Haseltine FP, Fadel PJ. Persistent Impairment in Peripheral but Not Cerebral Vascular Function in Young Healthy Adults With Long-Term Symptoms From COVID-19. Circulation. 2021 Nov 16;144(Suppl_1):A13095. (Poster presentation)

  13. Nandadeva, D., Kaur, J., Barbosa, T., Stephens, B., Young, B., Grotle, A. K., & Fadel, P. J. (2021) Impact of Family History of Hypertension on Racial Differences in Flow‐Mediated Dilation and Reactive Hyperemia. The FASEB Journal, 35. (poster presentation)

  14. Stephens B, Young B, Nandadeva D, Grotle AK, Fadel P. Influence of Family History of Hypertension on Spontaneous Cardiac Baroreflex Sensitivity in Young Non‐Hispanic Black and White Men. The FASEB Journal. 2021 May;35.

  15. Kaur J, Vranish J, Young B, Barbosa T, Stephens B, Nandadeva D, Fadel P. Influence of Family History of Hypertension on Muscle Metaboreflex Activation in Young Healthy Non‐Hispanic White and Black Men. The FASEB Journal. 2021 May;35.

  16. Martin Z, Nandadeva D, Campbell J, Fadel P, Brothers RM. Repeatability of End‐Tidal Carbon Dioxide and Internal Carotid Artery Blood Flow Responses During Steady‐State Hypercapnia. The FASEB Journal. 2021 May;35.

  17. Nandadeva D, Young BE, Greaney JL, Fadel PJ. Blunted Spontaneous Sympathetic Baroreflex Sensitivity in Young Healthy Black Men. InInternational Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings 2020 (Vol. 2, No. 12, p. 109). (poster presentation)

  18. Nandadeva D, Patik JC, Martin ZT, Fadel PJ, Brothers RM. Repeatability of Cerebral Vasomotor Reactivity to Hypercapnia in Humans. The FASEB Journal. 2020 Apr;34(S1):1-1.(Poster presentation)

  19. Kaur J, Sabnani MK, Stephens BY, Nandadeva D, Weidanz JA, Fadel PJ. Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell‐Derived Superoxide Production, Spontaneous Baroreflex Sensitivity, and Vascular Function in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients. The FASEB Journal. 2020 Apr;34(S1):1-1.

  20. Stephens B, Nandadeva D, Kaur J, Barbosa TC, Fadel PJ. Acute High Phosphate Intake Impairs Endothelial‐Dependent Vasodilation in Young Premenopausal Women. The FASEB Journal. 2020 Apr;34(S1):1-1.

  21. Barbosa TC, Nandadeva D, Stephens BY, Martin ZT, Keller DM, Fadel PJ. Attenuated Leg Vascular Conductance Responses To Dynamic Knee Extension Exercise In Young Black Men. The FASEB Journal. 2020 Apr;34(S1):1-1.

  22. Nandadeva DP, Kaur J, Stephens BY, Fadel PJ. Comparison of Indices Used to Assess Microvascular Function During Post‐Occlusion Reactive Hyperemia in Humans. The FASEB Journal. 2019 Apr;33(S1):541-13.(Poster presentation)

  23. Kaur J, Barbosa TC, Young BE, Stephens BY, Nandadeva DP, Brothers RM, Fadel PJ. Attenuated Skeletal Muscle Contraction‐Induced Rapid Onset Vasodilation in African Americans. The FASEB Journal. 2019 Apr;33(S1):541-19.

  24. Kariyawasam, AP, Ariyasinghe, AS, Nandadeva, TDP. Abeygoonaratne, LSP. Perera, WMK, Dharmawardena MK. Effect of a fifteen-week training programme on muscle strength of army tug of war players. Proceedings of Annual Scientific Sessions of the Physiological Society of Sri Lanka, 2018.

  25. Pushpamali, W.A.I, Rajaratnam A, Rajapaksha CKM, Dinaratne NL, Konara SWB, Nandadeva TDP. Assessment of anaerobic functions of Army sprinters using Wingate anaerobic test. In Proceedings of the 30th Anniversary celebrations and scientific sessions of the Physiology Society of Sri Lanka. 2017; p. 52.

  26. Dinaratne, N.L, Rajaratnam A, Pushpamali WAI, Rajapaksha CKM, Hemachandra EPGKG, Nandadeva TDP, Kariyawasam A, Nanayakkara SDI. Cardiovascular autonomic functions: A comparison between trained athletes and sedentary controls. In Proceedings of 30th anniversary celebration and scientific sessions of Physiology Society of Sri Lanka. 2017; p. 44.

  27. Nandadeva TDP, Jayaweera GS, Rizmy MM, et al. Prevalence of nutritional problems and their association with menstrual cycle irregularities in adolescent girls. 38th Annual Academic Sessions of the Kandy Society of Medicine. 2016;152.(Poster presentation)

  28. Nandadeva TDP, Mafaza MSF, Rajaratne SA, Kulatunga S, Rajaratne AAJ. Comparison of lung function between sprinters and endurance athletes.37th Annual Academic Sessions of Kandy Society of Medicine. 2015.(Poster presentation)

  29. Ratnayake RMC., Nandadeva TDP, Jayaweera GS, et al. Study on the body composition of a group of Sri Lankan sub-fertile females. Proceedings of the Peradeniya University Research Sessions, Sri Lanka. 2010; Vol 1. 166-167.(Poster presentation)
Oral Presentations
  1. Nandadeva D. Sex Differences and Long-term Effects of COVID-19 on Vascular Function in Young Adults. Texas ACSM, Student Research Development Award Presentation. 2021

  2. Nandadeva, TDP., Nanayakkara SDI., Dissanayake DM., Karunaratne UPGND., Perera MKW., Abeygoonaratne LSP., Dharmawardane MH. (2018).  Red Cell Profile and Iron Status of Sri Lankan Army Endurance Athletes. Proceedings of Annual Scientific Sessions of the Physiological Society of Sri lanka p 38.

  3. Nandadeva TDP, Nanayakkara SDI, Dissanayake AMSD, Silva WAI, Rajaratne AAJ. A study of blood lactate measurements and VO2max among male and female long-distance athletes. (2017). Proceedings of 30th Anniversary Celebrations & Scientific sessions of the Physiological Society of Sri Lanka; p. 43.

  4. Nandadeva TDP, Dissanayake AMSDM., Nanayakkara SDI, Silva WAI., Rajaratne AAJ. (2016) Effect of micronutrient supplementation during altitude training on haematological and performance parameters of endurance athletes. Peradeniya University International Research Sessions. Vol 20. 172.

  5. Hewawithana PB, Nandadeva TDP, Marasinghe IUK. (2009). Doppler ultrasound characteristics of hepatic vasculature in patients with stage II non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). 8th Annual Academic Sessions of Sri Lanka College of Radiologists and Conference of the Radiological Society of SAARC Countries.

  6. Nandadeva TDP, Niruban SJ, Paranagama B, et al. (2009). Quantitative evaluation of heat pain threshold in a group of university students in Sri Lanka. Inaugural Annual Sessions of Sri Lanka Association of the Study of Pain.
 
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