Dr. Anishkumar P K Venugopalan Nair

About Dr. Anishkumar P K Venugopalan Nair

Dr. Anishkumar P K Venugopalan Nair is a Specialist Interventional Cardiologist with extensive experience in diagnosing and treating a wide range of cardiovascular conditions. His clinical journey spans several leading medical institutions across India and the UAE, where he has managed both routine and complex heart conditions.

His expertise covers preventive cardiology, advanced cardiac imaging, and minimally invasive heart procedures. Patients benefit from his careful approach to evaluation, clear communication, and treatment plans that are tailored to their individual cardiac needs.

With experience in coronary interventions, pacemaker implantation, and structural heart procedures, Dr. Anishkumar has established himself as one of the best interventional cardiologist in Sharjah for patients requiring comprehensive heart care, from diagnosis through advanced treatment.

Educational Qualifications

• MBBS
• MD General Medicine
• DM Cardiology
• Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology

Special Interests

• Evaluation and treatment of cardiac symptoms including chest pain, shortness of breath, and palpitations
• Management of hypertension, dyslipidemia, angina, and heart failure
• Preventive cardiology and cardiovascular risk factor management
• Echocardiography and stress exercise testing
• Radial intervention for acute and chronic coronary artery disease
• Balloon valvotomy
• Pacemaker implantation

Research / Publications

• Anishkumar Nair, Kader Muneer, Chakanalil Govindan Sajeev. A case of recurrent palpitations with wide complex tachycardia. Heart Asia. 2016;8:1-2.
• Nair A, Sajeev CG, Muneer K. A case of recent myocardial infarction with cardiac failure. Heart. Published Online First: 29 September 2016.
• Kader Muneer, Anishkumar Nair. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and receptor blockers in heart failure and chronic kidney disease – Demystifying controversies. Indian Heart Journal. 2016.
• Anishkumar Nair, Chakanalil Govindan Sajeev, Kader Muneer. Prosthetic Aortic Valve Dehiscence – A 'Rocking' Catastrophe. Journal of Echocardiography. 2016.
• Nair A, Rajesh G.N., Sajeev C.G. Functional tricuspid stenosis: a rare presentation of suspected rhabdomyoma as congenital cyanotic heart disease. Cardiology in the Young. 2017.
• Rajesh G, Sajeer K, Nair A, Sajeev C, Krishnan M. Intimo-intimal intussusception: circumferential aortic dissection – a rare mechanism of severe acute aortic regurgitation. Journal of Echocardiography. 2014.
• Anishkumar Nair, Chakanalil Govindan Sajeev. Spontaneous Regression of Gigantic Cardiac Rhabdomyoma. Heart, Lung, and Circulation. Accepted for publication.
• Sajeev C, Kalathingathodika S, Nair A, Muneer K, Rajesh G, Deshabandhu V et al. Malignant Arrhythmia with Benign Tumour: Fibrolipoma of the Left Ventricle. Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound. 2014.
• Rajesh G, Sajeer K, Nair A, Haridasan V, Sajeev C, Krishnan M. Device closure of pulmonary arteriovenous malformation using Amplatzer vascular plug II in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Indian Heart Journal. 2015.
• Rajesh G, Sajeer K, Nair A, Sajeev C, Krishnan M. Hammock mitral valve: A rare cause of congenital mitral regurgitation. Indian Heart Journal. 2014.
• Ranjith MP, Rajesh KF, Nair Anish Kumar, Rajesh G, Krishnan MN. Recurrent Hemoptysis in an 11-year-old Girl: Pulmonary Atresia with Ventricular Septal Defect and Patent Ductus Arteriosus. Kerala Heart Journal. 2014.
• Rajasekharan C, Anishkumar V, Suresh MK. Ice pack test: is it obsolete? BMJ Case Reports. 2011.
• Rajesh Gopalan Nair, Sajeer Kalathingathodika, Anishkumar P.K.V Nair, Cicy Bastian, Mangalath Narayanan Krishnan. A case of esophageal malignancy infiltrating into left atrium. Journal of the Indian Medical Association. 2014.
• Yadav P, Nair A, Cherian A, Sibi NS, Kumar A. Intracranial hypertension: A rare presentation of lupus nephritis. Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences. 2010.
• Nair Rajesh Gopalan, Sajeer Kalathingathodika, Haridasan Vellani, Krishnan Mangalath Narayanan, Kumar Anish, Subramanyan Gomathi. Carcinoma Lung Infiltrating into Left Atrium: A Case of Transvenous Extension. Heart India. 2015.
• Correlation Between Cardiac MRI and Physiologically Significant Coronary Stenosis in Stable Ischemic Heart Disease Patients.
• Efficacy of Diluted Contrast in Coronary Angioplasty on Renal Complications and Outcome.
• Team Member in the International Study of Comparative Health Effectiveness with Medical and Invasive Approaches (ISCHEMIA) Trial under Principal Investigator Dr. C.G. Sajeev.