Dr. B.S. Chakrapani

Dr. B.S. Chakrapani

Senior Consultant 

40 Years of Experience

Cardiologist

MBBS, DM, DNB

Reg. No.:Karnataka Medical Council – 25782

Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road, Bangalore

English, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu

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About Dr. B.S. Chakrapani

Dr. B.S. Chakrapani is a highly experienced Cardiologist in Bangalore, working as a senior consultant at Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road. He has extensive expertise across interventional, invasive, and non‑invasive cardiology and has performed more than 6,000 invasive cardiac procedures in his career. He trained at high‑volume centres such as Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai, and Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, and has additional experience in nuclear cardiology from Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. He was part of the early group that introduced primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction in India and has also led innovative outreach projects like “ICCU on Wheels” to bring advanced cardiac care closer to semi‑urban and rural communities.

Dr B.S. Chakrapani’s Expertise and Specialisation

  • Interventional and Invasive Cardiology: Dr. B.S. Chakrapani Cardiologist performs coronary angiography and angioplasty with stent placement for coronary artery disease, managing both elective and emergency cases to relieve angina and lower heart‑attack risk for patients seeking a trusted Heart Doctor in Bangalore.
  • Primary Angioplasty for Acute Myocardial Infarction: He was among the first group in India to introduce primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction, helping establish this as a standard approach at Dr. B.S. Chakrapani Manipal Hospital, Bangalore, for the timely opening of blocked heart arteries during heart attacks.
  • Non‑Invasive and Nuclear Cardiology: With additional training in nuclear cardiology at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Dr Chakrapani uses non‑invasive imaging and functional tests to assess heart muscle perfusion, guide treatment choices, and monitor long‑term outcomes as a senior Heart Specialist in Bangalore.
  • Comprehensive Coronary Artery Disease Management: He offers complete care for coronary artery disease, from medical optimisation and risk‑factor control to complex coronary interventions, tailoring therapy to each patient’s symptoms, coronary anatomy, and associated conditions, which is often reflected in positive Dr. B.S. Chakrapani reviews.
  • Cardiac Emergencies and Outreach Cardiac Care: Dr. Chakrapani has significant experience in managing acute cardiac emergencies and led the “ICCU on Wheels” project in Karnataka, which delivered pre‑hospital thrombolysis and advanced cardiac support to semi‑urban and rural populations, enhancing access to timely specialist care with the support of his team at Manipal Hospital, Bangalore.

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Top Procedures Performed by Dr. B.S. Chakrapani and Their Cost

Dr. B.S. Chakrapani offers a wide range of invasive and interventional cardiology procedures at Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road, Bangalore. The table below lists approximate costs in INR with estimated USD equivalents.

Procedure

Cost in INR

Cost in USD

Coronary angiography

INR 18,000 – INR 30,000

USD 215 – USD 360

Coronary angioplasty with a stent

INR 1,80,000 – INR 3,50,000

USD 2,150 – USD 4,200

Primary angioplasty for a heart attack

INR 2,00,000 – INR 3,80,000

USD 2,400 – USD 4,550

Right and left heart catheterisation

INR 40,000 – INR 80,000

USD 480 – USD 950

Non‑invasive nuclear cardiology studies

INR 20,000 – INR 40,000

USD 240 – USD 480

NoteThese are approximate costs and may vary depending on the patient’s condition and hospital policies.

Some Noteworthy Patient Reviews for Dr. B.S. Chakrapani

Many patients describe Dr. B.S. Chakrapani as a calm, experienced Cardiologist who explains heart problems and procedures in simple language and recommends only what is necessary.

Dr. B.S. Chakrapani explained my angioplasty step by step and eased my concerns. As a Heart Doctor in Bangalore, his clear communication stood out.”
“Consultation with Dr. Chakrapani B S at Manipal Hospital, Bangalore, helped me understand my heart condition better. His approach feels both professional and compassionate.”
“I appreciated how Dr. B.S. Chakrapani reviewed my coronary test results and planned treatment. He is one of the best Cardiologists in Bangalore for complex cardiac care.”
“Getting an appointment with Dr. B.S. Chakrapani was efficient and smooth. The team explained the Dr. B.S. Chakrapani consultation fees and process clearly, making the visit stress-free.”

If tests suggest you may need angiography, angioplasty, or expert review for a heart condition, you can seek guidance from Dr. B.S. Chakrapani at Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road, Bangalore. MediJourney is available to help you send investigations, secure an appointment, and plan your hospital visit.

OPD Schedule Of Dr. B.S. Chakrapani

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Manipal Hospital (Old Airport Road) Bangalore

Monday 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Tuesday 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Wednesday 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Thursday 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Friday 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Saturday 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM

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Education

  • DM (Cardiology) – Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College & Hospital, Mumbai University, India -1987
  • DNB (Internal Medicine) – National Board of Examinations, New Delhi, India - 1988
  • MBBS – JJM Medical College, Mysore University, India - 1985

Training & Certificates

  • Advanced training in interventional and nuclear cardiology at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai.
  • Certification with AMA PRA Category 1 credits through ACCME activities.

Past Experience

  • Senior Consultant – Cardiology, Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road, Bangalore (Current)
  • Led “ICCU on Wheels” project providing acute cardiac care to rural and semi-urban populations.
  • Established the Cardiac Care Centre in Tumkur in collaboration with Manipal Heart Foundation.

Awards

  • CSI Group Award for contribution to cardiology.

Associations/Membership

  • Cardiological Society of India (CSI)
  • Association of Physicians of India (API)
  • Indian Medical Association (IMA)
  • National Academy of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

Paper Published

  • Multiple publications were presented at major cardiology conferences related to interventional and invasive cardiology techniques

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Field of Expertise

  • 24-Hour Holter Monitoring
  • 64-Slice CT Angiography
  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Surgey
  • Ablation Therapy
  • Ambulatory BP Monitoring (ABPM)
  • Aneurysm Surgery: Traditional Open Surgery
  • Angiography
  • Aorta Surgery
  • Aortic Aneurysm Repair Surgery
  • Aortic Dissection Repair Surgery
  • Aortic Stent Grafting
  • Aortic Surgery
  • Aortic Valve Repair (AVR)
  • Aortic Valve Replacement (AVR)
  • Aortic Valve Surgery
  • Aortic Valve Surgery in the Young Patient
  • Aortic Valve: Ross Procedure
  • Arterial Switch Surgery
  • ASD/VSD Device Closure
  • Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) Closure
  • Atrioventricular Canal Repair
  • Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (AICD)
  • Balloon Angioplasty Cost
  • Balloon Atrial Septostomy
  • Balloon Septostomy
  • Balloon Valvuloplasty
  • Balloon Valvuloplasty Cost
  • Beating Heart Surgery
  • Bentall Surgery
  • Biventricular Pacemaker
  • Blalock-Taussig (BT) Shunt
  • Cardiac Ablation
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Cardiac Devices for Patients with Heart Failure
  • Cardiac Implant Closure Devices in Adults
  • Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Replacement
  • Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
  • Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy with Defibrillator (CRT-D)
  • Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy with Pacemaker (CRT-P)
  • Cardiac Tumor Treatment
  • Catheter Ablation
  • Complex Aorta Surgery
  • Complex Congenital Heart Surgeries
  • Congenital Heart Disease Treatments
  • Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Treatment
  • Coronary Angiogram
  • Coronary Angioplasty
  • Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (CABG)
  • Coronary Brachytherapy
  • Coronary Stents
  • Coronary Thrombectomy
  • CT Stent
  • Device Closure For ASD
  • Device Closure For PDA
  • Device Closure For VSD
  • Double Valve Replacement
  • Drug Eluded Stent
  • Dual Chamber Pacemaker
  • Echocardiography With Color Doppler
  • Electrical Cardioversion
  • Endoleak Treatments
  • Endovascular Repair of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
  • Endovascular Stent Graft: Aortic Aneurysm Repair
  • Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP)
  • EPS RFA Cardiac Treatment
  • Fetal Echocardiogram
  • Fontan Conversion Surgery
  • Fontan Procedure
  • Glenn Procedure
  • Heart Bypass Surgery (CABG)
  • Heart Failure Surgery
  • Heart Lung Transplant
  • Heart Transplant
  • Heart Valve Surgery
  • Impella Device Implantation
  • Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
  • Infective Endocarditis Surgery
  • Intermittent Pneumatic Compression (IPC) Device
  • Intestinal PAD Bypass Surgery
  • Intestinal PAD Visceral Artery Aneurysm Surgery
  • Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)
  • Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery
  • Left Atrial Appendage & Closure
  • Left Ventricular Assist Devices (Mechanical Circulatory Support MCS)
  • Left Ventricular Reconstructive Surgery (Modified Dor Procedure)
  • LV Restoration Surgery
  • Maze Procedure (Atrial Fibrillation Surgery)
  • Mechanical Valve Replacement
  • Minimally Invasive CABG
  • Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair
  • Mitral Valve Repair
  • Mitral Valve Replacement
  • Mitral Valve Replacement Surgery
  • Myectomy-Myotomy
  • Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI) Test
  • Neonatal And Infant Cardiac Surgeries
  • Norwood Procedure
  • Off-Pump CABG
  • On-Pump CABG
  • Open Heart Surgery
  • Paravalvular Leak Closure
  • Patent Ductus Arteriosus Ligation Surgery
  • Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) Closure
  • PDA Ligation
  • Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Treatment
  • Pediatric Heart Surgery
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)
  • Percutaneous Myocardial Laser Revascularization
  • Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA)
  • Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy (PTMC)
  • Percutaneous Valve Replacement
  • Pericardiectomy
  • Permanent Pacemaker
  • Pulmonary Valve Repair
  • Pulmonary Valve Replacement
  • Radial Artery & Saphenous Vein Harvesting
  • Radiofrequency Ablation
  • Revision CABG
  • Rhabdomyomas
  • Robotically Assisted Atrial Septal Defect Repair
  • Robotically Assisted Heart Surgery
  • Robotically Assisted Mitral Valve Repair
  • Robotically Assisted Removal of Cardiac Tumors
  • Robotically Assisted Tricuspid Valve Repair
  • Ross Procedure
  • Rotational Atherectomy
  • Septal Myectomy
  • Stress Echocardiography
  • Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) Repair Surgery
  • Tetralogy of Fallot Treatment
  • Tissue Valve Replacement
  • Trans Aortic Valve Replacement
  • Transarterial Radioembolization (TARE)
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
  • Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement (TPVR)
  • Transcatheter Valve Replacement
  • Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
  • Transmyocardial Revascularization (TMR)
  • Treadmill Test (TMT)
  • Tricuspid Valve Replacement
  • Truncus Arteriosus Repair
  • Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)
  • Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator
  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
  • Aberrant Subclavian Artery
  • Adventitial Cystic Disease
  • ALCAPA - Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery
  • Angina
  • Aortic and Mitral Atresia
  • Aortic Aneurysm
  • Aortic Coarctation
  • Aortic Dissection
  • Aortic Stenosis
  • Aortic Valve Regurgitation
  • Arrhythmia
  • Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia (ARVD)
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Atrial Fibrillation (AFIB)
  • Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
  • Atrial Tachycardia
  • Atrioventricular Canal Defect (AVC Defect)
  • Atrioventricular Septal Defect (AVSD)
  • Axillo-Subclavian Vein Thrombosis
  • Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease
  • Blood Pressure
  • CAD: Acute Coronary Syndrome
  • CAD: Bifurcation Blockage
  • CAD: In-Stent Restenosis
  • CAD: Total Coronary Occlusions
  • Cardiac Arrest
  • Cardiac Cyst
  • Cardiovascular Disease
  • Cerebrovascular Occlusive Disease
  • Cervical (Carotid or Vertebral) Artery Dissection
  • Chest Pain
  • Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH)
  • Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI)
  • Congenital Heart Anomaly
  • Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Coronary Fistula
  • Cyanotic Heart Defects
  • Dextro-Transposition of the Great Arteries (d-TGA)
  • Dextrocardia
  • Dilated Cardiomyopathy
  • Double Aortic Arch
  • Double Inlet Left Ventricle (DILV)
  • Double Outlet Right Ventricle
  • Down Syndrome
  • Ebstein's Anomaly
  • Endocarditis
  • Enlarged Heart (Cardiomegaly)
  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Esophageal Disorders
  • Esophageal Diverticulum
  • Extracranial Carotid Artery Aneurysm
  • Fetal Heart Disease
  • Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS)
  • Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction)
  • Heart Birth Defects
  • Heart Block
  • Heart Cancer
  • Heart Failure
  • Heart Palpitations
  • Heart Valve Disease
  • High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
  • High Cholesterol in Children
  • Hole in the Heart
  • Hyperlipidemia
  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
  • Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)
  • Hypoplastic Right Heart Syndrome (HRHS)
  • Interrupted Aortic Arch (IAA)
  • Irregular Heartbeat
  • Left Ventricular Valve Dysfunction
  • Levo-Transposition of the Great Arteries (l-TGA)
  • Mitral Valve Regurgitation
  • Non-Cyanotic Heart Defects
  • Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection (PAPVC)
  • Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
  • Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)
  • Pediatric and Congenital Heart Conditions
  • Pentalogy of Cantrell
  • Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
  • Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
  • Persistent Truncus Arteriosus
  • Portal Hypertension
  • Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
  • Premature Ventricular Contractions
  • Pulmonary Atresia
  • Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Pulmonary Stenosis
  • Radiation Heart Disease
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease
  • Scimitar Syndrome
  • Shone's Complex
  • Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)
  • Subcortical Vascular Dementia
  • Sudden Cardiac Death (Sudden Cardiac Arrest)
  • Supraventricular Tachycardia
  • Tetralogy of Fallot
  • Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
  • Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection (TAPVC)
  • Transposition of the Great Vessels
  • Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation
  • Valve Disease
  • Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
  • Ventricular Tachycardia
  • Viral Myocarditis
  • Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

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