Dear generation next cardiologists,
As we enter one more “new year” , a lingering “old wish” remains largely unfulfilled. Let us try to return to the forgotten space called patients bed side , get Immersed in history taking , Intuitive clinical examination, and master the art of listening to your patient’s heart with your own ears. Investigations can wait unless it is a dire emergency.
Too often today, we bypass these foundations, relying blindly on Images, echocardiograms, angiograms, a deluge of scans, , multi-modality algorithms ,AI predictions. We have also become greedy servants to technology commerce , and increasingly intoxicating science as well. Let us not insist on investigations , driven by peer pressures or pride, in the process losing common sense in a flood of data.
Let us reclaim the intellect to question, debate , courage to simplify complex problems . Finally, seek the truth, often hiding behind the distorted evidence base and obsessive compulsive protocols.
Welcome to new year 2026
Greeting & regards from Chennai.
Dr. S.Venkatesan
Dr.S.Venkatesan MD 