Professor and Head of the Department of Cardiology King George’s Medical College(KGMC)Lucknow, India. Also worked as a cardiologist for the last 25 years and Has developed
skills in all areas of general cardiology as a specialist.
As a teacher, he has provided knowledge and experience to students working in my department towards their post-graduate specialisation in Cardiology. He has full administrative experience of
managing a department with more than 70 medical and non-medical staff. Fully experienced in management of cardiac emergencies and have been performing all invasive investigations at KGMC. Therefore experientially equipped to start perhaps an angiography program, or a permanent pacemaker service or even an angioplasty program. Also interested In establishing a heart failure service and would like to contribute to the field of medical education and research.
HONOURS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
1. Member of Executive Council of Lucknow University from 1998 to 2000.
2. Member of Medical Council of India from 1999 to 2004.
3. Technical Expert of review of project of Indian council of medical research, New Delhi.
4. Member of Executive Committee of Medical Council of India, New Delhi 2002 -2004
5. Technical Expert of Drug Controller Authority of India.
6. As an expert for selection of faculty in Cardiology at All India Institute of Medical Sciences
(AIIMS) New Delhi.
7. Inspector of Medical Council of India for granting recognition of DM in Cardiology.
8. Examiner of National Board of Examination for Diplomate National Board (DNB) in Card.
9. Inspector of National Board of Examination for recognition of DNB teaching centers.
10. DM(Cardiology) examiner at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
11. DM(Cardiology) examiner at Lucknow University, Lucknow, since 1985.
12. DM(Cardiology) examiner at Kanpur University, Kanpur.
13. “D.P. Basu” best paper award at annual conference of Cardiological Society of India at
Chennai 1983.
14. Delivered “V.V. Shah Oration” at the national conference of Cardiological Society of India at
Bangalore,1996.
15. Secretary of U.P. State branch of Cardiological Society of India 1997-1999.
16. President of U.P. State branch of Cardiological Society of India 1999-2001.
17. President of U.P. Healthy Heart Foundation since 1996.
18. Delivered “Dr. SC Jain Memorial Oration” at State Conference of Cardiological Society of India
at Lucknow – 2003.
19. Member of Indian College of Cardiology.
20. Member of Indian College of Interventional Cardiology.
21. National faculty member of many national conferences in Cardiology.
22. Member of Editorial Board of Indian Heart Journal
23. Organized national conference as Organizing Secretary for “47 th Annual Conference of
Cardiological Society of India-1995” held at Lucknow.
24. Director of several courses and C.M.E. PROGRAMMES for physicians.
25. Organized as Organizing Secretary General Joint international conference of International
Society Of Heart Research-Indian Section and International Academy of cardiovascular
sciences at Lucknow in Jan 2004.
26. B.C. Roy National Award for development of specialty by Medical Council of India,
PUBLICATIONS
A. PUBLISHED RESEARCH PAPERS IN INDEX JOURNALS :
1. VS Narain, Aniket Puri, H S Gilhotra, Sadiq PA, S Mehrotra, S K Dwivedi, R K Saran, V K Puri. Third Heart
Sound Revisited: A Correlation with NT ProBNP & Echo to detect Left Ventricular Dysfunction. Indian Heart
Journal 2005;57(1): 31-34 (Original article) (Pub Med)
2. CREATE STUDY A multi center trial. Effects of Reviparin, a Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin,on Mortality,
Reinfarction, and Strokesin Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Presenting With ST-Segment Elevation
JAMA Jan 2005 293;(4); 427-436 (In Co Investigator List) (Original article) (Pub Med)
3. The CREATE-ECLA Trial Group Investigators. Effect of glucose-insulin-potassium infusion on mortality in
patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: the CREATE-ECLA randomized controlled trial.
JAMA. 2005;293:437-446. (In Co Investigator List) (Original article) (Pub Med)
4. A Puri, Om K Gupta, RN Dwivedi, M Puri,S Singh, VS Narain, VK Puri. Smoking and Fibrinogen in Coronary
Artery Disease. Journal of Internal Medicine of India 2004:7;Pg 215 – 219 (Original article)
5. A Puri,VS Narain,VK Puri. A Multivariate analysis of risk factors of premature Ischemic Heart disease Journal
Indian Coll. Of Cardiol 2004:5(1); pg 7-18 (Original article)
6. A Puri, HS Gilhotra, M Puri, S Singh, VS Narain, VK Puri. Effect of Smoking on Lipoprotein (a) levels in patients
of premature CAD . Indian Journal of Cardiology. 2004;7(1) Pg 38-41(Original article)
7. VK Puri, A Puri.Hofman’s variant of Tetralogy of Fallot( Pictorial) Journ Int Med India 2004:7;Pg232
8. VK Puri, A Puri. Statins in Acute Coronary Syndrome. Cardiology Update (PC Manoria Ed) CSI-2004 51-62
9. A Puri , VK Puri. Detection of Vulnerable Plaque. Cardiology Update (PR Sinha Ed) CARDICON -2004 85-95
10. VK Puri, A Puri, HS Gilhotra. Newer biomarkers for ACS. Journ. Of Indian Coll Cardiol 2003:4(2);19-25
11. A Puri , VK Puri. Pharmacogenomics, Pharmacogenetics and Future of Hypertension therapy. In Medicine
Update ( S Das Editor) APICON-2003 vol 13 ; Pg 9-18
12. A Puri , VK Puri. Aging and The Heart . Post Graduate Medicine (M PanjaEd)APICON –2003 vol 17 ; 232-248
13. VK Puri, A Puri, HS Gilhotra. Genomics in Cardiology. In Medicine Update (Ed) UttraCON- 2003 Vol 1; Pg
14. Short term (48 hours) versus long term (7 days) antibiotic prophylaxis for permanent pacemaker implantation.
Dwivedi SK, Saran RK, Khera P, Tripathi N, Kochar AK, Narain VS, Puri VK. Indian Heart Journal, 2001;53-
6:740-742. PMID 11838927 [PubMed-indexed for MEDLINE]
15. Lipoprotein (a) and lipid levels in young patients with myocardial infarction and their first degree relatives. Isser
HS, Puri VK, Narain VS, Saran RK, Singh S. Indian Heart Journal , 2001, 53(4) : 463-6. PMID 11759936
16. Left ventricular pacing through coronary sinus tributaries : initial experience. Dwivedi SK, Saran RK, Rathi AK,
Tripathi N, Narain VS, Puri VK. Indian Heart Journal, 2001; 53 (1) : 71-3. PMID 11456145
17. Silent ischemic interval on exercise test in predictor of response to drug therapy : A randomised cross over trial
metoprolol vs. Diltiazem in stable angina. Dwivedi SK, Saran RK, Mittal S, Gupta R, Narain VS, Puri VK. Clinical
Cardiology, 2001; 24-1:45-51.PMID 11195606 [PubMed-indexed for MEDLINE]
18. Megadose heparin and streptokinase produce similar TIMI 3 flow at discharge in patients of acute myocardial
infarction presenting between 7-12 hours. Dwivedi SK, Pramod K, Gupta R, Saran RK, Narain VS, Puri VK.
Indian Heart Journal, 2000; 52(2):183-6. PMID 10893895 [PubMed-indexed for MEDLINE]
19. Accelerated infusion of streptokinase in acute myocardial infarction results in better TIMI flow grade in infarct –
related artery. Dwivedi SK, Saran RK, Narain VS, Bansal S, Gupta R, Puri VK. Indian Heart Journal, 2000, 52(1) :
40 – 4. PMID 10820932 [PubMed-indexed for MEDLINE]
20. The Bermuda Triangle: hypertension, diabetes mellitus and nephropathy. Narain VS, Kochar A, Gupta R, Puri
VK. Indian Heart J. 2000 May-Jun;52(3):346-50. PMID: 10976162 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
21. Left ventricular diastolic collapse in low pressure cardiac tamponade SK Dwivedi, Saran RK, VS Narain, Puri VK,
Clinical Cardiology 1998, 21-3, 224-227.
22. Antitubercular treatment does not prevent constriction in chronic exudative large pericardial effusion”. Dwivedi
SK, Rastogi P, Saran RK , Puri VK & Hasan M. Indian Heart Journal, 1997: 49; 4; 411. PMID 9358666
23. Improvement in contractility of infarct zone after dobutamine infusion predicts good TIMI-II or III) flow
in infarct related artery. Dwivedi SK, Rajeev Kumar, Saran RK, Narain VS, Bansal S, Puri VK, Hasan M : Indian
Heart Journal, 1997; 49:2;147-151. PMID 9231544 [PubMed-indexed for MEDLINE].
24. Antitubercular treatment does not prevent constriction in chronic pericardial effusion of undetermined etiology: a
randomized trial. Dwivedi SK, Rastogi P, Saran RK, Narain VS, Puri VK, Hasan M. Indian Heart J. 1997 Jul-
Aug;49(4):411-4. PMID: 9358666 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
25. Predischarge dobutamine induced distant wall motion abnormalities after acute myocardial infarction predict
multivessel disease. Kumar R, Dwivedi SK, Puri VK, Saran RK, Narain VS, Hasan M. Indian Heart Journal,
1995; 47 (4) : 349-52. PMID 8557277[PubMed-indexed for MEDLINE]
26. Beneficial effects of long term metoprolol therapy on Cardiac haemodynamics in patients with mitral stenosis
in Sinus rhythm – a randomized clinical trial. Kumar R, Saran RK, Dwivedi SK, Narain VS, Puri VK, Hasan M,
Chandra N : Indian Heart Journal, 1994 Vol. 46, No. 6; 297-301. PMID 7797214
27. A study of platelet aggregation, thromboxane A2 and prostacyclin in central aortic and coronary sinus blood in
ischemic heart disease. Narain VS, Bhargava B, Chandra N, Puri VK, Hasan M. Indian Heart J. 1994 Jul-
Aug;46(4):149-52. PMID: 7875701 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
28. Study of platelet ultrastructure in ischemic heart disease. Puri VK, Chandra N, Millis D. Indian Heart J. 1994 May-
Jun;46(3):155-8. PMID: 7821937 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
29. Hirudins–new antithrombotic agent. Katira R, Puri VK. J Assoc Physicians India. 1994 Mar; 42(3) :240-1.
Review. PMID: 7860517 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
30. “A Study of Biogenic Amines in Central Aortic and Coronary Sinus Blood in Ischemic Heart Disease”;
Naveen Chandra, B.Bhargava, V.S. Narain, P.K. Nigam, Puri V.K. , M.Hasan : Pakistan Heart Jounal, Vol. 26,
No. 3;26, 1993. [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
31. “Double outlet right ventricle and levo transposition of the aorta” : Naveen Chandra, Atul Agarwal, M. Hasan, Puri
V.K., S.K. Dwivedi & V.S. Narain. Pakistan Heart Journal. Vol. 26, No. 3; 64, 1993. [PubMed
32. “A study of platelet aggregation, thromboxane A2 and prostacycline in central aortic and coronary sinus blood in
ischemic heart disease” – V.S. Narain, B. Bhargava, Naveen Chandra, Puri VK & M. Hasan : Indian Heart Journal.
Vol 46, No. 4; 149, 1994. [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
33. Sites of right ventricular outflow tract obstruction in tetralogy of Fallot–a retrospective study. Agrawal S, Soni D,
Dhawan S, Dwivedi SK, Saran RK, Puri VK, Narain VS, Hassan M. Indian Heart J. 1991 Nov-Dec;43(6):455-9.
PMID: 1823894 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
34. Clinical relevance of vegetations in infective endocarditis. Soni D, Dhawan S, Agarwal S, Chandra N, Chandra P,
Dwivedi S, Puri VK, Hasan M. Indian Heart J. 1991 Sep-Oct; 43(5):3 73-6. PMID: 1821000
35. Site of Right Ventricular outflow tract obstruction in Telralogy of Fallot – A retrospective Study. Agarwal S,
Soni D, Dhawan S, Dwivedi SK, Saran RK, Puri VK, Narain VS & Hasan M : Indian Heart Journal, 1991, Vol.
43, No. 6 : 455. PMID 1823894 [PubMed-indexed for MEDLINE]
36. “Assessment of Mitral Valve Area by Haemodynamic pressure half time in Mixed Mitral Valve disease”. Puri VK ,
Indian Heart Journal 1991-41-4.
37. “Improved Exercise tolerance with Enalapril in sevMR & good LV function”. Puri VK, Indian Heart Journal
1991 Vol 41-4.
38. “Clinical relevance of Vegetation of Infective Endocarditis”. Puri VK Indian Heart Journal 1991, Vol. 41-
39. “Intravenous Streptokinase in the management of a subset of patients with unstable angina : A randomized
controlled trial" Saran RK, Bhandari K, Narain VS, Ahuja RC, Puri VK, Thakur R, Dwivedi SK & Hasan M :
International Journal of Cardiology , 1990 28(2):209-13. PMID 2203692 [PubMed
40. "A randomised Clinical Trial of Intravenous Streptokinase in patients with unstable angina". Puri VK, British Heart
Journal 1990, Vol.64, No.2. [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
41. Unusual "high take off" of the right coronary artery from the ascending aorta. Thakur R, Dwivedi SK, Puri VK. Int
J Cardiol. 1990 Mar;26(3):369-71. PMID: 2312205 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
42. Platelet serotonergic mechanisms in ischaemic heart disease. Puri VK, Verma M, Saxena AK, Shanker K.
Thromb Res. 1990 Feb 1;57(3):445-51. PMID: 2315895 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
43. "An Echocardiographic Analysis of Chronic Constrictive Pericarditis" Puri VK Indian Heart Journal 1990 Vol.42-4.
[PubMed –
44. "Morphometric analysis of Coronary Arteries- A comparison between Indian and American Subjects'. Puri VK,
Indian Heart Journal 1990, Vol.42-4. [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
45. Prostaglandin E (PGE1) : Effect on the Human Fibrinolytic System. Narain VS, Saran RK, Dwivedi SK, Puri VK
& Hasan M : Indian Heart Journal , 1989 Vol. 41(5), No. 5 : 326-9. PMID 2599544 [PubMed-
46. Isolated Septal Perforator Block in a patient with unstable angina”. Narain VS, Puri VK, Saran RK, Thakur R,
Dwivedi SK, & Hasan M. Pakistan Heart Journal, 1989 Vol. 22 ; No.3,53
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47. Failure of oral atenolol and verapamil to increase the capacity and duration of exercise in patients in sinus rhythm
with mitral stenosis. Misra M, Bhandari K, Thakur R, Puri VK. Int J Cardiol. 1989 Apr;23(1):37-41. PMID:
2714912 [PubMed – ]
48. Mitral stenosis: a multivariant analysis by echo cardiography (M-mode). Aneja GK, Puri VK, Hasan M, Misra RN.
Indian Heart J. 1988 Jan-Feb;40(1):21-8. PMID: 3181961 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
49. Value of the treadmill exercise test in asymptomatic and minimally symptomatic patients with chronic severe
aortic regurgitation. Misra M, Thakur R, Bhandari K, Puri VK. Int J Cardiol. 1987 Jun;15(3):309-16. PMID:
3596836 [PubMed –
50. Sulphinpyrazone and the platelet serotoninergic mechanism in ischaemic heart disease. Puri VK, Rawat A,
Sharma A, Mehrotra A, Hasan M, Shanker K, Verma M, Sinha JN, Bhargava KP. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed). 1986
Sep 6;293(6547):591-3. PMID: 3092937 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
51. Comparative evaluation of acute effects of sublingual nifedipine and oral diltiazem by echocardiographic right
ventricular systolic time intervals in primary pulmonary hypertension. Mishra M, Kumar N, Thakur R, Bhandari K,
Puri VK. Indian Heart J. 1986 May-Jun;38(3):198-201. PMID: 3557521
52. Noninvasive evaluation of acute effects of oral diltiazem in primary pulmonary hypertension–a preliminary study.
Misra M, Bajaj V, Kumar N, Puri VK. Indian Heart J. 1986 Mar-Apr;38(2):114-7. PMID: 3557502
53. Radioactive serotonin uptake by platelets in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Kumar V, Misra RN, Puri
VK, Shankar K. Indian Heart J. 1986 Jan-Feb;38(1):49-53. PMID: 3744407 [PubMed
54. “A study of platelet Biochemistry (5-HT uptake) in AMI”. Misra RN, Puri VK, Shankar K. Indian Heart Journal –
vol.38.(6),1986.
55. “ST segment depression of exercise testing in chronic aortic regurgitation as a criterion of left ventricular
dysfunction”. Puri VK, M Misra, M Hasan Pakistan Heart Jour.1986 Vol. 19, No.1; 11-15.
56. Single coronary artery as an isolated anomaly. Misra M, Puri VK, Hasan M. Indian Heart J. 1985 Nov-
Dec;37(6):402-4. PMID: 3836946 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
57. Right ventricular functions in mitral stenosis. Mehrotra A, Puri VK, Sharma A, Verma R, Hasan M. Indian Heart
J. 1985 May-Jun;37(3):154-7. PMID: 4065911 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
58. Oral oxyfedrine on left ventricular performance in patients of ischaemic heart disease. Puri VK, Mehrotra A,
Agarwal SK, Hasan M. J Assoc Physicians India. 1985 Apr;33(4):269-71. PMID: 4030673 [PubMed
59. Left ventricular cineangiocardiographic study of segmental wall motion in mitral stenosis–an Indian study. Puri
VK, Mehrotra A, Rawat A, Sharma A, Verma R, Hasan M. Indian Heart J. 1984 Nov-Dec;36(6):363-8. PMID:
6535754 [PubMed – ]
60. Systolic time intervals in anemic children with or without congestive heart failure. Puri VK, Pathak V, Mehrotra A,
Saxena PN. Indian J Pediatr. 1984 Jul-Aug;51(411):407-11. PMID: 6526450 [PubMed
61. Effect of oxyfedrine on exercise performance and systolic time intervals in patients of angina pectoris. Puri VK,
Agarwal SK, Mehrotra A, Hasan M. Indian Heart J. 1984 Jul-Aug;36(4):226-30. PMID: 6389320
62. Systolic time intervals in anaemic children. Puri VK, Pathak V, Saxena PN, Mehrotra A, Hasan M. Indian Heart
J. 1984 Jan-Feb;36(1):27-30. PMID: 6706363 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
63. 'Left Ventricular Function (STI) in cases of hypertension" Puri VK, Indian Heart Journal Vol.33, 1981.
64. "A long term study of Penbutalol-A new beta adrenoceptor” Puri VK, Indian Heart Journal, Vol. 33, 1981.
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65. Left ventricular function in mitral stenosis by systolic time intervals". Puri VK, Misra R, Hasan M. Indian Heart J.
1980 Nov-Dec;32(6):361-4. PMID: 7228085 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
66. Right bundle branch block pattern on transvenous right ventricular pacing. Case report. Kumar A, Hasan M, Puri
VK, Sinha KN. Indian Heart J. 1980;32(2):122-4. PMID: 7390542 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
67. Post-conversion arrhythmia–"a biochemical profile": serum enzymes, electrolyte and plasma cortisol. Hasan M,
Puri VK, Mistra DN, Ahuja RC, Bhargava KP. Indian Heart J. 1979 Sep-Oct;31(5):274-8. PMID: 521042
[PubMed – indexed
68. Serum, spinal fluid and neural total lipids, phospholipids and cholesterol in diabetes mellitus and non-diabetic
neuropathy. Gupta NN, Puri VK, Sircar AR, Tandon NN. J Assoc Physicians India. 1972 May;20(5):361-5.
69. A Puri, VK Puri. Tachycardia induced Cardiomyopathy. A Review. Journ Int Med India 2005(In Press)
70. A Puri, VS Narain, S Mehrotra , SK Dwivedi, RK Saran , VK Puri.N Terminal-Pro Brain Natriuretic Peptide As A
Predictor Of Short Term Outcomes in Acute Myocardial Infarction Indian Heart Journ 2005 ( Under review)
71. Sadiq PA, A Puri, M Dixit , SK Dwivedi, V S Narain, R K Saran, V K Puri. Profile and prevalence of aspirin
resistance in coronary artery disease patients. Indian Heart Journal 2005 ( Under review)
72. HS Gilhotra, A Puri, VK Puri, RK Saran, VS Narain, SK Dwivedi. Modest benefit of Glucose-Insulin-Potassium
Infusion on Left Ventricular Functions in Acute Myocardial Infarction. Indian Journ Of Cardiol (In Press)
73. A Puri, R Goel, S K Dwivedi, V S Narain, R K Saran, V K Puri. Short term outcomes with prolonged glucose
insulin potassium infusion in acute myocardial infarction. British Journ of Cardiol ( Under review)
