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Interventional Cardiologist
Fortis Memorial Research Institute , Gurgaon, India37 Years of experience
Speaks: English
Being a doctor in the Army, Dr. Nikhil is a fitness freak and advises his patients to be fit and healthy to stay away from Cardiovascular diseases. Dr. Nikhil completed his MBBS from Armed Force Medical College. In 1990, he obtained the degree of MD in General Medicine from the same institute. He passed his DM in cardiology from P.G.I.M.E.R., Chandigarh in 1999. Dr. Nikhil is currently the Director of Cardiology at Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon. He was also associate with Army Hospital, New Delhi as Professor and Head of the Cardiology Department and Metro Group of Hospitals.
Dr. Nikhil is a highly experienced doctor in almost all the facets of cardio surgery, be it Non-invasive, Interventional or preventive. His area of expertise includes Device Closure of Shunt Lesions, Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy, Rotational Atherectomy, Pacemaker, and AICD implantations, Valvuloplasty, and Renal, Peripheral and Carotid Angioplasty. Dr. Nikhil has more than 35 years of experience. He has received Chief of Army Staff Commendation for meritorious service in 2006. He is the member of Endovascular Society of India, Indian Heart Rhythm Society, Indian Heart Rhythm Society, and Indian College of Cardiology.
Please find listed below the many conditions that Dr. Nikhil Kumar treats:
A healthy and long life for a person with structural heart conditions can not happen without interventional procedures. Modern technology and world class equipments help the doctor ensure that the right treatment is provided to patients with these issues. Quality post procedural care is a sign of the patient focused approach by the doctors who ensure that such conditions find the right solution.
Here are the many signs and symptoms present in a patient with the structural or non-coronary cardiovascular diseases:
The most common symptoms seen in people with such heart conditions are chest pain and fatigue. 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. Structural heart issues can start putting stress on your kidneys and kidney dysfunction is a possibility.
Six days a week, 10 am to 7 pm are the operating hours of the doctor. The skill and efficiency shown by the interventional cardiologist has been seen time and again and the patient reviews make it clear.
The popular interventional cardiology procedures performed by Dr. Nikhil Kumar 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. Cardiac arrhythmia or when electrical impulses are functioning improperly can be treated with a procedure that inserts defibrillators and pacemakers in the heart.
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In order to decipher your heart condition, interventional cardiologists prescribe or perform various diagnostic and screening tests. The numerous procedures performed by the interventional cardiologists ensure that the structural and cardiovascular heart issues are resolved. The doctor can adroitly manage emergency heart conditions such as heart attacks. Any distress or discomfort which indicates a heart condition must be dealt with immediately by consulting the doctor.
Let us have a look at the several tests that are usually recommended prior to and during consultation for an Interventional Cardiologist:
The tests so performed help the doctor in deciding upon the right course of action regards the treatment. The blood vessel and heart health become apparent after the test results come in.
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. When heart issues are treated with catheter based procedures which do not involve surgery, then such procedures are done by Interventional cardiologists. If on your visit to the cardiologist you realise that the dietary and lifestyle changes are not enough they may refer you to this doctor.