Dr. M. Selvaganesh is a highly accomplished Interventional Cardiologist with over 11 years of experience in advanced cardiac care. He currently serves as Associate Professor and Senior Consultant in the Department of Cardiology at Velammal Medical College Hospital & Research Institute. With extensive expertise in coronary angiography and angioplasty, primary PCI for acute heart attacks, complex coronary interventions, intravascular imaging (IVUS/OCT), pacemaker, ICD and CRT implantation, and structural heart interventions, he is known for managing high-risk and technically challenging cardiac cases. A Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC) and the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (FSCAI), Dr. Selvaganesh is also an active researcher and principal investigator in several national registries, with numerous publications in leading international journals. His commitment to evidence-based medicine, innovation in cardiac electrophysiology and interventional cardiology, and patient-centric care has earned him recognition at both national and international scientific forums.
- Associate Professor & Senior Consultant
- Department of Cardiology
- Velammal Medical College Hospital & Research Institute
Memberships
- Fellow of American College of Cardiology (FACC)
- Fellow of Society of Cardiovascular Angiography & Intervention (FSACI)
- Associate fellow of European Society of Cardiology (ESC)
- Member of Cardilogical society of India
- Member of American college of Cardiology
- Member of Heart Failure association of ESC
Reseach & Publications
- Publications
- One of the Principal Investigators in the ongoing INDIAN LMCA Registry.
- Left bundle branch pacing–optimized implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (LOT-ICD) for cardiac resynchronization therapy: A pilot study.
Heart Rhythm O2. 2022 Dec 16;3(6 Part B):723-727. doi: 10.1016/j.hroo.2022.08.004. - Retrograde conduction in left bundle branch block: insights from left bundle branch pacing.
JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology. 2024 Aug;10(8):1885-1895. doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2024.04.004. - New-onset left ventricular dysfunction after left bundle branch pacing.
JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology. 2024 Nov;10(11):2494-2502. doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2024.07.019. - Observations of interventricular septal behavior during left bundle branch pacing.
Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2023 Sep;34(11):2246-2254. - MAgnetic resonance imaging based DUal lead cardiac Resynchronization therapy: A prospectIve Left Bundle Branch Pacing study (MADURAI LBBP study).
Heart Rhythm. 2023 Aug;20(8):1119-1127. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2023.05.019. Epub 2023 May 20. PMID: 37217065. - Left bundle branch pacing lead for sensing ventricular arrhythmias in implantable cardioverter-defibrillator: a pilot study (LBBP-ICD study).
Heart Rhythm. 2023 Dec 22:S1547-5271(23)03059-X. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2023.12.009. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38142831. - Analysis of traditional risk factors of atherosclerosis and novel risk markers of inflammation in coronary ectasia – can we solve the enigma?
International Journal of Scientific Research. Vol. 11, Issue 22, December 2022. - Acute coronary syndrome in very young adults (<35 years) – time to awake and act!!!
Indian Heart Journal (IHJ). Jan 2015. - An unusual ECG pattern in restrictive cardiomyopathy.
Indian Heart Journal (IHJ). Jul 2015. - “Hypokalemic paralysis & hypocalcemic tetany in a patient with Sjögren’s syndrome.”
Journal of the Association of Physicians of India (JAPI). November 2013. - Thesis – M.D.: Prognostic significance of arrhythmias in acute MI.
- Thesis – D.M.: Analysis of clinical profile, risk factors & outcome of coronary ectasia in MI patients.
- Co-author, chapter “Current Scenario of Infective Endocarditis” in
API Textbook of Medicine Update, 2010. - Research Work (Principal Investigator Roles)
- Principal Investigator / one of the Principal Investigators – INDIAN LMCA Registry.
- Principal Investigator – DCB in Large Vessels – Angiographic Follow-up Study.
- Principal Investigator – MILESTONE Heart Failure Registry
(Real-world data on drug therapy and changes in heart rate & blood pressure in heart failure patients). - Oral Presentations
- Scientific abstract titled “Unique Distal Left Main Bifurcation Disease” – presented at
Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) – TCT 2025, San Francisco, USA. - Challenging case presentation in “Cases with Masters” session –
CRF – TCT 2025, San Francisco, USA. - Oral presentation at SCAI 2015, Society of Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions,
San Diego, California, USA. - Oral presentation at Complex Cardiovascular Therapeutics (C3) 2016,
Society of Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions, Florida/Atlanta, USA. - Best Paper of the Session Award – Oral presentation at NIC 2015,
National Interventional Council of India, New Delhi. - Presented an interesting Doppler finding “Tiger Stripes” in Echo India 2015, Goa.
- Case presentation “Pacemaker implantation in a patient with isolated left SVC – a technical challenge” at NIC 2014.
- “Tortuous femoral – challenges & solutions” presented at TIC 2025.
- “Culotte & TAP – Technical Aspects” presented at CHIP 2025.
- “Modified DK Crush under Imaging Guidance – An Unique Challenge” presented at
8th iPCI 2025, Hyderabad. - “Calcified Coronaries – The Worst Nemesis of the Interventional Cardiologist” presented at
Tamil Nadu Cardiological Society Conference (TANCS 2025). - …and many more challenging case presentations in various national and international conferences.
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