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Achievements — Cardiology

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Recognition

Standing & Contributions

Five DrNB Gold Medalists

Dr. Keshav Murthy (2005), Dr. Deepak Krishnamurthy (2006), Dr. Rohit Dixit (2012), Dr. Booma S (2017) and Dr. Ravi Kachhela (2018) — gold medals in the DrNB Cardiology programme, which retains a 100% pass record.

Among the Highest Globally for Balloon Mitral Valvotomy

More than 20,000 percutaneous balloon mitral valvotomies have been performed here, alongside aortic, pulmonary and tricuspid balloon valvotomy — among the largest such series anywhere.

A Large Congenital Device Programme

More than 2,000 atrial septal defect closures, more than 750 ventricular septal defect closures and more than 2,000 patent ductus arteriosus closures, including cribriform and multi-fenestrated defects.

Two Decades of Electrophysiology

The EP, ablation and device programme was established in 2002 with visiting faculty from the United States and now covers 3D-mapped ablation, ICD, CRT-P, CRT-D and conduction-system pacing.

Firsts in Interventional Practice

The first use of Google Glass technology for an interventional case anywhere in the world, the first TEMP-PERM pacemaker implant at the Institute, and the Institute’s first orbital atherectomy case in May 2026.

Published Risk Scores from Indian Data

PRISM, BASE, ARMADA-H2, STORE, SOLSTICES, CROSS, C3PW and the Y-CAD score — several of them the first of their kind derived from Indian patient data.

Scale

Hearts Healed With Sai’s Love

86,939
Cathlab Procedures Since 2001
17,704
Coronary Interventions
16,929
Valvular Interventions
7,155
EP, RF Ablation & Pacemakers
5,877
Device Implants
5
DrNB Gold Medals
The Record

Awards, Research & Academic Activity

The department’s record as it keeps it. Open a group to read it.

Awards & Honours40
  1. 2013Dr. Prayaag Kini received the Best Interventional Case award at the National Intervention Council Meet 2013, Kolkata, and was selected for a three-month fellowship at Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
  2. 2013Dr. Reeta Varyani received the Best Oral Abstract award at the National Intervention Council Meet 2013 and was selected to attend the C3 Summit, USA.
  3. 2014Dr. Reeta Varyani received the Best Interventional Case award and the Best Moderated Poster award at CSI 2014, New Delhi.
  4. 2014Dr. Prayaag Kini received the Best Oral Poster award at CSI 2014, New Delhi.
  5. 2015The department's presentation on alcohol septal ablation experience at a tertiary care centre — abstract and full paper — was recognised among the top five across India at CSI 2015.
  6. 2015Awarded National Best Oral Abstract at the state-level CSI conference KCSICON 2015 for “Antegrade PCI — Going Forward”.
  7. 2016“Assessment of Operability in Left to Right Cardiac Shunt Lesions: Effect of Sildenafil” was selected among the top five at CSI 2016.
  8. 2016Received the Best National Research Paper award at CSI Kochi 2016.
  9. 2017Received the Best National Research Paper award at CSI 2017.
  10. 2017Dr. Prayaag Kini received five awards for case presentations at the IAE ECHO Conference 2017.
  11. 2018A Grand Triple at the CSI National Conference in Mumbai: Best Oral Abstract, together with honours for Best Original Study, Best Oral Poster and Best E-Poster.
  12. 2018Dr. Prayaag Kini received the Best Poster award at CSI 2018 for “Gender Differences for CAD in India: Data Analysis from the SSSIHMS Registry”.
  13. 2018Dr. Prayaag Kini received the Modi Mundi award for Best Original Study Research Paper at CSI 2018, Mumbai, for “An echocardiographic prediction score for post-PTMC mitral regurgitation”. Publisher Taylor and Francis subsequently invited him to author a book on Clinical Research and Experimental Cardiology as part of the award.
  14. 2018Dr. Prayaag Kini received the Best Paper award by a Faculty at Echo India 2018, Chennai, for “Infective Endocarditis in Cases of Tetralogy of Fallot — Rare but Mortal”.
  15. 2018Dr. Prayaag Kini received the Best Paper award at the annual meeting of the Karnataka Chapter of the Cardiological Society of India, Bangalore, for an echocardiographic study of LV diastolic dysfunction in patients undergoing CABG and its relation to surgical outcomes.
  16. 2018Ms. Akshata received first prize for her case presentation “A rare case of VSD with Infective Endocarditis causing vegetation” at the annual meeting of the Karnataka chapter of the Indian Academy of Echocardiography, Bangalore.
  17. 2018Ms. Chandrakala won second prize for “A rare case of PML Aneurysm: a case study pre and post surgery” at Echo India 2018, Chennai.
  18. 2019Dr. Prayaag Kini received the second-best abstract award at India Live, Mumbai, for “Developing a predictive model for in-stent restenosis of drug-eluting stents”.
  19. 2019A Grand Triple at CSI 2019, New Delhi: Best Oral Original Research, Best Oral Poster and Best E-Poster.
  20. 2019Awarded Best Oral Platform Presentation at CSI 2019 for development of the PRISM score predicting mortality after primary PCI — the first such score from India.
  21. 2020Dr. Prayaag Kini received the Best Case Award at the NIC Mid-Term Virtual Meet for RVOT stenting in an extremely sick postoperative Tetralogy of Fallot patient.
  22. 2021Received Best Poster for original research on predicting outcomes of balloon mitral valvotomy using the new BASE score, at the CSI 2021 virtual conference.
  23. 2021Honoured with Best Moderated Poster at the CSI 2021 virtual conference for the incremental benefit of global longitudinal strain in patients undergoing Tetralogy of Fallot repair.
  24. 2021Dr. Prayaag Kini received the Professor D. P. Basu Memorial Award at CSI 2021 for India's first risk score for HOCM, incorporating spatial QRS-T angle, global longitudinal strain and cardiac MRI.
  25. 2021Dr. Prayaag Kini received first prize for poster presentation at CSI 2021 for the ARMADA-H2 score for predicting coronary artery disease during ischaemia evaluation using standard TMT.
  26. 2021Dr. Prayaag Kini received the Best Original Abstract award at SOLACI CACI 2021, Buenos Aires, for the PRISM score — post-primary-PCI risk stratification for four-year mortality.
  27. 2021Dr. Reeta Varyani received the Best Case Award at EP Summit 2021 for “Dark side of the moon — a series of challenging CRTs with LSVC”.
  28. 2021Dr. Prayaag Kini received the Best Case Award at the MMM EP Summit 2021 for three arrhythmias treated in the same patient through a single transseptal access.
  29. 2021Dr. Sfurti Jadhav won third prize in the All-India Quiz for DM/DNB students at TNEPIC 2021.
  30. 2022Dr. Prayaag Kini received the Professor D. P. Basu Award at CSI 2022 for the SOLSTICES score, an AI and machine-learning risk model for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
  31. 2024Dr. Prayaag Kini received the Best Original Abstract recognition at CSI 2024.
  32. Dr. Prayaag Kini, Dr. Reeta Varyani and Dr. Banajit Barooah received the Best Original Research Award at the annual Cardiological Society of India conference, selected from approximately 1,500 submitted papers. At the same conference Dr. Kini also received two further second-best research awards.
  33. 2025Dr. Prayaag Kini received the Best Original Research Abstract recognition at HFAI 2025, the Heart Failure Association of India conference.
  34. 2025Dr. Prayaag Kini received the Best Original Abstract recognition at INDIA LIVE 2025.
  35. 2025Ms. Jayashree secured third prize at the Karnataka Allied Health Professionals Association conference.
  36. Dr. Prayaag Kini and Ms. Jayashree received best presentation awards at the Karnataka Allied Health Professionals Association Annual Conference, Mysuru.
  37. Dr. Prayaag Kini received the national Best Research Paper award at the Annual Conference of the Pediatric Cardiological Society of India.
  38. 2026Dr. Prayaag Kini received the First Prize for National Best Original Research at the PINK COUNCIL Conference (PCC-CSI 2026), Dehradun, for a machine-learning-derived model predicting first heart attack in Indian women.
  39. 2026Both DrNB Cardiology candidates cleared their final examination and practicals, continuing the Institute's 100% pass record.
  40. Ms. Swathi Pansal, BSc Cardiac Care Technology (2018 batch), secured 7th position in the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences rank list; Ms. Harini Mohanraj secured 4th position in the same rank list.
Publications31
  1. 2022Srivatsa UN, Varyani R, Kini P, Srinivas N, Garg A, Yegya-Raman S, Park J, Srivathsan K, Tisma-Dupanovic S, Reddy M, Nordsieck E, Wijetunga M, Airey K, Abedin M, Nannapaneni N, Freedman RA, Scott Wall T, Swarna US, Birgersdotter-Green U, Feld GK, Dash PK. “Knowledge exchange — working together across the globe.” Published in Heart Rhythm O2, 16 December 2022, Volume 3(6 Part B), pages 871–873. doi: 10.1016/j.hroo.2022.10.017. PMID: 36588994.
  2. 2014Nagy AI, Venkateshvaran A, Dash PK, Barooah B, Merkely B, Winter R, and Manouras A. “The pulmonary capillary wedge pressure accurately reflects both normal and elevated left atrial pressure.” Published in American Heart Journal, June 2014, Volume 167(6), pages 876–883. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2014.01.012. PMID: 24890538.
  3. 2015Venkateshvaran A, Sola S, Govind SC, Dash PK, Barooah B, Shahgaldi K, Sahlén A, Lund L, Winter R, Nagy AI, and Manouras A. “The impact of arterial load on left ventricular performance: an invasive haemodynamic study in severe mitral stenosis.” Published in The Journal of Physiology, April 2015, Volume 593(8), pages 1901–1912. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2014.280404. PMID: 25630680.
  4. 2016Venkateshvaran A, Sola S, Govind SC, Dash PK, Vyavahare S, Lund LH, Merkely B, Nagy AI, and Manouras A. “Arterial-ventricular and interventricular interaction in isolated post-capillary and combined pulmonary hypertension in severe mitral stenosis.” Published in European Journal of Applied Physiology, August 2016, Volume 116(8), pages 1545–1554. doi: 10.1007/s00421-016-3393-z. PMID: 27197969.
  5. 2018Bhavnani SP, Sola S, Adams D, Venkateshvaran A, Dash PK, Sengupta PP, and ASEF-VALUES Investigators. “A randomized trial of pocket-echocardiography integrated mobile health device assessments in modern structural heart disease clinics.” Published in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging, April 2018, Volume 11(4), pages 546–557. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2017.06.019. PMID: 28917688.
  6. 2020Ansari B, Siddiqui S, Barge V, and Dash PK. “Study of immediate and late effects of successful PTMC on left atrial appendage function in patients with severe rheumatic mitral stenosis in sinus rhythm.” Published in Indian Heart Journal, May–June 2020, Volume 72(3), pages 179–183. doi: 10.1016/j.ihj.2020.06.003. PMID: 32768017.
  7. 2021Kanneganti V, Thakar S, Aryan S, Kini P, Mohan D, and Hegde AS. “Clinical and laboratory markers of brain abscess in Tetralogy of Fallot (‘BA-TOF’ Score): results of a case-control study and implications for community surveillance.” Published in Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice, April 2021, Volume 12(2), pages 302–307. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1722819. PMID: 33935447.
  8. 2021Reeta Varyani, Prayaag Kini, Banajit Barooah, Sfurti J., Raju, and Shambhavi. “A new score, ARMADA-H2, for predicting coronary artery disease during ischemia evaluation using standard TMT and its comparison with the Duke Treadmill Score.” Published in Indian Heart Journal, 2021, Volume 73, pages 49–50.
  9. 2021Reeta Varyani, Prayaag Kini, Banajit Barooah, Sfurti J., Raju, and Shambhavi. “Development of STORE — stent thrombosis risk evaluation score — to predict stent thrombosis in patients treated with percutaneous coronary intervention for acute coronary syndrome: a study from South India.” Published in Indian Heart Journal, 2021, Volume 73, page 1.
  10. 2022Vidula MK, Xu Z, Xu Y, Alturki A, Reddy BN, Kini P, Alberto-Delgado AL, Jacob R, Chen T, Ferrari VA, Sierra-Galan LM, Chen Y, Viswamitra S, and Han Y. “Cardiovascular magnetic resonance characterization of rheumatic mitral stenosis: findings from three worldwide endemic zones.” Published in Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, April 2022, Volume 24(1), article 24. doi: 10.1186/s12968-022-00853-5. PMID: 35387660.
  11. 2022Rahul M. P. “Urinary citrate and butyric acid as early biomarkers for diagnosing post-stroke depression in diabetes.” Published in JAPI Journal, April 2022, Volume 70(4), page 1172.
  12. 2022Reeta Varyani and Prayaag Kini. “The Y-CAD Indian ACS risk score: the first machine-learning derived risk score for predicting acute coronary syndrome in the young Indian population.” Published in Indian Heart Journal, 2022, Volume 74, pages 1–2.
  13. 2022Reeta Varyani and Prayaag Kini. “The SOLSTICES score in HCM/HOCM: a first-in-literature imaging-based, machine-learning derived predictive score for occurrence of ventricular arrhythmias.” Published in Indian Heart Journal, 2022, Volume 74, page 2.
  14. 2022Prayaag Kini and Reeta Varyani. “Risk score for mortality in the first 12 months following emergency PCI for STEMI: the CRAFTSMAN score, a first-in-Indians risk prediction score using three different machine-learning techniques.” Published in Indian Heart Journal, 2022, Volume 74, page 1.
  15. 2022Reeta Varyani and Prayaag Kini. “The role of pre-operative cardiac catheterisation in predicting outcomes of surgery for congenital heart disease with pulmonary arterial hypertension: the PRECISE-PAH 10-year follow-up results using random forest classifier machine-learning analysis.” Published in Indian Heart Journal, 2022, Volume 74, page 24.
  16. 2022Reeta Varyani, Prayaag Kini, and Banajit Barooah. “Independent predictors of early mitral valve restenosis after percutaneous transseptal mitral commissurotomy in a large consecutive cohort: a machine-learning-based Indian data analysis.” Published in Indian Heart Journal, 2022, Volume 74, page 25.
  17. 2022Reeta Varyani, Prayaag Kini, and Banajit Barooah. “Incremental benefit of regional and global LV strain estimation using AFI over low-dose DSE alone in predicting myocardial viability in post-STEMI patients using cardiac MRI as the reference standard: a machine-learning analysis.” Published in Indian Heart Journal, 2022, Volume 74, page 34.
  18. 2022Reeta Varyani, Prayaag Kini, and Banajit N. Barooah. “Predictors of slow flow/no-reflow after primary coronary angioplasty and its implications on short-term and long-term outcomes: machine-learning analysis from a tertiary care centre in South India.” Published in Indian Heart Journal, 2022, Volume 74, page 11.
  19. 2022Reeta Varyani, Prayaag Kini, and K. P. Suresh. “Predictors of slow flow/no-reflow after primary coronary angioplasty and its implications on short-term and long-term outcomes: machine-learning analysis from a tertiary care centre in South India.” Published in Indian Heart Journal, 2022, Volume 74, page 11.
  20. 2022Reeta Varyani and Prayaag Kini. “Occurrence, risk factors and predictors for early reintervention after coronary artery bypass grafting: regression and machine-learning analysis.” Published in Indian Heart Journal, November 2022, Volume 74, page 7.
  21. 2022Reeta Varyani and Prayaag Kini. “Predictors of AVNRT recurrence after slow pathway modification in a large cohort: a single-centre analysis.” Published in Indian Heart Journal, November 2022, Volume 74, page 18.
  22. 2022Reeta Varyani and Prayaag Kini. “Predicting the success of CRT implantation — generating a machine-learning derived predictive score in Indians: the CROSS score.” Published in Indian Heart Journal, November 2022, Volume 74, pages 18–19.
  23. 2022Reeta Varyani, Prayaag Kini, and Ashok Garg. “High-grade atrioventricular block complicating STEMI: predictors and clinical impact in the era of primary percutaneous coronary intervention — a machine-learning analysis using Python.” Published in Indian Heart Journal, November 2022, Volume 74, page 43.
  24. 2022Reeta Varyani, Prayaag Kini, and Annappa Chandrappa. “Estimation of left ventricular function in rheumatic mitral stenosis patients in sinus rhythm and atrial fibrillation: a tissue Doppler- and LV strain-guided analysis.” Published in Indian Heart Journal, November 2022, Volume 74, pages 102–103.
  25. 2024Prayaag Kini, Mani Subramaniyan Rachakonda, and Raghunatha Sarma. “C3PW: a novel machine-learning method for assessing percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy outcome in patients with mitral stenosis.” Published in Journal of Indian College of Cardiology, April–June 2024, Volume 14(2), pages 54–60.
  26. 2024Prayaag Kini, Reeta Varyani, Banajit Barooah, Chandrappa A. Hosur, and Akshata. “RV-to-PA coupling is a strong determinant of postoperative course in patients with congenital heart disease operated at older ages: a first-in-literature machine-learning-guided predictive model in Indian patients.” Published in Heart Failure Journal of India, May–August 2024, Volume 2(2), pages 77–89.
  27. 2024Silar Khan Mayana et al. “Acute coronary syndrome profile in human immunodeficiency virus patients at a tertiary hospital in South India: a retrospective 10-year study.” Published in Fortune Journal, 7 October 2024, Volume 8(5), pages 420–427.
  28. 2024Kimura CJ, Nayak KR, Varyani R, Kini P, Waalen J, and Kimura BJ. “Observations of out-of-pocket travel costs in seeking free cardiac care in India: would point-of-care ultrasound help?” Published in BMC Health Services Research, 1 November 2024, Volume 24(1), article 1330. doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-11858-4. PMID: 39487446.
  29. 2025Devasenapathy N, Biswas S, Kini P, Satheesh S, Gupta MD, Mp G, Sethi R, Yadav S, Asotra S, Gopalakrishnan A, Gupta S, Kapoor A, Meena CB, Math RS, Krishnan S, Bansal S, Boopathy N, Jhajhria R, Kaushik B, Wadhwa N, Soni M, Rastogi A, Ghosh A, Jha V, and Karthikeyan G. “Digoxin in rheumatic heart disease: rationale and design of a multicenter, placebo-controlled double-blind randomized controlled trial (Dig-RHD trial).” Published in American Heart Journal, November 2025, Volume 289, pages 38–47. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2025.05.005. PMID: 40368171.
  30. 2026Karthikeyan G, Devasenapathy N, Ghosh A, Kini PR, Varyani R, Satheesh S, Gupta MD, Palleda GM, Sethi R, Yadav S, Asotra S, Gopalakrishnan A, Kapoor A, Meena CB, Math RS, Bansal S, Senguttuvan NB, Biswas S, Rastogi A, Soni M, Jha V, Jhajhria R, Kaushik B, Wadhwa N, and Dig-RHD Investigators. “Digoxin in patients with symptomatic rheumatic heart disease: a randomized clinical trial.” Published in JAMA, 16 June 2026, Volume 335(23), pages 2020–2028. doi: 10.1001/jama.2026.7335. PMID: 42106990.
  31. Prayaag Kini and H. K. Chopra. “Recent concepts in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction — chasing the elusive jigsaw.” Under publication.
Conference Presentations33
  1. 2026Dr. Prayaag Kini participated as a presenter at the PINK COUNCIL Conference, Dehradun 2026, organised by the Pink Council Conference, Cardiological Society of India (PCC-CSI 2026). The presentation topic was “Our machine-learning-derived model for prediction of first heart attack in Indian ladies.” The conference was held in Dehradun from 21 February 2026 to 22 February 2026. The presentation received the First Prize for National Best Original Research.
  2. 2021Dr. Reeta Varyani delivered a faculty talk on assessment of LV systolic function in chronic mitral regurgitation and chronic aortic regurgitation at ECHOINDIA 2021, held in October 2021 in Bangalore.
  3. 2021Dr. Reeta Varyani served as a judge for e-posters at PCSI 2021, held in October 2021 (online).
  4. 2021Dr. Reeta Varyani chaired the “Learn from the Masters” session at PCSI 2021, held in October 2021 in Bangalore.
  5. 2021Dr. Reeta Varyani presented as faculty on “Dark side of the moon – a series of challenging CRTs with LSVC” at EP Summit 2021 (online), and received the Best Case Award for the presentation.
  6. 2021Dr. Reeta Varyani participated in the Advanced TEE workshop organised by RISE, held in July 2021 in Mysore.
  7. 2021Dr. Prayaag Kini presented as faculty at ECHOINDIA 2021, held in October 2021 in Bangalore, on three topics: “Light at the end of the tunnel,” “Exotic congenital entity – echo a game changer!!,” and “An emergency echo bailed me out.”
  8. 2021Dr. Prayaag Kini delivered a faculty talk on wall motion abnormalities and coronary involvement – is it ischemic or otherwise – at ECHOINDIA 2021, held in October 2021 in Bangalore.
  9. 2021Dr. Prayaag Kini presented a case on diagnosis and transcatheter closure of an aorta-right ventricular tunnel at PCSI 2021, held in October 2021 in Bangalore.
  10. 2021Dr. Prayaag Kini presented on three arrhythmias occurring in the same patient – concomitant left lateral pathway ablation, fascicular VT ablation, and papillary muscle VT ablation, all performed through the same transseptal access – at the MMM EP Summit 2021, held in June 2021 (online). The presentation received the Best Case Award.
  11. 2021Dr. Prayaag Kini presented “In search of a risk prediction model for VT/VF occurrence in HCM/HOCM – the SOLACE risk score” at CSI 2021, held in December 2021 in Hyderabad, and received the Dr. D. P. Basu Memorial Award.
  12. 2021Dr. Prayaag Kini presented “Plugging the hole and saving a life – VSR closure done in dire straits!!” at CSI 2021, held in December 2021 (online).
  13. 2021Dr. Prayaag Kini presented on new bundle branch block in NSTE-ACS and its prognostic importance, a tertiary care centre analysis, at CSI 2021, held in December 2021 (online).
  14. 2021Dr. Prayaag Kini presented “A new score (ARMADA-H2) for predicting CAD during ischemia evaluation using standard TMT, and its comparison with the Duke Treadmill Score” at CSI 2021, held in December 2021 (online), and received the First Prize for poster presentation.
  15. 2021Dr. Prayaag Kini presented follow-up analysis for detecting subclinical LV dysfunction in patients operated for Tetralogy of Fallot at CSI 2021, held in December 2021 (online).
  16. 2021Dr. Prayaag Kini presented on a score as a predictor of coronary artery disease in patients with an intermediate treadmill test during ischemia evaluation at CSI 2021, held in December 2021 (online).
  17. 2021Dr. Prayaag Kini presented on posterior right ventricular outflow tract septal pacing using His bundle catheter guidance, and whether it is the closest approach to LV pacing, at CSI 2021, held in December 2021 (online).
  18. 2021Dr. Prayaag Kini presented on the importance of total ischemic time on immediate and longer-term outcomes after primary PCI, and the need for pharmacoinvasive therapies, at CSI 2021, held in December 2021 (online).
  19. 2021Dr. Prayaag Kini presented “Development of ‘STORE’ (Stent Thrombosis Risk Evaluation) score to predict stent thrombosis in patients treated with percutaneous coronary intervention for ACS – a study from South India” at CSI 2021, held in December 2021 (online).
  20. 2020Dr. Prayaag Kini presented on RVOT stenting in dire straits in an extremely sick postoperative Tetralogy of Fallot patient at the NIC Mid-Term Virtual Meet, held in April 2020 (online), and received the Best Case Award.
  21. 2021Dr. Prayaag Kini presented “The PRISM Score (Post-Primary PCI Risk Stratification for 4-year Mortality model) – the first Indian score looking beyond CADILLAC and other risk models” at SOLACI CACI 2021, held virtually from Buenos Aires, Argentina in August 2021, and received the Best Original Abstract award.
  22. 2021Dr. Prayaag Kini presented non-coronary research on a weighted echocardiographic score, shown to be better than the original Wilkins score for determining outcomes of PTMC in the Indian population, at SOLACI CACI 2021, held virtually from Buenos Aires, Argentina in August 2021. The abstract was shortlisted among the top five original submissions.
  23. 2021Dr. Sfurti Jadhav presented “It's no Broadway!!!” and a case report of left ventricular submitral aneurysm at ECHOINDIA 2021, held in October 2021 in Bangalore.
  24. 2021Dr. Sfurti Jadhav presented a case of left ventricular submitral aneurysm and “Closing the barn door before the horse has bolted – a tale of ACHD” at PCSI 2021, held in October 2021 in Bangalore.
  25. 2021Dr. Sfurti Jadhav participated in the quiz competition at TNEPIC 2021, held in December 2021 (online), and won 3rd prize in the All-India Quiz for DM/DNB students.
  26. 2021Dr. Sfurti Jadhav presented “All roads lead to Rome – dilatation of coarctation in an infant presenting with heart failure, done via trans-axillary access” at CSI 2021, held in December 2021 (online).
  27. 2021Dr. Sfurti Jadhav presented a retrospective analysis of incidence, clinical and microbiological features, and outcomes of CIED infections at a tertiary care centre in South India, at CSI 2021, held in December 2021 (online).
  28. 2021Dr. Shambhavi Raju presented a case of giant left ventricular pseudoaneurysm and a case of a young girl with a continuous murmur at ECHOINDIA 2021, held in October 2021 in Bangalore.
  29. 2021Dr. Shambhavi Raju presented on dilatation of coarctation in an infant presenting with heart failure, and a rare case of fatal coronary artery disease in a 4-year-old child, at PCSI 2021, held in October 2021 in Bangalore.
  30. 2021Dr. Shambhavi Raju participated in the Advanced TEE workshop organised by RISE, held in July 2021 in Mysore.
  31. 2021Dr. Shambhavi Raju presented a rare case of fatal coronary artery disease in a 4-year-old child and a case of recurrent pulmonary embolism at CSI 2021, held in December 2021 (online).
  32. 2021Dr. Darshan presented “A rare case of supramitral ring” at ECHOINDIA 2021, held in October 2021 in Bangalore.
  33. 2021Ms. Akshata Hosur presented “An unforgettable case in my echo lab: a case of VSD with IE” at ECHOINDIA 2021, held in October 2021 in Bangalore.
Research Projects14
  1. 2022Digoxin in patients with rheumatic heart disease — randomized placebo-controlled trial: This study is led by Dr. Prayaag Kini as Principal Investigator, with Dr. Reeta Varyani as Co-Investigator. The research focuses on the role of digoxin in patients with rheumatic heart disease and is supported by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The study was initiated on 15 December 2022.
  2. 2021Efficacy and Safety of Low-Dose Colchicine in Coronary Artery Disease: This study is led by Dr. Banajit Barooah and Dr. Darshan Manohar B. Patil, evaluating the efficacy and safety of low-dose colchicine in coronary artery disease patients in the Indian population. The study was initiated in 2021.
  3. 2019Validity and Reliability of the HeartOs Device in Ambulatory ECG Monitoring: This study is led by Dr. Reeta Varyani and Dr. Prayaag Kini, assessing the validity and reliability of the HeartOs device in ambulatory measurement of systolic time intervals and ECG, pre- and post-therapeutic intervention, in subjects with congenital heart defects. The study is sponsored by Fourth Frontier Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (FFTPL) and was initiated in 2019.
  4. 2019Clinical Evaluation of T. Ayu BKV in Chronic Heart Failure: This study is led by Dr. Savitri Vasudev and Dr. Reeta Varyani, evaluating T. Ayu BKV in patients with chronic heart failure, with special reference to B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP). The study is sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, and was initiated in 2019.
  5. 2018Significance of Left Atrial Volume Index in Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy: This observational study, led by Dr. Reeta Varyani with Dr. Rohit Hasani, examines the significance of left atrial volume index in predicting the immediate result of percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy. The study was initiated in 2018.
  6. 2019Right Ventricular Hemodynamic Changes Following Transcatheter ASD Device Closure: This echocardiographic prospective observational study, led by Dr. Prayaag Kini and Dr. Reeta Varyani with Dr. Sfurti Jadhav, examines right ventricular hemodynamic changes following transcatheter atrial septal device closure compared with surgical closure of atrial septal defect. The study was initiated in 2019.
  7. 2019Assessment of Left Atrial Function in Mitral Stenosis Before and After Valvotomy: This study, led by Dr. Reeta Varyani and Dr. Prayaag Kini with Dr. Shambhavi Raju, assesses left atrial function by 2D echocardiography in mitral stenosis before and after mitral valvotomy. The study was initiated in 2019.
  8. 2021Promesa TM DES-Sirolimus Eluting Peripheral Stent System Study: This prospective, multicenter, single-arm, open-label study, led by Dr. Reeta Varyani and Dr. Prayaag Kini, evaluates the safety and performance of the Promesa TM DES-Sirolimus Eluting Self-Expandable Nitinol Peripheral Stent System for treating superficial femoral artery (SFA) and iliac artery lesions. The study is sponsored by Meril Life Sciences and was initiated in 2021.
  9. 2021External Evaluation of Anna Resting ECG Analysis System: This study, led by Dr. Reeta Varyani and Dr. Prayaag Kini, is an external evaluation of the Anna Resting ECG Analysis System. The study is sponsored by GE Healthcare (GEHC) and was initiated in 2021.
  10. COLHEF — Colchicine in Heart Failure: a multicentre, double-blind, 1:1 randomised controlled trial testing whether colchicine reduces death, hospitalisation or worsening heart failure in patients with HFrEF, alongside inflammatory biomarkers, quality of life, functional status and six-minute walk performance. Sponsored by the Indian Council of Medical Research with the Centre for Chronic Disease Control, New Delhi, as coordinating centre; overall PI Dr. S. Nagendra Boopathy (SRIHER, Chennai). Local Principal Investigator at SSSIHMS: Dr. Prayaag Kini.
  11. STRong Heart — Strengthening Trials and Research for Rheumatic Heart Disease: evaluating a remote mHealth-based monitoring approach for people with rheumatic heart disease receiving oral anticoagulation. Sponsored by the George Institute for Global Health, India. Local Principal Investigator: Dr. Prayaag Kini.
  12. PulzCAD™ Standard TMT Study: an observational diagnostic study of whether PulzCAD, a CDSCO-approved two-lead wearable ECG with AI-based analysis, improves the accuracy of conventional treadmill stress ECG for detecting obstructive coronary artery disease, compared against CT or invasive coronary angiography. Sponsored by Pulztronic Private Limited, Hyderabad. PI Dr. Prayaag Kini, Co-PI Dr. Reeta Varyani.
  13. PulzCAD™ Low-Intensity Stress ECG Study: evaluating whether a ten-minute natural-pace walking test recorded through the PulzCAD wearable ECG can detect or estimate the severity of coronary artery disease in patients who cannot tolerate a conventional treadmill test. Sponsored by Pulztronic Private Limited. PI Dr. Prayaag Kini, Co-PI Dr. Reeta Varyani.
  14. PulzCAD™ Heart Failure Study: investigating whether high-resolution two-lead wearable ECG recorded during ten minutes of normal-pace walking can identify heart failure and distinguish HFpEF, HFmrEF and HFrEF against 2D echocardiography. Sponsored by Pulztronic Private Limited. PI Dr. Prayaag Kini, Co-PI Dr. Reeta Varyani.
Invited Faculty & Academic Roles23
  1. 2015Dr. Reeta Varyani served as faculty at STEMI INDIA in 2015 and 2016.
  2. 2014Dr. Reeta Varyani participated in the ECHO-VALUES workshop in collaboration with the American Society of Echocardiography in 2014.
  3. 2018Dr. Reeta Varyani has been a faculty member at the CSI National Interventional Council from 2018 to 2025.
  4. 2021Dr. Reeta Varyani has been involved in ECHOINDIA in 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, and delivered a platform talk on “GLS in Management of Regurgitant Lesions” at ECHO INDIA 2021.
  5. 2020Dr. Reeta Varyani contributed as faculty at India Live from 2020 to 2024, at IJCTO from 2022 to 2024, and at the CHIP–CTO High Risk PCI conference from 2019 to 2024.
  6. Dr. Reeta Varyani organises and serves as in-house faculty for all ECHO SAI conferences and for the CRYSTAL, FACTS, SPEED and SPACE Structural conferences at SSSIHMS.
  7. 2021Dr. Reeta Varyani served as a judge for e-posters and chaired the “Learn from the Masters” session at PCSI 2021.
  8. 2014Dr. Prayaag Kini was invited faculty at TCTAP 2014, Korea, and at the ECHO-VALUES workshop with the American Society of Echocardiography in 2014.
  9. 2015Dr. Prayaag Kini was invited faculty at STEMI INDIA in 2015 and 2016.
  10. 2017Dr. Prayaag Kini was faculty at the ECHOBEATS workshops with Dr. Thomas Binder and Dr. Satish Govind in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
  11. 2024Dr. Prayaag Kini has been faculty at ECHOINDIA from 2017 to 2025, presenting on high gradient of prosthetic valves at follow-up and, in 2024, on complications of balloon mitral valvotomy.
  12. 2019Dr. Prayaag Kini has been KCSICON faculty from 2019 to 2024, CSI National Interventional Council faculty from 2018 to 2025, India Live faculty from 2019 to 2024, ECHO Nagpur faculty in 2024, and IJCTO and CHIP High Risk PCI faculty from 2022 to 2024.
  13. 2019Dr. Prayaag Kini was elected an Executive Member of the Karnataka Chapter of the Indian Academy of Echocardiography for a fourth consecutive year in 2019, and of the National IAE for 2023–2024.
  14. 2018Dr. Pravat Kumar Dash delivered the Nadagouda oration on “Device closure in shunt lesions” at the annual meeting of the Karnataka Chapter of the Cardiological Society of India on 12 September 2018.
  15. 2018Dr. Pravat Kumar Dash facilitated a panel discussion on the MyVal transcatheter heart valve, organised by Meril Life Sciences in Vapi, Gujarat, in December 2018.
  16. 2013Dr. P. K. Dash participated in and presented two structural cases at SCAI, USA, in 2013.
  17. 2017Dr. Reeta Varyani participated in C3, USA, in 2013 and attended Women in EP, San Diego, in 2017, speaking on her journey to becoming a cardiologist in India.
  18. 2014Dr. Prayaag Kini held a visiting fellowship at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 2014.
  19. 2016Dr. Prayaag Kini was a CVRF International Research Fellow on imaging and high-risk PCI at Asan Medical Centre, Seoul, in 2016.
  20. 2018Dr. Prayaag Kini held an International Structural Fellowship at Gottsegen György Országos Kardiovaszkuláris Intézet, Hungary, in 2018.
  21. 2024Dr. Prayaag Kini delivered an invited lecture on balloon mitral valvotomy at the Lund Institute, Sweden, and represented India at the Heart Failure Society of America for the Best Case Award of the Heart Failure Association of India, both in 2024.
  22. 2025Dr. Prayaag Kini was invited faculty for a lecture on the role of AI in HOCM at the Asian Society of Clinical Cardiology Seminars, China, on 21 June 2025.
  23. 2025Dr. Reeta Varyani was an invited speaker at the American College of Cardiology 2025 Scientific Session (ACC.25) in Chicago, speaking on “Right to Access for Cardiovascular Care Powered by Breakthrough Artificial Intelligence: India”, and presented the clinical implementation and outcomes of the ACUSON Origin system at SSSIHMS with Prof. Daniel José Piñeiro, Dr. Krishna Rao and Dr. Julia Grapsa.
Conferences Organised & Hosted16
  1. 2014SPEED — the Sathya Sai Preparatory course for Exam-going DM/DNB students — has been held annually since 2014, reaching its tenth edition in 2025.
  2. 2019SPACE, the structural heart conference, was held in 2019 and 2022.
  3. 2023CRYSTAL, a day-long teaching programme for RGUHS BSc Cardiac Care Technology students, was held in 2023, 2025 and 2026.
  4. 2024FACTS, a day-long RGUHS BSc Cardiac Care Technology teaching programme, was held in 2024 and 2025.
  5. 2024GESSSICA, a day-long training programme run jointly by GE Healthcare and SSSIHMS, was held in 2024 and 2025.
  6. 2022ELEKTRA, the electrophysiology teaching programme for EP fellows, technicians and early-career cardiologists, was initiated in 2022 under Dr. Komandoor Srivathsan and held online in 2021 and 2024.
  7. 2013CMEs on arrhythmia and devices were conducted in 2013 and 2014.
  8. 2024Heart Rhythm Update — Pace for Life, an electrophysiology conference organised with the Pace4life Foundation, UK, was held on 19 October 2024.
  9. 2005The department has hosted the Bangalore Chapter CSI Annual Conference from 2005 to 2025.
  10. 2013ECHO SAI conferences, in collaboration with GE, were held from 2013 to 2016, covering rheumatic, coronary and congenital disease and transoesophageal echocardiography.
  11. 2014The department collaborated with the American Society of Echocardiography on ASEF VALUES in 2014, and with Dr. Bruce Kimura on point-of-care ultrasound in heart failure at SPACE 2022.
  12. 2013The first EP conference at SSSIHMS Whitefield was held in 2013, guided by Dr. Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green.
  13. 2025SPEED 2025, a two-day preparatory CME for DM and DNB Cardiology students held on 8–9 November 2025, drew 157 delegates and combined case-based discussion, bedside learning in ECG, cath data and echocardiography, and exam-oriented sessions led by senior cardiologists and examiners from across India.
  14. 2026CRYSTAL 2026, held on 10 May 2026 under the theme “For the Students, By the Students”, was a refresher course for 139 final-year Cardiac Care Technology students and MSc Echocardiography postgraduates from SSSIHMS and three partner institutions.
  15. 2025The SPEED conference of 8–9 March 2025, organised with Hrudaya Vignan Trust, covered Ebstein anomaly, ruptured sinus of Valsalva, HOCM, valvular lesions, aortoarteritis, unicuspid aortic valve, constrictive pericarditis, DORV, VSD and pulmonary arterial hypertension.
  16. 2025FACTS2, organised with KAHPA on 12 March 2025, included a live transmission from the cathlab to Dhanvantari Hall and was attended by 220 candidates.
DrNB Gold Medalists

Five Gold Medals

Dr. Keshav Murthy — DNB Cardiology Gold Medalist, 2005
Dr. Keshav Murthy — DNB Cardiology Gold Medalist, 2005
Dr. Deepak Krishnamurthy — 2006
Dr. Deepak Krishnamurthy — 2006
Dr. Rohit Dixit — 2012
Dr. Rohit Dixit — 2012
Dr. Booma S — 2017
Dr. Booma S — 2017
Dr. Ravi Kachhela — 2018
Dr. Ravi Kachhela — 2018
On the Podium

Recent Recognition

Dr. Reeta Varyani speaking at ACC.25, Chicago
Dr. Reeta Varyani speaking at ACC.25, Chicago
American College of Cardiology 2025 Scientific Session
American College of Cardiology 2025 Scientific Session
Dr. Prayaag Kini — Best Original Abstract, CSI 2024
Dr. Prayaag Kini — Best Original Abstract, CSI 2024
Cardiological Society of India, 2024
Cardiological Society of India, 2024
Best Original Research Abstract — HFAI 2025
Best Original Research Abstract — HFAI 2025
Best Original Abstract — INDIA LIVE 2025
Best Original Abstract — INDIA LIVE 2025
INDIA LIVE 2025
INDIA LIVE 2025
Read the Work

Publications Online

The faculty’s published work is indexed on the public research databases. Dr. Banajit Barooah’s publications are listed on ResearchGate; the Indian Heart Journal indexes of Dr. Reeta Varyani and Dr. Prayaag Kini are on ScienceDirect.

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