Cardiologist ·
Manipal Hospital, Yeshwantpur , Bangalore, India
20 Years of experience ·
Languages Spoken: Kannada , English
Dr. Karthik is one of the most experienced interventional cardiologists currently providing his services as senior consultant-cardiology at Columbia Asia Hospital. Dr. Karthik has more than 21 years of experience. He completed his MBBS from Bangalore Medical College and from the same college he completed his MD in Internal medicine. In 2003, Dr. Karthik obtained his DM in Cardiology from Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology, Bangalore. During his career, Dr. Karthik was associated with Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Heart Center, Wockhardt Heart Hospital, and Manipal Hospital.
Dr. Karthik has undergone training from Switzerland in heart failure device implantation. He had also worked in various reputed hospitals of Italy such as San Raffle Hospital, Milan, and San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Torino, Italy, where he gained experience and was trained in complex coronary interventions. He was awarded a Fellowship from the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (USA). Research papers of Dr. Karthik are published in indexed journals. His specialty includes Carotid Interventions, pacemaker Implantation including CRT & ICD, Primary Angioplasty for Heart Attack and Balloon Valvotomies including Mitral, Pulmonary, and Aortic. Dr. Karthik is also a member of the Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions.
Dr. Karthik Vasudevan treats a number of conditions such as the ones listed here for you:
Interventional procedures are required for people with structural heart conditions so that they can live a healthy life. Patients with these heart conditions can be provided with best treatment with the assistance of modern technology and world class equipments. The right solution to these conditions must be followed up with the quality post procedural care as a sign of a patient focused approach.
Here are the many signs and symptoms present in a patient with the structural or non-coronary cardiovascular diseases:
Fatigue and chest pain are a sign that the person needs immediate solution to their heart condition. It is important for you to monitor your blood pressure regularly and incase it is high for long periods of time then it could be because of a structural issue. Kidney dysfunction is also the result of lingering structural heart issues in a patient.
It is from Monday to Saturday, 10 am to 7 pm that the doctor operates. The patient reviews of the doctor make it clear that this is a skillful and efficient interventional cardiologist.`
Dr. Karthik Vasudevan performs numerous popular interventional cardiology procedures as mentioned here::
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. The procedure to insert defibrillators and pacemakers to correct abnormal heart rhythms is also regularly performed.
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Diagnostic and screening tests are prescribed or performed by interventional cardiologists to find the right solution for your heart condition. To resolve structural and cardiovascular heart conditions in a patient, the interventional cardiologists perform several procedures. Even in case of emergency heart situations such as a heart attack, you can go to this doctor. You must consult the doctor at once if you are faced with a heart condition otherwise situation may deteriorate further.
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 blood vessel and heart health become apparent after the test results come in.
When you exercise regularly, eat healthy, do not smoke or drink and keep a balanced lifestyle it leads to a healthy heart. Structural defects in your heart or cardiovascular issues may still crop up and interventional cardiology techniques can be the solution. When heart issues are treated with catheter based procedures which do not involve surgery, then such procedures are done by Interventional cardiologists. In case the usual changes in your diet and lifetsyle do not help then you can visit this specialty of doctor.
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