Cardiology Learning Center

Cardiology Learning Center

Cardiology Learning Center

Clinical writing by Dr A M Thirugnanam, MD, MSICP, FSCAI — senior interventional cardiologist, Hyderabad. Case-led notes on coronary and structural intervention, heart failure, hypertension, thrombosis and prevention, written for doctors in training and for patients who want to understand their own diagnosis.

19Clinical articles
17Topic areas
25+Years in the cath lab
40+Cardiology titles authored

What this is

Cardiology explained by the person who performs the procedure

Most cardiology writing online is either a textbook chapter or a leaflet. This library sits between the two. Every article here is written from clinical practice — from cases taken to the cath lab, from complications managed at the table, and from the questions patients and referring physicians ask most often.

If you are a medical student or resident, use the topic grid below to work through a subject systematically. If you are a patient or a family member trying to understand a diagnosis, start with the article that names your condition and read it in full — each one is written to be understood without a medical degree, and none of it is a substitute for seeing your own cardiologist.

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Where to go after the articles

Books and eBooks

Forty-plus cardiology titles covering ECG, intervention, board preparation, heart failure and prevention. Visit the books store, or see the full catalogue at cardiologybooks.com.

One-to-one mentorship

A multi-year mentorship from medical school through to cardiology training, taken personally by Dr Thirugnanam. See how it works.

Structured courses

Online cardiology courses and CME programmes for doctors at every stage. Browse the courses.

Slides and video

Conference presentations and recorded case discussions. View the slides or watch the videos.

About the author

Dr A M Thirugnanam, MD, MSICP, FSCAI, Ph.D.

Senior interventional cardiologist practising in Hyderabad, India, with consultant appointments at TX Hospitals and Virinchi Hospitals. Fellow of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions and founder of the Academy of Elite Doctors. More than two decades in complex coronary and structural intervention — left main and chronic total occlusion angioplasty, Impella- and ECMO-supported PCI, TAVR, carotid and below-the-knee intervention.

See the record on achievements and awards, or book a consultation.