Dr. Keshava R

Fellowships

Fellow of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (FSCAI).
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Recognition

Highest aggregate total marks MBBS Part II.
Highest aggregate marks in Anatomy.
Highest aggregate marks in Pharmacology.

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Accreditation

Life Member, Cardiological Society of India.
Member, Executive Committee, Cardiological Society of India, Bangalore Chapter.
Joint Secretary, Cardiological Society of India, Bangalore Chapter.

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Bangalore-based Dr. R. Keshava did his MBBS from Government Medical College, Bellary. He completed his MD and the National Board Examination in Internal Medicine from Bangalore Medical College. He completed the National Board of Examination in Cardiology from Dr. Balabhai Nanavati Hospital, Mumbai.

Dr. Keshava was Director - Cardiac Cathlab at Heart Centre, BMJ Hospital. Presently he is Senior Consultant Cardiologist at Fortis Hospital, Cunningham Road, Bangalore.

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Testimonials

Research

Co-investigator: GIK-2. A multicentric International study on MI cases to evaluate if GIK infusion is superior to control, in reducing non fatal Cardiac arrest and Cardiogenic shock at 30 days. Sponsored by Estudious Cardiologico Latino America (ECLA) Co-ordinating Centre, Argentina.

Co-investigator: Garcinia Trial. An open prospective therapeutic limited study of Garcinia Combogia as an antilipid drug.

Co-investigator: Transfer Trial. A Multicentric international study carried out to compare the 12-month outcomes in patients who are randomised to either routine angiography or routine functional testing such as functional status and quality of life. Sponsored by Jewish General Hospital, Univeriste McGill, Montreal, Canada.

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Co-investigator: Non QWMI, A Multicentric international study carried out to compare the 12-month outcomes in patients with uncomplicated NQWMI, who are randomised to either routine angiography or routine functional testing such as functional status and quality of life. Sponsored by Jewish General Hospital, Univeriste McGill, Montreal, Canada.

Co-investigator: Mydid Data Entry, A Multicentric, international study to assess whether left ventricular diastolic relaxation abnormality in Diabetes occurs as commonly as could be seen in patients with hypertension and Coronary Artery Disease. Sponsored by Karolilska Institute, Sweden (A collaborative study).

Principal Investigator: DSE Collation. A prospective, Non Invasive study comprising of about 550 patients. This study is being carried out for the purpose of the evaluation and reliability in detecting Coronary Artery Diseases.

Principal Investigator: Statin Study, A prospective, open study to observe the efficacy of Statins on Cholesterol.

Principal Investigator: Stents - One-year follow-up. A retrospective study to assess the Clinical Outcome of patients who have undergone implantation on Non Drug eluting Stents.

Principal Investigator: Homocysteine CVD Marker Study, Hyperhomocysteinemia is an independent risk factor Atherosclerosis. A prospective, observational study.

Principal Investigator: Create Study. A large international collaborative initiative of patients with suspected Acute Myocardial Infarction. Sponsored by the Canadian Cardio Vascular Collaboration.

Principal Investigator: Wisdom Registry, Drug eluting stent. A prospective, web based multicentre, multinational, observational, transitional patient registry collecting data to observe the rate of Target lesion reintervention for patient treated with TAXUS Express Stent. Sponsored by Boston Scientific, USA.

Principal Investigator: CABG and PVD collation, A prospective, open study to study the morphological changes of the arterial tissues in patients with CAD / PVD.

Principal Investigator: Framingham Heart Study, A prospective, ongoing study to assess the absolute risk of a coronary event in the coming 10 years.

Principal Investigator: A randomised, double blind study to compare the safety and efficacy of Shankinase with Streptokinase in Acute Myocardial Infarction. Sponsored by Shantha Bio-Tech, Hyderabad.

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Publications

Article

Wenkebach Phenomenon. Keshava R, Jagadish Parikh. Indian Journal of Electrophysiology. 1995.

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Rate Dependent Bundle Branch Block. Keshava R, Jagadish Parikh. Indian Journal of Electrophysiology. 1995.

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Heart Rate Variability. Keshava R, Sudhir Vaishnav. Indian Journal of Electrophysiology. 1996.

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Article

Angina with Normal Coronary Artery. H C Sathya, Keshava R. Association of Physicians of India, Medicine Update. 1997; Vol.7; pp.113-116.

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Comparison of Clinical Outcome of Fixed Dose Subcutaneous Low Molecular Weight Report (Tinazprin) with Conventional Heparin in Unstable Angina. A Pilot Study. T T Suvarna, J A Parikh, Keshava R, M.G. Pillai, D B Pahlajani, M J Gandhi. Indian Heart Journal. 1997;49;159-162.

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Mechanism of Angioplasty and Stenting? Axial Distribution of Plaque. S S Ramesh, Keshava R.IX Annual Symposium - Trans Catheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics. The American Journal of Cardiology. Oct 1997; pp. 585.

Presentation

Rotational Atherectomy and Adjuvant PTCA to Treat CAD. B Pinto, D B Pahlajani, R Keshava. 46th Annual Conference of Cardiological Society of India, Jaipur, 1994. Indian Heart Journal. 20. Sep–Oct 1994; Vol. 46, No.5. [Abstract]

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Angioplasty Experience with Perfusion Balloon Catheter. B Pinto, D B Pahlajani, R Keshava, M J Gandhi. 46th Annual Conference of Cardiological Society of India, Jaipur, 1994. Indian Heart Journal. 185. Sep–Oct 1994; Vol.46, No.5. [Abstract]

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Lesions More Amenable to Long Balloon. B Pinto, D B Pahlajani, R Keshava, M J Gandhi. 46th Annual Conference of Cardiological Society of India, Jaipur, 1994. Indian Heart Journal. 187. Sep–Oct 1994; Vol. 46, No.5. [Abstract]

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A Pilot Study of Comparison of Clinical Outcome of Fixed Dose LMWH with Conventional Heparin in UA. B Pinto, D B Pahlajani, R Keshava, M J Gandhi, J A Parikh. 47th Annual Conference of Cardiological Society of India, Lucknow, 1995. Indian Heart Journal. 353. Nov–Dec 1995; Vol. 47, No.6. [Abstract]

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Multiple and Hydbrid Coronary Stenting - Immediate and Short Term Outcome. Keshava R, S S Ramesh, Ranganath Nayak, Arun Srinivas. 48th Annual Conference of Cardiological Society of India, Bangalore, 1996. Indian Heart Journal. 35. Sep–Oct 1996; Vol. 48, No.5. [Abstract]

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Intracoronary stenting with NIR Stent - Single Centre Experience. Keshava R, S S Ramesh, Ranganath Nayak, Arun Srinivas. 48th Annual Conference of Cardiological Society of India, Bangalore, 1996. Indian Heart Journal. 305. Sep–Oct 1996; Vol. 48, No.5. [Abstract]

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The Benefit of Intracoronary Ultrasound in Coronary Stent Deployment. S S Ramesh, Keshava R. 15th Karnataka API and CSI Conference, Manipal, 15-18 May, 1997.

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Change of Angioplasty Strategy with Use of IVUS. S S Ramesh, Keshava R. 4th Annual Indian College of Cardiology Conference, Hyderabad 13-15 July, 1997.

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Our Experience with Self Expanding Wall Stent. S S Ramesh, Ranganath Nayak, Arun Srinivas, Keshava R, V K Srinivas, V S Prakash. 4th Annual Indian College of Cardiology Conference, Hyderabad 13-15 July, 1997.

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Quantitative Coronary Angioplasty (QCA) Versus Intravascular Ultrasound Study (QCU). S S Ramesh, Keshava R. 49th Annual Conference of Cardiological Society of India, 1997. Indian Heart Journal. 51. Nov–Dec 1997; Vol. 49, No.6. [Abstract]

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Change of Angioplasty Strategy with use of Intracoronary Ultrasound. S S Ramesh, Keshava R. 49th Annual Conference of Cardiological Society of India, 1997. Indian Heart Journal. 52. Sep–Oct 1997; Vol. 49, No.6. [Abstract]

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Mechanism of Angioplasty - An intravascular Ultrasound study. S S Ramesh, Keshava R. 49th Annual Conference of Cardiological Society of India, 1997. Indian Heart Journal. 275 Sep–Oct 1997; Vol. 49, No.6. [Abstract]

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Comparison of Lipoprotein Composition of Normal Health Adult And Diabetic In South India. K Gandhi, Keshava R, M Akheel, S S Ramesh. 53rd Annual National Conference of Association of Physicians of India, Bangalore, 1998.

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New Mechanism of Coronary Angioplasty – IVUS Study. R Keshava, S S Ramesh. 16th Karnataka API / CSI Conference. Bellary, 1998.

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Abciximab (Reopro) in Coronary Intervention - ? Need to Alter Dosage in Indian Subjects. R Keshava, S S Ramesh. 50th Golden Jubilee Conference of Cardiological Society of India, Mumbai, 1998.

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Recombinant Human Growth Hormone in Dilated Cardiomyopathy. R Keshava, S S Ramesh. 17th Joint Annual Conference of Karnataka API & CSI, Bijapur, 1999.

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Role of Head Up Tilt Study in Evaluation of Syncope. R Keshava, S S Ramesh. 17th Joint Annual Conference of Karanataka API & CSI, Bijapur, 1999.

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Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation – Ablation of Triggering Foci in the Pulmonary Veins – Indian Experience. V S Prakash, U B Khanolkar, R Keshava, Gopi, S S Ramesh. 51st Annual Conference of Cardiological Society of India, 1999, New Delhi. Indian Heart Journal. 92. Nov-Dec 1999; Vol. 51, No.6. [Abstract]

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Recombinant Human Growth Hormone in Dilated Cardiomyopathy. R Keshava, S S Ramesh. 51st Annual Conference of Cardiological Society of India, 1999, New Delhi. Indian Heart Journal. 374, Nov-Dec 1999; Vol. 51, No.6. [Abstract]

Presentation

Short Term Follow-up of GIK V/s. Control in Acute MI. XXI Annual Conference of Karnataka Association of Physicians of India. 9–11th, Mysore. May, 2003.

Article

Tissue Doppler quantification of dobutamine stress echocardiography in patients with type 2 diabetes with and without angiographic evidence of coronary disease: Initial results of the 1st phase of the MYDID (Myocardial Doppler in Diabetes) Study. Govind S C, Brodin L Å, Ramesh S S, Quintana M, Roumina S, Hyashi S Y, Lind B, Keshava R, Saha S K. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. J 2003;16(5):520. [Abstract]

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Elevated levels of N-terminal Piece of B-type Natriuretic Peptid in Patients with ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction may Predict Higher Rates of Reinfarction. Saha S, Govind S C, Ramesh S S, Gadiyaram V K, Rao A S C, Keshava R. Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal. 2008;42(Suppl 56):A11871.

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Tissue Doppler Imaging in Isolated Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus. Satish C Govind, S S Ramesh, R Keshava, S R Arvind, Samir K Saha, Lars-ake Brodin,Jacek Nowak. BMJ Heart Centre, Bangalore and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. Indian Heart Journal. Sept-Oct 2004; 56:(5) Article No.432.

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Correlation of Left Ventricular Filling Pressure by Tissue Doppler Imaging and Cardiac Catheterization in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease. Rashmi Gupta, Satish C Govind, B Jayakumar, R Keshava, S S Ramesh, A S C Rao. Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Heart Centre, Bangalore, Indian Heart Journal. Sept-Oct 2005; 57:(5) Article No. 412.

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Isolated type 2 diabetes mellitus causes myocardial dysfunction that becomes worse in the presence of cardiovascular diseases: results of the myocardial Doppler in diabetes (MYDID) Study 1. Govind S, Brodin L A, Nowak J, Quintana M, Raumina S, Ramesh S S, Keshava R, Saha S. Cardiology. 2005;103(4):189-95.

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training

Electrophysiology and RF Ablation training at G B Pant Hospital, New Delhi. Nov 1997.

IVUS training at Stanford University, LA, California. Nov 2000.

Advanced EP training, University Laribosiere, Paris. 2007.

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Co-ordinator, ECG Training Course for Family Physicians 2001-2009.

Co-ordinator for Brachytherapy Workshop. Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Heart Centrte. Nov 2000.

Co-ordinator for Workshop on Advances in Coronary Imaging. Mallya Hospital, Bangalore. 1997.

Co-ordinator for IVUS appraisal programme for Cardiologists. Mallya Hospital, Bangalore. 1997.

Co-ordinator for Workshop on Cutting Balloon by Dr. Bernard Chevalier. 2000.

Programme Director, Intervention Course. 2001-02.

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