Top 60 Cardiology and Heart Disease Blogs in 2021
Surprised to find this site, in the 5th slot in the global rankings by feedspot search engine.
Never Imagined, when I started my scribblings way back in 2008 , It will be listed along with American heart asssociation, BMJ and others in top 10.
I need to thank the readers who make this happen.
Thank you all.
(PS :I am not sure on what basis these rankings were done though, still it adds some energy, that keeps this site running)
https://blog.feedspot.com/heart_blogs/ (Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD)
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - January 1, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
A new year brings “ New hope ”
After a hectic two years , let us pray & believe, the good old times will be back in our life. (Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD)
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - January 1, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Cardiac failure Info desk :Diuretics never save lives, while Dapagliflozin does it in style !
An Interaction in IMCU
How is Mr. K, who was shifted from ward 102 ?
Yes sir, It was acute decompensated LV failure, Patient was in impending pulmonary edema. In fact, he developed. He is fine now,
How did he come around? He was too sick I thought.
“Just pushed 60 mg Frusemide IV, luckily he also had good BP, so with an infusion of NTG, titrated Carvedilol a little bit, he came out nicely. I guess it is Ischemic DCM”.
“Good, You have done a nice job”
“Don’t make me embarrassed sir. It is such a routine in our ER.
To make him curious, I asked “Which drug do you think that s...
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - December 17, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: cardiac failure Cardiology -guidelines cardiology -Therapeutics cardiology wisdom cardiology-ethics Cardiology-Land mark studies Ethics in Medicine evidence based cardiology acc aha esc guidelines on heart failure bumatanide Cardiac fa Source Type: blogs
Cardiac failure Info desk : Diuretics never save lives, while Dapagliflozin does it in style !
An Interaction in IMCU
How is Mr. K, who was shifted from ward 102 ?
Yes sir, It was acute decompensated LV failure, Patient was in impending pulmonary edema. In fact, he developed. He is fine now,
How did he come around? He was too sick I thought.
“Just pushed 60 mg Frusemide IV, luckily he also had good BP, so with an infusion of NTG, titrated Carvedilol a little bit, he came out nicely. I guess it is Ischemic DCM”.
“Good, You have done a nice job”
“Don’t make me embarrassed sir. It is such a routine in our ER.
To make him curious, I asked “Which drug do you think that saved hi...
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - December 17, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: cardiac failure Cardiology -guidelines cardiology -Therapeutics cardiology wisdom cardiology-ethics Cardiology-Land mark studies Ethics in Medicine evidence based cardiology acc aha esc guidelines on heart failure bumatanide Cardiac fa Source Type: blogs
A presentation on atrial fibrillation : Old wine in Old bottle
Caution: 2008 Presentation
This one is from the archive, a presentation on Atrial fibrillation done 14 years ago at KG.hospital, Coimbatore.
Link to PDF download
Good news: Nothing much has changed since 2008
Recognizing the clinical importance of AF and the need to rule out a systemic cause is the key, Further, a genuine bedside debate about the pros and cons of simple vs aggressive treatment discussion is welcome.
The nomenclature issue of valvular vs non-valvular has finally seemed to have settled. The latter is banished for good reason. (Funny to note Aortic valve was conside...
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - December 12, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: Atrial fibrillation ACC AHA Atrial fibrillation affirm race af guidelines affirm trial atrial fibrillation Approach to atrial fibrillation a ppt presntation Source Type: blogs
An Important work in Clinical cardiology : The hidden gem of “ Diamond & Forrester ” !
If anyone asks to shortlist the best papers that were, ever published in clinical cardiology, I am sure, this one will reach the top ten. It was 1979, the field of cardiology is just waiting to explode. CAD was managed primarily with drugs and occasional CABGs. Coronary angiograms were an academic luxury. Both thrombolysis and PCI were unknown. Fortunately, Clinical cardiology was still alive and kicking. Dr. George Diamond and Dr. James Forrester from Cedars Sinai, New York worked together to bring this masterpiece. How and when to suspect CAD in the general population? For the first time probability was app...
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - December 1, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
What is the true success for a scientist ?
What is the true success in a scientific career?
It is not the number of publications in journals or getting those big awards or memberships in prestigious scientific societies. True success is “something else,” says the Nobel Medical Laureate Dr Willam Kaelin
Great thoughts. Just wondering, what are those elements beyond our controls he was alluding to?
Video courtesy and thanks : http://www.nobel.org (Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD)
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - November 26, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: bio ethics Histroy of medicine Medcal research Medical education Medical ethics medical quotes ethics in medical research ethics in medicine greatest award in medicine nobel prize in medicine publish or perish what is success in scie Source Type: blogs
FAME 3 fails to defame CABG, cardiologists need not worry though !
News: Series of clinical trials fail to clear the ongoing confusion in the business of cardiac revascularization.FAME 3 is the new addition.
Caution: A non-academic journal review
There is no secret, about this cold war happening in an incognito mode for territorial rights between cardiologists and cardiac surgeons in glamorous cardiac suits for the past two decades. Of course, we keep believing this is a friendly fight in the overall interest of CAD patients. The ultimate winner should be the patient, not anyone else. Will that happen? Will anyone will allow that to happen? I am not sure.
The FAME3 is a stu...
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - November 5, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: Cardiology -Therapeutic dilemma Cardiology -unresolved questions Ethics in Medicine fame study ffr Fracional flow reserve ACC AHA ESC FAME TRIAL NEJM evidence based medicine FAME 3 TRIAL multivessel pci Source Type: blogs
Sudden cardiac death of an Indian superstar and the “ Non-academic aftermath ”
A young Indian superstar actor Punnet Rajkumar, suffered a sudden cardiac death last week during a workout at his gym. We don’t really know what happened, was it really a conventional heart attack ? or simply an exercise Induced arrhythmia or an isometric dissecting injury to the coronary arterial (or Aortic) wall. Only a postmortem would have thrown some light. (I am not sure what the ER room ECG showed though) He had excellent physical fitness and was following a good healthy lifestyle. One possibility is extreme physical exertion.
It is ironic, while a sedentary lifestyle is a chronic coronary risk factor, exces...
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - November 4, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: acute coronary syndrome Cardiology -unresolved questions RIsk factors wisdom in cardiology aha guidelines acc physical activity exertion coronary risk factors scd Source Type: blogs
ISCHEMIA trial is a tough nut to crack : Don ’ t lose heart, we will some how tame it !
This study (Ref 1) talks about an important issue. How much of the CAD populations in the real world will match the ISCHEMIA trial population? It concludes it is just 32%. It suggests caution to the cardiologists to understand this trial from a proper perspective. Don’t give too much importance, lest we may end up with Inappropriate non-intervention.
https://www.tctmd.com/news/only-minority-stable-pci-patients-meet-ischemia-criteria-study-contends
Sounds too good?
But is it real?
The authors of ISCHEMIA have countered this claim. (Ref 2)If we include all mild and moderate symptom cohort Ischemia s...
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - November 2, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: Uncategorized ACC AHA ESC guidelines for cad stable angina cardiology journal club COURAGE BARI 2D ORBITA ISCHEIMIA ISCHEMIA trial Limitations of ISCHEMIA trial Source Type: blogs
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy : Two posters that summarise everything essential
Check out these two posters* for are a quick reference on HOCM with current updated evidence. The first one details about Echo evaluation. The second one illustrates the genetic screening flow chart of the HOCM families.
Some of the queries, you will find the answers from these posters are,
1. How to recognize Intrinsic mitral valve defect by MR jet morphology?
2. How to cross-check the true LVOT gradient from MR jet?
3. When to do a provocative test to document the LVOT gradient?
4. What are the standard pre-myectomy measurements by Echo?
5. How to screen a family member of HCM? Pros and cons of Phenotyp...
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - November 1, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: Cardiology Illistrations Cardiology Illustrations Cardiology teaching websites Cardiology-Echocardiography cardiomyopathy hocm hcm hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Uncategorized Alcohol septal ablation ASE posters on hocm hcm best illistrat Source Type: blogs
Dr .K.A.Abraham : India lose a pioneering cardiologist
With deep regret, reporting the demise of Dr. KA Abraham, cardiologist, par excellence in our part of the world(Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.) He was a man of great knowledge, wisdom, and integrity and was an inspiration to generations of cardiologists like us.
Dr.K.A Abraham 1942-2021
A life, that was fully dedicated to all those heart patients, many of them sick children in his den, the Railway hospital, Chennai for three decades. Though, never had the privilege to be associated with him either directly, nor does he know me, one could feel instantly the greatness and simplicity in him. It’s 1994-95, vividly recal...
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - October 24, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: Uncategorized cmc vellore cardiologist Dr.A K.Abraham great cardiologist of India pioneering cardiologist india tribute to dr k a abraham Source Type: blogs
Try these two simple papers, that could fetch you a “ Nobel prize in Medicine or Economics ” for sure !
This piece of article by Mr. Arun Maira,(The Pakistan-born British Indian ex-planning commission member) is a real eye-opener in the manner we have understood science. All socially conscious scientists must-read. (If properly appreciated, the 15 minutes you are going to spend on this is worth the time of one full semester in economics at a top-notch university )
Was the past perfect? & will the future be tense?
No is the answer. Heartening to note, Noble prizes are increasingly given for some soul-searching simple researches. Complex research methodology is looked down on, especially in economics. Contributors ...
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - October 19, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: bio ethics comparative research cost effectiveness in medical research Epistemology health economics medical economics medicial education nobel prize deserving concepts in economics noble prize in medicine economics research topics in ec Source Type: blogs
Two simple papers that will fetch you a Nobel prize in Medicine or Economics instantly for sure !
This article from Mr. Arun Maira,(The Pakistan-born British Indian ex-planning commission member) is a real eye-opener on the way we have understood science. All socially conscious scientists must-read. (If properly appreciated, the 15 minutes you are going to spend on this is worth the time of one full semester in a top-notch university)
Nowadays, Noble prizes are given for some soul-searching simple researches.It is heartening to note the shift, Complex research methodology is looked down on, especially in economics. Contributors of simple observational studies bordering on forgotten common sense are rewar...
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - October 19, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: bio ethics comparative research cost effectiveness in medical research Epistemology health economics medicial education noble prize in medicine economics Source Type: blogs
Two simple papers that will fetch you a Nobel prize in Medicine/Economics instantly for sure !
This article from Mr. Arun Maira,(The Pakistan-born British Indian ex-planning commission member) is a real eye-opener on the way we have understood science. All socially conscious scientists must-read. (If properly appreciated, the 15 minutes you are going to spend on this is worth the time of one full semester in a top-notch university)
Nowadays, Noble prizes are given for some soul-searching simple researches.It is heartening to note the shift, Complex research methodology is looked down on, especially in economics. Contributors of simple observational studies bordering on forgotten common sense are rewarded. (In...
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - October 19, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: bio ethics comparative research cost effectiveness in medical research Epistemology health economics medicial education noble prize in medicine economics Source Type: blogs
