Dr Karunakar Rapolu

Overview

With more than a decade of experience, Dr. Karunakar Rapolu is one of the best cardiologists in Hyderabad. He specialises in Tricuspid Valve Repair (Tric valve), Complex Coronary Interventions, Peripheral Interventions, and Device Closures. Some of the conditions he treats are structural heart disease, cardiac tamponade, aortic aneurysm, heart failure, and hypertension.

Dr. Karunakar has served as Faculty for many conferences including the Singapore Live Conference, Cardiocon, and APVIC.

Services

• Conditions Treated:
• Coronary Artery Disease
• Peripheral Artery Disease
• Chronic Total Occlusion
• High Blood Pressure/Hypertension
• Heart Failure – Cardiomyopathy, valve disorders
• Aortic Aneurysm
• Structural Heart Disease – valve stenosis, valve regurgitation, valve prolapse
• Ventricular tachycardia complete heart block sick sinus syndrome
• Cardiac tamponade
• Emergency care – Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack), Chest pain (angina) presentation
• Procedures Performed:
• Angiogram and Angioplasty (coronary stent)
• Primary angioplasty for MI pacemaker
• CRT and leadless (Micra) pacemaker implantation
• TAVI/ TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation / Replacement)
• TMVR (Transcatheter Mitral Valve Implantation / Replacement)
• Complex and high risk (CHIP) angioplasties – multi-vessel stenting, total arterial revascularization, left main stenting, bifurcation stenting, peripheral stenting, carotid stenting, renal stenting, endovascular graft, Rotablation
• IVL (Intra Vascular Lithotripsy), procedures with IABP and Impella support
• Alcohol septal ablation
• Tricuspid Valve Repair (Tric valve)
• OCT / IVUS guided angioplasty
• Mitraclip

Education

MBBS,  MD,  DM Cardiology

Experience

Worked in Dept of cardiology at Osmania general hospital from 2010-2012, Working as Consultant Cardiologist at Apollo Hospitals Jublee Hills from 2012- till date

Special Interests

Complex Coronary Interventions,  Peripheal Interventions & Device ClosuresStructural Heart Disease InterventionsHeart Failure Therapies