- IMPROVE-IT trial. The multi-centric international trial in collaboration with Duke Clinical Research Institute, USA.
- INSPIRE: Indian Stroke Registry. In collaboration with Dr Denis Xavier, St John’s Institute, Bangalore, India.
- ASia-Pacific Evaluation of Chest pain Trial (ASPECT)- Initiated on 1st March 2009. A multi-centric, International trial in collaboration with Dr Martin Than, Consultant Emergency Services, Christchurch Hospital, New Zealand.
Sponsored by Inverness Ltd, Australia - Role of carotid intima-media thickness measurement in decision making in patients with chest pain with normal or equivocal stress test- Initiated in August 2008.
In collaboration with Dr Julius M Gardin, Associate Editor, Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, Detroit, USA - Impact of Suboptimal Blood Pressure Control on Early Myocardial Dysfunction Detected by Advanced Echocardiographic Technologies- initiated in March 2009
In collaboration with Prof CM Yu, Chinese University of Hong-Kong - Role of 3-D echocardiography in defining mitral valve anatomy in patients with significant mitral regurgitation due to different etiologies- Initiated in August 2008.
In collaboration with Dr Roberto Lang, Professor Cardiology, University of Chicago, USA - Value of 3-D transesophageal echocardiography in evaluation of mitral valve structure and function before and after percutaneous valvotomy in patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis- Initiated in August 2008.
In collaboration with Dr Roberto Lang, Professor Cardiology, University of Chicago, USA - To derive normal values of central aortic augmentation index and aortic pulse wave velocity for Indian population- Initiated in Feb 2009
A multi-centric study, involving 10 centers all over India and is being coordinated by Dr Carmel McEienry, Consultant Cardiology, UK. - Effect of consumption of moderate amount of pistachio nuts on sub-clinical atherosclerosis- to be initiated soon.
The study is being sponsored by Paramount Farms India Ltd.