- Speciality: Cardiologist
- Education: MBBS, MD, DM
- Experience: 44+ years
- Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi
About: Dr. K K Saxena
Dr. K K Saxena is an esteemed cardiologist at Apollo Hospitals, with a notable history in interventional cardiology. He served as a Research Fellow at the Cardiovascular Investigational Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, from March 1992 to March 1993 in Adelaide, Australia. Dr. Saxena has published several significant articles, including works on Tetralogy of Fallot, isolated aortic arch interruption, and balloon sizing in percutaneous mitral balloon valvotomy. His MD thesis focused on serum potassium in cardiac arrhythmias complicating acute myocardial infarction. Dr. Saxena excels in treating conditions such as Barth Syndrome, dilated cardiomyopathy, irregular heartbeat, and orthostatic hypotension, among others. He also addresses severe conditions like acute aortic dissection, heart transplantation, and restrictive cardiomyopathy. Additionally, he provides preoperative treatment, preventive care for heart and lung diseases, and monitors ambulatory blood pressure. His expertise includes screening for coronary artery disease and valvular heart disease.
Experience and Memberships
- Cardiologist at Apollo Hospitals
- Research Fellow in Interventional Cardiology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia (Mar 1992 – Mar 1993)
Awards and Achievements
- Published articles on:
- Tetralogy of Fallot with absent pulmonary valve
- Isolated aortic arch interruption in an adult female
- Sizing of balloons in percutaneous mitral balloon valvotomy
- MD Thesis: Study of serum potassium in cardiac arrhythmias complicating acute myocardial infarction
Conditions Treated
- Barth Syndrome
- Dilated cardiomyopathy
- Irregular Heartbeat
- Orthostatic Hypotension
- Patent foramen ovale
- Stomach Cancer
- Acute Aortic Dissection
- Acute Pericarditis
- Plication of the Inferior Vena Cava
- Palpitations
- Heart Transplantation
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease Treatment
Procedures and Preventive Care
- Preoperative Treatment
- Preventive Care of Heart Lung Diseases
- Primary Angiitis
- Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
- Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Andersen Tawil Syndrome
- Screening for Coronary Artery Disease
- Screening for Valvular Heart Disease
- Pain in Left Part of Chest Management
