Dr. Narasimha Pai

Dr Narasimha Pai is a Consultant Cardiologist in Mangaluru with 27 years of experience, currently practising at Manipal Hospital, Attavar, Amritha Polyclinic and Diagnostics, Mangala Hospital and Mangala Kidney Foundation, and Pragathi Speciality Hospital, Puttur.

He is a triple fellowship holder as FICC, FACC, and FESC, specialising in coronary interventions and interventional cardiology, and is a recipient of the API Best Scientific Paper Award, CSI Best Scientific Paper Award, and the B Braun Foundation Scholarship during DM Cardiology, one of only five recipients nationally.

He consults in English, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Konkani, and Tulu.

Area of Expertise

Coronary Interventions

Dr Narasimha Pai manages patients requiring diagnostic and therapeutic coronary procedures with advanced interventional cardiology expertise:

• Coronary angiogram
• Coronary angioplasty and PTCA
• Coronary artery disease assessment
• Acute myocardial infarction management
• QT dispersion and ECG marker evaluation

Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia

Patients with complex arrhythmias and conduction abnormalities are evaluated and managed by Dr Pai:

• WPW syndrome assessment and management
• Surface ECG marker evaluation
• Heart rate variability assessment
• Accessory pathway identification
• ECG based prognostic evaluation

Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Cardiology

Dr Narasimha Pai manages patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and coronary vascular anomalies:

• Primary pulmonary hypertension management
• IV prostaglandin therapy evaluation
• Coronary pulmonary arterial fistula assessment
• Renal artery stenosis in coronary artery disease
• Vascular cardiac condition management

Diabetes and Cardiac Risk

Dr Narasimha Pai evaluates the relationship between metabolic disorders and coronary artery disease severity:

• Diabetic cardiovascular risk assessment
• Insulin resistance and ischemic heart disease correlation
• Lipid disorder management
• Hypercholesterolaemia and hypertriglyceridaemia care
• Metabolic cardiac risk stratification

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS, Kasturba Medical College (1999)
• MD General Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore (2002)
• DM Cardiology, Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Hospital, Mumbai (2005)
• DNB Cardiology, National Board of Examinations, New Delhi (2005)
• FESC, European Society of Cardiology (2014)
• FICC, Fellow of Indian College of Cardiology
• FACC, Fellow of American College of Cardiology
• Registration: Karnataka Medical Council, Registration No. 53330 (1999)

Awards and Recognition

• Fellowship of Indian College of Cardiology (FICC), one of 8 cardiologists nationally, Annual Conference of ICC, Tirupathi, 2014
• B Braun Foundation Scholarship during DM Cardiology, one of five recipients nationally, 2004 to 2005
• API Best Scientific Paper Award for heart rate variability in acute myocardial infarction, KAPICSI Conference, 2000
• CSI Best Scientific Paper Award for ECG markers in WPW syndrome, KAPICSI and API South Zone Conference, Mangalore, 2001

Academic and Research Contributions

• Former Professor and Head of Cardiology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore
• Co-Investigator in multiple national clinical trials including cholesterol management and pulmonary hypertension studies
• Guide for ICMR projects for undergraduate MBBS students
• Guide for DNB students in cardiology

Conference Presentations

Selected paper presentations at national and international conferences include:

• Heart rate variability as prognostic indicator in acute MI, KAPICSI, 2000
• ECG markers for coronary sinus diverticulum in WPW syndrome, Mangalore, 2001
• Incidence of renal artery stenosis in coronary artery disease, CSI Conference, 2004
• Combination of eptifibatide and streptokinase in acute MI, CSI Conference, 2004
• Primary systemic amyloidosis with end stage heart failure, CSICON, 2013
• Coronary pulmonary arterial fistulas, International NCD Meet, 2013

Professional Experience

Current Hospital Affiliations

Dr Narasimha Pai currently consults at:

• Manipal Hospital, Attavar, Mangaluru
• Amritha Polyclinic and Diagnostics, Balmatta
• Mangala Hospital and Mangala Kidney Foundation
• Pragathi Speciality Hospital, Puttur

Previous Associations

• Professor and Head of Cardiology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore
• Consultant, Tejasvini Hospital, Mangaluru

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