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Dr.Syed Sakib Nazir

Consultant – Interventional Cardiology
MBBS, MRCP (UK), FRCP (Edin), CESR Cardiology (UK)

He is an Interventional Cardiologist with the following clinical expertise and skills:

Clinical expertise in treating broad spectrum of cardiovascular diseases:

  • Chest pain or Angina
  • Heart attack
  • Acute and chronic heart failure
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Palpitation (Arrhythmias)
  • Fainting /syncopal attack
  • Heart valve disease
  • High blood pressure
  • High cholesterol
  • Patients with previous angioplasty, by-pass surgery or valve surgery
  • Cardiovascular check-up
Procedural skills  (Invasive)
  • Trans-radial coronary angiography and angioplasty (Stenting): The procedure is being done through the wrist rather than the groin. This helps the patient to start walking soon after the procedure and the risks are also low.
  • Pacemaker implantation
  • Heart failure device implantation
Procedural skills (Non-invasive)
  • Transthoracic and transesophageal ECHO cardiography
  • Stress ECHO (Physiological & pharmacological)
  • Treadmill test
  • Interpretation of 24 hour ambulatory heart rhythm and blood pressure monitoring
  • CT Coronary Angiogram interpretation
Special interest in:
  • Trans-radial coronary angiography and angioplasty
  • Heart rhythm disturbance and pacemakers
  • Heart failure
  • Valve disease