About Dr. Nishith Chandra
Dr. Nishith Chandra is a Cardiologist practicing in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, with 32+ years of experience. I am Dr. Nishith Chandra, Director, Interventional Cardiologist at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi, India. I am at this institute from last 22 years. Areas of focus include Ballooning and Stenting (Angioplasty), TAVI/TAVR, and Mitra Clip procedures. Qualifications include MBBS, DM - Cardiology, MD - Pediatrics.
doing image based coronary interventions, with the help of Intra Vascular Ultrasound (IVUS) and Optical Coherence Tomography ( OCT)
using advanced techniques like LASER angioplasty, Rota Blation, Orbital Atherectomy, and IntraVascular Lithotripsy to treat heavily calcified difficult to treat lesions
expertise to put Impella Artificial Heart pump to support the heart during critical procedures in critically sick patients with Cardiogenic Shock
running the highly successful, air-ambulance service of the hospital
Deals with all sorts of complex Coronary, Carotid, Renal, and Peripheral Interventions
Expert in using advanced techniques like LASER angioplasty, Rota Blation, Orbital Atherectomy, and IntraVascular Lithotripsy to treat heavily calcified difficult to treat lesions
Runs the highly successful, air-ambulance service of the hospital
TAVI/TAVR and Mitra Clip procedures for Aortic Stenosis and Mitral Regurgitation
Image based coronary interventions, with the help of Intra Vascular Ultrasound (IVUS) and Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
Enhances the safety and long term outcomes of angioplasty and stent procedures
Incharge of Emergency services and Heart Command Centre of Escorts Heart Institute, for last 20 Years
Transporting critically sick cardiac patients from India and Abroad
Regularly invited as faculty in National and International Cardiology Conferences around the world
Ballooning and Stenting (Angioplasty)
Differences between Cardiac Arrest, Heart Failure and Heart Attack
Heart failure means that heart is failing in its duty to pump enough blood
Heart attack
Heart failure is breathlessness, intense weakness and sometimes just spin
Heart does not stop during heart failure
Heart continues to beat but weak beating inefficiently
The most common symptom of heart failure is breathlessness, intense weakness and sometimes just spin
Myths and Facts about Ballooning and Stenting (Angioplasty)
What are the difference between Cardiac Arrest, Heart Failure and Heart Attack
Are these heart failure, heart attack, heart and cardiac arrest, they are same thing?
No they are not the same thing
They denote totally different meanings
So what do you we mean by heart failure
Heart is still beating, heart has not stopped, heart is beating
Then how do a person recognize heart failure
So this is heart failure
Then the second term comes which is heart attack
Treatment/Services Offered
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