Subramaniam Krishnan, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease
Accepting new patients
Electrophysiology
Accepting new patients
Accepted Health Plans
Professional Interests
Cardiovascular Disease
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Ablation for supraventricular tachycardia, Ablation for ventricular tachycardia, Anti-arrhythmic drug therapy, Arrhythmia, Arrhythmia ablation, Atrial fibrillation ablation, Atrial fibrillation evaluation and management, Biventricular pacing (cardiac resynchronization therapy), Cardiac ablation
Affiliations
- Hospital Affiliations
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Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento
- Medical Affiliations
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Sutter Medical Foundation
- Sutter Medical Group
Practice Locations
Board Certifications
BOARD CERTIFIED IN:
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Cardiovascular Disease
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Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Credentials & Notables
- Medical School:
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University of Madras, India
- Residency:
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Emory University School of Medicine
- Internship:
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Michael Reese Hospital
- Fellowship:
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Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital
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Electrophysiology, Beth Israel Hospital
Languages
- Primary Language(s)
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English
Publications
Septal pouch in the left atrium: a new anatomical entity with potential for embolic complications
- Article
1/2010
Variations in Thebesian valve anatomy and coronary sinus ostium: implications for invasive electrophysiology procedures
- Article
9/2009
Accomplishments
Dr. Krishnan’s career in Electrophysiology began with the legendary Dr. Gordon Moe, regarded as the father of Cardiac Electrophysiology at the Masonic Medical Research Laboratory in Utica NY while he was still a medical student. Working with Dr. Charles Antzelevitch, he described a novel mechanism of reentry called "phase 2 reentry" that is thought to underlie the development of arrhythmias in patients with idiopathic ventricular fibrillation, specifically the Brugada syndrome. Phase 2 reentry also defines the mechanism by which certain antiarrhythmic drugs cause arrhythmias. His research efforts also provide an explanation for the ST segment abnormalities in patients with the Brugada syndrome.
His current clinical interests relate to catheter ablation of arrhythmias (especially atrial fibrillation) and over the past several years have also included biomedical innovations on various cardiology procedures. In 2010, he described a novel cardiac structure termed the left atrial septal pouch. This structure can be a source of strokes in some patients.
Community Activities
Professional Organizations:
American College of Cardiology; American College of Physicians; Cardiac Electrophysiology Society; American Medical Association; American Heart Association
Philosophy of Care
Restoring the rhythm of life - one patient at a time.
Patient Stories
Restoring a Life Knocked Out of Rhythm
An atrial fibrillation repair gives Joe his life back.
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