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Research focus:  

  • Heart failure physiology 
  • Coronary flow dynamics 
  • Arrhythmia mapping 
  • Heart rate variability
  • Diastolic dysfunction
  • Cardiovascular autonomic regulation
  • Transcatheter therapies 
  • Myocardial ischemia
  • Cardiac remodelling
  • Valvar heart disease
  • Cardiac imaging and physiological modelling of heart diseases

Funding agencies:

  • ICMR
  • Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India

Clinical Trials:

  • ARTEMIS Trial: Evaluating the impact of ziltivekimab on cardiovascular outcomes
  • Yoga-CARE HF Trial: Exploring yoga-based rehabilitation for heart failure patients
  • PCARRS Study: An NIH-funded collaboration focusing on coronary artery disease among South Asians
  • ROBE Trial: Comparing triple therapy with high-dose rosuvastatin in acute coronary syndrome patients
  • Alabama University Collaboration: Redox Based Mechanisms for Heart Failure, other forms of Heart Diseases and Pathological Cardiac Re-modelling
  • Digoxin in Rheumatic Heart Disease Trial: A randomized placebo-controlled trial funded by ICMR, to assess the efficacy of digoxin in patients with Rheumatic Heart Disease

Ongoing Projects: 

  • Clinical profile and echocardiographic parameters of patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing TEE before cardio version
  • Zero fluoroscopy ablation for cardiac arrhythmias – comparison to the fluoroscopic era – A single centre experience
  • Retrospective cross sectional study of angiographic characteristics of SREMI patients undergoing Primary PCI among Diabetic and Non Diabetic patients
  • Role of Mechanical Circulatory support in patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic shock : An updated network Meta-Analysis
  • Comparison  of safety and efficacy of super high pressure OPN Balloon in patients with In-stent restenosis and calcified native vessel disease : An intra –coronary imaging based study
  • Safety and efficacy of Rotamine after TAVR
  • Reduction of Door-to-Balloon Time in patients with STEMI undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Interventions using trans-radial approach : A comparative study of IKARI Catheter versus Conventional Catheters
  • To study the outcomes of thrombus aspiration in STEMI patients undergoing Primary PCI in comparison with standard PCI
  • Long term follow up of CKD patients undergoing PCI vs CABG in a Tertiary care centre in southern India
  • The relationship between body mass index and coronary artery disease.
  • A prospective multicentre Indian LMCA registry
  • ARTEMIS: Effects of Ziltivekimab versus Placebo on cardiovascular Outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction
  • A prospective, multicentre observational study of bifurcation coronary stunting in India to determine clinical angiographic outcomes – Indian bifurcation stunting (IBIS) Registry
  • Safety and effectiveness of Edwards sapien 3 Transcathter heart wall  (THV)in Indian population – patient registry
  • Comparison of safety and efficiency of super high pressure OPN balloon in patients with in stunt restenosis and calcified native coronary artery disease. An intracoronary imaging based study
  • Protocol for the ethical and scientific conduct of research on patient CT scan data and data collection
  • Procedural safety and long-term clinical outcome in patients with coronary artery disease receiving drug coated balloon therapy 
  • Digoxin in patients with rheumatic heart disease – a randomised placebo controlled trial
  • Effect of SGLT2 inhibitors on mRNA expression in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF)
  • MLS/Model 3 THV-I, Model 3 THV: A prospective, multi-center single- arm study to evaluate the safety and performance of model 3 trans-catheter heart valve series
  • Yoga-Care HF Trial, Study titled: Effectiveness of Yoga based rehabilitation (Yoga-Care) in Heart Failure: A randomized controlled clinical trial as Yoga Care- HF Trial
  • Safety and efficacy of non-conventional super-high pressure balloon : A retro-prospective experience from a large, quaternary care centre
  • Comparing the outcomes of thrombus aspiration in ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention with standard percutaneous coronary intervention

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