The Kamineni Heart & Vascular Centre is a leader in providing care for patients with heart, vascular, and thoracic conditions. It has physicians and surgeons specialized in cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, and vascular surgery. The centre provides innovative treatments using the latest medications, procedures, and lifestyle changes. Areas of expertise include coronary angiography and angioplasty, pacemaker implantation, cardiac catheterization, and more. The centre has gained national and international recognition for pioneering cardiac and cardiac surgery work. It aims to provide the highest level of patient care through research, education, and clinical practice.

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The Kamineni Heart & Vascular Centre
leader in care of patients with heart, vascular and thoracic conditions
The Kamineni Family Heart & Vascular Centre physicians, surgeons, nurses and other health care
professionals are dedicated to providing the highest level of patient heart care. In order to achieve this
goal, areas of expertise have been developed, combining research, education and clinical practice to
provide innovative and scientifically based treatments (the newest medications, lifestyle changes, and
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interventional or percutaneous, and surgical procedures) for heart, vascular and thoracic disease, We have
physicians and surgeons in every specialty. The end result - better care outcomes for our patients.
Kamineni Heart Ceritr~ has'gained National '& Internati~nal Recoqnition for their pioneering work in
Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery.
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Cardiology:
Kamineni Hospital's Cardiology Department provides patientswiih expert di~g~lOSis,rapid access to the
state-of-the-art facilities, consultation with other specialties when needed, and the option of continued
care with a Kamineni Hospital's interventional cardiologist.
Patients are referred from all over India to the Cardiology Department for diagnosis and treatment of
high-risk and complex forms of coronary artery disease, intractable angina (chest pain) and congenital
and valvular heart disorders, carotid artery disease and peripheral vascular disease which is done in
collaboration with other specialist.
Services in Cardiology:
Angiography (Coronary, renal, peripheral, carotid, femoral & radial)
Angioplasty (Balloon valvotomies, direct stenting, drug elutin stenting)
Primary PTCA & stenting
Pacemaker implantation (permanent & temporary), ICDs & CRTsimplants
Peripheral angioplasty, Peripheral renal angioplasty
Cardiac catheterizations
IVF filter implantation
Device closure for septal defects
RFAblation for arthemias
Non invasive ECHO Cardiography
Non invasive congenital ECHO Cardiography
Non invasive stress testing
Non invasive 2H Holter study

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Cardiology Milestones
Milestones: -
No. of surgeries - 2038 per annum ( Need exact info from all three hospitals)
Rare & complex cases: Carotid Stent
ASD/VSD closure by device
Peripheral grafts for Aneurysm of Aorta
Peripheral Angioplasty
The first hospital chain India to perform Endoscopic Radial Harvesting procedure
The first hospital to perform Awake heart bypass surgery with Aortic valve replacement
First hospital to perform CABG( bypass Surgery) on a 9year old girl
The first hospital in India to perform vertebral Artery Angioplasty
Cardiothoracic:
Cardiac and thoracic surgeons at Kamineni Hospitals have specialized training in diagnosing and surgically
treating diseases of the heart, lung, chest, esophagus, diaphragm and blood vessels (cardiac and thoracic
diseases). The Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery offers the full spectrum of cardiothoracic surgical services,
including ventricular assist devices and heart and lung transplantation. Cardiothoracic surgeons perform
advanced procedures including minimally invasive surgery and "off-pump bypass" heart procedures.
Services in Cardiothoracic:
Minimal invasive cardiac surgeries
Valve repair / replacement surgeries
Aneurysm repair surgeries
Peripheral vascular surgeries
Congenital heart surgeries
On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Off-Pump Bypass Surgery (Beating Heart Bypass Surgery)
Conscious Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery- COPCAB (Awake Coronary Artery Bypass SurgeryACAB)
Redo Bypass Surgery
MVR with correction of AF using Maze III procedure

3. Vascular Surgery:
The Vascular Center at Kamineni Hospital offers comprehensive, leading-edge diagnosis and treatment
for all types of diseases involving the arteries, veins and lymph vessels. Patients who have vascular
diseases receive the most appropriate care in a compassionate environment at the Vascular Department.
Patients visiting Kamineni Hospital for vascular surgery receive expert care from specialists who are
leaders in conventional and state-of-the-art diagnostics and treatments.
Services in Vascular Surgery:
Thoracic & Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Thoracic & Pulmonary Surgery
Adult & pediatric Open Heart Surgery
Vascular surgeries (Aorto bifermoral bypass & femoro-politial
Cardiac Rehabilitation
bypass)
The Heart Centre collaborates with various internal departments to provide complete care to patients on a
variety of levels; they include supporting departments like:
Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
Department of nutrition
Diabetology
Nephrology and Dialysis
Diagnostic Radiology- Cardiovascular Imaging: MR / CT
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Pediatric Interventional Cardiology:
Cardiac Surgery
CABGs
Minimally Invasive CABGs
Valve replacement for valvular heart disease
ASD, VSD closures & congenital heart defects repair
Closed heart surgeries & vascular surgeries
Sports Cardiology:
Complete Non- Invasive set up for cardiac rehabilitation & sports medicine, including
physiotherapy

4. Emergency cardiology:
14 bedded Intensive Coronary Care Unit to treat Acute MI & ACS patients with Step down ICU
We offer primary angioplasty with Step down ICU
15 bedded critical care unit & RICU with Step down ICU
Separate Cardiac Surgery Critical Care Unit with Step down ICU
Women Cardiology:
Separate OPD for Women
Preventive cardiology clinic for women
We treat complex diseases like:
Adult congenital heart disease
Advanced Ishemic Heart disease
Aorta
Atrial Fibirillation
Heart Failure
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Pericardial diseases
Thrombosis
Vantricular Arthymia
Women Cardio Vascular diseases
Common Diseases:
Coronary Heart Disease
Vascular Heart Disease
Cardiomyopathies
Systemic Hypertension
Lipid Disorders
Diabetic Heart Diseases
Pulmonary Embolism
Pulmonary Hypertension
DVT
Research:
Drug Trials on OTO Mixaban
Trials on Taxes Stent versus Xience Stents
Involved in International study like Create Trials
Outcomes of minimal invasive cardiac surgery
Retrograde priming

5. Randomized
study of Balloon Mitral
Valvuloplasty
(vs) Surgical closed mitral
commissurotomy(
Immediate and Long term results)
Phase iii Clinical investigation of E B Siders Button device for closure of atrial septal defects and patent
ductus arteriosus ( In collaboration
with prof. E B Sideris, Univeristy of Athens, Greece & University of
Texas tech. USA)
Indigenous development
of Cardiovascular Catheters i.e., Diagnostic catheters, Coronary angioplasty
Balloon Catheters, valvuloplasty balloon catheters in collaboration
with defenceresearch development
Laboratory (DRDLl, Hyderabad
Development of ASD & PDA closure devices in collaboration with DRDL, Hyderabad
Educational Programs:
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Technician course for per fusionist
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General surgery post graduation rotation
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Denovov Intra Coronary Stenting by Schatz - Palmaz Stents with Teirstein - California, May 1994
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Denovo stenting with Palmaz Stents for Peripheral Vascular with Kayyur Parikh, California, june 1993
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Percutaneous Closure of ASD & PDA with button device with E.B. Sideris - USA, February 1993
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Application
of Medtronic - Wiktor Intra Coronary Stents Coronary dissections during PTCA with Paul
Kasrmer, USA, December 1992
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Percutaneous Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty -Inove
technique with Hung - Taiwan, February, 1992
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Use of Percutaneous Cardiopulmonary
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Application of GIANTERCO- ROUBIN Intra Coronary Stents for acute occlusion during PTCA with Gary
Support system with Fayaz Shawl- USA, November 1991
S. Roubin - USA, Larry Dean, USA, December 1990.
Community Programs:
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Conferences
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CME - Ananthapur Physician Association
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Health talk
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Cyclothone was done in association with Times of India? find details
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Heart Walk was conducted with TV 9 ? find details
Facilities
VaIvu loplasty
Mitral Valve repair
Equlpments
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Tran esophageal echocardiograrn
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Siemens cath lab with digital substryction
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Angiography
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Rotational angiography
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IE 33 philips ECHOcardiogr phy machine with 3D ECHO
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Tissue Doppler
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Traneasopheal ECHOoption
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6. Team Strength (Need Info)
Technicians
Trained Nurses
Emergency Physicians
Anesthetists
Surgeon
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Dr. Mohd. Wasif Azam MD., D.N.B.(Cardiology); MNAMS
Dr. Shailender Singh MD., D.M.
Dr. Sumeet Sinha MD., D.M.
Dr. Thirugyanam MD., MSICP.FSCAI.,PhD.(USA)
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Dr. M.R.M. Babu, D.M., MD.
Dr. Sagar BHuyar M.D., D.N.B.
Dr. Vinod Unni, MD., D.M.(Cardiology)
Publications
International
Percutaneous
balloon
Stenosis( NEJM Oct
Percutaneous
Valvuloplasty
compared
with
open surgical Commissurotomy
for
Mittral
is". 1994)
Mitral
Valvuloplasty
with dextrorotion
and Mitral
stenosis ( cath & Cardiovascular
diagnosis, Sept 1993)
Prosthetic valve occlusion - role of thrombolytic
therapy - immediate and long term results ( Annais of
Thoracic surgery - 1993)
Open surgical Commissurotomy
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Oct 13
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(vs) Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty - result of a randomized trail ( NEJM
1994)
Magnetic resonance imaging of Aortic aneurysm ( American Heart Journal July 1990)
National
analysis of Coronary lesions in Patients with unstable angina - An arteriographic
Heart Journal, Vol. 43, 1991)
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LB Nagar
Merophometric
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study ( Indian