Cardiology in India

Cardiology in India.

Pediatric Cardiology in India: Onset of a New Era.

Pediatric cardiology is outgrowing from the shadows of adult cardiology and cardiac surgery departments in India. It promises to be an attractive and sought-after subspeciality of Pediatrics, dealing with not only congenital cardiac diseases but also metabolic, rheumatic and host of other cardiac diseases. The new government policy shall provide more training avenues for the budding pediatric c...

Nuclear cardiology in Iran in 2002 [Persian]

Aim: Few nuclear cardiology surveys were published in the literature, mostly from developed countries. The aim of this study is to perform a nuclear cardiology survey in Iran. This may lead to better decision making and programming. Methods and Materials: A questionnaire was sent by mail or e-mail to all nuclear medicine centers in Iran asking for details of nuclear cardiology practice in...

History of Cardiology in India published in the Indian Heart Journal recently 67:163-169, 2015.

I have read the article ‘‘Are western guidelines good enough for Indians? My name is Borat’’. It is an excellent review and surmises the healthcare issues plaguing India, which despite pockets of modernization is densely populated, economically backward, and not well insured. Many young lives are lost due to lack of financial support or access to tertiary care. I would like to bring to your not...

Evaluation of the cardiology curriculum based on the opinions of the assistants of cardiology

Background: Revision and promotion of educational programs, as well as guiding such programs from the traditional to modern ones, have been one of the goals of educational planning in order to improve the educational status. The present study was performed based on the opinions of the cardiology assistants.   Methods:  This research was a cross sectional study and all the participants included ...