Educational Qualification
- Ph.D in Cardiology, Advanced Diploma in Clinical Research Management.
Experience
- Working as Research Scientist at Santhiram Medical College & General Hospital, Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh, India.
- Designated as Clinical Research Coordinator in Department of Cardiology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS), Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh for CANTOS study (CACZ885M2301) from November 2012 to January 2017. [Phase-III Global Trial; Sponsor: Novartis Healthcare India Pvt Ltd]
- Designated as Clinical Research Coordinator in Department of Cardiology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS), Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh for GARFIELD Registry (TRI08888) from January 2014 to January 2017. [Phase-IV Global Study; Sponsor: Thrombosis Research Institute]
- Editorial Board Member: American Journal of Biomedical and Life Sciences.
- Journal Reviewer (invited): Indian Heart Journal & African Journal of Biotechnology.
Public Links
Certifications
- Advanced Diploma in Clinical Research Management.
Publications and Presentations
- Guruprasad S, Rajasekhar D, Subramanyam G, Srinivasa Rao PVLN, Vanajakshamma V, Latheef K. High sensitivity C-reactive protein levels across spectrum and severity of coronary artery disease. J Clin Sci Res 2012; 1(3):126-30.
- Latheef K, Praveen M, Vanajakshamma V, Rajasekhar D. Correlation of coronary artery disease angiographic severity with intimamedia thickness of carotid artery. J Ind Coll Card. 2012; 2(4): 144-49.
- Himabindu G, Rajasekhar D, Latheef K, Sarma PVGK, Vanajakshamma V, Chaudhury A, Aparna R. Bitla. Factor V Leiden mutation is not a predisposing factor for acute coronary syndromes. Indian Heart J. 2012; 64(6): 570-5.
- Haritha PNS, Vidya Sagar A, Latheef K, Rajasekhar D, Vanajakshamma V. Comparative tissue Doppler and catheterization study for assessing left ventricular diastolic dysfunction. J Ind Coll Card. 2013; 3(3): 93-98.
- Boochi Babu M, Rajasekhar D, Vanajakshamma V, Vinod Kumar M, Latheef K, Ashok Thakkar. Effects of Statin Therapy on Endothelial Function in Asymptomatic Metabolic Syndrome. Int J Clin Med. 2014; 5 (4): 149-56. [1 citation]
- Siva Sankara C, Rajasekhar D, Latheef K, Subramanyam G, Vanajakshamma V, Siva Prasad PV. Left ventricular myocardial performance index for assessment of acute periprocedural outcomes in coronary artery disease patients after successful percutaneous coronary intervention. J Ind Coll Card. 2014; 4(3): 144-51.
- Sreenivasa Kumar ML, Rajasekhar D, Vanajakshamma V, Latheef K. Impact of Metabolic syndrome on global left ventricular function: As evaluated by the myocardial performance index. J Saudi Heart Assoc. 2014; 26(3): 145-51.
- Arpana B, Noorjahan B, Latheef K, Vanajakshamma V. Electrocardiographic changes in relation to Body mass index. Int Physiology. 2014; 2(1): 13-20.
- Thejanandhan Reddy CS, Rajasekhar D, Vanajakshamma V, Latheef K. Comparison of N-terminal Pro-B type Natriuretic Peptide and Tissue Doppler in Diagnosing Diastolic Heart Failure. Br J Med Med Res 2015; 5(4): 509-17.
- Arpana B, Noorjahan B, Latheef K, Vanajakshamma V. Electrocardiographic changes in relation to pregnancy. Int J Physiology. 2015; 3(1): 34-8.
- Sarat Babu D, Boochi Babu M, Rajasekhar D, Vanajakshamma V, Latheef K. Real time 3D echocardiographic evaluation of iatrogenic atrial septal defects after percutaneous transluminal mitral commissurotomy. J Cardiovasc thorac Res 2015; 7(3): 87-95.
- Rajasekhar D, Vanajakshamma V, Vamsidhar A, Boochi Babu M, Latheef K. Real world experience of Primary PCI in 1000 STEMI patients in Indian scenario at a tertiary care center. J Am Coll Cardiol 2015; 66(16_S): C169-C170.
- Rajasekhar D, Vanajakshamma V, Madhavi R, Boochi Babu M, Vidya Sagar A, Latheef K. Evaluation of thienopyridine-resistance in Indian patients by measuring platelet aggregation in post-PCI patients receiving antiplatelet medication: Outcomes with ‘AggreGuide A-100’ platelet aggregometer. J Am Coll Cardiol 2015; 66(16_S): C227. [IF: 17.759]
- Rajasekhar D, Vanajakshamma V, Vamsidhar A, Boochi Babu M, Latheef K. Experience of primary percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction at a referral healthcare centre in India. Nat Med J India 2015; 28(6): 230-33.
- Naresh K, Rajasekhar D, Vanajakshamma V, Vidyasagar A, Latheef K, Kalyan MV. Predictive value of D-dimer levels and Tissue Doppler mitral annular systolic for detection of left atrial appendage thrombus in patients with mitral stenosis in sinus rhythm. Echocardiograph 2016; 33(2): 264-75. [IF: 1.432]
- Arpana B, Rajasekhar D, Latheef K, Vanajakshamma V, Narendra H. Electrocardiographic changes during acute mental stress. Int J Med Sci Pub Health. 2016; 5(5): 835-38.
- Rajasekhar D, Vamsidhar A, Vanajskahamma V, Latheef K, Obul Reddy G, Boochi Babu M, Vasudevachetty P. Long-term safety and efficacy of closure of atrial septal defects with Cocoon Septal Occluder. J Am Coll Cardiol 2016; 67(16_S): S31. [IF: 17.759]
- Rajasekhar D, Vamsidhar A, Vanajskahamma V, Latheef K, Sreedhar Naik K, Sowjenya G. Long-term evaluation of safety and efficacy of biodegradable polymer coated Sirolimus-eluting Indolimus coronary stent system. J Am Coll Cardiol 2016; 67(16_S): S66. [IF: 17.759]
- Vidya Sagar A, Rajasekhar D, Vanajakshamma V, Latheef K, Madhavi R, Harshavardhav E. Right ventricle before and after Atrial septal defect device closure. Echocardiograph Echocardiograph 2016; 33(9): 1381-8. Doi: 10.1111/echo.13250. [IF: 1.432]
- Vamsidhar A, Rajasekhar D, Vanajakshamma V, Lakshmi AY, Latheef K, Sankara CS, Reddy GO. Comparison of PESI, echocardiogram, CTPA, and NT-proBNP as risk stratification tools in patients with acute pulmonary embolism. Indian Heart J. 2016; 69 (1), 68-74.
- Rajasekhar D, Vamsidhar A, Latheef K, Vanajakshamma V, Sarma PVGK. Novel single nucleotide polymorphisms identified in Exon-10 of Human coagulation factor V gene in patients with pulmonary embolism. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016; 68 (16_S): C48. [IF: 17.759]
- Latheef K, Rajasekhar D, Vanajakshamma V, Sarma PVGK, Aparna R Bitla, Abhijit Chaudhury, Vasudeva Chetty P. Single nucleotide polymorphism of Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene and its relationship with serum Homocysteine levels in young Coronary artery disease patients of South-India. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016; 68 (16_S): C48. [IF: 17.759]
- Rajasekhar D, Vanajakshamma V, Vasudeva Chetty P, Vamsidhar A, Latheef K, Sowjenya G, Sreedhar Naik K. All-comers study of safety and efficacy of biodegradable polymer coated Everolimus-eluting coronary stent system [Everoflex] – a median 9-months follow-up study in real world scenario. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016; 68 (16_S): C105. [IF: 17.759]
- Rajasekhar D, Vanajakshamma V, Vamsidhar A, Latheef K, Sreedhar Naik K, Sudhakar Reddy . A study of safety and efficacy of biodegradable polymer coated Everolimus-eluting coronary stent system [Everoflex] at intermediate follow-up in real world scenario. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016; 68 (18_S): B194-B195. [IF: 17.759]
- Rajasekhar D, Vanajakshamma V, Vamsidhar A, Latheef K, Obul Reddy G, Sudhakar Reddy P. Twelve months clinical outcomes after Percutaneous coronary intervention with Bare metal stents in unselected real-life patients with coronary artery disease: Results from FLEXUS study. World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases. 2016; 6(10): 342-51.
- Gajjala OR, Durgaprasad R, Velam V, Kayala SB, Kasala L. New integrated approach to percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty combining Wilkins score with commissural calcium score and commissural area ratio. Echocardiography. 2017; 34:1284–1291. https://doi.org/10.1111/echo.13635 [IF: 1.432]
- Vanajakshamma V, Vyshnavi K, Latheef K, Ramesh R, Damodara Rao K. Right Ventricular Infarction in Inferior Wall Myocardial Infarction. Ind J Car Dis Wom, 2017; 02(03): 029-034.
- Tanu T, Arpana B, Abhijit C, Asha T, Latheef K, Narendra H. Effects of Tobacco Smoking on Innate Immunity: A Study Based on Neutrophil Phagocytic Index. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol, 2018; 62(2). [IF: 0.88]
- Rajasekhar D, Vanajakshamma V, Latheef K, Obul Reddy G, Sreedhar Naik K. Comparison of 1-year outcomes of biodegradable polymer (Everoflex) versus Permanent polymer (Xience Pro) coated Everolimus-eluting coronary stent systems in all-comers patient population at a tertiary care hospital. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017; 69 (16_S): S81. [IF: 17.759]
- Durgaprasad R,Veellam V, Latheef K, Sreedhar Naik K. P1620 Novel single nucleotide polymorphisms in exon-10 of human coagulation factor V gene in patients with pulmonary thromboembolism. European Heart J, 2018; 39 (suppl_1), ehy565.P1620. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehy565.P1620 [IF: 23.42]
- Latheef K, Rajasekhar D, Vanajakshamma V, Aparna BR, Chaudhury A, Sarma PVGK. Association of MTHFR, IL-6 and ICAM-1 gene polymorphisms with Coronary artery disease in South-Indian ethnic subset: A case-control study. J Cardiovas Dis Res. 2018; 9(3): 115-22. DOI:5530/jcdr.2018.3.27
- Shubham S, Maturi L, Kasala L, Gaikwad RD, Chaitanya DK. Effect of obesity on cardiac function in healthy individuals without any other cardiac comorbidities – A study based on echocardiography. Nat J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol 2019; 9 (Online First). DOI: 10.5455/ njppp.2019.9.0727122082019
- Vinakoti SS, Damaji GR, Kasala L, Zakkula NK, Maturi L. Effect of sleep on academic performance among male and female medical students. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol 2019;9 (Online First). DOI: 10.5455/ njppp.2019.9. 0930619092019
- Vanajakshamma V, Latheef K, Narendra Ch. Statins in females. Ind J Car Dis Wom 2019; 4(2): 99-106.
- Latheef K, Rajasekhar D, Vanajakshamma V. Novel single nucleotide mutations in exon-10 of human coagulation Factor V gene in patients with pulmonary thromboembolism. J Cardiovasc thorac Res
- Vanajakshamma V, Vyshnavi K, Latheef K, Sai Sateesh O, Seshagiri Rao D. Sildenafil citrate improves the hemodynamics in patients with Primary pulmonary hypertension – single center Ind J Cardiol 2020.
Conferences
- Attended : >20
- Presentations : >10