Specialisation

Interventional Cardiologist

Education

• D.M (Cardiology) from L P S Institute of Cardiology G S V M Medical College, Kanpur, University Of Kanpur, 1993.

• MD (General Medicine) from King Georges Medical College, Lucknow, University Of Lucknow, 1990.

• M.B.B.S. from King Georges Medical College, Lucknow, University of Lucknow, 1986.

Years Of Experience

20 Years

Dr. Praveer Agarwal, Director, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi is a nationally prominent cardiologist who has contributed widely to the growth, development and training in the field of Interventional Cardiology in India. Dr. Agarwal is dedicated to providing compassionate and comprehensive treatment with an aim to serve the community at large.

Dr. Agarwal is one of the most versatile interventional cardiologists in India offering round the clock services, involving timely management of acute heart attack patients by using different thrombectomy devices at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute. Dr. Praveer is an expert in treating all types of blockages in coronary arteries using all techniques (directional atherectomy, Rotational atherectomy, intravascular ultrasound, all types of Drug Eluting Stents, pressure wire) depending upon the merits of blockages. He is also an expert in treating the blockages in peripheral arteries (subclavious, Carotids, renals, iliacs and superficial femoral arteries) and abdominal aortic aneurysm by using endovascular stent grafts.

Dr. Agarwal has been an eminent faculty member in various international and national meetings and conferences. He has published around 100 articles, reviews and abstracts in various national and international journals.

Dr. Praveer Agarwal, Director Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi is a nationally renowned cardiologist who has contributed extensively to the growth, development and training in the field of Interventional Cardiology in India. He is dedicated to provide compassionate and comprehensive treatment with an aim to serve the community at large.

He is one of the most versatile interventional cardiologists in India providing round the clock services, including timely management of acute heart attack patients by using various thrombectomy devices at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute. He is an expert in treating all types of blockages in coronary arteries using all techniques (Rotational atherectomy, directional atherectomy, all types of Drug Eluting Stents, intravascular ultrasound, pressure wire) depending upon merits of blockages. He is also an expert in treating blockages in peripheral arteries (Carotids, subclavious, iliacs, renals and superficial femoral arteries) and abdominal aortic aneurysm using endovascular stent grafts.

Dr. Agarwal has been a distinguished faculty member in various international and national meetings and conferences. He has published approximately 100 articles, reviews and abstracts in various national and international journals.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• CSI Member (No. L3358)

• Fellow in Intervention Cardiology with Prof. Alain Cribier at Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Rouen, France (3 months) in 1996.

• Fellow in intervention Cardiology with Dr. Geoffrey D. Cope at Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia (from April 98 to March 99).

• Attended and keenly participated in the second seminar in a Live Demonstration Course on Interventional Cardiology at Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Rouen, France (13th October to 25th October) in 1996.

• Attended and participated in an advanced angioplasty course at Shri Jai Deva Institute of Cardiology, Bangalore (July 19-21) in 1996.

Research and Publications

• TCT (Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics) 2009 on September 21-25, 2009 in San Franscisco, CA.

• CVT (Cardiovascular Therapeutics) 2009 on 22nd & 23rd August, 2009 in Delhi, India.

• International Faculty: Complex PCI; Solving Problems.

• Course Co-Director Moderator: Coronary Interventions future.

• CCPR (Coronaries/ Caratoids/Peripherals/Renals) 2008 on 13th-15th June, 2008 in Chania, Crete-Greece.

• 4th (AICT) Asian Interventional Cardiovascular Therapeutics on 25th-27th June, 2008 at Bangkok, Thailand. Commentator for LIVE DEMO focus on Peripheral Interventions.

• National Cardiology Conference on April 19, 2008 at Dhulikhel Lodge Resort, Kathmandu. Lecturer at CAD in South East Asia, a unique playing field.

• Faculty Discussion: Role of Distal Protection Devices (DPD) in PVD Angioplasty Trans-radial Angioplasty in PVD.

• Lecturer: CAD in South Asians Clinical Cases Presentation.

• Multivascular Patients Commentators: Renal Angioplasty and Stenting.

• Lecturer: Bifurcation Stenting-How I manage the situation?

• China Interventional Therapeutics (CIT) on 19th-23rd March, 2008 at Beijing International Convention Centre, Beijing, China.

• GW-ICC (Great Wall International Congress of Cardiology) on 2nd-5th November, 2006 at Beijing, China as LIVE Case Operator.

• Faculty: Live International Cardiology Workshop 2007 (under the aegis of CSI-Delhi Branch) on 30th-31st March, 2007at Army Hospital (R&R), New Delhi, India.

• APIAC (Asia Pacific Interventional Advances Conference) on 30th November-2nd December, 2006 in Sydney, Australia. Lecturer: Approach to the Complex Lesion Subsets Calcified Difficult to Dilate Lesions.

• CCT (Complex Catheter Therapeutics) on 21st-24th September, 2006 in Japan. Lecturer: Stenting of Tortus Distal RCS through Venous Graft to Posterior Descending Artery. Lecturer: Renal Artery Perforation.

• CAD Conference; Feburary 2005. Panelist: Revascularization of CAD in diabetes. Panelist: Therapeutic Choices of glycemic control in patients of CAD. Speaker: GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors during Interventions. Moderator: Prevention CAD in Diabetes-What is most important? Moderator: Early Diagnosis of atherosclerosis in high risk patients. Moderator: Polypill therapy- a dream or reality? Speaker: GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors in Cath Lab.

• Dissection of Aorta. In “Handbook of Medical Emergencies.”. Ed by Dr. Ashok Grover. Published by MM Health Care Private Limited, Delhi. Agarwal P, Seth A.

• Review: Intracoronary Stents: Present and Future. JAMA, India, Annual Conference of the Association of Physicians of India Suppl. January 1998. Chandra P, Seth A, Roy CP, Agarwal P.

• Intracoronary Stenting: Hope for the future. Cardiothoracic Journal 1996; 2 (10): 33-40. Seth A, Agarwal P.

• Acute Pulmonary Edema. In “Handbook of Medical Emergencies”. Ed by Dr. Ashok Grover. Published by MM Health Care Private Limited, Delhi. Agarwal P, Seth A.

• III PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES: Recanalization of a thrombosed previously stenting aortorenal graft using the combined directional atherectomy and Angiojet thrombectomy. Catherization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis 1999, 45:85-88.

• IV BOOK CHAPTERS Intracoronary Stents: Are They Superior to Balloon Angioplasty: In “Medicine Update 1997” Vol VII, Part I, 1997. Ed by Y.P. Munjal, MD. Published by Association of the Physicians India. Agarwal P, Seth A.

• Acute Pulmonary Edema. In “Manual of Medical Emergencies”. First Ed. in 1997. Ed, by Dr. Ashok Grover, Dr. Rajiv Gupta, Dr. Vinay Aggarwal. Published by MM Health Care Private Limited, India. Seth A, Agarwal P.

• Dissection of Aorta. In “Manual of Medical Emergencies”. First Ed. in 1997. Ed, by Dr. Ashok Grover, Dr. Rajiv Gupta, Dr. Vinay Aggarwal. Published by MM Health Care Private Limited, India. Seth A, Agarwal P.