Dr. R. Ravi Kumar is the Clinical Lead – Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology at Institutes of Heart-Lung Transplant & MCS, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, with over 33 years of global experience across India, Bangladesh, Kenya, Maldives, and Uganda. A pioneer in heart transplantation, LVADs, ECMO, hybrid cardiac interventions, and transplant immunology, Dr. Ravi Kumar (Regn. No. 41205) has played a pivotal role in developing India’s heart transplant ecosystem.
Advanced heart failure is rising sharply in India, affecting 2-3 lakh people yearly. Caused by cardiomyopathy, alcohol, or cancer drugs, critical cases drop below 25% EF and require life-saving transplants or artificial heart pumps (LVADs), writes Dr. R. Ravi Kumar.
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