Dr. Girish B Navasundi
Cardiologist
Apollo Hospitals Bannerghatta , Bangalore, India26 Years of experience
Speaks: Hindi , English
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Cardiologist
Apollo Hospitals Bannerghatta , Bangalore, India26 Years of experience
Speaks: Hindi , English
With more than 5000 angiograms through Femoral, Ulnar and Radial approach and more than 1500 coronary and peripheral angioplasty, Dr. Girish is one of the one senior cardiologists based at Bangalore. In 1998, He obtained his MBBS degree from JSS Medical College. In 2003, he completed his MD in General Physician from Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum. In 2006, Dr. Girish passed his DNB in Cardiology. Currently, Dr. Girish is providing his services at Senior Consultant & Interventional Cardiologist at Apollo Hospitals in Bangalore. His services include Transesophageal Echocardiogram, Mitral Valve Repair, Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator, Balloon Mitral Valvotomy, and Angioplasty.
Dr. Girish is an esteemed member of the Cardiology Society of India, Indian Medical Association and the Association of Physicians of India. Research papers of Dr. Girish, deleted to interventional cardiology, are published in various indexed journals. His areas of interest include Angioplasty and pacemaker implantation. He was the first cardiologist in Karnataka who implanted an MRI compatible AICD system and was also the pioneer in implanting the tapering coronary stent. Dr. Girish is an expert in the usage of distal protection devices, thrombectomy, distal embolization, and AICD implantation.
Dr. Girish B Navasundi treats a number of conditions such as the ones listed here for you:
A healthy and long life for a person with structural heart conditions can not happen without interventional procedures. Patients with these heart conditions can be provided with best treatment with the assistance of modern technology and world class equipments. Quality post procedural care is a sign of the patient focused approach by the doctors who ensure that such conditions find the right solution.
Please see symptoms present in patients with non-coronary cardiovascular or structural diseases:
The most common symptoms seen in people with such heart conditions are chest pain and fatigue. If someone is suffering from high blood pressure for long time periods then it could be a sign of a structural issue of the heart. Further, if not treated in time structural heart conditions can start affecting the kidney and even lead to kidney dysfunction.
It is from Monday to Saturday, 10 am to 7 pm that the doctor operates. The doctor is known for quick treatment timeframe as he/she is skillful and efficient.
The popular interventional cardiology procedures performed by Dr. Girish B Navasundi are as follows:
The solution for blocked arteries because of coronary heart disease has been through procedures like placement of stent, angioplasty and atherectomy for a long time now. In order to resolve the issue of abnormal heart rhythms another very common procedure that is performed is the insertion of the pacemaker and defibrillator.
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When you visit an interventional cardiologist, the doctor can prescribe or perform diagnostic and screening tests to get to the bottom of the issue. To resolve structural and cardiovascular heart conditions in a patient, the interventional cardiologists perform several procedures. The doctor can adroitly manage emergency heart conditions such as heart attacks. When faced with any symptoms or distressing situations related to your heart, this is the doctor you must approach.
We have outlined for you the several tests that are important before and during consultation with an Interventional Cardiologist:
The tests tie in with the treatment plan which can be decided upon basis your discussion with the doctor. The health of blood vessels and the heart or any structural defect becomes clear post the results.
A balanced lifestyle including a healthy diet, exercise, not smoking or drinking helps in keeping your heart healthy. Structural defects in your heart or cardiovascular issues may still crop up and interventional cardiology techniques can be the solution. Some heart conditions are treated by interventional cardiologists by non surgical procedures which are base d on using the catheter. This specialty of doctor can also be consulted if your visit to a cardiologist does give you the solution and additional work needs to be done.
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