Faculty Bio

1. Medical Council of India # 4643, 5^th Feb 1985
2. Commonwealth of Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine limited license #94-1139-97, expired on return to India (June 1996)
3. ECFMG Certification: # 472-697-2 (January 1992), valid indefinitely

The 45^th Ten Day International Teaching Seminar on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention, Incheon South Korea, 14-25 July, 2013

1. Establishment of a premier pediatric heart program at the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS), Kochi Kerala, with focus on teamwork, excellence and continuous quality improvement; This is the first global training center of the Children’s Heartlink and one of the first comprehensive pediatric heart programs in low and middle income countries

1. Establishment of large community-based studies on rheumatic heart disease and congenital heart disease in South India
2. Development of novel low cost strategies for management of congenital heart defects.
3. Teaching and Training of Pediatricians and Cardiologists in India and neighbouring Countries through numerous lectures, CME programs and workshops
4. Initiating a national fellowship training program in pediatric cardiology  (FNB) under the National Board of Examinations
5. One of the founder members of the Pediatric Cardiac Society of India
6. Organizing the annual conference of the Pediatric Cardiac Society of India on two occasions (2000 and 2008)

8. Initiation of the first DM course in Pediatric Cardiology at AIMS
9. Initiation of the Children’s Heartlink Fellowship in Pediatric Cardiac Sciences
10. Senior Editor of three major textbooks; Tandon’s Textbook of Cardiology 2019, Anderson’s Pediatric Cardiology, 4^th Edition, 2019, IAP specialty textbook of Pediatric Cardiology and A manual of Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care

1. Epidemiology of pediatric heart disease in the developing world
2. Rheumatic heart disease
3. Delivery of comprehensive pediatric heart care in the limited resource environment
4. Infection control in Indian hospitals

• Editor: Textbook of Cardiology, National Board of Examinations, 2015
• Collaborator: Global Burden of Disease Project, IHME, 2015
• Member, Advisory committee, Children’s Heart Link, Invisible Child, 2015
• Course Co-director, India Live, Delhi, Feb 2016
• Member, Steering Committee, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society (PCICS), 2016
• Member Steering committee of the International quality Improvement Collaborative for Congenital Heart Disease, Since 2016
• Member, organizing committee of the World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Humanitarian Tract, Barcelona 2017.
• Co-editor, Anderson’s Textbook of Pediatric Cardiology, 4^th Edition, Elsevier, New York, USA, 2017-2018; Book due for release on 2019;
• Co-editor, Tandon’s Textbook of Cardiology, Wolters Kluwer, New Delhi, Book release due Jan 2019
• Member, Advisory Board, Global Alliance for Rheumatic and Congenital Hearts
• Memberof the CVDY Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis and Kawasaki Disease Committee (RFEKD) of the Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young of the American Heart Association, beginning July 1, 2017 and ending June 30, 2021
• National Expert: Certificate Course in Cardiovascular disease and Stroke (CCCS); Public Health Foundation of India, World Heart Federation, American College of Cardiology, Royal College of Physicians, 2018 till date
• Member, Technology Development Committee, Sree Chithra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology, Since July 2019
• Co-Chair, Quality and Outcomes, World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Washington DC, until 2021
• International Fellow of the American Heart Association (FAHA) conferred by the Council on Lifelong Congenital Heart Disease and Heart Health in the Young (Young Hearts); March 2020
• Member, American Heart Association, Since Dec 2007
• Fellow, Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute (pvri.net), Co-chairperson of the task force for the Indian Sub-continent, August 2007, Vice president Southeast Asia region, 2010-2011
• Fellow, Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions (USA), 2002-2006
• Fellow of American College of Cardiology, Since Feb 2003 (acc.org)
• Cardiological Society of India since 1993: Life member
• Indian Academy of Echocardiography: Life member
• Pediatric Cardiac Society of India: founder secretary (1997-1999) and life member since 1997,
• National Convener on Congenital Heart Disease for the Cardiological Society of India, 2000-2002, 2008-2009
• Co-editor, Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 2008-2010; annalspc.com
• Associate Editor: Global Heart, The official Journal of the World Heart Federation
• Editorial Review (Pediatric Cardiology): Indian Heart Journal, National Medical Journal of India, Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, Journal of American College of Cardiology, Circulation, Cardiology in the Young, and, Heart
• Member of Project Review Committee for Cardiovascular Research for the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
• Member Scientific Committee: Annual Conference Cardiological Society of India, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
• Course Writer: Indira Gandhi National Open University
• Editor, IAP specialty text book of Pediatric Cardiology, 2008, 2012
• Advisor, National Consultative Meeting on Rheumatic Heart Disease (Indian Academy of Pediatrics)
• Member of Editorial Advisory Board: “To Save a Child” the study of global trends in pediatric heart health, Children’s Heartlink, Minneapolis USA (childrensheartlink.org)
• Member, Elsevier Clinical Advisory Board (India)
• Coordinator, Nodal Center, Jaivigyan Mission Mode Project on Rheumatic Fever, Indian Council of Medical Research
• World Heart Federation: Standardisation of ECHO Diagnosis of Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD), Member of international working group, 2010- till date
• Convener for DNB course in Cardiology, National Board of Examinations, 2009
• Member, Expert group, Guidelines in Cardiology, Ministry of Health, New Delhi (2012)
• Chairperson, Scientific Committee, Conference of the Asia Pacific pediatric Cardiac Society, 2014, New Delhi
• Team group leader, Congenital heart disease, World Congress of Cardiology, 2014, Melbourne
• Member of Technical Resource Group for Congenital Heart Defects, Rastriya Bal Swastya Karyakram, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, 2013
• Editor, Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, September 2013-September 2017
• Vice President, National Rheumatic Heart Consortium, October 2013
• President, Pediatric Cardiac Society of India, 2014-2017
• Member, Governing Council of the Center for Chronic Disease Control, New Delhi, Since June 2014
• Adjunct Professor, Public Health Foundation of India, December 2014
• Contributing Author, Disease Control Priorities Project, 3rd edn. Volume 5: cardiovascular, respiratory, and related disorders. Washington, DC: World Bank, 2017, PP 191-208.
• Member, Committee on Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, 2014-15
• Member, Scientific and Policy Advisory Committee of the World Heart Federation;
• Co-Chair: Rheumatic Heart Disease, 2015
• Pediatric Interventional Cardiac Society Founding Fellow (FPICS), w.e.f. June, 2021

1. Registry Component, Jaivigyan Mission Mode Project on Community Control of Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease in India funded by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). Project completed Nov 2006. (Principal Investigator)
2. International Multicenter Study of Sildenafil in Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension, Pfizer, June 2003- May 2012 (Principal Investigator)
3. Nutritional recovery after Congenital Heart Surgery, Project completed April 2008. (Kerala Council of the Department of Science and Technology, (Principal Investigator).
4. Creation and Validation of a Clinical Strategy for Detection of Congenital Heart Disease in Newborns, Funded by ICMR, Project Completed May 2009. (Principal Investigator)
5. Satellite center at Wayanad: Jaivigyan Mission Mode Project on Community Control of Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease in India funded by ICMR. Project completed May 2009. (Principal Investigator)
6. Cardiovascular surveillance in an Adivasi population in Wayanad district: Project completed 2009, Study funded by ICMR (Co-investigator)
7. Chromosome 22q11 microdeletion in patients with selected Congenital Heart Disease (Conotruncal malformations): Study of Prevalence, Phenotype, Genotype and Mode of Inheritance. Project completed September 2009, (Co-investigator)
8. Efficacy And Safety of Clopidogrel in Neonates /Infants With Systemic To Pulmonary Artery Shunt Palliation (CLARINET); Multicenter study completed 2010. (Co-investigator)
9. Development of an epidemiological model to modify cardiovascular risk profile in children – A pilot study of school based interventions, Study funded by ICMR Study Completed 2011, (Principal Investigator).
10. Psychosocial and microeconomic impact of congenital heart surgery in Indian Families: ICMR , commenced, October 2012
11. Mapping of National Resources for Pediatric Cardiac Care: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare New Delhi, Sept 2015- Aug 2016

1. Multicentre task force project of ICMR on neurodevelopmental follow up after infant heart surgery: Study to commenced 2020. Ongoing- Funding amount Rs 70,00,000
2. Characterization of the hypertrophic cardiomyopathy burden and clinical outcomes in a South Asian tertiary care HCM Centre” Funded by Bristol Mayer and Squibb: BMS Protocol number: CV027-069; Funding Amount*-INR 18,73,671/-; USD: 24100, Project due to start in October 2022
3. Incremental Role of Peripheral Perfusion Index in early detection of congenital heart disease. (Co-investigator, Indian Council of Medical Research, Funding amount, INR 30,00,000; USD: 38636.00, Project dure to Start in late 2022
4. Leducq Foundation: Acute Rheumatic Fever Biomarker Project, As a part of the PRIMA Network (Preventing Rheumatic Injury Biomarker Alliance). Project due to start in Jan 2023, Total funding of 8 million USD.

1. The Second Annual conference of the Pediatric Cardiac Society of India, March 2000, AIMS, Kochi, Kerala, India. Seven international faculty members participated.  Attended by 250 delegates
2. Echocardiography for Congenital Heart Disease (Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences): April 21-22, 2001 attended by 170 delegates from all over India.
3. Perioperative Care for Congenital Heart Disease I: Symposium organized by Pediatric Cardiac Society of India and Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, AIMS, Kochi, October 2002. Symposium attended by 77 delegates (cardiac surgeons, anesthesiologists and pediatric cardiologists from all over India)
4. Comprehensive Post-Graduate Teaching Course in Clinical Cardiology: Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, AIMS, Kochi, and July 16-18 2004. Attended by 103 delegates
5. Perioperative Care for Congenital Heart Disease II: Symposium organized by Pediatric Cardiac Society of India and Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, AIMS, Kochi, November 2004. Symposium attended by 82 delegates (cardiac surgeons, anesthesiologists and pediatric cardiologists from all over India)
6. Fetal Echocardiography, Workshop organized by Pediatric Cardiac Society of India and Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, AIMS, Kochi, January 2005, attended by 85 Radiologists, Obstetrics and Gynecologists and Pediatric Cardiologists from all over India
7. Fetal Echocardiography II, Workshop organized by Pediatric Cardiac Society of India and Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, AIMS, Kochi, February 2006: attended by 64 Radiologists, Obstetrics and Gynecologists and Pediatric Cardiologists from all over India
8. Comprehensive Course in Neonatal Cardiac Care, 1, 2 March 2008: Attended by 192 Neonatologists and Pediatricians from all over India.
9. 10^th Annual conference of the Pediatric Cardiac Society of India, November 7-9, 2008: Attended by over 500 delegates from India and other countries. Held along with IFISCH-I
10. Multidisciplinary Symposium on Pulmonary Hypertension, Focus theme: Pulmonary hypertension in the critically ill patient, Seven Hills Hospital, Mumbai, August 29, 2010, attended by 75 delegates
11. I-FISCH 2011 (Interactive Forum for Interventions in Structural and Congenital Heart Disease), at Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research Center, Bangalore, Aug 12-14, Attended by ~322 delegates
12. Focused Research Meeting: Priorities in pediatric cardiovascular research, AIMS, October 2011
13. Focused CME on Adult Congenital Heart Disease: Attended by 183 Cardiologists and trainees, AIMS, Cochin, October 12-13, 2013
14. IFISCH 2014, March 2014, New Delhi, Attended by ~500 delegates, Wide range of international participation, live transmissions from 5 centers including AIMS
15. Amrita Pediatric Cardiology Update: July 2014, AIMS Cochin, Attended by 170 Pediatricians
16. Annual Conference of Pediatric Cardiac Society of India, Hyderabad, Oct 2015, Course director of preconference workshop.
17. Stakeholder’s meeting: Action items towards improving access for children with heart disease, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, March, 20, 2016
18. Improving Outcomes After Congenital Heart Surgery: Learning Session of The International Quality Improvement Collaborative on Congenital Heart Surgery For The Asia Pacific Region Friday June 24th- Saturday 25th 2016
19. Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Update: AIMS, June 26, 2016
20. Amrita Pediatric Cardiology Update, AIMS, Jan 2017
21. Perioperative management of congenital heart disease: June 2019, AIMS Cochin
22. Postgraduate teaching course in cardiology: Indian College of Cardiology, National Conference, September, 2019

1. IAP-AIMS webinar series for pediatricians (1): April 29, Covid19 – the pandemic, and its impact on children with heart disease – essential information for the practicing Pediatrician, Attended by 95 pediatricians,
2. IAP-AIMS webinar series for pediatricians (2): May 11, Immunizing Children with Heart Disease: Addressing Specific Concerns, Attended by 50 Pediatricians, Dr. Shine, Dr. Krishna Kumar
3. IAP webinar series, IAP Cochin Chapter, 20 May 2020, Inaugural Webinar on Kawasaki Disease, Dr. Shine, Dr. KK, Attended by 100 pediatricians
4. Webinar Series on catheter interventions: 6 April – 13 April; attended by ~350-400 delegates daily
5. Contemporary questions in Tetralogy of Fallot: How can we avoid poor outcomes late after repair”, May 6, 2020, Heart University, Attended by a global audience of 1150 from over 40 countries; in partnership with Heart University, Children’s Hospital of Cincinnati
6. Understanding and imaging AV canal: Imaging Webinar, Phillips, Attended by 630 delegates (global audience), May 10, 2020
7. Improving clinical Care through Research: MedFest, Medical Students Association of India, July 27, 2020
8. Navigating PDA closure in preterm infants: Abbot Global Webinar, July 29, 2020
9. Three most important innovations in Pediatric Cardiology, TCT India, July 31, 2020
10. Children’s Heartlink, Centre of Excellence, Webinar series , August 2020-On going, On an average ~300 global delegates (Topics covered include Preterm Heart Surgery, TAPVC, ALCAPA, Sepsis, VSD with pneumonia)
11. Webinar series for Pediatric Cardiologists in Bangladesh (Three lectures)
12. Webinar, Aga Khan University, Pakistan, Rational Use and Re-use of Medical Devices
13. Heart University Webinar, Corrected Transposition, Attended by 600 delegates
14. IAP webinar Lecture: tachyarrhythmias – Attended by over 100 delegates- Sept 2021
15. Children’s Heartlink, Centre of Excellence, Webinar series, Nov 2020 onwards; Attended by ~200-300 global delegates.
16. Lecture series for Pediatric Cardiac Programs in Bangladesh #1: Transposition
17. Lecture series for Pediatric Cardiac Programs in Bangladesh #2: Duct dependent Circulation
18. Lecture series for Pediatric Cardiac Programs in Bangladesh #3: Tetralogy of Fallot
19. Annual Conference of the Bangladesh Cardiac Society: Pulmonary Hypertension in CHD
20. IAP ECG workshop, December 2020, Two sessions
21. DIAP Symposium: Congenital Heart Disease in Neonates and Infants: Addressing the Care Continuum, 18th – 19th December,2020, Attended by ~400 Pediatricians
22. DIAP Lecture series: Pericardial Constriction
23. Guest Lecture: The Society of Pediatric Cardiology of Thailand (SPCT) Annual scientific meeting, Contemporary Diagnosis and Management of Rheumatic Heart Disease: What is new?”
24. Cardiology Masterclass: Public Health Foundation of India, Biweekly Sessions Since March 2021- Ongoing; 15 episodes conducted so far.
25. IAP course in Pediatric Cardiology, March-August 2021
26. Children’s Heartlink Echocardiography teaching course, July-Sept 2021
27. Heart University Webinar, Pediatric cardiology in other resource settings, Aug 31, 2021
28. Cardiology across continents- in collaboration between Cincinnati Children’s Hospital- Ongoing bi-monthly series since March 2022

Original Articles

1. Varma PK, Kumar RK, Bhuvaneshwar GS,  Krishna N, Evaluation of TTK Chitra heart valve prosthesis in pediatric patients, Ind J of Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-022-01440-0
2. Sasikumar N, Mohanty S, Balaji S , Kumar RK, Rescue right ventricular outflow tract stenting for refractory hypoxic spells, Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2022;1–7. DOI: 10.1002/ccd.30522
3. Kumar S, Memon D, Sudhakar A, Kumar RK, Comparison of intravenous sildenafil with inhaled nitric oxide for acute vasodilator testing in pulmonary arterial hypertension. Pulmonary Circulation. 2022;e12180. https://doi.org/10.1002/pul2.12180
4. Vaidyanathan B, Verma R, Kappanayil M, Kumar RK. Prenatal Diagnosis of a Large Left Coronary Artery to Right Ventricle Fistula With 3-Dimensional/4-Dimensional Spatiotemporal Image Correlation Rendering Followed by Successful Neonatal Transcatheter Closure. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2022 Aug 26:101161CIRCIMAGING122014247. doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.122.014247. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36017699.
5. Koneti NR, Bakhru S, Jayranganath M, Kappanayil M, Bobhate P, Srinivas L, Kulkarni S, Kodandarama Sastry UM, Kumar RK. Transcatheter closure of congenital portosystemic shunts – A multicenter experience. Ann Pediatr Card 2022;15:114-20.
6. Vaidyanathan B, Rani K, Kunde F, Thomas S, Sudhakar A, Kumar RK, Zheleva B. Prenatal diagnosis lowers neonatal cardiac care costs in resource-limited settings. Cardiol Young. 2022 Jan 10:1-7. doi: 10.1017/S104795112100487X. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35000657.
7. Alawani S, Raj M, Sudhakar A, Kumar RK. Accuracy of physical examination of cardiovascular system in the diagnosis of common congenital heart diseases in children. BMJ Paediatrics Open 2022;6:e001595. doi:10.1136/bmjpo-2022-001595
8. Rajesh MG, Rakhi B, Sudhakar A, Neema P, Kumar RK Culture Negative Sepsis after Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: Incidence and Outcomes, Accepted, Ann Ped Card, 2022
9. Dunne E, ZuhlkeL,  Kumar RK,  CaseyFA,. PennyDJ, McMahon CJ, Editorial Board Composition Among Pediatric Cardiology Journals – Time to Cast The Net Wider. JACC Adv. 2022 Dec, 1 (5) 1–8
10. Bayya PR, Varghese S, Jayashankar JP, Sudhakar A, Balachandran R, Kottayil BP, Srimurugan B, Varma PK, Neema PK, Krishna Kumar R. Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection Repair: Single-Center Outcomes in a Lower-Middle Income Region. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2022 Jul;13(4):458-465.
11. S, Avinash Mani, Sanjay G, Ashishkumar M, Jaideep Menon, Rajesh G, R Krishna Kumar, A George Koshy, Thankachan V. Attacheril, Raju George, Eapen Punnose, S.M. Ashraf, Arun SR, Mohammed Cholakkal, Panniyammakal Jeemon, Stigi Joseph, Govindan Unni, Johny Joseph, Koshy Eapen, Madhu Sreedharan, Anil Kumar, K. Venugopal Pulmonary Hypertension Registry of Kerala, India (PRO-KERALA): One-year outcomes PII: S0019-4832(21)00453-3, Ind Heart J, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ihj.2021.12.002
12. Karmegaraj B, Balaji S, Raju PN, Subramanian P, Subramanian R, Ibrahim S, Razeen M, Krishnakumar R. Tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy secondary to incessant ectopic atrial tachycardia in two infants: Potential new indication for early initiation of enteral ivabradine. Ann Pediatr Card 2021;14:422-7.
13. Sachdeva S, Ramakrishnan S, Choubey M, Koneti NR, Mani K, Bakhru S, Gupta SK, Gangopadhyay D, Kasturi S, Mishra J, Nayak HK, Sivakumar K, Bobhate P, Awasthy N, Das D, Chakrabarti M, Muthukumaran CS, Saileela R, Dhulipudi B, Chaudhary SK, Jayranganath M, Saxena A, Iyer KS, Kumar RK, Kothari SS, Kulkarni S, Rao SG, FC. Outcome of COVID-19-positive children with heart disease and grown-ups with congenital heart disease: A multicentric study from India. Ann Pediatr Card 2021;14:269-77.
14. Choubey M, Ramakrishnan S, Sachdeva S, Mani K, Gangopadhyay D, Sivakumar K, Kappanayil M, Jayranganath M, Koneti NR, Awasthy N, Bobhate P, Gupta SK, Azad S, Dhulipudi B, Sonawane B, Bandopadhyay B, Muthukumaran CS, Das D, Sivalingam D, Ramamurthy HR, Nayak HK, Mishra J, Muthusamy K, Chakrabarti M, Islam N, Mahawar P, Shah P, Rajan S, Remadevi KS, Abqari S, Chaudhary SK, Kasturi S, Kumar RS, Saxena A, Iyer KS, Sharma R, Kumar RK, Radhakrishnan S, Kothari SS, Kulkarni S, Rao SG, FC. Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric cardiac services in India. Ann Pediatr Card 2021;14:260-8
15. Karmegaraj B, Balaji S, Raju PN, Subramanian P, Subramanian R, Ibrahim S, Razeen M, Krishnakumar R. Tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy secondary to incessant ectopic atrial tachycardia in two infants: Potential new indication for early initiation of enteral ivabradine. Ann Pediatr Card 2021;14:422-7
16. Nair SM, Zheleva B, Dobrzycka A, Hesslein P, Sadanandan R, and Kumar RK, A population health approach to address the burden of congenital heart disease in Kerala, India, Global Heart, 2021;16(1):71. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/gh.1034
17. Rwebembera J, Aliku T, Kayima J, Lubega S, Sebatta E, Kiggundu B, Kirenzi D, Nyakoojo W, Mondo C, Kumar K, Ratnayaka K, Qureshi S, Daluvoy S, Lwabi P, Omagino J, Sable C, Longenecker C, Simon D, Costa M, Okello E. Starting and Operating a Public Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory in a Low Resource Setting: The Eight-Year Story of the Uganda Heart Institute Catheter Laboratory. Glob Heart. 2021 Feb 9;16(1):11. doi: 10.5334/gh.859. PMID: 33598391; PMCID: PMC7879993.
18. Kappanayil M, Balan S, Alawani S, Mohanty S, Leeladharan SP, Gangadharan S, Jayashankar JP, Jagadeesan S, Kumar A, Gupta A, Kumar RK. Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in a neonate, temporally associated with prenatal exposure to SARS-CoV-2: a case report. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2021 Mar 3:S2352-4642(21)00055-9. doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(21)00055-9. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33675696; PMCID: PMC7929789.
19. Bayya PR, Kottayil BP, Srimurugan B, Balachandran R, Jayashankar JP, Baquero L, Kumar RK. Transaxillary Approach for Surgical Repair of Simple Congenital Cardiac Lesions: Pitfalls, and Complications. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2021 May;12(3):337-343. doi: 10.1177/2150135121989663. PMID: 33942688.
20. McMahon CJ, Tretter JT, Faulkner T, Krishna Kumar R, Redington AN, Windram JD. Are e-learning Webinars the future of medical education? An exploratory study of a disruptive innovation in the COVID-19 era. Cardiol Young. 2020 Dec 15:1-10. doi: 10.1017/S1047951120004503. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33320078
21. Singhi AK, Roy RR, De A, Bari EA, Kumar RK, Percutaneous closure of large pulmonary artery to left atrial fistula. J Cardiol Cases (2020), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jccase.2020.05.017
22. Kunde F, Thomas S, Sudhakar A, Kunjikutty R, Kumar RK, Vaidyanathan B. Prenatal diagnosis and planned peripartum care improves perinatal outcomes in fetuses with transposition with intact ventricular septum in low-resource settings. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Oct 8. doi: 10.1002/uog.23146. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33030746.
23. Kumar S, Joji P, Haneefa SM, Ahamed Z, Kumar K, Vaidyanathan B. Curious case of cardiac failure with pulmonary hypertension in a toddler. J Paediatr Child Health. 2020 Oct 4. doi: 10.1111/jpc.15211. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33012032.
24. Karmegaraj B, Kappanayil M, Rajeshkannan R, Koneti NR, Kumar RK. Congenital Portosystemic Shunts: Clinical Presentations, Imaging, Case Selection, and Feasibility of Transcatheter Closure. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 Nov 25:S1936-878X(20)30912-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2020.09.028. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33248961.
25. Singhi AK, Roy RR, De A, Bari EA, Kumar RK, Percutaneous closure of large pulmonary artery to left atrial fistula. J Cardiol Cases (2020), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jccase.2020.05.017.
26. Sastry UMK, M J, Kumar RK, et al. Thiamine-responsive acute severe pulmonary hypertension in exclusively breastfeeding infants: a prospective observational study [published online ahead of print, 2020 Sep 3]. Arch Dis Child. 2020;archdischild-2019-318777. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2019-318777
27. Lingaswamy D, Koepcke L, Krishna MR, Kottayil BP, Sunil GS, Moynihan K, Balaji S, Kumar RK, Catheter-based palliation for infants with tetralogy of Fallot [published online ahead of print, 2020 Aug 10]. Cardiol Young. 2020;1-4. doi:10.1017/S1047951120002334
28. Tretter JT, Windram J, Faulkner T, Hudgens M, Sendzikaite S, Blom NA, Hanseus K, Loomba RS, McMahon CJ, Zheleva B, Kumar RK, Jacobs JP, Oechslin EN, Webb GD, and Redington AN (2020) Heart University: a new online educational forum in paediatric and adult congenital cardiac care. The future of virtual learning in a postpandemic world? Cardiology in the Young, page 1 of 8. doi: 10.1017/S1047951120000852
29. Gunasekara CM, Moynihan K, Sudhakar A, Sunil GS, Kotayil BP, Bayya PR, Kumar RK. Neonatal cardiac surgery in low resource settings: implications of birth weight. Arch Dis Child. 2020 Dec;105(12):1140-1145.
30. Sunil, G.S., Srimurugan, B., Kottayil, B.P. et al.Conversion of prior univentricular repairs to septated circulation: Case selection, challenges, and outcomes. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-020-00938-9
31. Karmegaraj, B., Kappanayil, M., Sudhakar, A., & Kumar, R. (2020). Impact of transport on arrival status and outcomes in newborns with heart disease: A low–middle-income country perspective. Cardiol Young, 1-8. doi:10.1017/S1047951120001420
32. Barry OM, Ali F, Ronderos M, Sudhaker A, Kumar RK, Mood MC, Corona-Villalobos C,  Toai ND, Doherty-Schmeck K, Bergersen L, Gauvreau K,  Jenkins KJ, Hasan B, Pilot phase experience of the International Quality Improvement Collaborative catheterization registry [published online ahead of print, 2020 Apr 15]. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2020;10.1002/ccd.28908. doi:10.1002/ccd.28908
33. Banerji N, Krishna MR, Kumar RK, Anderson RH. Caught-off guard: Unguarded mitral valve orifice in usual atrial arrangement with discordant atrioventricular connections and pulmonary atresia. Ann Pediatr Card 2020;13:84-6
34. GBD 2017 Congenital Heart Disease Collaborators; Global, regional, and national burden of congenital heart disease, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017; www.thelancet.com/child-adolescent Published online January 21, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(19)30402-Xin
35. Sivakumar K, Anantharaj A, Raghuram P, Kumar RK, Vani P, Neuss M First in man study of a new semi open cell design Zephyr cobalt–chromium stent in large vessels and conduits, Cath Cardiovasc. Interv, 2020, 1-9
36. Banerji, N., Sudhakar, A., Balachandran, R., Sunil, G., Kotayil, B., Krishna Kumar, R. (n.d.). Early weight trends after congenital heart surgery and their determinants. Cardiology in the Young, Cardiol Young, 2020 Jan;30(1):89-94.
37. Abqari S, Kappanayil M, Sudhakar A, Balachandran R, Nair SG, Kumar RK. Common inflammatory markers after cardiac surgery in infants and their relation to blood stream sepsis. Heliyon. 2019 Nov 20;5(11):e02841. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02841. PMID: 31768439; PMCID: PMC6872838
38. Vijayaraghavan A, Sudhakar A, Sundaram KR, Kumar RK, Vaidyanathan B. Prenatal diagnosis and planned peri-partum care as a strategy to improve pre-operativestatus in neonates with critical CHDs in low-resource settings: a prospectivestudy. Cardiol Young. 2019 Nov 4:1-8.
39. Schidlow DN, Gauvreau K, Cherian KM, Du X, Kappanayil M, Kumar RK, Lenz AM, Novick WM, Sable C, Jenkins KJ. Single-Ventricle Palliation in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2019 Aug 20;74(7):928-931.
40. Krishna MR, Kunde MF, Kumar RK, Balaji S. Ivabradine in Post-operativeJunctional Ectopic Tachycardia (JET): Breaking New Ground. Pediatr Cardiol. 2019 Aug;40(6):1284-1288. doi: 10.1007/s00246-019-02149-5.
41. Thatte N, Wamala I, Bergerson L, Saluvan M, Gauvreau K, Hasan B, Kumar RK, Jenkins K, Current status of the infrastructure of cardiac catheterization laboratories in low- and middle-income countries: Data from the International Quality Improvement Collaborative for Congenital Heart Disease, Submitted, Global Heart
42. Raj M, Sudhakar A, Roy R, Champaneri B, Sudevan R, Kabali C, Kumar RK. Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in children and adolescents with congenital heart disease: a cross-sectional survey from South India. BMJ Paediatr Open. 2019 Apr 3;3(1):e000377. doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2018-000377.
43. Karmegaraj B, Prabhu N, Kappanayil M, Kumar RK. Percutaneous ultrasound guided thrombin injection for axillary artery pseudoaneurysm following stenting of the arterial duct in two infants: Case report with review of literature. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2019 Mar 9. doi: 10.1002/ccd.28174. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30851076.
44. Rahman S, Zheleva B, Cherian KM, Christenson JT, Doherty KE, de Ferranti D,Gauvreau K, Hickey PA, Kumar RK, Kupiec JK, Novick WM, Sandoval NF, Jenkins KJ. Linking world bank development indicators and outcomes of congenital heartsurgery in low-income and middle-income countries: retrospective analysis of quality improvement data. BMJ Open. 2019 Jun 22;9(6):e028307.
45. Leeladharan SP, Jayashankar JP, Kottayil BP, Kappanayil M, Raman K, Balachandran R. Pulmonary Hemorrhage Due to Unrecognized Bronchial Collateral After Arterial Switch Operation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018;105(3):e117-e118. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.09.043
46. Kottayil BP, Bayya PR, Baquero L, Sen AC, Kumar RK. Modified technique for uncommon coarctation of the aorta with arch hypoplasia. Ann Pediatr Card 2018;11:275-7.
47. Kasturi S, Balaji S, Sudhakar A, Sunil GS, Kottayil BP, Bayya PR, Kumar RK. Accuracy of a New Echocardiographic Index to Predict Need for Trans-annular Patchin Tetralogy of Fallot. Pediatr Cardiol. 2018 Sep 3. doi:10.1007/s00246-018-1973-x. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30178189.
48. Salve GG, Jain SA, Nimbalkar MS, Katkade SS, Kurien J, Choudury H, Dalvi BV, Kumar RK, Shivaprakash K, Innovative mirror image transatrial techniques for biventricular repair in inverted dextrocardia, Annals of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, 2018;1;30-38.
49. Udink ten Cate FEA, Sobhy R, Kalantre A,, Sachdeva S, Subramanam A, Rao KN, Kumar RK, Hamza H, Jayranganath M, Sreeram N, Off-label use of duct occluder devices to close hemodynamically significant perimembranous ventricular septal defects: A multicenter experience. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2018;1–7. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.27792
50. Prabhakaran D, Anand S, Watkins D, Gaziano T, Wu Y, Mbanya JC, Nugent R; Disease Control Priorities-3 Cardiovascular, Respiratory, and Related Disorders Author Group. Cardiovascular, respiratory, and related disorders: key messages from Disease Control Priorities, 3rd edition. Lancet. 2018 Mar 24;391(10126):1224-1236.
51. Salve GG, Jain SA, Sharma B, Nimbalkar MS, Katkade SS, Kurien J, Bhadane NS, Dalvi BV, Kumar RK, Shivaprakash K. Intraoperative customized double-patch device with twin sutures for multiple muscular septal defects. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2018 Mar 26. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivy092. [Epub ahead of print)
52. Anilkumar A, Vasudevan DM, Kappanayil M, Sundaram KR, Krishna Kumar R, Nampoothiri S. Platelet parameters in children with chromosome 22q11 deletion and conotruncal heart defects. Congenit Heart Dis. 2018 Mar 5. doi: 10.1111/chd.12600. [Epub ahead of print]
53. NCD risk collaboration; Contributions of mean and shape of blood pressure distribution to worldwide trends and variations in raised blood pressure; a pooled analysis of 1018 population based measurement studies with 88.6 million participants, in press Int J Epidemiol. 2018
54. India State-level Disease Burden Initiative Collaborators; Nations within a nation: variations in epidemiological transition across the states of India, 1990–2016 in the Global Burden of Disease Study, Lancet, Published online November 14, 2017 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32804-0
55. Prabhakaran D, Anand S, Watkins D, Gaziano T, Wu Y, Mbanya JC, Nugent R; Disease Control Priorities-3 Cardiovascular, Respiratory, and Related Disorders Author Group. Cardiovascular, respiratory, and related disorders: key messages from Disease Control Priorities, 3rd edition. Lancet. 2017 Nov 3. pii: S0140-6736(17)32471-6. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32471-6. [Epub ahead of print]
56. Kristina P, Osama El S, Hamed A, Seham A, Hafiz E S, Markus K, Gerardus B, Raman K K, Narayanswami Cardiac Care for Patients with Down’s Syndrome: The Great Divide. Cardiol & Cardiovasc Ther 6(5): JOCCT.MS.ID.555698, 2017
57. Udayakumaran S, Onyia CU, Krishnakumar R. Forgotten? Not yet- Cardiogenic brain abscess in children – a case series based review. World Neurosurg. 2017 Aug 2. pii: S1878-8750(17)31244-5. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.07.144. [Epub ahead of print]
58. Raj M, Sudhakar A, Roy R, et al. Health-related quality of life in infants and toddlers with congenital heart disease: a cross-sectional survey from South India. Arch Dis Child. 2018;103(2):170-175
59. Harikrishnan S, Sanjay G, Ashishkumar M, Menon J, Rajesh G, Kumar RK. Pulmonary Hypertension Registry of Kerala, India (PROKERALA) – Clinical Characteristics and Practice Patterns, International Journal of Cardiology 2018;265: 212–217.
60. Champaneri B, Kappanayil M, Kumar RK Transcatheter closure of a membranous ventricular septal defect in a 1.8-kg infant using Amplatzer Duct Occluder II additional size device. Cardiol Young. 2017; 27:1437-1440.
61. Sen AS, Morrow DF, Balachandran R, Du X, Gauvreau K, Jagannath BR, Kumar RK, Kupiec JK, Melgar ML, Chau NT, Potter-Bynoe G, Tamariz-Cruz O, Jenkins KJ, Postoperative Infection in Developing World Congenital Heart Surgery Programs: Data From the International Quality Improvement Collaborative. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2017;10:e002935. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.116.002935.
62. Solomon RS, Sasi T, Sudhakar A, Kumar RK, Vaidyanathan B. Early Neurodevelopmental Outcomes After Corrective Cardiac Surgery In Infants. Indian Pediatr. 2018;55(5):400-404
63. Fienburg L, Menon J, Smith R, , Rajeev JG, Kumar RK, Banerjee A. Potential for mobile health (mHealth) prevention of cardiovascular diseases in Kerala: A population-based survey, Indian Heart J. 2017;69:182-1
64. Kappanayil M, Koneti NR, Kannan RR, Kottayil BP, Kumar K. Three-dimensional-printed cardiac prototypes aid surgical decision-making and preoperative planning in selected cases of complex congenital heart diseases: Early experience and proof of concept in a resource-limited environment. Ann Pediatr Card 2017;10:117-25
65. Raj M, Sudhakar A, Roy R, Champaneri B, Joy TM, Kumar RK. Health-related quality of life in Indian children: A community-based cross-sectional survey. Indian J Med Res. 2017;145:521-529.
66. Harikrishnan S, Sanjay G, Ashishkumar M, Menon J, Rajesh G, Kumar RK. Pulmonary Hypertension Registry of Kerala (PROKERALA) – Rationale, design and methods. Indian Heart J. 2016 Oct;68(5):709–15.

67.  Kalantre A, Sunil GS, Kumar RK. Pulmonary venous hypertension may allow delayed palliation of single ventricle physiology with pulmonary hypertension. Ann Pediatr Cardiol. 2016;9:147-52.

68. As a Collaborator – NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC) Trends in adult body mass index in 200 countries since 1975: pooled analysis of 1,698 population-based measurement studies with 19.2 million participants; In Press, Lancet, 2016
69. Smith R, Menon J, Rajeev JG, Fienburg L, Kumar RK, Banerjee A. Potential for the use of mHealth in the management of cardiovascular disease in Kerala: a qualitative study. BMJ Open 2015;5:e009367. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2015- 009367
70. Reddy SN, Kappanayil M, Balachandran R, Sudhakar A, Sunil GS, Raj BR, Kumar RK, Preoperative determinants of outcomes of infant heart surgery in a limited-resource setting. Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovasc Surg 2015;27:331–338; http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.semtcvs.2015.09.008
71. Raj M, Paul M, Sudhakar A, Varghese AA, Haridas AC, Kabali C, Kumar RK (2015) Micro-Economic Impact of Congenital Heart Surgery: Results of a Prospective Study from a Limited-Resource Setting. PLoS ONE 10(6): e0131348. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0131348
72. Krishna MR, Kottayil BP, Sunil GS, Kumar RK. A life-threatening infective pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle in a toddler. Ann Pediatr Card 2015;8:137-9
73. Balachandran R, Kappanayil M, Sen AC, Sudhakar A, Nair SG, Sunil GS, et al. Impact of the International Quality Improvement Collaborative on outcomes after congenital heart surgery: A single center experience in a developing economy. Ann Card Anaesth 2015;18:52-7.
74. Sunil GS, Kottayil B, Francis E, Vaidyanathan B, Mahesh K, Rakhi B, Nair SG, Kumar RK, Anomalous Left Coronary Artery From Nonfacing Pulmonary Sinus: Direct Aortic Reimplantation, Annals Thorac Surg. 2014;97:1819–1821
75. Roberts K, Maguire G, Brown A, Atkinson D, Remenyi B, Wheaton G, Kelly A, Kumar RK, SuJ-Y, Carapetis J, Echocardiographic screening for rheumatic heart disease in high and low risk Australian children, Circulation 2014;129:1953-61
76. Francis E, Kumar S, Kumar RK. Palliative stenting of patent ductus arteriosus in older children and young adults with congenital cyanotic heart disease. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2014;83:1109-15.
77. Yesodharan D, Kappanayil M, Kuthiroly S, Thampi MV, Hamza Z, Anilkumar A, Nair KM, Sundaram KR, Kumar RK, Nampoothiri S. Cardiac spectrum, cytogenetic analysis and thyroid profile of 418 children with Down syndrome from South India: a cross-sectional study. Indian J Pediatr. 2014 Jun;81(6):547-51.
78. Kottayil BP, Sunil GS, Kappanayil M, Mohanty SH, Francis E, Vaidyanathan B, Balachandran R, Nair SG, Kumar RK. Two-ventricle repair for complex congenital heart defects palliated towards single-ventricle repair. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2014;18:266-71.
79. Reddy SN, Sunil GS, Kumar RK. Surgical removal of a left ventricular myxoma in an infant. Ann Pediatr Card 2013;6:179-81
80. Benedict RR, Kumar A, Francis E, Kumar R K. Off-pump atrial septostomy with thoracoscopic scissors under transesophageal echocardiography guidance. Ann Pediatr Card 2013;6:170-2
81. Sapre A, Gopalraj SS, Kottayil BP, Kumar R K. An unusual example of isolated double-orifice tricuspid valve. Ann Pediatr Card 2013;6:162-3.
82. Kumar S, Sudhakar A, Mohan M, Balachandran R, Raj B, Sumangala SG, Kumar R K. Elevated red cell distribution width is associated with delayed postoperative recovery after correction of Tetralogy of Fallot. Ann Pediatr Card 2013;6:121-5.
83. Vaidyanathan B, Kumar S, Sudhakar A, Kumar RK. Conotruncal anomalies in the fetus: Referral patterns and pregnancy outcomes in a dedicated fetal cardiology unit in South India. Ann Pediatr Card 2013;6:15-20
84. Balachandran R, Nair SG, Gopalraj SS, Vaidyanathan B, Kottayil BP, Kumar RK. Stage one Norwood procedure in an emerging economy: Initial experience in a single center. Ann Pediatr Card 2013;6:6-11
85. Reményi B, Wilson N, Steer A, Ferreira B, Kado J, Kumar K, Lawrenson J, Maguire G, Marijon E, Mirabel M, Mocumbi AO, Mota C, Paar J, Saxena A, Scheel J, Stirling J, Viali S, Balekundri VI, Wheaton G, Zühlke L, Carapetis J. World Heart Federation criteria for echocardiographic diagnosis of rheumatic heart disease–an evidence-based guideline. Nat Rev Cardiol.2012; 28:297-309.
86. Kappanayil M, Nampoothiri S, Kannan R, Renard M, Coucke P, Malfait F, Menon S, Ravindran HK, Kurup R, Haque MF, Kumar K, Depaepe A. Characterization of a distinct lethal arteriopathy syndrome in twenty-two infants associated with an identical, novel mutation in FBLN4 gene, confirms fibulin-4 as a critical determinant of human vascular elastogenesis, Orphanet J Rare Dis.2012;7:61. [Epub ahead of print]
87. Singh S, Kumar RK, Sundaram KR, Kanjilal B, Nair P, Improving outcomes and reducing costs by modular training in infection control in a resource limited setting, Intl J for Qual Health Care, 2012;24:641-8.
88. Kappanayil M, Kannan R, Kumar RK. Understanding the physiology of complex congenital heart disease using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. Ann Pediatr Card 2011;4:177-82.
89. Balachandran R, Nair SG, Gopalraj SS, Vaidyanathan B, Kumar RK. Dedicated pediatric cardiac intensive care unit in a developing country: Does it improve the outcome?. Ann Pediatr Card 2011;4:122-6.
90. Anil Kumar A, Kappanayil M, Nampoothiri, Thampi MV, Vasudevan DM, Kumar RK Screening for TBX1 gene in Indian children with or without microdeletion of chromosome 22q11 and conotruncal defect, LabMedicine, 2012;43:11-13.
91. Singhi AK, Francis E, Kumar RK. Isolated absence of right pulmonary artery. Ann Pediatr Card, 2011,15;3:119-22.
92. Vaidyanathan B, Sathish G, Mohanan S, Sundaram KR, Warrier KKR, Kumar RK. Clinical screening for congenital heart disease at birth: A prospective study in a community hospital in Kerala. Indian Pediatr. 2011;48:25-30.
93. Singhi AK, Nicholson I, Francis E, Kumar RK, Hawker R, Anomalous Systemic Arterial Supply to Normal Basal Segment of the Left Lung, Heart Lung Circ.2011;20:357-61.
94. Srinivas L, Singhi A, Kumar RK, Decline in arterial partial pressure of oxygen after exercise: A surrogate marker of pulmonary vascular obstructive disease in patients with atrial septal defect and severe pulmonary hypertension, Cardiol Young 2011;2:292-8.
95. Singhi AK, Srinivas L, Vaidyanathan B, Kumar RK, Mechanism of tricuspid regurgitation in corrected transposition of great arteries, Journal of Echocardiography 2010,8:144-45.
96. Raj M, Sundaram K R, Paul M, Sudhakar A, Kumar RK. Body mass index trend and its association with blood pressure distribution in children. J Hum Hypertens 2010;24:652-8.
97. Raj M, Sundaram KR, Paul M, Sudhakar A, Kumar RK. Dynamics of Growth and Weight Transitions in a Pediatric Cohort from India. Nutr J 2009; 8:55.
98. Rajeshkannan R, Moorthy S, Sreekumar KP, Ramachandran PV, Kumar RK, Remadevi KS, Role of 64-MDCT in Evaluation of Pulmonary Atresia With Ventricular Septal Defect, AJR 2010; 194:110-118.
99. Francis E, Singhi A, Srinivas L, Kumar RK, Transcatheter occlusion of patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infants, J Am Coll Cardiol Intv 2010;3 550-555.
100. Vaidyanathan B, Simpson J, Kumar RK, Transesopageal echocardiography in catheter closure of atrial septal defect, J Am Coll Cardiol. Img, 2009; 2:1238-1242.
101. Srinivas L, Kumar RK, Case Studies of Congenital Heart Disease with Pulmonary Hypertension: Atrial Septal Defect, PVRI review, 2009,1:183-187.
102. Raj M, Sundaram KR, Paul M, Kumar RK, Blood pressure distribution in Indian children, in press, Ind. Pediatr, e-pub ahead of print 3 September2009; pii: S097475590800123-1.
103. Vaidyanathan B, Radhakrishnan R, Aravindakshan DS, Sundaram KR, Kumar RK, What determines nutritional recovery in malnourished children undergoing correction of congenital heart defects? A prospective study, Pediatrics, 2009; 124:e294-e299.
104. Francis E, Gayathri S, Vaidyanathan B, Kannan B, Kumar R K. Emergency balloon dilation or stenting of critical coarctation of aorta in newborns and infants: An effective interim palliation. Ann Pediatr Card 2009;2:111-5
105. Remadevi KS, Francis E, Kumar RK, Catheter closure of atrial septal defects with deficient inferior vena cava rim under transesophageal echo guidance, Cathet Cardiovasc. Interven. 2009, 73:90-96.
106. Rosenthal V, Maki D, Mehta A et al, International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium report, data summary for 2002-2007, issued January 2008, Am J Infect Control 2008;36:627-37
107. Mahesh K, Francis E, Kumar RK, Aorta to Right Atrial Tunnel, Prenatal Diagnosis and Transcatheter Management in a neonate, J Am Coll Cardiol. Intv. 2008;1:716-717.
108. Remadevi KS, Vaidyanathan B, Francis E, Kannan BRJ, Kumar RK, Balloon pulmonary valvotomy as interim palliation for young infants with tetralogy of Fallot, Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 2008;1:2-7.
109. Kurup RP, Daniel R, Kumar RK, Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery in infancy with preserved left ventricular function: Potential pitfalls and clues to diagnosis, Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 2008;1:65-67.
110. Raj M, Sundaram KR, Paul M, Deepa AS, Kumar RK., Obesity in children – time trends and relationship with hypertension, Natl Med J India, 2007;20:288-93.
111. Viswanathan S, Kumar RK, Vaidyanathan B, Transcatheter closure of aorto-pulmonary window in a symptomatic infant using the Amplatzer Ductal Occluder. Heart. 2007;93:1519.
112. Viswanathan S, Vaidyanathan B, Kumar RK. Thrombus in juxtaposed right atrial appendage in a patient with tricuspid atresia and transposed great arteries. Cardiol Young. 2007;17:574. Epub 2007 Jul 5.
113. Viswanathan S, Rao SG, Krishna Kumar R. Rupture of the non coronary sinus of Valsalva into the right ventricle. Cardiol Young. 2007; 17:691-2. Epub 2007 Nov 9.
114. Vaidyanathan B, Nair SB, Sundaram K.R, Babu UK, Shivaprakasha K ,.Rao SG, Kumar RK, Malnutrition in children with congenital heart disease (CHD): Determinants and Short-Term Impact of Corrective Intervention, Ind. Pediatr. 2008;45:541-546.
115. Bakshi KD, Vaidyanathan B, Sundaram KR, Roth SJ, Shivaprakasha K, Rao SG, Nair SG, Chengode S, Kumar RK, Determinants of early outcome after neonatal cardiac surgery in a developing country, J Th Cardiovasc Surg. 2007;134:765-771.
116. Vaidyanathan B, Roth S, Gauvreau K, Shivaprakasha K, Rao SG and Kumar RK Somatic growth after ventricular septal defect repair in malnourished infants, J Pediatr 2006;149:205-9
117. Mahesh K, Kannan BRJ, Anil SR, Kamath P, Kumar RK, Stenting of the patent arterial duct to improve pulmonary blood flow, Indian Heart Journal 2005; 57:704-8.
118. Kannan BRJ, Ananthan K, Kumar RK, Unusual Spasm of the patent arterial duct, Images in cardiology, Indian Heart Journal. 2005;57:274.
119. Vaidyanathan B, Kannan BRJ, Kumar RK, Device Closure of Residual Ventricular Septal Defect after Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot Using the Amplatzer Duct Occluder. Indian Heart J 2005;57:64-6.
120. Vaidyanathan B, Kannan BRJ, Kumar RK, Catheter Closure of Pseudo-aneurysm of Main Pulmonary, Circulation 2004;110:1709.
121. Kannan BRJ, Anil SR, Padhi SS, Kumar RK, Catheter closure of the patent ductus arteriosus in sick ventilated infants, Indian Heart Journal 2004;56:232-234.
122. Bhatt M, Anil SR, Kumar RK, Kawasaki Disease in the newborn. Indian J Pediatr 2004 71:353-4.
123. Kannan BRJ, Padhi SS, Anil SR, Haridas KK, Kumar RK, Bioptome assisted closure of the pulmonary arterial fistula, J Vasc Interv Radiol 2006;17:147-51.
124. Kannan BRJ, Anil SR, Kumar RK, Cannulation of the vertical patent arterial duct, Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 2005;65:455-8.
125. Koshy SV, Kumar RK, Shivaprakasha K, Novel repair for obstructed total anomalous pulmonary venous connection to coronary sinus, Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2005;79:711-3
126. Kumar RK, Anil SR, Philip A, Sivakumar K, Bioptome-assisted coil occlusion of moderate-large patent arterial ducts in infants and small children, Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 2004;62:266-71.
127. Shivaprakasha K, Rameshan I, Kumar RK, et al. A new technique of right heart bypass for congenital heart surgery, Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2004;77:988-93.
128. Anil SR, Dharan BS, Kumar RK, Rao SG, Anomalous coronary from the pulmonary artery with coarctation of aorta, Ann Thorac Surg., 2004;78:324-6.
129. Bhatt M, Roth S, Kumar RK, Gauvreau K, Chengode S, Nair, SG, Shivaprakasha K, Rao SG, Management of infants with large, unrepaired left-to-right shunts and respiratory infection requiring mechanical ventilation, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2004;127:1466-1473.
130. Kannan BRJ, Kamath P, Rao SG, Kumar RK, Successful Management of Isolated Ventricular Inversion in an Adult, Pediatric Cardiology, 2004;25:554-7.
131. Anil SR, Kannan BRJ, Kumar RK, Transcatheter closure of native pulmonary artery for elimination of accessory pulmonary blood flow after bidirectional Glenn shunt. Indian Heart Journal 2003;55:373-375.
132. Francis E, Sivakumar K, Kumar RK, Transcatheter Closure of Fistula Between the Right Pulmonary Artery and Left Atrium Using the Amplatzer Duct Occluder, Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 2004;63:83-6.
133. Kannan BRJ, Anil SR, Sivakumar K, Kumar RK, Transcatheter closure of the very large atrial septal defects using the Amplatzer septal occluder, Cathet Cardiovasc Interv 2003;59:522-527.
134. Sivakumar K, Anil SR, Rao SG, Shivaprakash K,Kumar RK. Closure of Muscular Ventricular Septal Defects Guided by En-face Reconstruction of the Right Ventricular Septal Surface Using Two Dimensional Echocardiography, Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2003;76:158-66.
135. Anil SR, Rao SG and Kumar RK, Duplication of the Tricuspid valve apparatus, Cardiology in the young 2003;13:100-102.
136. Kannan BRJ, Anil SR, Kumar RK. Anomalous left coronary artery from the anterior sinus of pulmonary artery, Cardiology in the Young 2003;13:95-97.
137. Anil SR, Sivakumar K, Philip A, Francis E, Kumar RK, Management strategies for hemolysis after transcatheter closure of the patent arterial duct, Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 2003;59:538-43.
138. Anil SR, Manoj P, Kumar RK, Massive Primary Chylopericardium in an Infant, Indian Heart Journal 2002;54:295-6.
139. Anil SR, Sivakumar K, Kumar RK, Bioptome assisted closure of coronary artery fistula. Indian Heart Journal 2002;54:189-192
140. Vaidyanathan B, Roth SJ, Rao SG, Gauvreau K, Shivaprakasha K, Kumar RK. Outcome of ventricular septal defect repair in a developing country. Journal of Pediatrics 2002;140:736-741
141. Anil SR, Sivakumar K, Kumar RK. Coil occlusion of the small patent ductus arteriosus without arterial access, Cardiology in the Young 2002; 12:51-56.
142. Sivakumar K, Anil SR, Ravichandra M, Natarajan KU, Kamath P, Kumar RK. Emergency Transcatheter recanalization of acutely thrombosed Blalock Taussig shunts, Indian Heart Journal 2001; 53:743-748.
143. Kumar RK, Krishnan MN, Venugopal K, Anil SR, Sivakumar, Bioptome-assisted simultaneous delivery of multiple coils for closure of the large PDA, Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 2001; 54:95-100.
144. Sivakumar K, Rao SG, Shivaprakasha K, Kumar RK. Operative outcome and intermediate term follow-up of neonatal Blalock Taussig shunts, Indian Heart Journal 2001;53:66-70.
145. Kumar RK, Newburger J, Gauvreau K, Kamenir S, Hornberger. Comparison of Outcome when Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and Transposition of Great Arteries are diagnosed Prenatally Vs When diagnosis is made only postnatally, American Journal of Cardiology.1999; 83:1649-53.
146. Sharma S, Bhargava A, Krishnakumar R, Rajani M. Can pulmonary venous hypertension be graded by the chest radiograph? Clin Radiol. 1998;53:899-902.
147. Kaushal SK, Dagar KS, Kumar K, Samir G, Shrivastava S, Iyer KS, Intra-operative echocardiography in congenital heart surgery: experience with 300 cases, Annals of cardiac anesthesia. 1998;1:36-45.
148. Saxena A, Gupta R, Kumar K, Kothari SS, Wasir HS. Predictors of arterial thrombosis after diagnostic cardiac catheterization in infants and children randomized to two heparin dosages, Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis1997; 41:400-3.
149. Kumar K, Lock JE, Geva T, Ventricular septal defects between infundibular and left ventricular apices: Imaging and interventional considerations.Circulation 1997;95:1207-1213.
150. Taneja K, Sharma S, Kumar K, Rajani M. Comparison of computed tomography and cineangiography in the demonstration of central pulmonary arteries in cyanotic congenital heart disease. Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology 1996;19: 97-100.
151. Sharma S, Kothari SS, Kumar K, Saxena A, Sharma R, Taneja K, Venugopal P. Systemic to pulmonary collateral vessels and surgical shunts in patients with cyanotic congenital heart disease: Perioperative treatment by transcatheter embolization. American Journal of Roentgenology 1995;164:1505-10.
152. Kothari SS, Kumar K, Saxena A, Wasir HS. Balloon valvotomy for severe aortic stenosis in an infant. Indian Pediatrics 1994;31:222-4.
153. Ramamurthy S, Sharma S, Kumar K, Rajani M, Wasir HS. Collateral arteries in the presence of obstructive coronary artery disease. National Medical Journal of India 1994; 7: 260-2.
154. Bahl VK, Kothari SS, Kumar K. Retrograde pulmonary venous wedge angiography: A new technique Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis 1995, 34: 259-260.
155. Kumar K, Saxena A, Sharma S. Submitral aneurysm with aortitis: Case report of an unusual association, International Journal of Cardiology1994; 47: 78-80.
156. Kothari SS, Juneja R, Kumar K, Chopra P. Idiopathic restrictive Cardiomyopathy in the very young. Indian Heart Journal, 1994; 46:117-118.
157. Kumar K, Saxena A, Sharma R, Anomalous origin of right pulmonary artery from the aorta, a report of two cases. Indian Heart Journal,1994; 46:49-50.
158. Iyer KS, Sharma R, Kumar K, Bhan A, Saxena A, Venugopal P. Echocardiographic criteria for assessment of left ventricular preparation in rapid two stage arterial switch operation for simple transposition. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1995;60:658-64.
159. Kumar K, Dev V, Shrivastava S. Balloon valvotomy for severe aortic stenosis with heart failure in adolescents American Heart Journal 1994;127:448-450.
160. Shrivastava S, Kumar K, Dev V, Saxena A, Das G. Determinants of immediate and follow up results after pulmonary balloon valvuloplasty Clinical Cardiology 1993; 16:497-502.
161. Shrivastava S, Kumar K, Dev V, Kothari SS, Saxena A. Pulmonary balloon valvotomy for severe valvar pulmonic stenosis with congestive heart failure beyond infancy, Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis 1993; 28: 137-141.
162. Saxena A, Shrivastava S, Kumar K, Rao IM, Tandon R. Unusual response of pulmonary vasculature after Senning operation for complete transposition, intact septum and elevated pulmonary vascular resistance. Indian Heart Journal 1992; 44: 53-54.
163. Talwar KK, Kumar K, Chopra P, Sharma S, Shrivastava S, Wasir HS, Rajani M, Tandon R. Cardiac involvement in nonspecific aortoarteritis (Takayasu’s arteritis) American Heart Journal 1991; 122:1666-1670.
164. Kumar K, Bajaj R, Kaul U, Bahl VK. Electrophysiologic effects of oral diltiazem before and after beta blockade. Clinical Cardiology 1991; 14:317-320.
165. Kumar K, Saxena A, Talwar KK. Lone atrial fibrillation with complete heart block in a child. International Journal of Cardiology 1991; 30: 349-351.
166. Kumar K, Kaul U, Dev V, Rajani M and Sharma S. Probe angioplasty through an intracoronary coronary probing catheter in lesions which are difficult to cross. International Journal of Cardiology 1991; 30:157-162.

1. Tropical Medicine: In Press, J Am Coll Cardiol. 2022/23
2. Dougherty S, OkelloE, Mwangi J, Kumar RK, Rheumatic Heart Disease: Revisiting the Forgotten Orphan, in Press, J Am Coll Cardiol. 2022/23
3. Andrés F. Miranda-Arboleda, Luis Gerardo González-Barrera, Kiera Liblik, Juan Farina, Ezequiel José Zaidel, Clara Saldarriaga, Zier Zhou, Reem Al-Rawi, José Patricio López-López, Jorge P. Juarez-Lloclla, Shyla Gupta, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, R Krishna Kumar, Álvaro Sosa-Liprandi, Adrian Baranchuk. Neglected Tropical Diseases and Sudden Cardiac Death: The NET-Heart Project. Rev. Cardiovasc. Med. 2022, 23(7), 254.
4. Hasan Babar S., Rasheed Muneera A., Wahid Asra, Kumar Raman Krishna, Zuhlke Liesl, Generating Evidence from Contextual Clinical Research in Low- to Middle Income Countries: A Roadmap Based on Theory of Change, Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2021, 10.3389/fped.2021.764239.
5. Moynihan KM, Lelkes E, Kumar RK, DeCourcey DD. Is this as good as it gets? Implications of an asymptotic mortality decline and approaching the nadir in pediatric intensive care. Eur J Pediatr. 2021 Oct 1. doi: 10.1007/s00431-021-04277-8. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34599379.
6. McMahon CJ, Tretter JT, Redington AN, Bu’Lock F, Zühlke L, Heying R, Mattos S, Krishna Kumar R, Jacobs JP, Windram JD. Medical education and training within congenital cardiology: current global status and future directions in a post COVID-19 world. Cardiol Young. 2021 Apr 12:1-13. doi: 10.1017/S1047951121001645. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33843546; PMCID: PMC8111178.
7. Kumar RK, Antunes MJ, Beaton A, Mirabel M, Nkomo VT, Okello E, Regmi PR, Reményi B, Sliwa-Hähnle K, Zühlke LJ, Sable C; American Heart Association Council on Lifelong Congenital Heart Disease and Heart Health in the Young; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; and Council on Clinical Cardiology. Contemporary Diagnosis and Management of Rheumatic Heart Disease: Implications for Closing the Gap: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2020 Nov 17;142(20):e337-e357.
8. Hasan B, Hansmann G, Budts W, Heath A, Hoodbhoy Z, Jing ZC, Koestenberger M, Meinel K, Mocumbi AO, Radchenko GD, Sallmon H, Sliwa K, Kumar RK; European Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease Network (EPPVDN), endorsed by AEPC, CSC, PASCAR, PCS, and PCSI. Challenges and Special Aspects of Pulmonary Hypertension in Middle- to Low-Income Regions: JACC State-of-the-Art Review. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 May 19;75(19):2463-2477. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2020.03.047
9. Krishna, M.R., Kumar, R.K. Diagnosis and Management of Critical Congenital Heart Diseases in the Newborn. Indian J Pediatr(2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-019-03163-4.
10. Qureshi SA, Kumar R K. Vascular access in pediatric interventions: Science or skill?. Ann Pediatr Card 2020;13:1-3
11. Saxena A, Relan J, Agarwal R, Awasthy N, Azad S, Chakrabarty M, Dagar KS, Devagourou V, Dharan BS, Gupta SK, Iyer KS, Jayranganath M, Joshi R, J Kannan B R, Katewa A, Kohli V, Kothari SS, Krishnamoorthy K M, Kulkarni S, Kumar R M, Kumar R K, Maheshwari S, Manohar K, Marwah A, Mishra S, Mohanty SR, Murthy K S, Rao K N, Suresh P V, Radhakrishnan S, Rajashekar P, Ramakrishnan S, Rao N, Rao SG, Chinnaswamy Reddy H M, Sharma R, Shivaprakash K, Subramanyan R, Kumar R S, Talwar S, Tomar M, Verma S, Vijaykumar R. Indian guidelines for indications and timing of intervention for common congenital heart diseases: Revised and updated consensus statement of the Working group on management of congenital heart diseases. Ann Pediatr Card 2019;12:254-86
12. Hansmann G, Koestenberger M, Alastalo TP, Apitz C, Austin ED, Bonnet D, Budts W, D’Alto M, Gatzoulis MA, Hasan BS, Kozlik-Feldmann R, Kumar RK, Lammers AE, Latus H, Michel-Behnke I, Miera O, Morrell NW, Pieles G, Quandt D, Sallmon H, Schranz D, Tran-Lundmark K, Tulloh RMR, Warnecke G, Wåhlander H, Weber SC, Zartner P. 2019 updated consensus statement on the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric pulmonary hypertension: The European Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease Network (EPPVDN), endorsed by AEPC, ESPR and ISHLT. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2019 Sep;38(9):879-901.
13. Clippings, Theme: Pediatric cardiology: December 2017Indian pediatrics 54(12):1061-1061.
14. Bronicki, R., Pollak, U., Argent, A., Kumar, R.K, Balestrini, M., Cogo, P,Dominguez, T. (2017). Global perspective on training and staffing for paediatric cardiac critical care. Cardiology in the Young,27(S6), S9-S13. doi:10.1017/S1047951117002566
15. Argent, A., Balachandran, R., Vaidyanathan, B., Khan, A., & Kumar, R. (2017). Management of undernutrition and failure to thrive in children with congenital heart disease in low- and middle-income countries. Cardiology in the Young, 27(S6), S22-S30. doi:10.1017/S104795111700258X
16. Kumar RK. A roadmap for the aspiring interventional pediatric cardiologist. Ann Pediatr Card 2017;10:109-13
17. Palafox B, Mocumbi AO, Kumar RK, Ali SK, Kennedy E, Haileamlak A, Watkins D, Petricca K, Wyber R, Timeon P, Mwangi J. The WHF Roadmap for Reducing CV Morbidity and Mortality Through Prevention and Control of Rheumatic Heart Disease. Glob Heart. 2017 Mar 20. pii: S2211-8160(16)30789-X. doi: 10.1016/j.gheart.2016.12.001. [Epub ahead of print]
18. Viswanathan S, Kumar RK. Should we close small ventricular septal defects?. Ann Pediatr Card 2017;10:1-4.
19. Kumar RK. Screening for congenital heart disease in India: Rationale, practical challenges, and pragmatic strategies. Ann Pediatr Card 2016;9:111-4.
20. Kumar RK. Left to right shunts with pulmonary vascular disease, still an enigma

Heart Asia 2015;7:2 38-39 doi:10.1136/heartasia-2015-01068054.

21. Singhi AK, Kumar RK, Evaluation of Congenital Valvular Heart Diseases by the Pediatrician: When to Follow, When to Refer for Intervention? Ind J Pedatr, 2015; 82:1021-1026.
22. Kumar RK. Universal heart coverage for children with heart disease in India. Ann Pediatr Card 2015;8:177-83
23. Kumar RK. Training pediatric heart surgeons for the future: A global challenge. Ann Pediatr Card 2015;8:99-102
24. Kumar RK, Saxena A, The National Rheumatic Heart Consortium: A nationwide initiative for the control of rheumatic heart disease in India, Nat Med J Ind, 2015;28:144-146.
25. Balaji S, Kumar RK. Partnership in healthcare: What can the west learn from the delivery of pediatric cardiac care in low- and middle-income countries. Ann Pediatr Card 2015;8:1-3
26. Singhi AK, Viswanathan S, Ram Krishna S M, Kappanayil M, Kumar R K. Selected Summaries . Ann Pediatr Card 2014;7:238-46
27. Kumar RK. Delivering pediatric cardiac care with limited resources. Ann Pediatr Card 2014;7:163-6
28. Kothari SS, Kumar R K. Professor Rajendra Tandon: Passing of a legend. Ann Pediatr Card 2014;7:83-5
29. Kumar R K. Distilling wisdom from our collective experience. Ann Pediatr Card 2014;7:1-4
30. Ahmed Nasser Galal, Alessandra Costa Barreto, Alexandra Heath, Ana Maria Thomaz, Ana Olga Mocumbi, Antonio Augusto Lopes†, Dunbar Ivy, Fahad Al Habshan, Gabriel Diaz, Hanaa Banjar, Harikrishnan S, Ian Adatia†, Julio Sandoval, Krishna Kumar, Leína Zorzanelli, Maha Al Dabbagh, Margarida Maia, Maria Angélica Binotto, Maria de Jesus Del Cerro†, Maria Patricia C. Flores, Maria Virginia T. Santana, Marlene Rabinovitch†, Michele D’Alto, Omar Tamimi, Rilvani C. Gonçalves, Robyn J. Barst, Shahin Moledina, Sheila Glennis Haworth, Shyam Kothari, Tarek Kashour, Vera D. Aiello, Minimal Requirements for Assigning PAH-CHD Patients to Surgical Treatment According to the Opinion of the Pediatric Cardiologist and the Pediatrician, Pulm Circ 2014;4(2):330-341.
31. Raj M, Krishna Kumar R, Hypertension in children and adolescents, Epidemiology and pathogenesis, Indian J Pediatr, 2013, 80(Suppl 1): S71-S76.
32. Simonneau G, GatzoulisM, AdatiaA, CelermajerD, DentonD, Ghofrani A, SanchezMAJ, KumarRK,. LandzbergM, MachadoR, OlschewskiH, RobbinsI and SouzaR, Updated clinical classification of pulmonary hypertension, J Am Coll Cardiol 2013, 62(25 Suppl):D34-41.
33. Kumar RK, Tandon R, Rheumatic fever & rheumatic heart disease: The last 50 years, Indian J Med Res 2013; 137:643-658
34. Kumar RK, Integrating medical education with societal needs, Indian Journal of Medical Ethics, 2012, 9:169-174
35. Raj M, Kumar RK, Obesity in Children and Adolescents, Indian J Med Res. 2012;132:598-607
36. Kumar RK, Technology and Healthcare Costs, Ann Pediatr Card 2011;4:84-6
37. Balachandran R, Nair SG, Kumar RK, Establishing a pediatric cardiac intensive care unit – Special considerations in a limited resources environment, Ann Pediatr Card, 2010;3:40-49
38. Jain S, Kiran K, Kumar RK, Advances in pediatric cardiac emergencies, Ind J Pract Ped, 2010;12:412-28.
39. Kumar RK, Teamwork in Pediatric Heart Care, Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 2009;2:140-45
40. Kumar RK, Guidelines for management of pulmonary hypertension in congenital heart disease: Unique opportunity to address an urgent need, PVRI review, 2009, 1: 109-110.
41. Kumar RK The nuts and bolts of pediatric heart care for the economically challenged, Annals Ped Card, 2009;2:99-102
42. Kumar RK, Paul M, Francis PT. Rheumatic Heart disease in India, Are we ready to shift from secondary prophylaxis to vaccinating high risk children,Current Science 2009;97:397-404
43. Viswanathan S, Bakshi K, Kannan BR, Nair AC, Kumar RK. Management of complications that arise during transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects and patent ductus arteriosus. Indian Heart J. 2008 Nov-Dec;60(4 Suppl D):D47-53
44. Viswanathan S, Kumar RK. Transcatheter closure of the Patent Ductus Arteriosus

Indian Heart J. 2008 Nov-Dec;60(4 Suppl D):D54-61.

45. Kumar RK, Sandoval J, Consensus Statements on Pulmonary Hypertension Associated With Congenital Heart Disease: Advanced pulmonary vascular disease: The Eisenmenger syndrome, Cardiol Young 2009; 19(E-Suppl. 1): 39–44
46. Viswanathan S, Kumar RK, Assessment of operability in congenital cardiac shunts with increased pulmonary vascular resistance, Cathet Cardiovasc Interv. 2008; 71:665-70.
47. Saxena A, Kumar RK, Gera RPK, Radhakrishnan S, Misra S, Ahamed ZA (writing committee members), Consensus guidelines on pediatric acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease, Indian Pediatrics, 2008;45:565-573.
48. Kumar RK, Nair AC. Coil Occlusion of the Large Patent Ductus Arteriosus. Images Paediatr Cardiol 2008;34:8-26
49. Kumar RK, Shrivastava S, Pediatric Heart Care in India, Heart 2008;94;984-990
50. Singhi A, Kumar RK, Complete heart block following congenital heart surgery, Newsletter of the Pediatric Cardiac Society of India
51. Viswanathan S, Bakshi KD, Kannan BRJ, Nair AC, Kumar RK, Management of complications that arise during transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects and patent ductus arteriosus. In press, Indian Heart Journal.
52. Viswanathan S, Kumar RK, Transcatheter closure of the patent ductus arteriosus. In press, Indian Heart Journal.
53. Singhi A, Kumar K, Nagesh K, Patent ductus arteriosus in pre-term babies- When and how to close, Journal of Neonatology, 2006; 20:348-350
54. Kurup RP, Kumar RK, Cardiogenic Shock in Children, Indian Journal of Practical Pediatrics, 2006;8:63-75
55. Vaidyanathan B, Kumar RK, The global burden of congenital heart disease, Congenital Cardiology Today 2005;9:1-5.
56. Kumar RK, Congenital Heart Disease in the Developing World, Congenital Cardiology Today, 2005;3:1-5.
57. Kumar K, Progress in Pediatric Cardiology, 2003, 2004, Progress in Pediatrics, in press, Indian Academy of Pediatrics
58. Kumar RK, Tynan M, Catheter Interventions for Congenital Heart Disease in the Third World,Pediatric Cardiology 2005;26:1-9.
59. Vaidyanathan B, Kumar RK, Neurological complications and neurodevelopmental sequelae after congenital heart surgery, Indian Heart Journal 2004;56:286-92
60. Kumar RK. Congenital heart disease management in the developing world (letter to editor), Pediatric Cardiology 2003, 24(3):311
61. Kumar RK. A practical approach to treatment of cardiomyopathy in children. Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 2002; 69:341-350
62. Kumar RK. Neonatal Heart in Distress, How to rescue it?, Progress in Pediatric Cardiology 2001
63. Radhakrishnan S and Kumar RK. Transcatheter treatment of congenital heart defects. Progress in Pediatric Cardiology, 2000;1:32-40
64. Kumar RK, Neurological complications of congenital heart disease. Indian Journal of Pediatrics 2000;67:287-291.
65. Kumar RK. Management of congestive heart failure in a child. Cardio Update, Oct-Nov 1997.
66. Kumar RK. Cardiac Arrhythmias in Pediatric Practice. Cardio Update, April-June 1997.
67. Kumar RK. Congenital Heart Disease, Recognition and Diagnosis. Cardio Update Jan-March 1997; 36-40.
68. Kumar RK. Echocardiographic views for evaluation of congenital heart disease. In press, Journal of the Indian Academy of echocardiography.
69. Kumar RK, Shrivastava S. Congenital heart disease, a diagnostic approach, The Cardiothoracic Journal. 1997;2:48-57
70. Kumar K, Kaul U, Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty for acute ischemic syndromes, International Journal for Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases, 1993; 1:94-103.
71. Kumar K, Affluence and coronary risk, National Medical Journal of India 1992, 5:71.
72. Kumar K, Shrivastava S, The present state of surgery for transposition of great vessels. Indian Journal of Pediatrics 1991; 58:641-653.

1. Kumar RK, Public Health Approaches to Rheumatic Heart Disease Prevention and Management, In Press, in Prabhakar D and Reddy KS, Public health approach to cardiovascular disease prevention & management, Taylor and Francis, 2022
2. Kumar RK, Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease, Nadas Pediatric Cardiology, in Press, Elsevier.
3. Kappanayil M, Kumar RK, Echocardiography for Congenital Heart Disease: Fundamental Approach, January 2021, DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-6755-1_23, In book: CT and MRI in Congenital Heart Diseases. Springer
4. Balachandran R, Vadlamudi K, Kumar RK, Cyanotic Heart Disease in a Neonate, In Rajiv PK ed. Textbook of Neonatal Ventilation, Elsevier, 2019
5. Watkins D, Baker M, Kumar RK, Parks T, Burden, cost, and epidemiology of ARF and RHD; In, Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease Editors: Scott Dougherty, Bongani Mayosi, Jonathan Carapetis, and Nigel Wilson. Elsevier, 2019
6. Watkins D, Hasan B, Mayosi B, Bukhman G, Marin-Neto JA, Rassi Jr A, Rassi A, Kumar RK, Structural Heart Disease, In: Prabhakaran D, Gaziano T, Anand S, Mbanya J-C, Wu Y, Nugent R, eds. Disease control priorities, 3rd edn. Volume 5: cardiovascular, respiratory, and related disorders. Washington, DC: World Bank, 2017, PP 191-208.
7. Kumar RK, Congenital Heart Disease, IAP textbook of Pediatrics, IAP publication House, Gwalior and Jaypee Brothers, 6^th Edition, Editor, A Parthasarathy, 2015.
8. Kumar RK, Rheumatic Heart Disease: Lesions of the Mitral Valve, Postgraduate Textbook of Pediatrics, Piyush Gupta, PSN Menon, Siddarth Ramji, Rakesh Lodha Eds, 2015
9. Kumar K: Coil Closure of the Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Catheter Interventions for Congenital and Structural Heart Disease, Book Edited by. Shakeel Qureshi, Neil Wilson, Ziyad Hijazi and, Horst Seivert, Informa UK ltd., 2^nd Edition, 2013;385-403
10. Kumar RK, Tandon R, Raj M, Section editors, Cardiovascular system, Ghai Essential Pediatrics, Ghai OP, Gupta P, Paul VK, 8^th ed,, 2013, CBS publishers and distributors, New Delhi
11. Rheumatic Heart Disease in Children, In press, Pediatric Cardiolvascular Medicine editied by Moller JH and Hoffman J, 2^nd Edition, Wiley and Blackwell.2012
12. Singhi AK, Francis E, Mahesh K, Kumar RK, AIMS DVD on catheter interventions, Released during the 10^th annual conference of the Pediatric cardiac society of India, November 2008
13. Srinivas L, Samarasinghe D, Vaidyanathan B, Kumar RK, AIMS DVD on Echocardiography, Released during the 10^th annual conference of the Pediatric cardiac society of India, November 2008
14. Kumar RK, Evaluation of the Cardiovascular System, Gupta P (ed), Clinical Methods in Pediatrics, 2009
15. Kumar RK, Pulmonary Hypertension in India and the Developing World, Elsevier India, 2008, March April 2008, Volume 1, Issue 2.
16. Mahesh K, Kumar K, Follow-up after palliative cardiac operations in the neonatal period, Elsevier Clinical update in Cardiology, Elsevier India, 2008, March April 2008, Volume 1, Issue 2.
17. Kumar K, Viswanathan S, Hemodynamic Assessment of Congenital Heart Defects with Left to Right Shunts and Pulmonary Hypertension, Elsevier Clinical update in Cardiology, Elsevier India, In Press 2008
18. Kumar K: Cardiomyopathy in Children, Elsevier Clinical update in Cardiology, Elsevier India, In Press 2008
19. Kumar K: Epidemiology of Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart disease in India, Elsevier Clinical Advisory Board Update, Elsevier India, 2008, Jan-Feb 2008, 1:1
20. Kumar K: Acute Rheumatic Fever, in press, API text book of Medicine
21. Kumar K: Congenital Heart Disease Section of the Course in Community Cardiology for the Indira Gandhi National Open University
22. Vaidyanathan B, Kumar K: Echocardiographic Evaluation of Heterotaxy Syndromes, Textbook of Echocardiography, in Press, S Shrivastava Ed. 2009
23. Kumar K: Coil Closure of the Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Catheter Interventions for Congenital and Structural Heart Disease, Book Edited by. Shakeel Qureshi, Neil Wilson, Ziyad Hijazi and, Horst Seivert, Informa UK ltd. 2007;385-403.
24. Kumar K: Echocardiographic Evaluation of Double Outlet Right Ventricle, Textbook of Echocardiography, In Press, S Shrivastava Ed. 2005
25. Kumar K, Timing of intervention in Congenital Heart Disease, in press, Text Book of Pediatric Therapeutics, N Edwin Ed. 2003
26. Kumar K, Tandon R, Cardiac rhythm disorders, Ghai Essential Pediatrics, Ghai OP, Gupta P, Paul VK, 6^th ed, 2003, CBS publishers and distributors, New Delhi, pp 427-432
27. Kumar K, Radhakrishnan S, CD-ROM Atlas on Echocardiography for Congenital Heart Disease: Released as proceedings of the Workshop held at AIMS, April 21-22, 2001.
28. Kumar K, Narula J. (section editor: Newburger J), Rheumatic Fever in “PACCSAP” CD-Rom, American College of Cardiology, 1998.
29. Kumar K, Rammohan R, Narula J, Kaplan EL, Epidemiology of Rheumatic Fever, In Rheumatic Fever, Narula J, Reddy KS, Tandon R, Virmani R, eds American Registry of Pathology. Publications, Washington DC, 1999.

1. Balachandran R, Jayant A, Kumar RK, A Practical Manual of Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care, Jaypee brothers, 2022, ISBN 9789390595631
2. Kumar RK, Prabhu SS, Jain S, Venkatesh S, Ahamed Z, IAP Specialty Textbook of Pediatric Cardiology, Jaypee brothers, New Delhi, India, Three editions so far, 3rd edition, 2021, ISBN 81-8448-273-6
3. Prabhakaran D, Kumar RK, Naik K and Kaul U, Tandon’s textbook of Cardiology; Wolters Kluwer, 2019, Set ISBN-13:978-93-88696
4. Wernovsky G, Anderson RH, Kumar K, Mussatto KA, Redington AN, Tweddell, JS, Anderson’s Pediatric Cardiology, Elsevier 2019, ISBN 978-0-7020-7608-4
5. Pulmonary Hypertension: ECAB, India, Elsevier India, 2008, March April 2008, Volume 1, Issue 2. ISBN 978-81-312-1976-8

Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, Founder co-editor, First Issue released in June 2008

1. Alka Anil Kumar: Genotype and Phenotype correlations of CATCH 22
2. Sanjeev Singh: Establishment of Infection control in low resource environments: Impact and cost-effectiveness

1. Dr. Shelby Kutty, Chief of Pediatric Cardiology, John’s Hopkins, USA
2. Dr. A Hejmadi: Associate Professor, Children’s Hospital, Seattle, USA
3. Dr. K Sivakumar: Chief Pedaitric Cardiologist, MMM Chennai
4. Dr. Edwin Francis: Aster Medicity, Cochin
5. Dr. SS Padhy: Care Hospitals, Raipur
6. Dr. Mahesh Bhatt: KG Children’s Hospital and Baroda Heart Institute,
7. Dr. Anil SR: Adlux Appolo,Kochi
8. Dr. BRJ Kannan: Vadamalayan Hospitals, Madurai
9. Dr. Balu Vaidyanathan: Professor, AIMS, Kochi
10. Dr. Mahesh K, Professor, AIMS Kochi
11. Dr. Kinjal Bakshi, Care Hospitals Raipur
12. Dr. Duminda Samarasinghe, Senior consultant, Lady Ridgeway Hospital, Colombo, Sri Lanka
13. Dr. Sangeetha Viswanathan, MIOT Hospital, Chennai
14. Dr. Renu Kurup, MIMS, Kozhikode
15. Dr. Remadevi KS: MIMS Kozhikode
16. Dr. Shehan Perera, Lady Ridgeway Hospital, Colombo, Sri Lanka
17. Dr. Sunethra Irugalbandara, Kandy, Sri Lanka
18. Dr. Anil Kumar Singhi, Medica Hospital, Kolkata
19. Dr. Srinivas L, Jupiter Hospital, Mumbai
20. Dr. Shreepal Jain, Glenmark Clinic Mumbai, University of Alberta, Canada
21. Dr. Prashant Bobhate, University of Alberta, Canada
22. Dr. Shine Kumar, AIMS Cochin
23. Dr. Vikas Sachdev, Bhopal MP
24. Dr. Jayashree Misra, Mumbai
25. Dr. Shaad Abquaari, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
26. Dr. Ashish Sapre, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
27. Dr. Sweta Harish Mohanty, Fortis, Mulund Mumbai
28. Dr. Sunitha, Frontier Lifeline Hospital, Chennai
29. Dr. Artur Lopes, Lisbon,  Portugal
30. Dr. Euneil Solinap, Philippines
31. Dr. Markus Khalil, Cologne, Germany
32. Dr. Sulaiman Lubega, Kampala, Uganda
33. Dr. Duo Cam Giang, Ho Chi Mihn City, Vietnam
34. Dr. Jesmin Hossain, Dhaka, Bangladesh
35. Dr. N Srinath Reddy, Padmawati Hospital, Tirupati. AP
36. Dr. Somayra Nasreen, Dhaka, Bangladesh
37. Dr. Naharuma Haider, Dhaka, Bangladesh
38. Dr. Twalib Aliku, Kampala and Gulu, Uganda
39. Dr. Ritchie Sharon Solomon, Institute of Child Health, Chennai
40. Dr. Annu Jose, Aster Medicity, Cochin
41. Dr. Bhavik Champaneri, UN Mehta Hospital, Ahmedabad
42. Dr. Vasudev Vemmala, Ramesh Hospital, Vijaywada
43. Dr. Soumya Kasturi, Sri Jayadeva Bangalore
44. Dr. Balaganesh Karmegaraj, AIMS Cochin, Tirunelveli
45. Dr. Aparna Vijayaraghavan, Westmead Children’s Hospital, Sydney
46. Dr. Swapna Waghmare, Mumbai
47. Dr. Jeyabhavani Sivabalan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
48. Dr. Chamith Gunasekara, Colombo, Sri Lanka
49. Dr. Lingaswamy Dasanna, Rainbow Children’s Hospital, Hyderabad
50. Dr. Nayan Banerjee, UN Mehta Hospital, Ahmedabad
51. Dr. Farooq Kunde, Dr. Ramesh Hospital, Guntur
52. Dr. Shruthi Varghese, CMC Vellore
53. Dr. Danish Memon, KLE, Belgaum
54. Dr. Sujata Alawani, Sri Jayadeva, Bangalore
55. Dr. Satish Mohanty, Padmawati Hospital, Tirupati
56. Dr. Asha Patel, Gujarat

> 1500 in all