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We, at Vydehi, offer the latest innovations in cardiac care and clinical therapies to patients of all ages.

Since its inception in 2005, we have been providing excellent services to patients with common as well as rare heart diseases.

There are two state-of-the-art digital catheterization labs, well equipped with the latest technologies and advanced imaging such as IVUS and OCT, where thousands of procedures are performed annually.

We are a team of experienced and dedicated Cardiologists, supported by well-trained technologists and nurses, providing best care to our patients. The critical care unit is fully equipped, with specialist doctors available round the clock, providing superior quality treatment and care to patients with advanced heart diseases.

A 24/7 emergency cardiac care service is available that can handle any cardiac emergency, such as heart attacks, cardiac arrest, or acute heart failure, with prompt and effective intervention and maximum patient safety.

The primary mission is to deliver high quality, cardiovascular care to all of our patients, in the hospital as well as in the outpatient setting.

What We Treat

Our cardiologists treat all kinds of heart and blood vessel diseases including:

  • Coronary Artery Disease including Acute Myocardial Infarction
  • Valvular heart diseases
  • Arrhythmias (Problems of Heart Rate & rhythm)
  • Congenital heart diseases (Adult & Paediatric)
  • Pericardial diseases
  • Aortic diseases
  • Hypercholesterolemia
  • Hypertension
  • Preventive Cardiac Check-up

VYDEHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES & RESEARCH CENTRE, BANGALORE

DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY

LIST OF FULL TIME TEACHING FACULTIES

Month and Year of submission of details : 05.08.2025(5th August 2025)

SL.NO FACULTY NAME AEBAS ATTEND.ID MEDICAL REGISTRATION NO. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION(S) DEPARTMENT DESIGNATION NATURE OF EMPLOYMENT TOTAL TEACHING EXP. (Formatted)
1. Dr. Vijay Sai Chowdekar 21819202 38838 MBBS,MD,DNB Cardiology Professor HOD Permanent 18 years 8 months
2. Dr. Srinivas V K 69532950 22626 MBBS,MD,DM Cardiology Professor Permanent 23 years 1 month
3. Dr. Lalitha S 03775179 46275 MBBS,MD,DM Cardiology Associate Professor Permanent 13 years 6 months
4. Dr. Manjunath Suresh Pandit 9456066 99023 MBBS,MDDM Cardiology Assistant Professor Permanent 1 year 1 month
5. Dr. Fulmali Mukul Ramachandra 82332702 MAH 2007 0000913 KTK MBBS,MD General Medicine, DNB Cardiology Assistant Professor Permanent 1 year 10 months
6. Dr. Praveen Vellore 61352054 158195 MBBS,MD Cardiology Senior Resident Permanent 2 years 8 months
7. Dr. Lalthafala 57068153 MSMC/2017/392 MBBS,MD Cardiology Senior Resident Permanent 2 years 6 months
8. Dr. M D Kamal Saba 65667822 159115 MBBS,MD Cardiology Senior Resident Permanent 2 years 8 months
9. Dr. Mohit Garg 85877497 171008 MBBS,MD Cardiology Senior Resident Permanent 1 year 8 months
10. Dr. Anuja Kaswan 90388161 42524 MBBS,MD Cardiology Senior Resident Permanent 1 year 8 months
11. Dr. Nachu Prajval 22012367 127834 MBBS,MD Cardiology Senior Resident Permanent 1 year 8 months
12. Dr. Yerandikar Aditya Hemraj 19883098 2019043354 MBBS,MD Cardiology Senior Resident Permanent 0 years 2 months

NON-INVASIVE SERVICES:

  • 12 LEAD ECG
  • HOLTER MONITORING (24 HOURS TO 3 DAYS
  • TREADMILL TEST
  • ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY (2D,3D & 4D )
  • ECHO DOPPLER
  • DOBUTAMINE STRESS ECHO
  • CONTRAST ECHO
  • STRAIN ECHO
  • TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHO (TEE) – ADULT AND PAEDIATRIC TEE
  • FOETAL ECHO

 CARDIOVASCULAR RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE SERVICES

  • CT CORONARY ANGIOGRAM
  • CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM SCORE
  • CARDIAC MRI
  • MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION SCAN
  • CARDIAC SPECT
  • CARDIAC PET
  • MYOCARDIAL VIABILITY STUDIES

 CARDIAC BIOMARKERS

  • TROPONIN-I, NTproBNP

INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY

CORONARY INTERVENTIONS:

  • DAY-CARE CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY (RADIAL)
  • CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY WITH DRUG – ELUTING STENT IMPLANTATION
  • PRIMARY PTCA:  performing angioplasty procedures during acute heart attacks to rapidly restore blood flow and achieving ideal door-to-balloon time.

 COMPLEX  ANGIOPLASTIES:

  • ROTATIONAL ATHERECTOMY
  • INTRAVASCULAR LITHOTRIPSY (IVL)
  • THROMBUS ASPIRATION
  • LEFT MAIN CORONARY ARTERY (LMCA) STENTING
  • BIFURCATION STENTING
  • CTO INTERVENTIONS
  • INTRA-AORTIC BALLOOON PUMP (IABP)
  • VEIN GRAFT STENTING

ADVANCED CORONARY IMAGING & PHYSIOLOGY (BEYOND ANGIOGRAPHY):

  • INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND (IVUS)
  • OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY (OCT)
  • FRACTIONAL FLOW RESERVE (FFR)

VALVULAR INTERVENTIONS: BALLOON DILATATION FOR VALVULAR HEART DISEASES

  • MITRAL, AORTIC AND PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

INTERVENTIONS FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASES: ADULT & PAEDIATRIC

  • Diagnostic Cardiac catheterizations (RHC & LHC)
  • Balloon Atrial Septostomy (BAS)
  • Closure of Atrial Septal Defect(ASD) and Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
  • Coarctation of Aorta balloon dilatation and stenting

PERIPHERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTIONS:

  • Angioplasty and stenting for  Peripheral Artery Disease  Angioplasty and stenting for Renal artery stenosis
  • Interventions for Pulmonary Embolism (blood clot in lungs) and Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
  • IVC Filter
  • Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR) for Aortic aneurysms.

INTERVENTIONS FOR HEART RHYTHM DISTURBANCES:

  • Permanent Pacemaker implantations (single chamber and dual chamber)
  • Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) implantations
  • Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT-P, CRT-D)
  • Electrophysiology Studies (EPS) & Radiofrequency ablations

 ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS & ACTIVITIES

  • Cath lab data is submitted every year to the National Interventional Council (NIC) registry.

Oral presentation:

  • Title – Profile of patients with atrial fibrillation and its correlation with left atrial size and body

Mass index

Vijay Sai, Lourembam Gayatri

Presenter – Dr. Lourembam Gayatri

Conference – 2nd Cardio Metabolic Congress 2023 held at Chennai (October 2023)

  • Title – CATH complications (nightmares) – management of twisted diagnostic angiography catheter – TIG CATHETER

Vijay Sai, Noorul Qamar Malik

Presenter – Dr. Noorul Qamar Malik

Conference – IPCI, New Delhi, august 2024

Poster presentation:

  • Title – A case of left atrial mass

Vijay Sai, Lalitha S, Athirala Nagarjuna Babu

Presenter – Dr. Athirala Nagarjuna Babu

Conference – ISHR 2024 at AIIMS Jodhpur

  • Title – A case of percutaneous coronary intervention in a cancer   patient complicated by coronary artery perforation and stent thrombosis.

Lalitha S, Vijay Sai, Lourembam Gayatri

Presenter – Dr. Lourembam Gayatri

Conference – ISHR 2024 at AIIMS Jodhpur

Heart Care, Treatments and Facilities

The Vydehi Institute of Cardiac Sciences has the best technology and equipment to dispense quality services to patients. It has

  1. A well-equipped non-invasive Lab
  2. A 10-bed Cardiac Care Unit (CCU)- fully equipped with Hill Rom Beds, Monitors, Defibrillators
  3. 2 Cath labs (PHILIPS Allura Clarity & GE AI-enabled Innova)
  4. 2D Echo Machine
  5. TMT Machine for Exercise Testing
  6. Holter ECG Monitor
Visitors
  • Typically, the Cardiac Outpatient Department is available between 9 AM to 4 PM. If required, we also undertake consultation for 24 hours for both inpatients and outpatients.
  • Patient’s consultation does not require a prior appointment.
  • All emergency cases are seen and attended to through casualty.
  • Patients who come for consultation should bring their old medical records.
  • We can help with the accommodation for Relatives/Loved one’s close to the Hospital.

VIMS helps patients who cannot afford their medical fees by arranging sponsors through various charitable institutions.

Research articles:

  1. Chowdekar VS,Kumar B, Srinivas VK, Vidhale A, Babu RM, Gill GS. Predictors of renal artery stenosis in patients undergoing cardiac catheterization for suspected coronary artery disease. J Ind Coll Cardiol. 2015 Sep; 5(3): 214-219. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jicc.2015.03.026.
  2. Aggarwal SK, Barik R, Sarma TC, Iyer VR, Sai V, Mishra J, Voleti CD. Clinical presentation and investigation findings in Cardiac myxomas: new insights from the developing world. Am Heart J.2007 Dec; 154(6):1102-7.
  3. Aggarwal SK, Mishra J, Sai V. Iyer VR, Panicker BKP. Aortopulmonary window in adults. Diagnosis and treatment of late -presenting patients. Congenit Heart Dis.2008; 3:341-346.
  4. Bhambhani A, John N, Kumar B, Mathew A. Three Dimensional echocardiographic evaluation of mechanical dyssychrony in systolic heart failure with narrow QRS complex. Indian Heart J.2018 May-Jun. PMID: 29961455.
  5. Bhambhani A, John N, Kumar B, Mathew A. Real time three Dimensional echocardiographic left heart parameters in healthy Indian adults. Indian Heart J.2018 Sep-Oct.
  6. Bhambhani A, Mathew A. Comparison of three dimensional echo Cardiography and speckle tracking echocardiography in quantification and mapping of intraventricular mechanical dyssychrony. Indian Heart J. 2019 May-Jun. PMID: 31543199.
  7. Bhambhani A, Pandey S, Nadamani AN. An observational comparison of distal radial and traditional radial approaches for coronary angiography. J Saudi Heart Assoc. 2020 Apr 17.PMID: 33154887.
  8. Bhambhani A, Mathew A, Varunya M, Uligada S, Kala P. Role of routine fetal echocardiography in an unselected group of pregnant women for prenatal detection of cardiac malformations. Indian Heart J.2020 Sep-Oct. PMID: 33189206.
  9. Chowdekar VS, Peddi N. An observational study of incidence & severity of Coronary artery disease in Peripheral artery disease patients in South India. Int J Res Med Sci. 2020     Oct; 8(12):4271-77.  
  10. Chowdekar VS, Peddi N. Evaluation of platelet indices in patients with acute coronary syndrome & chronic stable angina. Int J Res Med Sci. 2020 Oct;8(11):3886-90.  
  11. Chowdekar VS, Mathew A, Dash PK. Assessment of right ventricular systolic function by two dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography in rheumatic mitral valve disease. Ind Heart J.2021 Jan; 73(2):239-41.
  12. Lalitha S, Chowdekar VS, Siddarth. Coronary angiogram using distal radial artery access an observational study. J Clin Diagnostic Res.2021 Mar;15(3):OC01-OC04.
  13. Lalitha S. Prevalence of Valvular pattern in RHD A retrospective observational study. J Clin Diagnostic Res.2021 August; 15(8):OC63-OC66.

Case reports:

  1. Aggarwal SK, Sai V, Iyer VR. Imaging features of aorto- right atrial tunnel: a report of two cases. Congenit Heart Dis.2007 Nov; 2(6):429-32.
  2. Aggarwal SK, Barik R, Agarwal JK, Sai V, Iyer VR. Giant ruptured sinus of Valsava aneurysm. Diagnosis on Echocardiography. Eur J echocardiogr.2008 Jan; 9(1): xviii-xix.
  3. Aggarwal SK, Sai V, Iyer V. Ruptured sinus of Valsalva: unexpected finding in a patient diagnosed with ventricular septal defect with aortic regurgitation. Pediatric Cardiol.2008 Mar; 29(2):473-4.  
  4. Aggarwal SK, Sai V, Desai N, Iyer VR, Voleti CD. Giant Single Left Coronary artery with right ventricular Fistula Diagnosed in Early Childhood. Indian Heart J.2008; 60:263-5.  
  5. Aggarwal SK, Sai V, Iyer VR. Mixed Supra and Infradiaphragmatic Totally Anomalous       pulmonary venous connection in an adolescent. Pediatric Cordial 2008 Jul 29:858-9.
  6. Batta SA, Chowdekar VS, Avanthi V, Kumar B. Spontaneous psoas hematoma in a case of acute myocardial infarction following streptokinase infusion. Indian Heart J.2016; 68(2):18-21.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jicc.2015.09.031.

Dissertations:

  1. 2016, Amalu Mathew, Global RV Systolic function assessment by strain rate imaging and comparison of Strain before and after treatment in patient with mitral valve disease.
  2. 2018, Aditi Das, To assess the normal Echocardiographic parameters in newborns presenting for Echocardiography.
  3. 2020, T. Lavanya, Evaluation of left ventricular systolic and diastolic function in Ischemic Heart Disease by 2D and 3D Echocardiography.
  4. 2020, Siddhi Ajit Surve, Assessment of Left and Right ventricular systolic function by 2D speckle tracking Echocardiography  in newly detected cancer patients.
  5. 2021, Rakshana, Left atrial strain in Ischemic Heart Disease.
  6. 2021, Roshini baskar, Study of left ventricular systolic function by 2D speckle tracking Echocardiography in Hypertensive patient.
  7. 2021, Roshini Priya, Comparison of right ventricular ejection fraction by 3D ECHO in normal patient and in patient with moderate to severe pulmonary hypertension of RVSP<40mmHg
  8. 2022, Mehak, An observational Echocardiographic prospective study in patient with moderate to severe aortic stenosis by using 2D, 3D and strain Echocardiography.
  9. 2022, Parvathy, Assessment of left ventricular systolic and diastolic function in DM patients by 2D and strain Echocardiography
  10. 2022, Rachana, Study of left and Right ventricular systolic function by 2D and 3D Echocardiography in Anthracycline based Chemotherapy.
  11. 2022, Soundarya, 3D Echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular and right ventricular systolic function in Acute myocardial infarction.