Dr. Ravi Kumar Aluri

About Doctor DR. RAVI KUMAR ALURI

• Dr. Ravi Kumar Aluri is a Chief Interventional Cardiologist and he is one of the University toppers in II MBBS.
• He is working as a Consultant in  Chief Interventional Cardiologist at KIMS Hospital,Hyderabad
• His specialization includes Chief Interventional
  Cardiologist

• He has been in the field of interventional cardiology for over a decade and during this period he has accumulated immense experience and expertise in cardiac care and coronary interventions.
• He earlier worked as assistant professor in NIMS and is one of the senior transradial interventional cardiologists in the city.
• He has done over 10000 Coronary procedures with more than 7500 transradial / ulnar procedures.
• He is well versed in invasive cardiac procedures, Coronary Angiography, Angioplasty and Stenting procedures.
• He performed over 4000 Coronary Angioplasties which includes all complex CoronoryAngioplasties like Bifurcation Lesions, Ostial Lesions, LMCA Lesions and CTO’s.
• He performed more than 300 Primary Angioplasties.
• He independently performed more than 3500 Angioplasties with Stenting through the Trans Radial route.
• He performed over 9000 diagnostic Cath procedures – Routinely performs more than 90% of the procedures through the Trans Radial route.
• He is well conversant with performing Percutaneous Balloon Mitral Valvotomy, Pace Maker implantations (Single & Dual chamber) and Pulmonary Valvotomy Procedures.
• He is associated with teaching programme of Post Graduate Residents & Fellows in Cardiology for the last 12 years.

• He published A Ravi Kumar, S Jaisankar, C V Rao, K Raghu., Pure coronary artery ectasia and acute coronary syndromes - NIMS experience. Indian Heart J 1999; 51:601.
• He published A Ravi Kumar, S Jaisankar, C V Rao, K Raghu., Clinical and Angiographic profile of Systolic Coronary Artery Narrowing: NIMS Experience. Indian Heart J 1999; 51:632
• He published A Ravi Kumar, S Jaisankar,C Sundarakrishna, Anshu Rajnish., Medium-Term Evaluation of Left Ventricular Function in Patients Undergoing Coronary Angioplasty of Infarct-Related Artery. Indian Heart J 2000; 52:725.
• He published A Ravi Kumar, S Jaisankar, K Raghu.K. Sharada., Mechanical Prosthetic Valve dysfunction - a Decade of Experience in NIMS. Indian Heart J 2000; 52:754.
• He published A Ravi Kumar, O Sai Satish, VS Ramchandra, AN Patnaik, D Seshagiri Rao., Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in women: NIMS Experience. Indian Heart J 2000; 52:806.
• He published A Ravi Kumar, O Sai Satish, VS Ramachandra, D Seshagiri Rao., Clinical and Angiographic Profile of Complete Transposition of Great Arteries-NIMS Experience. Indian Heart J 2000; 52:678.
• He published A Ravi Kumar, Ramana CV, Jaishankar S., Evidence of improved left ventricular function following PTCA of infarct related artery: Assessed by RNV and echocardiography. Indian Heart J 2001; 53:591.
• He published NS Rama Raju, A Ravi Kumar, O Sai Satish, D. Seshagiri Rao., Congenital Subaortic Stenosis - Clinical, Echocardiographic and Angiographic Profile. Indian Heart J 2000;52:678.
• He published NS Rama Raju, A Ravi Kumar, DS Rao., One year Follow-up Results of Stuck Mitral Prosthesis after Thrombolytic Therapy. Indian Heart J 2000 ; 52:755.
• He published CV Ramana, S. Jaishankar, A.Ravi Kumar, K Raghu., Univentricular Heart-Clinical, Echocardiographic, Angiocardiographic Profile and Surgical Outcome. Indian heart J2000;52:679.
• He published CV Ramana, S Jaishankar, A Ravi Kumar, CS Krishna., Role of Platelet Scintigraphy in Detecting Intracardiac Thrombi. Indian Heart J 2000; 52:695.
• He published P Kailasam, S Jaishankar, A Ravi Kumar, C Sridevi., Retrospective Analysis of Infective Endocarditis Spectrum and Profile: Experience at a Tertiary Centre. Indian Heart J 2000; 52: 698-699.
• He published B Yugandhar, S Jaishankar, A Ravi Kumar., Early Results of Stenting in Small Coronary Vessels: NIMS Experience. Indian Heart J 2000; 52:737.
• He published B Yugandhar, S Jaishankar, A Ravi Kumar, K Raghu., Estimation of Shunt at Ventricular Septal Defect by Proximal Isovelocity Surface Area Method and its Correlation with Cardiac Catheterization. Indian Heart J 2000; 52:740.
• He published NS Rama Raju, S Jaishankar, A Ravi Kumar, K Raghu., Hereditary Thrombophilias as Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease in the Young. Indian Heart J 2000; 52:746.
• He published NS Rama Raju, S Jaishankar, A Ravi Kumar., Long - Term Performance of Endocardial Pacing Leads: An Analysis of Lead Failures - NIMS Experience. Indian Heart J 2000; 52; 820.
• He published CV Ramana, S Jaishankar, A Ravi Kumar., Intracardiac thrombi: Platelet Scintigraphy. Indian Heart J 2001:53:650.
• He published NS Rama Raju, S Jaishankar, CV Rao, A Ravi Kumar., Double-Chambered Right Ventricle: NIMS Experience. Indian Heart J 1999; 51:618.
• He published V Sujatha, S Jaishankar, CV Rao, A Ravi Kumar., Effective Regurgitant Mitral Orifice Area-Determination by Quantitative Doppler and Proximal Isovelocity Surface Area Method. Indian Heart J 1999; 51:637.
• He published MD WasifAzam, S Jaishankar, K Raghu, A Ravi Kumar., Dual Chamber Pacing -NIMS Experience. Indian Heart J 1999; 51:672.
• He published NS Rama Raju, S Jaishankar, CV Rao, A Ravi Kumar., Demographic and Socioeconomic Variables in Young Patients with Myocardial Infarction: An angiographic Correlation. Indian Heart J 1999; 51:679.
• He published PVVN Markandeya Kumar, S Jaishankar, CV Rao, A Ravi Kumar., Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Function in VVI and DDD Pacemakers: A Transoesophageal Echo Study. Indian Heart J 1999; 51:693.
• He published LSR Krishna, S Jaishankar, CV Rao, A Ravi Kumar., Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography: Pre-discharge Risk Stratification after Acute Coronary Syndromes - A Prospective Study., Indian Heart J 1999; 51:723.
• He published V Sujatha, S Jaishankar, CV Rao, A Ravi Kumar., Pulmonary Artery Wedge Pressure: Estimation by Doppler Echocardiography. Indian Heart J 1999; 51:725.
• He published CV Ramana, S Jaishankar, A Ravi Kumar., Angioplasty and Stenting in Total Coronary Occlusions: NIMS Experience. Indian Heart J 2000; 52:671-672.

• He published VS Ramachandra, O Sai Satish, A Ravi Kumar, D Seshagiri Rao., Renal Artery Angiography in Hypertensives with Coronary Artery Disease and Peripheral Artery Disease. Indian Heart J 2000; 52:673-674.
• He published VS Ramchandra, O Sai Satish. A Ravi Kumar, D Seshagiri Rao., Amplatzer Septal Occluder: Results and Short-Term Follow-up: NIMS Experience. Indian Heart J 2000; 52:699.
• He published VS Ramachandra, George Koshy, A Ravi Kumar, D Seshagiri Rao., Utility of Direct Coronary Stenting in Saving side Branches. Indian Heart J 2000 ; 52:782.
• He published VS Ramachandra, George Koshy, A Ravi Kumar, D Seshagiri Rao., Effect of Commissural Morphology on Outcome of PTMC. Indian Heart J 2000; 52:782.
• He published O. Sai Satish, VS Ramachandra, A Ravi Kumar, D Seshagiri Rao., Overestimation of Catheter Gradients by Doppler Echo in Aortic Stenosis Patients. Indian Heart J 2000; 52:782.
• He published NS Rama Raju, S Jai Shankar, A Ravi Kumar., Double Outlet Right Ventricle - Ten Years Experience. Indian Heart J 2000; 52;790.
• He published NS Rama Raju , O Sai Satish, A Ravi Kumar, D. Seshagiri Rao., Clinical and Angiographic Profile of Adult Tetrology ofFallot - NIMS Experience. Indian Heart J 2000; 52;790.
• He published O Sai Satish, AN Patnaik, A Ravi Kumar., Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in association with Takayasu's Arteritis. Indian Heart J 2002; 54:208-211.
• He ranked second among the 70 internal medicine M.D., candidates appearing for cardiology fellowship (D.M) entrance exam.
• He got Best outgoing M.D., student in the University, MAHE – July 1997.
• He received " Best scientific paper" award in CSI - Bangalore chapter. May 1997.
• He is one of the University toppers in II MBBS.
• He received Certificate of Merit in Pharmacology.
• He got National Merit Scholarship recipient during MBBS.
• He is the Co Investigator in “VIVE registry - A prospective, multi-center, non – randomized study that evaluated Multi Link Vision Stent.
• He has Completed dissertation on ‘The effect of PTCA + Stenting of infract - related artery on LV function, assessed by Echo and RNV ' in the Department of Cardiology, NIMS, Hyderabad.
• He has Completed dissertation on 'Hereditary Thrombophilias in Venous Thromboembolism' in the Department of Cardiology, NIMS, Hyderabad.
• He has Completed Thesis on ' Clinical study of Unstable angina - role of anticoagulants ' in the Department of Internal Medicine, KMC, Mangalore.
• He is the Invited Guest faculty – INDIA LIVE 2011,Mumbai.
• He is the Invited Guest faculty – Sing PCR 2010, Singapore.
• He is the Invited Guest Faculty – CCT 2008, Kobe, Japan.

• He is the Invited Guest Faculty – “CIT 2007”, Beijing (China Interventional Therapeutics), in conjunction with TCT and Euro PCR.
• He is the Guest Faculty - “Interventional Council Meet”, India.