Cardiology

• MBBS (Kerala University), MD (Gen Medicine, Kerala University), DM (Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi), FACC (Fellow, American College of Cardiology). Advanced training for one year in Cardiology: the University of Newcastle – upon - Tyne, UK.

• Former Professor and Head of Cardiology Department Govt. Medical College Calicut (40 years Experience in Cardiology).
• Expertise: Clinical evaluation of Cardiac Problems in adults and children to provide Optimal Medical Treatment and to assess the need for any Catheter Interventions or surgical treatment after interpreting Clinical data, non –invasive tests, and Cardiac Catheterization and Angiography.
• Performing and interpreting Echocardiography - both Trans Thoracic and Trans – Esophageal (TEE). Providing an active teaching and research program to create an academic melieu in the department. Principal Investigator for ongoing research programs and registries.

• Nambiar C.A, Abdulrahiman P, Aravindan KP. Progressive systemic sclerosis presenting as recurrent ventricular tachycardia and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy--a case report. J Assoc Physicians India. 1989 Feb;37(2):179-81. [Medline]
• Nambiar C.A, Nair SA, Nandakumar V. Right atrial myxoma presenting as chronic right heart failure--a case report. Indian Heart J. 1988 Mar-Apr;40(2):129-31. [Medline]
• Sahasranam KV, Nambiar C.A, Sugathan K, Ravindran KN. Septal and posterior left ventricular wall motion and left ventricular function in juvenile mitral stenosis--an echocardiographic study. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci. 1987 Jan-Mar;29(1):17-24. [Medline]
• Bhatia ML, Ashokan Nambiar C, Shrivastava S, Roy SB. Effect of acute digitalization on His bundle intervals and corrected sinus recovery time in normal young adults. Indian Heart J. 1977 Mar-Apr;29(2):78-84. [Medline]
• Shrivastava S, Nambiar C.A, Tandon R. Right atrial 'a' wave in tetralogy of Fallot. Indian Pediatr. 1975 Aug;12(8):615-8. [Medline]
• Nambiar C.A, Basu AK, Bhatia ML. Red cell haemolysis in mitral regurgitation (a 51Cr tagged red cell survival study). J Assoc Physicians India. 1974 Sep;22(9):665-70. [Medline]
• Bhatia ML, Nambiar C.A, Bhalla BK, Basu AK, Roy SB. DC cardioversion in digitalised patients. A serum digoxin level correlative study. Indian Heart J. 1974 Apr;26(2):119-23. [Medline]
• Nambiar C.A. Temporary transvenous intra cardiac pacing in complete heart block complicating acute myocardial infarction. Kerala Medical Journal XV: 117, 1975.
• Nambiar C.A. Beside evaluation of Congenital heart disease. Kerala medical Journal XV: 117, 1974.

Published Abstracts:

• Vasudevan KR andNambiar C.A. Immediate prognostic value of plasma urea, uric acid and creatinine in acute myocardial infarction. Indian Heart Journal 1988; 40: 376 (Abstract).
• J. Francis, C.A. Nambiar, N. Sudhayakumar, K.Venugopal, MN Krishnan, CC Velayudhan, KP Markose. A Correlation of Electrocardiogram with Hemodynamics in Juvenile Mitral Stenosis. Indian Heart Journal. 1993;45:362 (Abstract).
• Nambiar C.A . Echocardiographic evaluation of primary pulmonary hypertension. Indian Heart Journal 1983; 35 (Abstract).
• Nambiar C.A. Left posterior hemiblock in acute myocardial infarction a prospective study. Indian Heart Journal. 1977; 29 (Abstract).
• Warrier C.B.C., Musthafa V.P.M and Nambiar C.A. Electro Cardiographic abnormalities in snakebite poisoning. J. Asso. Physicians of India. 1975. (Abstract).

Chapter in Books

• Nambiar C.A. Chapter 1, Clinical features and aetiology of Endomyocardial Fibrosis in India. Ed: Sapru RP. Monograph on Endomyocardial Fibrosis: Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi. 1983. pp 42-48.
• Huffman MD, Prabhakaran D, Abraham AK, Krishnan MN, Nambiar AC, Mohanan PP; Kerala Acute Coronary Syndrome Registry Investigators.Optimal in-hospital and discharge medical therapy in acute coronary syndromes in Kerala: results from the Kerala Acute Coronary Syndrome Registry. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2013 Jul 1;6(4):436-43. [Medline]

• MBBS from St John’s Medical College, Bangalore
• MD from Mysore University
• DM in Cardiology from Manipal University
• FSCAI (Fellow Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions, USA)
• FACC (Fellow of American College of Cardiology)
• FESC (Fellow of European Society of Cardiology)

• Worked as Assistant Professor at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal.
• Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology at Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore.
• Associate Professor & HOD in department of Cardiology at Pariyaram Medical College.
• 16 years of experience as Interventionalist.

• MD (General Medicine)
• DM (Cardiology) from Sree Chitra Medical Institute for Medical Science and Technology, Trivandrum
• Fellow in Interventional Cardiology, Trivandrum.
• Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology ( Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology).
• Certified Heart Failure Specialist-Heart Failure Association(HFA)/European Society of Cardiology(ESC)

• Consultant Interventional Cardiologist for 13 years.

• Coronary Stents
• Coronary Physiology-Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR)

• M.D Medicine- Gold Medalist
• Best re-search paper award - Cardiological Society of India-Kerala; National Intervention Council

• DCH, DNB Paediatrics, DNB Cardiology, FIC (Adult Interventional, AIMS, Cochin), FICC.

• Cardiology Registrar at KMCH, Coimbatore
• Assistant Professor in Paediatric Cardiology at SRMC, Chennai
• Consultant Cardiologist at KMCH, Erode, Silver Oaks, Mohali & Lakshmi Hospital, Palakkad.

• MBBS – Selam Medical College, Chennai (2001)
• MD (General Medicine) - Sidhartha Medical College, Bangalore (2007)
• DNB (Cardiology) - Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi (2011)
• MNAMS - National Academy of Medical Sciences (2011)
• FESC - European Society (2018)

• Head, Coronary and Endovascular Interventions -PVS Hospital, Calicut (Feb 2014 -Feb 2019)
• Associate Professor - Pariyaram Medical College, Kannur (2012- 2014)
• Sr. Lecturer - Govt. Medical College, Thrissur (2007 - 2008)

• MBBS- Kasturba Medical College Mangalore
• MD.GEN MEDICINE- S.P Medical College, Bikaner
• DM. CARDIOLOGY- Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram
• POST DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP-Interventional Cardiology- Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute For Medical Sciences And Technology, Thiruvananthapuram

• Worked as a Consultant in Interventional Cardiology at KIMS ALSHIFA HOSPITAL at PERINTALMANNA, KERALA
• Worked as a Sr. Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, STARCARE HOSPITAL, KOZHIKODE, KERALA

• Gupta RP, Krishnan RA, Kumar S, Beniwal S, Devaraja R, Kochar SK. A rare cause of heart failure--primary hypoparathyroidism J Assoc Physicians India. 2007 Jul;55:522-4.
• Pokharna R K, Joshi A, Raghuram A K, Kochar A, Sharma R Celiac disease and postcricoid carcinoma. J Assoc Physicians India. 2007 Dec;55:866-7
• Sabir M, Raghuram AK. Asthma - Impact on pregnancy outcome. Lung India 2006;23:135-7
• Raghuram KA, Bijulal S, Krishnamoorthy KM, Tharakan JA. Regression of Pulmonary Vascular Disease After Therapy of Abernethy Malformation in Visceral Heterotaxy.Pediatr Cardiol. 2012 Jul 28.

• A Cross sectional Study for the evaluation of control of hypertension as per clinical guidelines among known hypertensive patients - At XVI RAJ APICON - 2005, Jodhpur
• Comparative Study of fasting and post-prandial insulin, C-peptide, blood sugar level among asthmatic and healthy individuals - At XVII RAJ APICON - 2006, Mount Abu
• A Study on the clinical profile of Prosthetic valve thrombosis in a tertiary care hospital over 25 years –poster presented at 63rd Annual Conference CSI, Mumbai, December 2011
• A unique case of pulmonary hypertension in congenital heart disease – Paper presented at 4 th annual conference, pulmonary vascular research institute, South east Asia region, 2011
• Optimal strategy for restoration and maintenance of sinus rhythm in patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis and atrial fibrillation. A prospective randomized study. –free paper presented at the summer conference of cardiological society of india – kerala chapter, may 2012
• Evaluation of Index of Microcirculatory Resistance in patients with Coronary artery lesions of Intermediate Severity undergoing Fractional flow reserve estimation. – Paper presented in award section at the annual conference of the Cardiological Society of India – Kerala Chapter, May 2012