Prof. Dr. Pradip Kumar Karmakar is a prolific researcher and author, whose work has significantly advanced the field of interventional cardiology. With a deep commitment to evidence-based medicine, his research spans innovative cardiovascular therapies, clinical outcomes, and procedural advancements. Dr. Karmakar’s research contributions are widely recognized, and his publications, with over 45 citations, are featured in reputable national and international journals.
Key Research Topics:

Advanced interventional procedures, including TAVR, robotic angioplasty, and alcohol septal ablation.

Associations between clinical markers and cardiovascular disease outcomes.

Innovations in minimally invasive cardiology.

Selected Publications:

Publications: with citation-33

  1. Association between Free Tri-iodothyronine Level and In-Hospital Outcome in Patients with Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Treated with Streptokinase Therapy. SMN Huda, AK Choudhury, PK Karmakar, B Mondal, S Ahmed, SC Datta, A Rahman, DD Debnath, MS Aktar, M Tabassum. Mymensingh medical journal: MMJ 34(1),153-158,2025
  2. Association between contrast-induced nephropathy and CHA2DS2-VASc score in patient with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction after percutaneous coronary intervention.

Sohel Siddike, M. Mamunur Rashid, Pradip Kumar Karmakar, M. Abdul Hamid, AFM Rezaul Islam, Saurav Das, Atikur Rahman, Mohammad Faridul Hoque, Shameem Aktar,M.Sawkat Hossan. 2024. https://www.msjonline.org/index.php/ijrms/article/view/12977

  1. Comparison of Short-term Outcomes between Planned and Bailout Rotational Atherectomy in Patients with Calcified Coronary Artery Lesions

MFBS Khan, MJ Uddin, PK Karmakar, M Mostafa-Al-Rasel, H Firdaus, Fortune Journal.vol 8, Issue 6. 2024.

  1. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Bicuspid Aortic Valve: A Case Report.

PK Karmakar, F Ahmed, A Momen, M Monwar, PR Das, MH Ameen, S Jannat, A Roy, MJ Uddin, KK Karmoker, B Dutta, MS Rahman, SC Mandal, M Mohiuddin.Mymensingh Medical Journal: MMJ 32 (3), 888-892, 2023. (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37391991/)

  1. Adverse In-Hospital Outcome of Transradial PCI in Comparison to Transfemoral PCI in NSTEMI Patients during Index Hospitalization: A Single Center Study in Bangladesh.

AM Huq, MJ Uddin, A Momen, PK Karmakar, S Hashem, MA Rahman, I Alam, JT Imam, M Miah, A Rahman, TP Ghosh. Mymensingh Medical Journal: MMJ 31 (2), 400-405,2022. (Satoshi Shojia, 2022)

  1. Obesity Paradox in Short-Term Clinical Outcomes After Percutaneous Coronary Interventions

Mohammad Khalilur Rahman Siddiqui, Pradip Kumar Karmakar, Nur Alam, Md Mizanur Rahman, Pranob Karmaker, Mohammad Morshedul Ahsan, Anup Kumar Howlader, Fahdia Afroz, Chowdhury Md Kudrat EKhuda, Abhijit Roy.Bangladesh Heart Journal 36 (1),1-8.2021. (I, 2022) (Pooja, 2023) (Molina-Cusme & Espinosa-Cevallos, 2022)

  1. Serum Potassium and Angiographic Severity of Coronary Artery Disease in Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Maimuna Sultana, Afzalur Rahman, Pradip Kumar Karmakar, AKM Monwarul Islam, Al Mamun, Khondaker Aisha Siddika, Kazi Md Rubayet Anwar, Gokul Chandra Datta, Deb Dulal Debnath, Shaikat Chowdhury, Md Nazmul Islam. Bangladesh Heart Journal 35 (2), 128-133.2020.

  1. Intestinal alkaline phosphatase deficiency is associated with ischemic heart disease

Jagannath Malo, Md Jahangir Alam, Munjareen Shahnaz, Kanakaraju Kaliannan, Gopal Chandra, Tarek Aziz, Tapas Sarker, Mihir Bala, Ratna Paul, Chandan K Saha, Pradip K Karmakar, Madhu S Malo. Disease Markers 2019 (1), 8473565.2019.  (Mathias Haarhaus, 2022) (Dong*, 2023) (Amalie Lykkemark Møller, 2023) (Kühn, et al., 2021) (L. Alvarenga, 2020) (Upadhyay, 2023) (Chunying Zhang, 2021) (chenzhe Gao, 2022) (Werner, 2022)

  1. Association of Vitamin D Level with Severity of Angiographically Documented Coronary Artery Disease: Observations from Bangladeshi Patients

Ashraf Ur Rahman, Pradip Kumar Karmakar, Sabrina Jabeen, Shaila Nabi, Ahad Mahmud Khan, Saqif Shahriar, Iftequar Alam, Shubhra Chakraborty, Mohammad Abdul Matin, STM Abu Azam. Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research 10 (2).2019.  (Islam, Bhuiyan, Akhtaruzzaman, Allardt, & Fogelholm, 2022) (Charles Limantoro1*, 2022) (KAMRUZZAMAN SIDDIKI1, 2021)

  1. TCTAP A-018 Association of Vitamin D Level with Severity of Angiographically Documented Coronary Artery Disease: Observations from Bangladeshi Patients

Ashraf Ur Rahman, Pradip Kumar Karmakar, STM Abu Azam, Shaila Nabi, Ahad Mahmiud Khan, Md Saqif Shahriar, Sabrina Jabeen. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 73 (15S), S9-S9.2019.

  1. Impact of body mass index on in-hospital outcomes after percutaneous coronary interventions

Mohammad Khalilur Rahman Siddiqui, STM Abu Azam, Pradip Kumar Karmakar, Shaila Nabi, Pranob Karmaker, Ratan Kumar Datta, Mohammad Morshedul Ahsan, Anup Kumar Howlader, Sharadindu Shekhar Roy, Mohammad Sadaqul Islam Sikder. Cardiovascular Journal 10 (1), 31-39 Bangladesh Heart Journal 33 (1), 39-46.2017. (Mohammad Khalilur Rahman Siddiqui Assistant Professor, 2021) (爽, et al., 2023) (席田兰, 幸晓琼, 杨佳丹, & 王红梅, 2023)

  1. Effects of sustained-release trimetazidine on chronically dysfunctional myocardium of ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy–Six months follow-up result

A Momen, M Ali, PK Karmakar, MZ Ali, A Haque, MR Khan, MI Khalil, MS Hossain, RM Huda, MN Goni. Indian Heart Journal 68 (6), 809-815.2016. (Hongyang Shu1, 2021)

(El‑touny4, 2023) (Soufiane Nassiri, 2024) (Soufiane Nassiri A. A., 2024) (Michał Bohdan1, 2022) (Qian Fan1, 2018) (Alrob, 2017) (ПОЛЯКОВА О.А.1, 2021) (технологий»)

  1. Association of atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis with coronary artery disease

Krishna Kanta Sen, Mahboob Ali, Amal Kumar Choudhury, Pradip Kumar Karmakar, Md Khalequzzaman, Md Akhtaruzzaman, Salahuddin Ulubbi, Md Arifur Rahman, Md Shaheeen Kabir, Md Badiuzzaman, Sharafat Nurul Islam, Bithi Rani Roy. Cardiovascular Journal 7 (2), 114-118.2015. (Fardin Mirbolouk1 ID, 2019) (Fardin Mirbolouk1 ID A. S.-R., 2019)

  1. Effectiveness of intrapericardial installation of cisplatin for prevention of reaccumulation of pericardial fluid in malignant pericardial effusion

Abdul Momen, Md Z Ali, Amdadul Haque, Kazii M Kader, MDI Khalil, Pradip K Karmakar, Amal K Chowdhury, Mohmmad N Goni, Sayed H-O Rashid, Mahboob Ali. CIRCULATION 125 (19), E770-E770.2012.

  1. Renal Denervation Therapy in a Resistant Hypertensive Patient-Report of First Case in Bangladesh

M Ali, A Momen, PK Karmakar, MSR Patwary, MA Haque, MN Goni, AKMM Islam, RM Huda, A Rahman, AAS Majumder. hypertension 9, 12. 2012.

  1. AS-128: Pattern of Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty and Stenting in NICVD in 2008

PK Karmakar, M Ali

American Journal of Cardiology 105 (9), 54A, 2010.

  1. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Chronic Total Occlusion–In Hospital Outcome

N Kar, M Ullah, PK Karmakar, AEMM Islam, AQM Reza, S Rahman

Hypertension 25, 50.0, 2009.

  1. Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) in impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) patients.

Bhuiyan AKMM, Siddique MA, Ahmed MK, Ahmed CM, Rahman MM, Haque KMHS, Ahsan SA, Karmakar PK. University Heart Journal, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University 2008; 4(1): 24–29.

  1. Prevention of stroke in non-valvular atrial fibrillation. Cardiovascular Journal 2008; 1(1): 64–71.

Ullah M, Kar N, Karmakar PK, Alam S, Mamun MS, Rahman T, Habib SMA,

Majumder AAS.

  1. Short- term follow-up of atorvastatin therapy in dilated ischemic cardiomyopathy. Karmakar PK, Sahabuddin M, Ullah M, Akand AK, Bhuiyan MU, Kar N, et al. University Heart Journal, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University 2007; 3(1): 11–13.
  2. Left atrial size in diabetic and non-diabetic subjects.

Karmakar PK, Haque KMHS, Siddique MA, Banerjee SK, Ahmed CM. University Heart Journal, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University 2005; 1(2): 50–52.

  1. Detectionof Left Ventriculer Diastolic Dysfunction (LVDD) in Asymptomatic, Normotensive, ETT Negative Newly Detected Type-2 Diabetic Patients.

SK Banerjee, PK karmakar, MA Siddique, MA Siddique, CM Ahmed, AA Jamil, AK sarma, MA Rahman, MA Sultan, KMHSS Hauque, Nepalese Heart Journal, 2004, Vol. 3 No. 3 (2004).

Textbook Contribution:
Dr. Karmakar co-authored a chapter titled “ACEIs in Cardiovascular Medicine: A 21st Century Caribbean Perspective” in the internationally acclaimed textbook “ACE Inhibitors: Medical Uses, Mechanisms of Action, Potential Adverse Effects and Related Topics” (Volume 2, 2013).
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Ongoing Research:
Dr. Karmakar is currently leading eight research projects at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), focusing on innovative cardiovascular therapies, advanced interventional procedures, and improving patient outcomes.
With a steadfast dedication to research and education, Dr. Karmakar continues to push the boundaries of interventional cardiology, inspiring advancements that save lives and improve global healthcare standards.