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= Dr. A V Ganesh Kumar =

Dr. A V Ganesh Kumar heads the Department of Cardiology at Dr. L H Hiranandani Hospital in Mumbai since 2004, where he practices as a Senior Consultant and Interventional Cardiologist. He completed his medical studies from Seth G S Medical College and KEM Hospital in Mumbai, and has extensive experience of over 15 years at several prestigious hospitals.

Dr. Ganesh Kumar obtained a Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology, at the Rambam Medical Centre, Haifa, Israel. He also did basic research in stent technology & robotics in the field of interventional cardiology at the Bruce Rappaport Israel Institute of Technology. Dr. Ganesh Kumar has a large number of national and internationals publications to his credit in the field of interventional cardiology and in basic research work. His areas of expertise include: CTO Angioplasty, LMCA Interventions, PAMI (Primary Angioplasty in Acute Myocardial Infarction), and use of Rota Ablators in complex coronary interventions.

Dr. Ganesh Kumar also proctors various cardiologists in their cath labs across India by giving live demonstrations of complex coronary interventions and imaging.

RESEARCH

 * 1) Pinnacle Registry: Initiative by ACC (American College of Cardiology) to capture cardiac outpatient data in Indian setting. [On-going research]
 * 2) DELIVER Study: DELiverability of the Resolute Integrity Stent In All-Comer Vessels and Cross-OvER stenting. 2012
 * 3) CORRECT Trial (Coronary Remote Catheter Trial): Evaluation of robotic navigational system for coronary catheter based intervention. The only Indian study for use of robotic arm to conduct angioplasties. 2007
 * 4) Extreme Registry: Principal Investigator of a multi-centric registry involving data on use of nitrous oxide coated TITAN II stent in small vessel (<2.5mm) disease. 2006
 * 5) Classic Existent Stent Animal Study:An animal study to prove the new stent design, material safety and efficacy in mini-pig coronary artery model. Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa. 2002
 * 6) First in Man Pilot Study: Remote-control percutaneous coronary interventions.
 * 7) To compare the efficacy of metronidazole, benzathine penicillin and penicillin G in the treatment of tetanus. MICU, KEM Hospital, Mumbai. 1996-98
 * 8) Is efficacy of thrombolysis in acute myocardial infarction by streptokinase affected by previous streptococcal infection? Dept. of Cardiology, KEM Hospital, Mumbai. 1999
 * 9) Efficacy and safety profile of Pravastatin in hypercholesterolemia. Co-investigator. 1999
 * 10) HERO II (Hirulog in early reperfusion occlusion) trial. US FDA approved multicentric trial. Co-investigator. 1999.
 * 11) Millenium Study: Principal Investigator of a multi-centric registry involving use of the nitrous oxide coated TITAN- II stent in patients with acute myocardial infarction. 2005.
 * 12) Existent Trial: Principal Investigator of multi-centric, international, prospective, non-randomized, controlled, non-masked study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a new Classic Existent Stent. 2005-2007

PUBLICATIONS

 * 1) Low Major Adverse Cardiac Event Rates Following Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold Implantation: Impact of Implantation Technique on Treatment Outcomes. Click here to read more
 * 2) American College of Cardiology (ACC)’s PINNACLE India Quality Improvement Program (PIQIP)—Inception, progress and future direction: A report from the PIQIP Investigators. Click here to read more
 * 3) Guideline-Directed Medication Use in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction in India: American College of Cardiology’s PINNACLE India Quality Improvement Program. Click here to read more
 * 4) Cardiovascular Disease Performance Measures in the Outpatient Setting in India: Insights From the American College of Cardiology’s PINNACLE India Quality Improvement Program (PIQIP). Click here to read more
 * 5) Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Consensus Statement for Indian Patients. Click here to read more
 * 6) Silient Cardiac Co-morbidity in Arthroplasty Patients: An Unusual Suspect?; Vijay D Shetty, Santosh P Nazare, Bhusan R Shitole, Sanjeev K Jain, A V GANESH; 2011 April; 26(3):375-378.
 * 7) Remote Control Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: Concept, Validation and First in Man Pilot Clinical Trial; Beyar R, Gruberg L, Deleanu D, Roguin A, Almagor Y, Cohen S, KUMAR G, Wenderow T; J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006 Jan 17; 47(2):296-300.
 * 8) Anomalous origin of a posterior descending artery from the right pulmonary artery: Report of a rare case diagnosed by multidetector computed tomography angiography; Lessick J, KUMAR G, Beyar R, Lorber A, Engel A; J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2004 Nov-Dec; 28(6):857-9.
 * 9) Remote Control Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; First-in-man pilot clinical trial. Sixteenth Annual Symposium, Transcatheter Cardiovacular Therapeutics (TCT). Washington DC. Sept 2004.
 * 10) Traditional versus automated injection contrast system in diagnostic and percutaneous coronary interventional procedures: Comparison of the contrast volume delivered; ANNE G, Gruberg L, Huber A, Nikolsky E, Granadier E, Boulus M, Amikam S, Markiewicz W, Beyar R; J Invasive Cardiol. 2004 Jul; 16(7):360-2.
 * 11) One Stent Lost in Two Arteries; Goldberg A, Kerner A, ANNE G, Gruberg L; J Invasive Cardiol. 2004 Mar; 16 (3):163-4.
 * 12) Platelet Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors during Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Pharmacological Clinical Review; ANNE G, Gruberg L; Expert Opin Pharmacotherapy 2004 Feb; 5(2):335-48 review.
 * 13) Benzathine penicillin, metronidazole and benzyl penicillin in the treatment of tetanus: A randomized control trial; GANESHKUMAR A V, Kothari V M, Krishnan A, Karnad D R; Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 2004 Jan; 98(1):59-63
 * 14) To give or not to give GpIIb/IIIa Inhibitors in patients who undergo primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Myocardial Infarction: Insights from the PARR registry. CSI, Kolkata. 2003
 * 15) Sirolimus - Eluting Stents for patients and lesions at high risk for restenosis: A real-world experience. CSI, Kolkata. 2003.
 * 16) Comparison of GpIIb/IIIa Inhibitors during primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Myocardial Infarction: Results from the PARR registry. CSI, Kolkata. 2003.
 * 17) Restenosis after Intracoronary Brachytherapy; Clinical and Angiographic Correlates. CSI, Kolkata. 2003
 * 18) Bivalirudin during percutaneous coronary intervention with early sheath removal and ambulation: 1st Israeli Experience. 50th Annual Conference of the Israel Heart Society
 * 19) Pre-existing anti-streptococcal antibiotics in Acute Myocardial Infarction - How common are they? Do they affect efficacy of Streptokinase? CSI, Kochi. 2002.
 * 20) The bioptome assisted technique for transcatheter coil occlusion of moderate patent Ductus Arteriosus; Immediate and intermediate results. Poster presentation in PICS – VI, Chicago. 2002.
 * 21) New observations in Idiopathic Left Ventricular Outflow Tract tachycardia. World Congress of Cardiology, Sydney. 2002.
 * 22) Primary radiofrequency ablation for incessant idiopathic ventricular tachycardia; Anoop K. Gupta, A V GANESH KUMAR, Alok Maheshwari, Amit M Vora, Yash Y Lokhandwala, Ranjan K Thakur; Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2002; 25(11):1555-60.
 * 23) Transcatheter Fenestration of a Total Cavo-Pulmonary Connection Baffle; Anoop K Gupta, A V GANESH, Bhavesh U Vajifdar, Alok Maheshwari, Jagdish M Khandeparkar, Prafulla G Kerkar; Indian Heart J 2001; 53:337-339.
 * 24) Supraventricular tachycardia and psychiatric illness; A V GANESH, Anup Gupta, Amit Vora, Y Y Lokhandwala; JAPI Vol 49, Sept 2001; 931-36
 * 25) Safety of slow pathway ablation in small triangle of Koch. CSI (Cardiology Society of India), Hyderabad. 2001.
 * 26) Electrophysiologic study and Radiofrequency ablation in atrial tachycardia. CSI, Hyderabad. 2001
 * 27) Correlation between preoperative echocardiographic findings and intraoperative findings in congential heart disease. CSI, Chennai. 2000.
 * 28) Primary radiofrequency ablation for incessant tachycardia. CSI, Chennai. 2000.
 * 29) Cysticercus encephalitis in a three year old child; Chaudhary N, Narayana R V, GANESH KUMAR A V, Ravat S, Shah P U; The Indian Practitioner Jan 1999, Vol 52, No 1.
 * 30) Paradoxical CNS excitation with benzodiazepines in tetanus. MAPICON (Association of Physicians of India - Maharashtra Chapter), Pune. 1998.
 * 31) Recurrent attacks of quadriparesis in a case of primary Sjogren’s syndrome; ANNE VENKATA GANESH, Oak J L; JIRA 1998, Vol 6 No-1: 18-19.
 * 32) Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcal Aureus (MRSA) pneumonia: Strategies to control MRSA outbreaks in a large tertiary care hospital. Bombay Critical Care Meet, KEM Hospital, Mumbai. 1998.
 * 33) Rare association between Sjogren’s syndrome and hypokalemic periodic paralysis. Bombay Rheumatology Meet, KEM Hospital, Mumbai. 1997.
 * 34) Rare association of recurrent arterial thrombosis in an anti-thrombin – III deficient patient. Bombay Hematology Meet, KEM Hospital, Mumbai. 1997.
 * 35) Familial Mediterranean Fever – first case in India. Bombay Rheumatology Meet, KEM Hospital Mumbai. 1997.
 * 36) Familial Mediterranean Fever with Amyloidosis; Oak J L, ANNE VENKATA GANESH, Tilve Gundu Hari, Ramsharan L Bhat, Mittal Bharti V; JIRA 1997, Vol 5, No. 3: 83-85.
 * 37) Hemophilic Arthropathy; Ramsharan L, GANESH KUMAR A V, Solanki K, Tilve G H; JIRA 1997, Vol 5, No 2: 55-57.

MEDIA

 * 1) 80-yr-old undergoes complex heart surgery, discharged in 24 hours. Click here to read more
 * 2) Bio absorbable stents bring Aussie doc to India. Click here to read more
 * 3) Australian Cardiologists get trained at Dr. LH Hiranandani Hospital. Click here to read more