Dr. Puneet K. Verma

Dr. Puneet K Verma is a well-known Interventional Cardiologist from Mohali, Punjab with more than a decade's experience. He is currently holding a designation of Executive Director cum Senior Consultant at ACE Heart & Vascular Institute, Mohali apart from heading its Interventional Cardiology division.

Dr. Verma has successfully performed 8000 coronary, peripheral and aortic angiograms, 2900 percutaneous transluminal balloon angioplasties, stenting and atherectomies (both Rotational and Directional) of coronary and peripheral arteries, 825 percutaneous balloon valvotomies (mitral, aortic and pulmonary) and 475 pediatric diagnostic and therapeutic procedures which include device closure of ASD, VSD & PDA (nonsurgical closure of holes in the heart).

He initiated the Interventional Cardiology program at Escorts Heart Institute, Amritsar in 2003 and headed the Division of Interventional Cardiology for nearly five years, performing a plethora of complex catheter-based vascular procedures and device implantations.

Dr. Verma received training in cardiac electrophysiology (study of disorders of electrical system of the heart) during his fellowship at the world famous G.B. Pant Hospital in New Delhi (1994-98) and Lahey Hitchcock Medical Center, Burlington, Massachussets, USA (2000). This exposure helped him to treat more than 500 patients suffering from various disorders with special pacemakers that treat both... [+]

Appointment Information

ACE Heart & Vascular Institute Mohali, Punjab

Mon

09:30AM to 02:00PM

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10:00AM to 02:00PM

Wed

10:00AM to 02:00PM

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09:30AM to 02:00PM

Fri

10:00AM to 02:00PM

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10:00AM to 02:00PM

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Shivalik Hospital, Sector- 69, Mohali - 160062, Punjab

Tel: (0172) 2217878

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Research

A Cardiac evoked response algorithm providing automatic threshold tracking for continuous capture verification, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.

Participated in the conduct of Multi-centre International Registries: RIVERA (Enoxaparin in PCI, 2005), GRACE (Enoxaparin in ACS, 2006).

CLIMATE-ASIA PACIFIC Study (Clinical Management of Patients with Atherothrombotic disease or Events in 2008 acute setting).

Publications

Article

Gambhir DS, Verma PK, Agarwala R, Kaul UA, Arora R. Transvenous right ventricular pacing through coronary sinus in the absence of right superior vena cava. Indian Heart Journal, 1996;48(4):401-402.

Article

Tyagi S, Gambhir DS, Kaul UA, Verma P, Arora R. A decade of subclavian angioplasty: aortoarteritis versus atherosclerosis. Indian Heart Journal, 1996;48(6):667-671.

Article

Arora R, Verma PK, Trehan V, Passey R, Nigam M, Kalra GS. Transcatheter coil occlusion of persistent ductus arteriosus using detachable steel coils: short term results. Indian Heart Journal, 1997;49(1):60-64.

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Article

Tyagi S, Verma PK, Kumar N, Arora R. Stent angioplasty for relief of chronic mesenteric Ischaemia in Takayasu arteritis. Indian Heart Journal 1997;49:315-318.

Article

Sawhney IMS, Verma PK, Dhiman RK, Chopra JS, Sharma A, Chawla YK, Dilawari JB. Visual and auditory evoked responses in acute severe hepatitis. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1997;12:534-539

Article

Tyagi S, Verma PK, Gambhir DS, Kaul UA, Saha R, Arora R. Early and long-term results of subclavian angioplasty in aortoarteritis (Takayasu disease): comparison with atherosclerosis. Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology 1998;21:219-224.

Article

Kalra GS, Verma PK, Dhall A, Singh S, Arora R. Closure of secundum atrial septal defect with atrial septal defect occlusion system (ASDOS): initial experience and short-term follow-up. Indian Heart Journal 1998;50:409-413.

Article

Kalra GS, Verma PK, Dhall A, Singh S, Arora R. Transcatheter device closure of ventricular septal defects: immediate results and intermediate-term follow-up. American Heart Journal 1999;138:339-344.

Article

Kalra GS, Verma PK, Singh S, Arora R. Transcatheter closure of ventricular septal defect using detachable steel coil. Heart 1999;82:395-396.

Article

Verma PK, Bali HK, Suresh PV, Varma JS. Balloon mitral valvotomy in a patient of isolated dextrocardia with rheumatic mitral stenosis. Indian Heart Journal 1999,51:315-317.

Article

Verma PK, Sharma A, Venkatesh S, Anand RK, Varma JS. “Partitioned” left anterior descending artery with absent right superior vena cava in rheumatic mitral stenosis: a rare anomaly in a patient who underwent balloon mitral valvotomy. Indian Heart Journal 2000;52:449-451.

Article

Verma PK, Sharma JK, Khan IA, Bali HK, Varma JS, Bhargava M, Sharma YP, Grover A.A Cardiac evoked response algorithm providing automatic threshold tracking for continuous capture verification: A single center prospective study. Indian Heart Journal 2001;53:467-476.

Article

Verma PK, Thingnam Shyam KS, Sharma A, Taneja JS, Varma JS, Grover A. Delayed embolization of Amplatzer septal occluder device: An unknown entity. Angiology 2003;54:115-118.

Article

Verma PK, Sandhu MS, Mittal BR, Aggarwal N, Kumar A, Mayank M, Bhattacharya A, Anand RK, Grover A. Large spontaneous coronary artery dissections. A study of three cases, literature review, and possible therapeutic strategies. Angiology 2004;55:309-318.

Article

Aggarwal N, Pannu HS, Verma P, Saini DM. Native aortic valve endocarditis caused by Candida sake. Journal of Heart Valve Disease 2008; 17:

Presentation

Visual and brain stem auditory evoked potentials in acute severe hepatitis at the 9th World Congress of EMG at Jerusalem, Israel, June 8-12, 1992.

Presentation

Arora R, Kalra GS, Trehan V, Verma P, Chawla R, Mohan JC, Bhargava M, Pandey BP, Nigam M, Khalilullah M. Percutaneous transatrial mitral commisurotomy in rheumatic mitral stenosis: Long term results. Indian Heart Journal, 1995;47(6):601-602.

Presentation

Tyagi S, Verma P, Sharma VP, Kaul UA, Arora R. Stenting of renal artery stenosis in aortoarteritis. Indian Heart Journal, 1996;48(5):505.

Presentation

Arora R, Kalra GS, Passey R, Verma P, Singh S, Nigam M, Trehan V. Coil closure of persistent ductus arteriosus. Indian Heart Journal, 1996;48(5):521.

Presentation

Sethi KK, Dhall A, Verma PK, Gambhir DS, Jain R, Sharma M, Arora R, Banerjee A, Khanna SK. Medium term follow-up of transvenous ICDs implanted for life threatening ventricular arrhythmias. Indian Heart Journal, 1997; 49(6): 612.

Presentation

Kalra GS, Verma PK, Passey R, Dhall A, Singh S, Arora R. Short-term follow-up of transcatheter closures of ventricular septal defect by Rashkind umbrella device. Indian Heart Journal, 1997;49(6):627.

Presentation

Kalra GS, Verma PK, Dhall A, Nigam M, Arora R Transcatheter closure of secundum atrial septal defect with ASDOS device. Indian Heart Journal, 1997;49(6):627.

Presentation

Verma PK, Kalra GS, Passey R, Nigam M, Arora R. Intravascular haemolysis after transcatheter closure of persistent ductus arteriosus with detachable coils. Indian Heart Journal, 1997;49(6):633.

Presentation

Gambhir DS, Jain R, Singh S, Sinha SC, Verma PK, Sethi KK, Arora R. High speed rotational atherectomy for dilatation of long instent restenotic lesions in the coronary arteries. Indian Heart Journal, 1997;49(6):649.

Presentation

Kalra GS, Arora R, Bhardwaj S, Verma PK, Nigam M. Transcatheter closure of ventricular septal defects with Rashkind umbrella device: Long–term follow-up. Indian Heart Journal, 1999;51(6):718.

Presentation

Verma PK , Vijayvergiya R, Venkatesh S, Dwivedi G, Varma JS. Transvenous ICD therapy for life threatening ventricular arrhythmias – Intermediate follow-up: PGIMER experience. Indian Heart Journal 2000;52:821.

Presentation

Verma PK, Sharma JK, Khan IA, Bali HK, Varma JS, Bhargava M, Sharma YP, Grover A. A Cardiac evoked response algorithm providing automatic threshold tracking for continuous capture verification: A single center prospective study. Indian Heart Journal 2001;53:467.

Presentation

Verma PK, Chopra AK, Singh TP, Singh HP, Sidhu MS, Pannu HS, Kler TS. Efficacy of high-dose tirofiban (HDT) during elective or urgent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with clinical or angiographic high risk features: A Pilot Study. Indian Heart Journal 2005 (abstract issue).

Presentation

Verma PK, Chopra AK, Singh TP, Singh HP, Sidhu MS, Pannu HS, Kler TS. Efficacy of downstream enoxaparin with high-dose tirofiban during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in acute coronary syndromes ACS. Indian Heart Journal 2005 (abstract issue).

Presentation

HS Pannu, Puneet K Verma, S.Radhakrishnan. World’s First Case Report of a Unique Therapeutic Strategy in Post Myocardial Infarct Ventricular Septal Rupture. Published &Presented at The International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery, Boston, June 11-14,2008.

Presentation

Puneet K. Verma, T.P. Singh, Rohit Parti, U.P. Singh, Amit Chandra. Efficacy of Bivalirudin during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Indian Heart Journal 2009 (abstract issue).

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Training

Teaching Fellow (General Medicine), P.G.I.M.E.R., Chandigarh, India between 1989-92.

Lecturer (General Medicine), Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana between 1993-94.

Assistant Professor (Cardiology), P.G.I.M.E.R., Chandigarh between 1998-2002.

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