Dr George Pulikal, Consultant Interventional Cardiologist
Dr George Pulikal
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist
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Dr George Pulikal MBBS
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist
Dr Pulikal is a Consultant Interventional Cardiologist
Areas of expertise
- Angioplasty
- Bubble contrast echocardiography
- CT coronary angiogram
- Calcium coronary score
- Cardiac CT
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The Harborne Hospital, part of HCA Healthcare UK
Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, B15 2TQ
About Dr George Pulikal
Dr George Pulikal is an interventional cardiologist working at The Harborne Hospital, part of HCA Healthcare UK in Birmingham. He specialises in coronary intervention, including complex angioplasty and stenting procedures, and has been appointed consultant since around 20 years ago following qualification in 1990.
His areas of expertise encompass treatment and management of coronary artery disease, heart failure, preventative cardiology, diagnostic assessments such as ECG, echocardiography, cardiac CT and MRI, as well as general interventional cardiology procedures.
In clinical roles he performs angioplasty, stenting, ECG interpretation and oversees preventative cardiovascular care programmes. Conditions treated include ischaemic heart disease, heart failure and other complex cardiac conditions.
He is committed to delivering evidence-based and empathetic care, focusing on optimising cardiovascular health and tailoring treatment plans to individual patient needs .
In addition to his interventional practice, Dr Pulikal has a strong interest in preventive cardiology and comprehensive cardiac diagnostics, aiming to reduce future cardiac risk through proactive care. His procedural repertoire includes coronary angioplasty, stenting, ECG, echocardiography, cardiac CT and MRI, supporting diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of cardiac conditions.
Areas of expertise
- 24 hour blood pressure monitor
- Acute coronary syndrome (ACS)
- All conditions
- Angina
- Angioplasty
- Aortic valve degeneration
- Aortic valve regurgitation
- Aortic valve stenosis
- Arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat)
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial fibrillation
- Atrial flutter
- Bradycardia
- Breathlessness
- Bubble contrast echocardiography
- Calcium coronary score
- Cardiac CT
- Cardiac imaging
- Cardiac MRI
- Cardiac rehabilitation
- Cardiac screening
- Cardiac shock wave therapy (CSWT)
- Cardiometabolic disease
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardio-pulmonary exercise testing
- Cardiovascular disease
- Cardiovascular disease prevention
- Cardiovascular syncope
- Cardioversion
- Chest pain
- Congestive heart failure
- Coronary angiography
- Coronary artery disease
- Coronary stent insertion
- CT coronary angiogram
- Dizziness
- Dobutamine stress echocardiogram
- Dvla assessments
- Dyslipidaemia
- ECG (electrocardiogram)
- ECG holter monitor
- Echocardiogram (cardiac ultrasound)
- Exercise stress test
- Exercise testing
- Fainting
- Heart & lung health assessments
- Heart attack
- Heart blocks
- Heart failure
- Heart murmurs
- Heart muscle disease
- Heart scan
- Heart valve problems
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Implantable loop recorder (ILR)
- Infective endocarditis
- Intravascular ultrasound
- Irregular heart beat
- Long qt syndrome
- Loss of consciousness (syncope)
- Low blood pressure
- Microvascular angina
- Myocardial perfusion scan
- Neurocardiogenic syncope (vasovagal)
- Non-invasive heart imaging
- Non-obstructive coronary artery disease
- Oedema
- Palpitations
- Pericarditis
- Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS)
- Pressure wire study (coronary angiography)
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Refractory angina management
- Right heart catheterisation
- Spontaneous coronary artery dissection
- Stenting procedures
- Stress echocardiogram
- Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT)
- Tachycardia
- Takotsubo syndrome
- Transoesophageal echocardiogram
- Transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE)
- Unstable angina
- Valvular heart disease
- Ventricular fibrillation
- Ventricular septal defects (VSD)
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