Where does Dr. Ganesh Nallur Shivu practice?

Dr. Ganesh Nallur Shivu practices at Kauvery Hospitals, Electronic City, Bangalore

What is the specialty of Dr. Ganesh Nallur Shivu?

Dr. Ganesh Nallur Shivu specialty is Interventional Cardiologist

What is the experience of Dr. Ganesh Nallur Shivu?

Dr. Ganesh Nallur Shivu is Interventional Cardiologist with 23 years of experience.

What does a Interventional Cardiologist do?

A interventional cardiologist deals with the catheter based treatment of heart diseases which includes the diagnosis and treatment of coronary artery disease, vascular disease and acquired structural heart disease.

What are the typical symptoms of Cardiovascular diseases?

The patient may experience extreme fatigue, Constant dizziness, fast heart rate, irregular heartbeat, Chest pain or difficulty in breathing during regular activities.

Which tests/ investigations are generally required by Interventional Cardiologists?

Investigations like Electrocardiogram, Chest X-rays, Echocardiogram, Cardiac Catheterization, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), CT (Computerized Tomography), and Transesophageal Echocardiogram

What is the difference between interventional and non interventional cardiology?

An interventional cardiologists perform procedures in cath lab like Balloon angioplasty, Coronary and left ventricular digital angiography, Right and left heart catheterization, Rotational artherectomy etc and evaluate arterial blockages whereas the non-interventional cardiologists do not perform the same procedures.

Can Interventional Cardiologist perform surgery?

Interventional cardiology treats cardiovascular disease using multiple non-surgical procedures, mostly are done in the cardiovascular (veins, heart and arteries) system.

Dr. Ganesh Nallur Shivu, Interventional Cardiologist in Bangalore, India - Appointment

About Dr. Ganesh Nallur Shivu

Dr. Ganesh Nallur Shivu is a well-known Interventional Cardiologist with 23+ years of experience in the field.
He has performed over 5,000 diagnostic angiograms and more than 2,000 coronary angioplasties and uses the radial artery as the key access route for surgeries.
He has performed more than 150 pacemakers and ICD insertions.
He has vast experience in all adjunctive coronary interventional techniques, including rotational atherectomy, pressure wire evaluation, LASER, IVUS, optical coherence tomography, and distal protection device use.
He is proficient in peripheral interventions, including femoral, iliac, below-knee angioplasty, and fistuloplasties.
His expertise lies in complex angioplasty techniques, including unprotected left main stem, chronic total occlusion, vein graft, and multi-vessel intervention.
He graduated from Bangalore Medical College in 2000 and undertook MRCP from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (RCPS), Glasgow, in 2004.
He later obtained cardiology training in the All Wales Cardiology Training Program and secured a CCT (Certificate of Completion of Training) in cardiology.
He has several Fellowships from the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK, and Morriston Hospital, Swansea, UK, and completed his Ph.D. in Diabetic Cardiomyopathy at the University of Birmingham.
He has published extensively 23 scientific papers in high-quality peer-reviewed journals such as Circulation and JACC.
He is a member of various national and international societies such as the Karnataka Medical Council, the Royal College of Physicians, UK, the British Cardiovascular Society, the British Society of Echocardiography, and the European Society of Cardiology.

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Kauvery Hospitals, Electronic City, Bangalore

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Bangalore, India

Special Interest

Paediatric and Congenital Heart Diseases Echocardiography Non-Coronary Interventions Cardiac Catheterisation Angiography Atherectomy Peripheral Angioplasty

Dr. Ganesh Nallur Shivu

Interventional Cardiologist

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MBBS, MRCP, Post Graduation,

Works at Kauvery Hospitals, Electronic City, Bangalore

23 years of experience

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