Dr. Praveen K
Associate Consultant – Interventional Cardiology
Dr. Praveen Karegowda is an Associate Consultant in Interventional Cardiology at Aster Whitefield Hospital, Bangalore. He has over 4 years of experience in this field, built in high-volume cath lab and cardiac intensive care settings, and cares for patients with a wide range of coronary, structural and rhythm disorders.
Dr. Praveen completed his MBBS at Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore, and his DNB in General Medicine at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Center, Pune. He then completed his DM in Cardiology at U. N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre, Ahmedabad, a 1,200-bed dedicated cardiac institute affiliated to B. J. Medical College. He went on to join its faculty as Assistant Professor, teaching and supervising cardiology trainees.
His clinical work covers coronary and peripheral interventions, device implantation and structural heart procedures, along with the care of patients in cardiogenic shock, advanced heart failure and heart transplant.
Dr. Praveen has a keen interest in academic publishing and medical communication. He has published research, presented at national cardiology and medical conferences, and contributed to two cardiology books written for postgraduate examination candidates. As a student, he also designed and produced his medical college’s official magazine.
- Coronary angiography and angioplasty (PTCA): primary, elective and complex, via radial and femoral access
- Complex coronary intervention: left main coronary artery (LMCA) and bifurcation lesions, rotational atherectomy (rotablation), intravascular lithotripsy (IVL), orbital atherectomy
- Intracoronary imaging and physiology: intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), optical coherence tomography (OCT), fractional flow reserve (FFR)
- Rhythm devices: pacemaker, automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (AICD), cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), leadless pacemaker, conduction system pacing
- Structural heart interventions: BMV, BPV, Device closure for ASD, VSD and PDA; exposure to transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) and MitraClip
- Peripheral and venous interventions: peripheral angiography, renal, carotid, iliac, femoral, subclavian and celiac angioplasty, venous interventions, pulmonary artery catheter-directed thrombolysis and thrombectomy
- Exposure to aortic stenting: thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR), endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) and coarctation of the aorta (CoA) stenting
- Non-invasive cardiology: echocardiography with strain imaging, transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), Holter, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM)
- Critical care and heart failure: cardiac emergencies, cardiogenic shock, intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), hemodynamic studies, heart transplant care, advanced heart failure
Memberships
- Indian Medical Association (IMA), Bangalore, Karnataka
Paper Published
Research article
Mishra P, Karegowda P, Amritkar V. Risk factor profiling of acute coronary syndrome in premenopausal women presenting at a tertiary care hospital in an urban Indian setting. Journal of Hypertension, 2022.
Books
- Editorial contributor, Essential Revision Guide to Cardiology (based on Braunwald's Heart Disease, for NEET-SS and central institute examinations).
- Co-author, Essentials of Cardiology: A Comprehensive Guide for Theory Examinations (Jaypee Publishers, forthcoming).
Poster presentations
- Navigating Severe Pulmonary Hypertension in Congenital Heart Disease: A Case of Mitral Stenosis and Ventricular Septal Defect. CARDIOCON, Ahmedabad, 2024.
- Right Sided Infective Endocarditis in Atrial Septal Defect. MULTICON, 28th Annual Conference of Indian Medical Association, Pune, 2018.
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