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Principles of practice of medicine: 2020 version

Posted in Medical education, Medical ethics, medical quotes, Venkat quotes, tagged , , , , , , , , , on January 14, 2021|

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Optical defibrillation : An exciting possibility !

Posted in Venkat quotes, tagged , , on January 15, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Cardiac arrhythmias  are tackled by drugs, devices, electricity etc. How about using the light energy ?

It would be sort of revolution if we could tame dangerous cardiac arrhythmias  by optical energy.Exciting new developments are happening at Jhon Hopkins.The emerging field is optogenetics.Preliminary mouse  and human MRI models suggest  red light has a unique property to interrupt electrical  signals in cardiac tissues.(Tissue level induction of light sensitive protein?).It has been shown to revert ventricular arrhytmias.

Reference

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-09/uob-tol090816.php

A preview

Curious thoughts and a corollary in Hindu mythology

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There are anecdotal reports in vedic Indian literature  where super powered sky Gods  equipped with the power of light (Lightening/IR rays ? ) can bring life to dead man on earth  . . . Is it the same  optical defibrillation we are talking about now ?

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Knowledge minus “ego” equals wisdom !

Posted in bio ethics, cardiology innovation, Cardiology quotes, cardiology-ethics, Venkat quotes, Wintage cardiology, tagged , , , , , , , , on July 28, 2014| Leave a Comment »

As we practice this Noble  (&  Delicate )  profession ,we often tend to Ignore the  warnings  even from our learnt colleagues , Why ?

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Why some “Medical Truths” need to be so brutal ?

Posted in bio ethics, medical quotes, Two line sermons in cardiology, Venkat quotes, tagged , , , on July 10, 2014| 3 Comments »

I frequently  refer to one of the most famous  medical quotes made in last century by a Harvard professor Dr Herbert Lay  in 1969.

 

medical quote herbert lay fda modern medicine Five  decades have gone since this observation was made by Dr Ley .Mind you ,Dr Ley is not a lay person , he was heading the same FDA  which  he targeted ! I guess when Dr Ley made this  statement  there was  little commercialization in  pharma Industry . Now along with it  an entirely  new field of medical device industry has grown to gargantuan proportions !

I  wonder what Dr Herbert Ley would have to say as on 2014 !

Many modern  medical  professionals would   shrug these views  as controversial , pessimistic and negative forces of science !

Here I borrow my own quote from venkat@thoughts

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Preventive cardiology : Cost of happiness is one Dollor !

Posted in bio ethics, cardiology -Preventive, Cardiology quotes, Cardiology Risk assesment, cardiology-ethics, Medical education, Preventive cardiology, Public Health, Quotes, Social medicine, Venkat quotes, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on December 25, 2013| Leave a Comment »

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  It costs just one Dollor !

Harvard school of Public health has  recently  published some  hard data about  the adverse effects of bad diet habits especially the impact of  soft drinks on long term cardio vascular health.

soft drinks and impact on healthAnother prestigious journal confirms it . . .

risk of soft drinks and coronary artery diseaseThe ultimate journal for the cardiologists Circulation reaffirms it .

soft drinks carbonated and coronary artery diseaseWe  have overwhelming evidence , prolonged use of soft drinks
increase CAD (Like tobacco ). Still , we haven’t added the customary caution on the bottles of these soft drinks ?

Why  ?

My guess would be, there are powerful forces in  modern society that would love to keep  the  threat of diseases high in the  human domain  so that all  stake holders  make a profit .

The poor , World health instigation(WHO)  and various public health forums  simply watch it .If they protest , they are at risk of sucked into the loop of deceit !

Failure to reverse public health hazards  may be a  lesser crime  in modern days  . . . But , here comes  a series of  advertisements in Indian media , that is a strong indicator that human  intellect and the sixth sense  is going nuts !

It suggests , Do you want  ever lasting happiness . . . Drink  it  . . . earnestly believe  in it  . . . and drink again  !

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I was also told  a shocking fact that , The beverage war in India has  started and the soft drink giants have heavily Invested to take it into the rural markets .Their aim is to  provide  “health  for all Indians”  by 2020 !

Concluding question

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Four faces of modern medicine

Posted in bio ethics, Cardiology Risk assesment, medical quotes, Social medicine, Two line sermons in cardiology, Venkat quotes, tagged , , , , , , , on November 16, 2013| 1 Comment »

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What Deepawali shall mean to a modern Homo-sapien ?

Posted in Quotes, Science and Religion, Venkat quotes, tagged , , , on November 2, 2013| 1 Comment »

Today , November 2nd 2013 is Deepawali , Nearly 1 billion people  celebrate it

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Wishing you all happy and Deepawali , Let goodness and wisdom prevail over evil and Ignorance !

Deepawali  is an ancient  festival of lights , millions  of Hindus celebrate It with sanctity.

It is a  war on darkness and ignorance .On this day goodness  prevailed  over evil (Asura)

Unfortunately , In the current versions , it would seem  Asura’s also join Deepawali celebrations and enjoy  it with more vigor !  which is supposed to eliminate them !

Please ensure , that doesn’t  happen . . . at least in your domain ! 

God is supreme  . . .  he will  never allow  the evil  to take over the world !  Be a soldier to God’s  Army !

 
*For more about this great Hindu festival click on the Link here Deepawali

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Is it a crime to treat CAD without knowing coronary Anatomy ??

Posted in Cardiology -Interventional -PCI, cath lab tips and tricks, Infrequently asked questions in cardiology (iFAQs), Venkat quotes, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 31, 2013| Leave a Comment »

CAD is growing as an epidemic in most  parts of the globe. It  is  a major determinant of health status of any country .Great strides in diagnostic, treatment modalities of CAD  have been made in the last few decades. Still , the core principle of management of CAD resides in simple things like  risk factor reduction / optimization , life style changes and few essential cardio-protective medications  Aspirin, beta blockers and statins.

However , modern scientists have made a  firm statement that  knowing the coronary anatomy before starting the treatment is the only scientific approach . It is a huge assumption !

Is it practical ? or is it really required ?

CAD can be managed  by  means of medicines  ,  interventions or surgery. Revascularisation is required  only for  those , who have  critical , symptomatic lesions.

It is estimated , in only  a fraction of CAD patients ,  we would require to know the anatomy . We have set criteria to choose  patients  for CAG , who are  likely to have critical lesions.Physicians  are trained for that elusive wisdom to choose  such patients .Standard text books do mention clear-cut Indications for doing  CAGs. Unfortunately , it is  least respected and followed .

Cardiac physicians who  would boast  they  can’t treat a CAD without knowing  the coronary anatomy  are clinically handicapped  or poorly trained.

I am afraid such a class of  cardiologists are rapidly breeding in the country side. They are  encouraged to attend  CME on clinical  cardiology and basic principles of  clinical decision-making  .

We can’t  keep  on doing CAGs like ECG for every episode of  angina . In fact treating CAD without knowing  the anatomy remains (And it should  be ) the dominant theme contemporary  clinical practice . CAG is multi -edged sword

The most important side effect of routine  coronary angiogram  is , it  ends up in infinite number of inappropriate interventions ! 

I think , we should pray in Hippocratic  temples for sufficient wisdom  to choose our patients. We can also learn it from Neurologists , they  somehow  manage most  forms of cerebrovascular  diseases (scientifically too ! )  without asking  for angiogram of  circle of Willis !  Mind you. . . brain is equally a vital organ !

Final message

It needn’t be a crime to treat  CAD*  without knowing the coronary anatomy. Rather  . . . it would be so  , to ask for CAG indiscriminately  , in every episode of chest pain , without applying clinical sense !

* Emergencies included.

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When cost of dying . . . exceeds cost of living . . . this world will go nuts !

Posted in Cardiology classics, cardiology-ethics, Cardiology-Statistics, general medicine, Quotes, Social medicine, Venkat quotes, Wintage cardiology, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 29, 2013| Leave a Comment »

News : In any developed nation , 90 % of  total  health expenditure is  exhausted in prolonging  final few days of  human  life !

When cost of dying   . . .  exceeds cost of living   . . . this world will go nuts !

The current real world  experience  from India’s  five star  hospitals  indicate,  many elderly rich men and women  spend their  last few days  before being buried or burnt  .They spent an average of 15 lakh Rs per death . This amounts to the entire  “life time” cost of living   of  majority of Indians .

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Image courtesy from Flicker/ Rachel sian photostream

When   human organ donation is considered  a greatest philanthropic act, there is one more excellent alternative for those who can’t do it .If only every super rich translate  their cost of dying  into  cost of  others living !   many new lives  will bloom .

The exorbitant rise in  cost of  dying  in India ,  is a recent development and reflects the affluence , honor , pride and of course lots of prejudice lack of wisdom ! Instead of filling the  deep  pockets of greedy  corporates why not the rich add new  lives   ?  !

Final message

Let all elders  with irreversible conditions , who have finished their life , shall  die peacefully at home .Why don’t we ( Affluent  .  . . would  be cadavers !)  cross sponsor their dying cost to a  public  health , nutrition or medical fund .

After thought

Oh America ,  . . .  Am I right  ,?  Obama thought it and implementing it too !  I would believe , his health care policy is  a  small first step in this  direction  !

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A truth about half truths . . .

Posted in dr s venkatesan -Personal, Venkat quotes, tagged , , , , on October 31, 2012| Leave a Comment »

A truth about half truths!

Arthur  Garson  explores further  .  Click on the Image to get a sample page from Amazon

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