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Dr. Daljeet Kaur Saggu

Cardiology, Electrophysiology

Sr. Consultant Cardiology and Electrophysiologist

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    • Qualifications:

    • Diploma of Advanced Studies in Cardiac Arrhythmia Management(DAS-CAM), University of Maastricht, Netherland
    • Post-doctoral fellowship in Electrophysiology, CARE Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, 2013-2014
    • DM, Cardiology, King George Medical College, Lucknow University, Lucknow, India, 2009-2012
    • MD, Medicine, Government Medical College, Nagpur University, Nagpur, India, 2004-2007
    • MBBS, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Sawangi, Wardha, Maharashtra, India, 2007-2012

     

    Experience

    • Consultant Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist, CARE Group of Hospitals, Hyderabad, 2014-2019
    • Junior Consultant, Avanti Cardiology Institute, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India, 2012-2013
    • Senior Resident, G.B. Pant Hospital, Delhi, India, 2009
    • Senior Resident, Department of Cardiology, Paras Hospital Gurgaon, India, 2008

    Professional Synopsis:

    Dr. Daljeet Kaur Saggu is a Consultant Cardiologist in AIG Hospitals, Hyderabad and Electrophysiologist. She is also managing and supervising Arrhythmia clinics along with her team at AIG Hospitals, Hyderabad. Also, she is part of the Granulomatous Myocarditis clinic at AIG Hospitals, Hyderabad. Her primary areas of interest are performing device implantations in Bradyrrhythmias, Tachyarrhythmia and for heart failure.

    Dr. Daljeet Kaur Saggu is also an author of numerous papers and articles in National and International Journals. Her areas also include techniques such as 2D and 3D Electrophysiology study (EPS) and Radiofrequency Ablation ( RFA).

    Publications:

    1. Chandra S, Vijay S, Kaur D, Dwivedi S. Congenital aorta right atrial fistula: successful transcatheter closure with the Amplatzer occluder. PediatrCardiol. 2011 Oct;32(7):1057-9. Cited by 25.

    2.      Saggu Daljeet et al. “Catheter Ablation in Patients with Electrical Storm in Early Post Infarction Period (6 Weeks): A Single Centre Experience.” Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal 14.5 (2014): 233–239. Cited by 3.

    3.      Hanumandla A, Kaur D, Shah M, Calambur N. Epicardial Ablation of Focal Atrial Tachycardia Arising From Left Atrial Appendage in Children. Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal 2014;14(4):199-202. Cited by 3.

    4.      Saggu DK, Narain VS, Dwivedi SK, Sethi R, Chandra S, Puri A, Saran RK. Effect of Ivabradine on Heart Rate and Duration of Exercise in Patients with Mild-to-Moderate Mitral Stenosis: A Randomized Comparison With Metoprolol. J CardiovascPharmacol. 2015 Jun;65(6):552-4. PM ID: 25636072,Cited by 16.

    5.      Panda S, Kaur D, Lalukota K, Sundar G, Pavri BB, Narasimhan C. Pleomorphism during Ventricular Tachycardia: A Distinguishing Feature between Cardiac Sarcoidosis and Idiopathic VT. Pacing ClinElectrophysiol. 2015 Jun;38(6):694-9. Cited by 7.

    6.      Gopi A, Nair SG, Shelke A, Saggu DK, Yalagudri S, Reddy P, Narasimhan C. A stepwise approach to the induction of idiopathic fascicular ventricular tachycardia. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2015 Jul 3. Cited by 7.

    7.      Saggu Daljeet Kaur et al. Multiple Monomorphic Ventricular Tachycardias in a structurally normal heart: A case report. Heart Rhythm Case Reports.Volume1, Issue 3 , 114 – 116. Cited by 1.

    8.      Saggu DK, Sundar G, Nair SG, et al. Prevalence of atrial fibrillation in an urban population in India: the Nagpur pilot study. Heart Asia 2016;8:56-59. Cited by 19.

    9.      Daljeet K, Mandar S, Roukoz H, Narasimhan C. Catheter ablation of accessory pathway between the right atrial appendage and the right ventricle: A case report. Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J. 2015 Sep 18;15(4):202-5. PM ID:26937120,Cited by 1.

    10.  Daljeet K, Sandeep G, Abhijeet S, Sachin Y, Narasimhan C. Catheter ablation of recurrent polymorphic tachycardia: Use of sodium channel blockade to organize the tachycardia: A case report. Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J.2015 Nov 18; 15(6): 300-302.

    11.  Abhijeet S, Rajeev M, Anuj K, Sachin Y, Daljeet S, Sandeep N, Narasimhan C. A novel approach in the use of radiofrequency catheter ablation of septal hypertrophy in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. Indian Heart Journal. Cited By 18.

    12.  Daljeet k, Narasimhan C. Cardiac Sarcoidosis/ Tuberculosis: Not so uncommon cause of VT/ Cardiomyopathy in our country. Medicine Update 2016-1 (Progress in Medicine): Publisher: Jaypee Brothers; Volume 262016: Chapter-283.

    13.  Daljeet K, Narasimhan C. Ventricular Tachycardias in specific cardiomyopathies: Sarcoidosis and Tuberculosis. Practical Cardiac Electrophysiology: Editors- Bhargava, Asirvadham; Publisher: Jaypee Brothers: Chapter-34.

    14.  Sanjeev S.Mukherjee, Daljeet Saggu, Sridevi Chennapragada, Sachin Yalagudri, Sandeep G.Nair, Calambur Narasimhan. Device implantation for patients on Antiplatelets and Anticoagulants: Use of Suction Drain (2010), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ihj.2017.12.009

    15.  Prabhu S, Kaur Saggu D, Chennapragada S, Rama Subramanyam G, Yalagudri S, Narasimhan C. Total epicardial biventricular pacing and defibrillation- A case report. Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J. 2017 Sep - Oct;17(5):153-155. doi: 10.1016/j.ipej.2017.06.002. Epub 2017 Jun 13.PM ID:29192593.

    16.  Danwade TA, Devidutta S, Shelke AB, Saggu DK, Yalagudri SD, Sridevi C, Reddy NK, Narasimhan C. Prognostic value of Fluorine-18 fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission computed tomography in patients with unexplained atrioventricular block. Heart Rhythm. 2017 Oct 20. pii: S1547-5271(17)31239-0. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2017.10.025. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29061522. Cited by 13.

    17.  Daljeet K, P Krishnum Raju. Left Atrial Appendage: Textbook of Echocardiography: Editors- V Amuthan. Satish K Parashar; Publisher:Jaypee Brothers: Chapter-467.

    18.  Pandian J, Kaur D, Yalagudri S, Devidutta S, Sundar G, Chennapragada S, Narasimhan C. Safety and efficacy of epicardial approach to catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia - An institutional experience. Indian Heart J. 2017 Mar - Apr;69(2):170-175. doi: 10.1016/j.ihj.2016.10.010. Cited by 4.

    19.  Yalagudri S, Zin Thu N, Devidutta S, Saggu D, Thachil A, Chennapragada S, Narasimhan C. Tailored approach for management of ventricular tachycardia in cardiac sarcoidosis. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2017 Apr 21. doi: 10.1111/jce.13228. Cited by 39.

    20.  Saileela, R., Sachdeva, S., Saggu, D.K. et al. Ventricular Tachycardia in a Fetus: Benign Course of a Malignant Arrhythmia J Obstet Gynecol India (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13224-018-1147-z. Cited by 5.

    21.  Daljeet K, Narasimhan C. Granulomatous Myocarditis in India; CSI Textbook of Cardiology: The Indian Perspective. Editor-in-Chief: Pradip K Deb. First edition: 2018; Jaypee brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. Page- 262-277.

    22.  C. Narasimhan, Daljeet Kaur. Reversible Heart Failure: Tachycardiomyopathy, Granulomatous Myocarditis, Accessory Pathway Induced Cardiomyopathy; Medicine Update 2018: Indian Experts Experience to Evidence. Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Palaniappen M.D.,FICP; Krishers Publishing House. (chapter 5) Page-27-36.

    23.  Management of Refractory Ventricular tachycardia due to Cardiac Sarcoidosis– A Biologic approach: Joseph Theodore, Daljeet kaur saggu, Sachin Yalagudri, Jugal Kishore, Calambur Narasimhan. Heart Rhythm Case Reports , Volume 5 , Issue 2 , 97 – 100. Cited by 4.

    24.  Daljeet Kaur, C. Narasimhan. Predictors of recurrence of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation following cryoablation based pulmonary vein isolation, Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal, Volume 19, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 7-8, ISSN 0972-6292.

    25.  Bera D, Yalagudri S, Devidutta S, Saggu DK, Ali Z, Narasimhan C. Severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction after permanent pacemaker implantation: Should we pause before upgrading to biventricular pacing? Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J. 2019;19(4):161–163. doi: 10.1016/j.ipej.2019.06.001

    26.  Sarkar R, Kaur D, Subramanian M, Yalagudri S, Sridevi C, Devidutta S, Bera D, Narasimhan C, Permanent His-bundle pacing feasibility in routine clinical practice: experience from Indian centre, Indian Heart Journal, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ihj.2019.09.003. Cited by 3.

    27.  Kaur D, Roukoz H, Shah M, et al. Impact of the inflammation on the outcomes of catheter ablation of drug-refractory ventricular tachycardia in cardiac sarcoidosis [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jan 9]. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2020;10.1111/jce.14341. doi:10.1111/jce.14341. Cited by 6.

    28.  Bera D, Kaur D, Yalagudri Sachin et a., Outflow-tract ventricular tachycardia: Can 12 lead ECG during sinus rhythm identify underlying cardiac sarcoidosis? Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipej.2020.02.003. Cited by 3.

    29.  Bera D, Pavri BB, Saggu DK, et al. Under-diagnosis of VT due to cycle length variation among cardiac sarcoidosis patients having ICD: Problem with stability discriminator [published online ahead of print, 2020 Apr 22]. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2020;10.1111/pace.13923. doi:10.1111/pace.13923

    30.  Rangaswamy VV, Yalagudri S, Saggu DK, Subramanian M, Sridevi C, Narasimhan C. Clinical and electrophysiological characteristics of ventricular arrhythmias arising from pulmonary cusps. J Arrhythmia. 2020;00:1-7 https://doi.org/10.1002/joa3.12347. Cited by 1.

    31.  Daljeet Kaur, Calambur Narasimhan. Sarcoidosis and other granulomatous diseases. In: Andrea  d’Avila, Arash Aryana, Vivek Y Reddy ,Francis E. Marchlinski. Percutaneous Epicardial Interventions: A Guide for Cardiac Electrophysiologists, Minnesota: Cardiotext Publishing; 2020:255-260

    32.  Bera D, Shanthi Naidu K, Kaur Saggu D, Yalagudri S, Kishor Kadel J, Sarkar R, Narasimhan C, Serum angiotensin converting enzyme, Erythrocyte sedimentation rate and high sensitive-C reactive protein levels in diagnosis of cardiac sarcoidosis- where do we stand?, Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal (2020), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipej.2020.05.002. Cited by 4.

    33.  Subramanian M, Yalagudri S, Saggu D, Kishore J, Reddy M, Narasimhan C, Stroke in Cardiac Sarcoidosis: Need to Worry?, Indian Heart Journal, https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.ihj.2020.07.015. Cited by 2.

    34.  Rangaswamy VV, Saggu DK, Penmetcha K, Yalagudri S, Calambur N. Mitral valve tuberculoma: Role of sequential multimodality imaging of an unusual intracardiac mass. Echocardiography. 2020;00:1 https://doi.org/10.1111/echo.14823

    35.  M. Subramanian, S. Yalagudri, D. Saggu, et al., Impact of interventricular delay on repolarization parameters in patients with biventricular pacing, Journal of Electrocardiology (2020), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2020.06.005

    36.  Bera D, Saggu DK, Chandra Murthy GSC, Yalagudri S, Sridevi C, Narasimhan C. Inappropriate defibrillator shock due to oversensing. What is the mechanism? Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J 2020; S0972-6292(20)30114-5. Cited by 2.

    37.  Subramanian, M, Shah, V, Saggu DK, Yalagudri, S, Narasimhan, C. Looking above the heart: A rare cause of ventricular tachycardia. J Arrhythmia. 2021; 00: 1– 3. https://doi.org/10.1002/joa3.12546. Cited by 1.

    38.  Vikram Vignesh Rangaswamy, Daljeet K, Narasimhan C. Management of ventricular arrhythmia in Non-ischemic Cardiomyopathy: Beyond Pharmacotherapy; CSI Cardiology Update:2020. Editors: PP Mohan, MN Krishnan. Evangel; Evangel Publishing; Page- 742-748.

    39.  Daljeet Kaur Saggu, Vickram Vignesh Rangaswamy, Sachin Yalagudri, Gomathi Sundar, N.K. Reddy, Vihang Shah, Kotti K, Manjunath Shankar, Sridevi Chennapragada, Calambur Narasimhan. Prevalence, clinical profile, and stroke risk of atrial fibrillation in rural Andhra Pradesh, India (The AP-AF study) – Rationale and design, Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal, 2021,ISSN 0972-6292, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipej.2021.05.003.

    40.  Subramanian M, Yalagudri S, Saggu DK, Vignesh Rangaswamy V, Narasimhan C. PVCs with multiple exits and single site of origin in the outflow tract: What is the mechanism? Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J. 2021 May-Jun;21(3):169-173. doi: 10.1016/j.ipej.2021.02.008. Epub 2021 Feb 18. Cited by 1.

    41.  Subramanian M, Ravilla VV, Yalagudri S, Saggu DK, Rangaswamy VV, d'Avila A, Narasimhan C. CT-guided percutaneous epicardial access for ventricular tachycardia ablation: A proof-of-concept study. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2021 Oct;32(10):2665-2672. doi: 10.1111/jce.15210. Epub 2021 Aug 27. PMID: 34405472. Cited by 1.

    42.  Giri A, Talwar D, Acharya S, et al. (December 01, 2021) Atrial Tachycardia Masquerading As Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia (IST) After COVID-19 Infection: A Matter of Concern?. Cureus 13(12): e20090. doi:10.7759/cureus.20090

    43.  Saggu, Daljeet & Rajan, Saileela & Shah, Mandar & Koneti, Nageswara & Calambur, Narasimhan. (2021). Mapping the Conduction System in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Device Closure of Perimembranous Ventricular Septal Defect: A Proof-of-Concept Study. Pediatric Cardiology. 10.1007/s00246-021-02773-0

    44.  V.V. Rangaswamy, D.K. Saggu, S. Yalagudri et al., A case of cardiac sarcoidosis mimicking Brugada syndrome, Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipej.2021.10.004

    45.  Vikram Vignesh Rangaswamy, Daljeet K, Narasimhan C. Current status of renal denervation in the management of resistant hypertension. CSI Cardiology Update:2021. Editors: Partha Sarathi Banerjee, Mrinal Kanti Das, Debabrata Roy. Evangel; Evangel Publishing; Chapter 138, Page- 1043-1047.

    46.  R. Sarkar, M. Subramanian, V.V. Rangaswamy, D.K. Saggu et al., His bundle pacing versus cardiac resynchronisation therapy: Effect on ECG parameters of repolarization, Journal of Electrocardiology (2018), https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.jelectrocard.2021.08.001

    47.  D.K. Saggu, V.V. Rangaswamy, S. Yalagudri et al., Prevalence, clinical profile, and stroke risk of atrial fibrillation in rural Andhra Pradesh, India (the AP-AF study), Indian Heart Journal, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ihj.2022.02.002.

    48.  Subramanian M, Bera D, Theodore J, Kishore J, Srinivas A, Saggu D, Yalagudri S, Narasimhan C. Putative role of prosthetic dental implants in the development of cardiac sarcoidosis: A case-control study. Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis. 2021;38(3):e2021023. doi: 10.36141/svdld.v38i3.110922. Epub 2021 Sep 30. PMID: 34744419; PMCID: PMC8552573.

    49.  Vijay Shekhar, Vickram Vignesh, Muthiah Subramanyam, Auras Atreya, Sachin Yalagudri, Sridevi Chennapragada, Daljeet k Saggu, C. Narasimhan. High rate episodes in a dual chamber pacemaker: What is the mechanism? https://doi.org/10.1111/pace.14430 . PACE 2021, Volume 45, Issue 2, pages-238-240. PMID:34964503

    50.  Subramanian M, Swapna N, Ali AZ, Saggu DK, Yalagudri S, Kishore J, Swamy LN, Narasimhan C. Pre-Treatment Myocardial 18FDG Uptake Predicts Response to Immunosuppression in Patients With Cardiac Sarcoidosis. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2021 Jan 4:S1936-878X(20)31024-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2020.11.016

    51.  Yalagudri S, Subramanian M, Saggu D, Sridevi C, Narasimhan C. Refractory heart failure with LBBB - Pause before CRT. Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J. 2021 May-Jun;21(3):196-197. doi: 10.1016/j.ipej.2021.03.002. Epub 2021 Mar 26.

    52.  Management of refractory ventricular tachycardia by direct intramyocardial injection of alcohol: A novel method. Rangaswamy VV, Saggu DK, Yalagudri S, Ramasubrahmanyam G, Narasimhan C. HeartRhythm Case Rep. 2020 Jun 15;6(9):618-621. doi: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2020.06.004. eCollection 2020 Sep.

    53.  Avi Sabbag, Benjamin Essayagh, Juan David Ramírez Barrera, Cristina Basso, Ana Berni, Bernard Cosyns, Jean Claude Deharo, Thomas Deneke, Luigi Di Biase, Maurice Enriquez-Sarano, Erwan Donal, Katsuhiko Imai, Han S Lim, Nina Ajmone Marsan, Mohit K Turagam, Petr Peichl, Sunny S Po, Kristina Hermann Haugaa, Dipen Shah, Marta de Riva Silva, Philippe Bertrand, Magdi Saba, Marc Dweck, Santiago Nava Townsend, Tachapong Ngarmukos, Guilherme Fenelon, Pasquale Santangeli, Leyla Elif Sade, Domenico Corrado, Pier Lambiase, Prashanthan Sanders, Etienne Delacrétaz, Arshad Jahangir, Elizabeth S Kaufman, Daljeet Kaur Saggu, Luc Pierard, Victoria Delgado, Patrizio Lancellotti, EHRA expert consensus statement on arrhythmic mitral valve prolapse and mitral annular disjunction complex in collaboration with the ESC Council on valvular heart disease and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging endorsed cby the Heart Rhythm Society, by the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society, and by the Latin American Heart Rhythm Society, EP Europace, 2022;, euac125, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euac125

    54.  Muthiah Subramanian, Sachin Yalagudri, Daljeet Saggu, Debabrata Bera, Ajit Thachil, Calambur Narasimhan, Clinical Worsening of Tuberculous Myocarditis After Antituberculous Therapy: The Phenomenon of Paradoxical Worsening, JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2022.09.018.

    55.  Rangaswamy VV, Saggu DK. A granular approach is required for electrocardiographic recognition of ventricular tachycardia. Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J. 2023 Jan-Feb;23(1):14-16. doi: 10.1016/j.ipej.2023.01.001. PMID: 36681448; PMCID: PMC9880886.

    56.  Subramanian M, Atreya AR, Yalagudri SD, Shekar PV, Saggu DK, Narasimhan C. Catheter Ablation for Ventricular Arrhythmias in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Card Electrophysiol Clin. 2022 Dec;14(4):693-699. doi: 10.1016/j.ccep.2022.08.005. PMID: 36396186.

    57.  Saggu DK, Yalagudri SD, Subramanian M, Atreya AR, Narasimhan C. Ventricular Tachycardia in Granulomatous Myocarditis: Role of Catheter Ablation. Card Electrophysiol Clin. 2022 Dec;14(4):701-707. doi: 10.1016/j.ccep.2022.08.001. PMID: 36396187.

    58.  Atreya AR, Yalagudri SD, Subramanian M, Rangaswamy VV, Saggu DK, Narasimhan C. Best Practices for the Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmias. Card Electrophysiol Clin. 2022 Dec;14(4):571-607. doi: 10.1016/j.ccep.2022.08.007. PMID: 36396179.

    59.  Subramanian M, Sravani V, Krishna SP, Bijjam S, Sunehra C, Yalagudri S, Saggu DK, Narasimhan C. Efficacy of SGLT2 Inhibitors in Patients With Diabetes and Nonobstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Am J Cardiol. 2023 Feb 1;188:80-86. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.10.054. Epub 2022 Dec 5. PMID: 36473308

    60.  Subramanian M, Shekar V, Krishnamurthy P, Yalagudri S, Kaur Saggu D, Atreya AR, Chennapragada S, Narasimhan C. Optimizing diastolic filling by pacing in nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Heart Rhythm. 2023 May 19:S1547-5271(23)02251-8. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2023.05.021. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37210018.

    61.  Subramanian M, Sravani V, Krishna SP, Bijjam S, Sunehra C, Yalagudri S, Saggu DK, Narasimhan C. Efficacy of SGLT2 Inhibitors in Patients With Diabetes and Nonobstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Am J Cardiol. 2023 Feb 1;188:80-86. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.10.054. Epub 2022 Dec 5. PMID: 36473308

    62.  Subramanian M, Shekar V, Krishnamurthy P, Yalagudri S, Kaur Saggu D, Atreya AR, Chennapragada S, Narasimhan C. Optimizing diastolic filling by pacing in nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Heart Rhythm. 2023 May 19:S1547-5271(23)02251-8. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2023.05.021. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37210018.

    63.  Subramanian M, Atreya AR, Saggu DK, Yalagudri S and Calambur N (2023) Catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia: strategies to improve outcomes. Front. Cardiovasc. Med. 10:966634. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.966634

    64.  Muthiah Subramanian, Daljeet Kaur Saggu, Auras R. Atreya, Vijay Shekar, Sachin D. Yalagudri, C. Narasimhan, Radiofrequency catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal, 2023, ISSN 0972-6292, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipej.2023.11.006.

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