Internal Medicine

Umamahesh Rangasetty, M.D.
Assistant Director, Catheterization Laboratories
Assistant Professor
Division of Cardiology
Department of Internal Medicine

University of Texas Medical Branch
301 University Blvd.
Galveston, TX 77555-0553
Phone: 409.772.2102
ucrangas@utmb.edu

Clinical Expertise

1. Percutaneous treatment for coronary artery disease
2. Percutaneous treatment for structural heart disease
3. Percutaneous treatment for carotid and peripheral arterial disease

Research Interests

1. Fortilin in coronary artery disease
2. New devices and new therapies for coronary artery disease
3. Invasive Imaging in coronary artery disease

Overview

I am a cardiologist with clinical expertise and research interests in the field of percutaneous treatment for various cardiovascular diseases.

Education

Degree	Year	Institution
M.B.B.S.	1996	J.S.S. Medical college, Mysore, India
Residency Internal Medicine	2007 1998	University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, TX PGIMER, Chandigarh, India
Fellowship Cardiovascular Disease   Interventional Cardiology	2010 2003 2011	University of Texas medical branch at Galveston, TX Delhi University, New Delhi, India University of Texas medical branch at Galveston, TX

Select Publications

1. Umamahesh C Rangasetty, Charles Y Lui. Percutaneous coronary intervention of functionally nonsignificant stenosis. Journal of American college of cardiology Mar 2008;51(11):1123
2. Lakkireddy D, Rangasetty U, Prasad S, Verma A, Biria M, Berenbom L, Pimentel R, Emert M, Rosamond T, Fahmy T, Patel D, Di Biase L, Schweikert R, Burkhardt D, Natale A. Intracardiac echo-guided radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in patients with atrial septal defect or patent foramen ovale repair: a feasibility, safety, and efficacy study. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol.2008 Nov;19(11):1137-42
3. Arora R, Trehan V, Umamahesh C Rangasetty, Mukhopadhyay S, Thakur A, Kalra GS. Transcatheter Closure of Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm. The Journal of Interventional Cardiology. February 2004; 17(1): 53-58.
4. Tyagi S, Umamahesh C Rangasetty, Kaul UA. Endovascular Treatment of Aortic Rupture During Angioplasty For Aortic In-stent Restenosis in Aortoarteritis. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. January 2003; 58: 103-106.
5. Trehan V, Yusuf J, Mukhopadhyay S, Umamahesh C Rangasetty, Mehta V, Gupta MD, Gambhir DS, Arora R. Transcatheter Closure of Coronary Fistulas. Indian Heart Journal. March - April 2004;56: 132-139.
6. Trehan V, Arora R, Mukhopadhyay S, Nair GM, Umamahesh C Rangasetty, Yusuf J, Chandrashekhar. Percutaneous Closure of Coronary Pulmonary Arterial Fistula Using Catheterization Laboratory Trash. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. May 2003; 59: 49-51.
7. Trehan V, Yusuf J, Mukhopadhyay S, Yusuf J, Umamahesh C Rangasetty, Mukherjee S, Arora R. Intra-coronary Fracture and Embolization of a Coronary Angioplasty Catheter: Retrieval by a Simple Technique. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. April 2003; 59: 473-477.
8. McGhee J, Umamahesh C Rangasetty, Atar S, Barbagelata A, Uretsky B, Birnbaum Y. Grade 3 Ischemia on Admission ECG and Chest Pain Duration Predict Failure of ST Segment Resolution Following Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Myocardial Infarction. Journal of electrocardiography Jan2007; 40(1):26-33
9. Trehan V, Mukhopadhyay S, Umamahesh C Rangasetty. Percutaneous Transseptal Myocardial Ablation with Wire (PTSAW): A New Technique. Journal of Invasive Cardiology. April 2004; 16(4):204-206.
10. Umamahesh C Rangasetty, Juan D Martinez, Masood Ahmad. Contrast Enhanced Echocardiography in Spindle Cell Sarcoma of the Pericardium. Circulation Mar 2007;115(11):e329-31