What does a Interventional Cardiologist do?

A interventional cardiologist deals with the catheter based treatment of heart diseases which includes the diagnosis and treatment of coronary artery disease, vascular disease and acquired structural heart disease.

What are the typical symptoms of Cardiovascular diseases?

The patient may experience extreme fatigue, Constant dizziness, fast heart rate, irregular heartbeat, Chest pain or difficulty in breathing during regular activities.

Which tests/ investigations are generally required by Interventional Cardiologists?

Investigations like Electrocardiogram, Chest X-rays, Echocardiogram, Cardiac Catheterization, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), CT (Computerized Tomography), and Transesophageal Echocardiogram

What is the difference between interventional and non interventional cardiology?

An interventional cardiologists perform procedures in cath lab like Balloon angioplasty, Coronary and left ventricular digital angiography, Right and left heart catheterization, Rotational artherectomy etc and evaluate arterial blockages whereas the non-interventional cardiologists do not perform the same procedures.

Can Interventional Cardiologist perform surgery?

Interventional cardiology treats cardiovascular disease using multiple non-surgical procedures, mostly are done in the cardiovascular (veins, heart and arteries) system.

Dr. Sarath Babu, Interventional Cardiologist in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Appointment

About Dr. Sarath Babu

With 19+ years of experience, Dr. Sarath Babu is the most proficient Interventional Cardiologist in UAE.
He has performed more than 3000 coronary interventions.
Dr. Sarath specializes in transracial Coronary angiograms, complex coronary intervention including rotablation, bifurcation, left main stenting, chronic total occlusions and vein graft stenting post-CABG, valvuloplasties, percutaneous device closures for structural Heart Disease.
He is a member of the Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, USA, the European society of cardiology (FESC) and the Cardiology Society of India (CSI).
Dr. Sarath has several international publications, essays, and presentations to his name.
He completed MBBS (2002) from Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India.
Dr. Sarath has done MD (Medicine, 2007) from the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
He has also done DM (Cardiology, 2013) from Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS) University, AP, India.
Dr. Sarath is well-versed in Hindi, Telugu, Spanish, Urdu and English.