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Dr Krishnaraj Rathod

Interventional Cardiology Consultant at St Bartholomew's Hospital

Krishna is an Interventional Cardiology Consultant at Barts Heart Centre in London, UK and a Senior Clinical Lecturer at The William Harvey Research Institute at Queen Mary University of London (UK). His clinical interests are within complex coronary intervention, particularly CHIP cases. He has an academic interest in observational studies and outcomes following percutaneous coronary intervention and has over 130 peer reviewed publications and has over 250 abstracts. He has also presented at over 50 International Cardiology conferences. Other research interests include conducting interventional clinical trials. He completed a PhD in translational medicine at Queen Mary University of London funded via a prestigious NIHR doctoral research fellowship.

Krishna completed medicine at Barts School of Medicine with two distinctions and an intercalated degree in Molecular Therapeutics (1st Class Hons). He completed a prestigious NIHR Academic Clinical Lectureship at QMUL and Barts following the completion of his PhD and completed training in Interventional Cardiology alongside continuing translational and clinical research. He was appointed as an Honorary Consultant in Interventional Cardiology at Barts in 2024.

Treatments and procedures

  • Percutaneous coronary interventions such as balloon angioplasty and stent implantation including complex coronary intervention (CHIP)
  • Diagnostic coronary procedures Intravascular Imaging such as intravascular ultrasound, optical coherence tomography, pressure wire (FFR, iFR, RFR), microvascular function measurement
  • Calcium modification techniques (rotational atherectomy, orbital atherectomy and intravascular lithotripsy
  • Mechanical support (LV unloading devices)
  • Renal denervation

Research interests

Krishna's primary research interests are based around translational interventional clinical trials, including phase I & II clinical trials. Other interests include the cost-effectiveness of therapies in cardiovascular disease, the treatment of reperfusion injury following myocardial infarction and observational studies of long outcomes following percutaneous coronary intervention.
Krishna is both chief and principal investigator on a number of multi-centre randomised clinical trials and registries. His areas of interest include:
  • Role of nitrite and nitrate on the cardiovascular system in both health and disease
  • Investigating sex differences in cardiovascular function and susceptibility to cardiovascular disease (RESOLVE-SEX, RESOLVE-CAD, Sex-CAD Registry)
  • Investigating the role of the microbiome in coronary artery disease
  • Risk-stratification in MI with normal coronary arteries (MINOCA Registry)
  • Patients with non-obstructive coronary artery disease (NIHR Associate PI on iCorMicA)
  • Use of regenerative medicine in the treatment of refractory angina/cardiac failure
  • Cardiogenic Shock following acute coronary syndrome (CCCTN Database)
  • High Risk PCI (CHIP) vs CABG (NIHR Associste PI on STICH3-BCIS-4
Device therapy:
  • Renal Denervation (Sub-I on RADIANCE Studies)
  • NIHR Associate PI on CHIP-BCIS 3 (RCT involving IMPELLA)

Leadership roles

  • Lead for Cardio-Renal Medicine
  • British Cardiovascular Interventional Society Training and Education Group Member
  • NIHR BRC EDI Lead
  • NIHR Associate PI Scheme Champion Barts CVCTU
  • NIHR Associate PI Scheme Advisory Board Member
  • Co-Chair UK CardioRenal Clinical Study Group
  • Co-Course Director – Advanced Cardiac Imaging Course
  • Recognised Clinical Supervisor & Trainer from 2024
Speciality
Languages Spoken Gujarati,Hindi,Urdu,English
Available for private patient work Yes, find out more
GMC number 6160693
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