Dr Prafulla Gopinath Kerkar - Interventional cardiologist

Papers Presented At National Conferences

Percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty in juvenile mitral stenosis. Kale PA, Vora A, Kerkar PG, Gupta KG, Desai PV, Dalvi , Kulkarni HL. Indian Heart J 1993;45:399
Utility of 24-hour Holter monitoring in symptomatic patients with permanent pacemaker implantation. Gupta S, Vinay GN, Vora A, Kerkar PG, Gupta KG, Dalvi BV, Kulkarni HL. Indian Heart J 1993;45:3337
Genetic associations with congenital heart disease: A 5-year experience in a genetic clinic. Bharucha BA, Joshi SM, Bansal S, A, Kerkar PG. Indian Heart J 1993;45:375
Head down tilt as a physiologic diuretic in constrictive pericarditis. Vora A, Singh J, Gupta KG, Lokhandwala YY, Kerkar PG, Kulkarni HL. Indian Heart J 1993;45:407
Arrhythmias in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - a Holter study. Gupta S, Gupta KG, Vora A, Dalvi BV, Kerkar PG, Vinay GN. Indian Heart J 1993;45:431
QTc dispersion as a predictor of arrhythmogenicity in of acute myocardial infarction. Vora AM, Singh JP, Dalvi , Kochher H, Pandit RB, Kerkar PG, Kulkarni HL, Kale PA. Indian Heart J 1993;45:433.
Balloon mitral valvuloplasty in patients with high mitral scores. Kerkar PG, Dalvi BV, Lokhandwala YY, Singh J, Vora AM. Indian Heart J 1992;44:321
Balloon mitral valvuloplasty in Juvenile Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis. Kale PA, Dalvi BV, Kerkar PG Vora A, Singh J. Indian Heart J 1992;44:283
Balloon mitral valvulopalsty in patients considered high risk for closed mitral commissurotomy. Kulkarni HL, BV, Kerkar PG, Lokhandwala YY, Vora A, Singh J. Indian Heart J 1992;44:283
Correlation of QTc dispersion with ventricular late in patients of acute myocardial infarction. Singh JP, BV, Kochar H, Kerkar PG, Vora A, Kulkarni HL, Kale PA. Indian Heart J ;44:307
Supero-inferior ventricles - A study of 7 cases. Dalvi BV, Lokhandwala YY, Sathe SV, Kerkar PG, D'Silva SA. Vora AM, Mehan , Kale PA. Indian Heart J 1991;43:259
Pseudo Cor-triatriatum. D'Silva SA, Kohli A, Desai S, Lokhandwala YY, Kerkar PG, Kale PA. Indian Heart J 1991;43:258
Echocardiographic diagnosis of right aortic arch. Vora A, Lokhandwala YY, Dalvi BV, Kerkar PG, Kale PA. Indian Heart J 1991;43:258
Thrombolytic therapy for prosthetic valve thrombosis. Mehan VK, Dalvi BV, Lokhandwala YY, D'Silva SA, Kerkar PG, Kale PA. Indian Heart J 1991;43:258
Balloon dilatations of stenotic lesions and PTCA. Shah LS, Khanolkar UB, Pinto RI, Bisne VV, Merchant SA, Gupta KG, Kerkar PG, Munsi SC, Vengsarkar AS. Indian Heart J 1989;41:402
Balloon dilatation in coarctation of aorta, aortoarteritis, pulmonic stenosis in dextrocardia. Shah LS, Merchant SA, Kerkar PG, Dalvi BV, Vengsarkar AS. Indian Heart J 1988;40:345
Unusual complex congenital heart lesions- A study of 20 cases. Shah LS, Merchant SA, Dalvi BV, Kerkar PG, Vengsarkar AS. Indian Heart J 1988;40:333-334
PG Kerkar, et al. To compare the efficacy and tolerability of multicentric clinical trial of S- Amlodepin 2.5 mg vs Amlodepin 5 mg in the treatment of mild to moderate hypertension - A randomized, double blind clinical trial by, published in JAPI. Vol. 52. March 2003
Philip Abraham, Dr. Thomas, PG Kerkar, NN Rege, T. Gadkari, V. Rajadhayksha. Multicenric Clinical trial of Reviparin sodium (Clivarin) in patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome. Journal of General Medicine 2003: 15:25-28
An Echocardiographic Doppler Analysis of patients with Situs Ambiguos BE Ephrem, PG Kerkar, , PY Nyayadhish, PJ Nathani, A Sinhal, S Rajdev, SP Wani. Ind Heart J. 2003;55:249
An Echocardiographic Study of patients with a single ventricla.. B Thakkar, PG Kerkar, PY Nyayadhish, PJ Nathani, A Sinhal, S Rajdev, S Akerkar. Ind Heart J. 2003;55: 250
Radiofrequency Ablation of Accessory Pathways in children S Wani, PG Kerkar, B Thakkar, PY Nyayadhish, PJ Nathani,Y Lokhandwala,. Ind Heart J. 2003:262
Comparison of Triclofos sodium and Midazolam as oral sedative agents for echocardiography in children. M Thakur, PG Kerkar, B Thakkar, PY Nyayadhish, S Salgaonkar, L Choudhari, A Sinhal, . Ind Heart J. 2003: 264
Role of Eptifibatide in acute coronary syndrome. CP Lanjewar, PG Kerkar, PY Nyayadhish, JK Aithal, BE Ephrem,. Ind Heart J; 2003:365
Modified Maze Procedures for the Treatment of Rheumatic Atrial Fibrillation. K Santosh, PG Kerkar, PY Nyayadhish, A Patwardhan, Y Lokhandwala, BE Ephrem, D Narula, V Lad
PG Kerkar, Yash Lokhadwala, DD Narula, R Purshottam, PY Nyayadhish. Indian J of Electrocardiology. 2003; Silver Jubilee Conference issue:5-13
Left atrial v/s Bi-atrial maze using RF ablation in atrial fibrillation. K Santosh, PG Kerkar, PY Nyayadhish, A Patwardhan, Y Lokhandwala, S Toal, JK Aithal, AV Mahajan. PACE 2003; 26: S 69
Atrial tachycarida: Clinical features, electrophysiologic study and efficacy of radiofrequency ablation. Shetty s, PG Kerkar, PY Nayadhish, Shah JS, Sinhal AR, Thakkar B, Vora, AM, Lokhandwala YY, PACE 2003; 26:S60
The longer it takes, the harder it gets! PG Kerkar, Sinhal AR, Narula DN, Nyayadhish PY, Thakkar B. Indian J of Electrocardiography, 2003; Silver Jubilee Conference issue:51
To take the high road or to take low road. PG Kerkar, Sinhal AR, Narula DN, Nyayadhish PY, Thakkar B. Indian J of Electrocardiography, 2003; Silver Jubilee Conference issue:52
Sixteen short paper presented in Annual Cardiological Society of India Conference at Bangalore in December, 2004 which were published in Indian Heart Journal

Lectures/Speaker/Chairperson/Interview

Transcatheter closure of congenital heart defects. Mumbai Chapter of Cardiological Society of India. 1994
Balloon mitral valvuloplasty. Staff Society of Seth GS Medical College.1994
Current status of the atherectomy devices. National Angioplasty Registry Meeting Mumbai, 1996
Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty in Shock. Annual Conference of the Cardiological Society of India, New Delhi,1996
Management of Coronary Artery Disease: Drugs and Interventional therapy. Indian Society of Pathologists, 1997
Transcatheter closure of congenital heart defects: Current Status. Armed Forces Medical College and Cardiothoracic Centre, Pune, 1998
Low molecular weight heparins in cardiology. Association of Physicians (Dadar), Mumbai, 1999
After Myocardial Infarction- What Next? Indian Medical Association, Mumbai, 2000.
Guidelines for Hypertension Management. Chiplun Medical Association, Chiplun, 2000.
Invasive Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes. Association of Physicians (Thane), Mumbai, 2000
Gene Therapy for no option patients with diffuse coronary artery disease. Coronary Interventions-2000, Nairobi, Kenya.
Paediatric Hypertension. Annual Conference of the Cardiological Society of India, 2000
Participated as a speaker in the National Conference of "Indian College of Interventional Cardiology " held at Hotel Taj from 8th to 10th Feb. 2003
Attended & delivered lecture on "Timing of Interventions in Heart Valve Diseases & expanding Indications and Permitting Limitations for Balloon Valvulotomy"at the "An Update on Heart Valve Disease" on 9th March 2003 at Mahavir Heart Institute, Surat
Lecture delivered on "Heart disease " in Marathi at Apna Bazar, Naigaon, Mumbai in September, 2004
Lecture delivered on 'Valvular Heart Disease' and 'Coronary angiography' at 2nd Annual Conference at Baroda on 9th and 10th October, 2004
An interview for AIR on "Hriday Vikar" in program Vividhata in Marathi on 24th October, 2001.
Chairperson for Interventional workshop during the 5th Annual Conference of Paediatric Society of India in Mumbai on February, 2003
Speaker in the National Conference of "Indian College of Interventional Cardiology in Mumbai on February, 2003
Lecture on "Timing of Interventions in heart Valve Diseases & expanding Indications and Permitting Limitations for Balloon Valvulotomy at Mahavir Heart Institute, Surat. In March 2003.
Lecture on "Congenital Catheter Interventions" at APSCI in Hyderabad 2003.Faculty in "Live Interventional Cardiology Workshop 2003", in April 2003, at Military Hospital, Pune
Talk on "Retrieval of Retained Foreign Body" at the Annual Conference of Indian College of Cardiology in December 2003
Panelist for discussion of Angiograms in Amrita Instituta of Medical Sciences, Kochi in July 2004

Workshop/Conference

Conducted "Transcatheter Closure of VSD" in Cath Lab. KEM hospital, on 25th Aug 2001
Participated in "Paediatric Cardiology Workshop" on 30th September, at Nashik
Attended a meeting in August 2001 in Singapore on Interventional Cardiology called "Cardiac Interventions 2001"
Attended "Program for nonsurgical closure of Congenital Hear Defects, including VSC closure" in the Pediatric Cardiac Cath Lab of the Children’s Hospital at the University of Chicago, USA in September 2003
"Live Interventional Workshop on Drug Eluting Stent" at Rabindranth Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Kolkata; in December 2003
Conducted "Carto Workshop : Newer modality of treatment of complex arrhythmias in patients with recurrent Tachycardia" in August 2004 with Dr. Shivkumar, USA in dept of Cardiology at KEM Hospital
Workshop at KEM Hospital on "Newer Interventions in Congenital Heart Disease" with Dr. Shakil Qureshi, Chief, Dept. of Peadiatric Cardiology, Guys’ Hospital, London UK
Chief Coordinator for workshop on "Device closure of Perimembranous VSD" at Bombay Hospital, Mumbai

Research Projects

Principal investigator for the OASIS - 5 study on Acute Coronary syndromes
Principal investigator for the OASIS- 6 study on STEMI
Principal investigator for the study of Sildenafil in patients with Eisenmenger syndrome
Principal Investigator for the study of I.V. Remodulin (Treptrostinil) in PPH
Principal Investigator for Fusion II study: Serial Infusion of Natrecor (Nestritide) in CHF
Principal Investigator for POISE Study. Metoprolol in perioperative non-cardiac surgery

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