Dr. Y Vijayachandra Reddy

Dr Y Vijayachandra Reddy is a Senior Consultant Interventional Cardiologist in Chennai. With 38 years of experience, he currently practises at Apollo Hospital on Greams Road.

His clinical experience encompasses highly complex structural and endovascular interventions alongside high-volume interventional cardiology.

He has performed over 30,000 invasive cardiovascular procedures, executing more than 7,000 percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs), 700 cardiac device implantations, 400 percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomies (PTMC), and 250 renal angioplasties.

Notably, he executed the first valve-in-valve transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) procedure in India. He executes complex high-risk indicated PCIs (CHIP-PCI) including left-main, bifurcation, and chronic total occlusion (CTO) interventions.

Dr Vijayachandra possesses extensive medical training, having completed advanced super-specialisation with an MD in Internal Medicine from PGIMER, Chandigarh, and a DM in Cardiology from SGPGIMS, Lucknow.

He further advanced his expertise through a British Commonwealth Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology at the University Hospital of Wales, UK. He is fluent in English, Hindi, Telugu, Bengali, and Tamil.

Specialty Areas and Treatments

Dr Y Vijayachandra Reddy focuses on the following clinical areas:

Advanced Coronary Interventions (CHIP-PCI)

Dr Vijayachandra executes highly complex catheter-based interventions:

• Complex High-Risk Indicated PCI (CHIP)
• Left Main Stem and Bifurcation Coronary Interventions
• Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) Angioplasty
• Post-CABG Interventions (LIMA and SVG grafts)
• Primary Angioplasty for Acute Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock

Structural Heart and Endovascular Interventions

Dr Vijayachandra provides minimally invasive therapies for structural defects and aortic diseases:

• Thoracic and Abdominal Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR, EVAR)
• Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI / TAVR)
• Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR)
• Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy (PTMC)
• Renal and Carotid Artery Stenting
• Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filter Implantation

Cardiac Electrophysiology and Devices

Dr Vijayachandra executes implantable therapies for rhythm management:

• Permanent Pacemaker Implantation (PPI)
• Automated Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (AICD)
• Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy (CRT)

Education and Qualifications

• MBBS — Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati (1988)
• MD in Internal Medicine — PGIMER, Chandigarh (1991)
• DM in Cardiology — SGPGIMS, Lucknow (1994)
• Commonwealth Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology — University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK
• MRCP — Royal College of Physicians, UK
• FACC — Fellow of the American College of Cardiology
• FSCAI — Fellow of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions

Awards and Recognitions

• TAMPA-LIMRA Professional Excellence Award for Cardiology (2016)
• The Best Doctor Award for Cardiology — TNMGR Medical University, Chennai (2011)
• Outstanding Researcher Award — Summit TCT Asia Pacific, Seoul (2009)

Research and Publications

Dr Y Vijayachandra Reddy has authored over 200 papers and abstracts. Notable published clinical studies include:

• Inclisiran: a breakthrough in LDL-C reduction for Indian ASCVD patients (European Heart Journal, 2025)
• A Case Series of Internal Iliac Artery Embolization During Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair (Indian Heart Journal, 2023)
• Type I "Gutter" Endoleak Following Bilateral Renal Artery Chimney Stenting During EVAR (Indian Heart Journal, 2023)
• A Simple Novel "Step" technique to traverse the true lumen in Type B aortic dissection for TEVAR (Indian Heart Journal, 2023)

Professional Memberships

• Cardiological Society of India (FCSI)
• Indian College of Cardiology (FICC)
• Indian Society of Cardiology (FISC)
• Association of Physicians of India (API)
• Indian Medical Association (IMA)

Professional Experience

Dr Y Vijayachandra Reddy currently practises at the following facilities:

• Senior Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Apollo Hospital, Greams Road, Chennai
• Adjunct Professor, Apollo Hospitals Educational and Research Foundation (AHERF)
• Adjunct Professor (Former), TNMGR Medical University
• Adjunct Associate Professor (Former), School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Australia

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