Dr. Karthik Vasudevan

Dr Karthik Vasudevan is an Interventional Cardiologist and Heart Failure Specialist in Bengaluru with 33 years of experience.

He is currently practising as the Chief of Interventional Cardiology and Heart Failure and Senior Consultant at Manipal Hospital, Yeshwanthpur.

He specialises in complex image-guided coronary interventions, advanced heart failure management, mechanical circulatory support, heart transplantation and cardiac rhythm device implantations.

Areas of Expertise

• Complex Coronary Interventions: Dr Vasudevan performs high-risk percutaneous coronary interventions and complex angioplasties utilising intravascular ultrasound and optical coherence tomography to optimise stent deployment.
• Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology: His clinical expertise covers end-stage heart failure protocols, heart transplantation evaluations, post-transplant medical management and left ventricular assist device therapies.
• Cardiac Rhythm and Device Implantation: He carries out surgical implantations of permanent pacemakers, cardiac resynchronisation therapy devices and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators for conduction disturbances and heart failure.
• Structural and Congenital Interventions: He performs transcatheter device closures for congenital defects, including large patent ductus arteriosus closures in infants using modified occluder devices, and selected structural heart therapies.
• Acute Coronary Syndromes and Critical Cardiac Care: Dr Vasudevan manages acute anterior wall myocardial infarctions and unstable coronary syndromes using advanced pharmacological and emergency interventional pathways.

Educational Background

He holds fellowships from the Indian College of Cardiology and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, United States.

He completed advanced clinical training in heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support at Methodist Houston Medical Center in the United States, alongside specialized training in cardiac resynchronisation therapy in Switzerland.

Awards, Research, and Publications

Dr Vasudevan has conducted clinical research on abciximab in acute coronary syndrome, electrocardiographic localisation of left anterior descending artery occlusions, and infant patent ductus arteriosus closures.

He frequently contributes expert insights to medical symposiums and health publications on coronary artery disease and heart rhythm disorders.

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