National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases Karachi

Address:
National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases Rafiqui (H.J.), Shaheed Road
City: Karachi
Postal Code: 75510
Country: Pakistan
Phone: 02199201271-5
Type of centre:University
Number of Cath labs in your centre: 9
Number of Cath operators working in your centre: 36
Number of interventionists in your centre: 30
Additional comments: 2018 data

Techniques available in the centre:
Subtechniques available in the centre: TAVI, Other adult congenital heart disease procedures, IVUS, Volume of radial activity, Lower limbs interventions, CTO PCI, Primary PCI, Rotational atherectomy, FFR/iFR, Coronary angiography, Stress echocardiography, Atrial septal defect/Patent foramen ovale/Ventricular septal defect closure, Cardiac computed tomography
Centre affiliated to a quality insurance programme: Yes
Centre participate in scientific studies: Yes
Centre participate in national/international registries: Yes, both national and international
Centre participate in randomised clinical trials:

Centre has Peer reviewed scientific publications?: Yes
Number of articles related to interventional cardiology published by the centre in the last 5 years: 15
Scientific fields of interests: Management of Percutaneous Intervention Complications

Number of local fellows in interventional cardiology who attend the centre: 45
Number of international fellows accepted by the centre (per year): 20
Type of fellowship offered by the centre: Both
Possibility to develop a thesis during the stay: Yes
Does the centre have a specific fellowship program with defined objectives?: Yes
Language(s) used to perform clinical activity: English, Urdu