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.

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MBBS , MD , DM , Fellowship

12 years of overall experience

Languages known : Arabic | English

Works at Badr Al Samaa Hospital

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About Dr. R Ganesan

Dr. R Ganesan is a well-known Interventional Cardiologist.
He has an experience of more than 12 years.
His expertise lies in diagnostic and therapeutic cardiology, non-invasive and interventional procedures like angina pectoris, coronary heart disease, atherosclerosis, myocardial infarction, and several other disorders of the cardiovascular system.
Dr. Ganesan completed his MBBS from Chengalpattu Medical College, Tamil Nadu, India, in 2006 and his MD in Internal Medicine from Government Stanley Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, in 2011.
After this, he completed a DM in Cardiology from the Institute of Cardiology, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, in 2016 and was a Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology.
He published numerous research papers in reputed national and international journals.

Special Interest

Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO), Bifurcation Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) / Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), Rotablation IABP, Transesophageal ECHO (TEE)