Dr.A. S. ARUL
Professor Director / HOD
The Professor Director & Head of Department (HOD) leads academic, administrative, and research activities within the department.
History
Established in the Year: 1972
Memorable details of the history of the Institute
- The Government General Hospital, established on 16th November 1664 to provide healthcare to the sick soldiers of the East India Company, has a rich history spanning over three centuries.
- The hospital underwent several transformations, including its evolution into a medical school in 1835.
- The Department of Cardiology at the hospital is proud to be associated with this illustrious institution. As medical science progressed and the need for sub-specialties grew, cardiology emerged as one of the earliest specialized fields in our hospital.
- The idea was conceived and became a reality through the efforts of Dr. C. Sadasivan and Prof A. Srinivasan.
- The department's foundation was laid by Helen B. Taussig in 1966, and it was inaugurated on 7 April 1972.
- The Department got one of the earliest catheterisation laboratories in 1973 by Philips.
- The Department has been headed by many renowned Professors of cardiology over the years along with a team of faculty with rich teaching experience and clinical skills.
- The department was upgraded to an institute in April 2016.
- The institute has been periodically upgraded and equipped with advanced equipment with state of the art technology, along with highly skilled operators and paramedical staff.
- The Institute of cardiology became the public hospital to offer round the clock primary PCI for STEMI in Tamil Nadu in 2018.
- The Institute became a center of excellence in cardiovascular imaging with OCT/IVUS/3D echocardiographic imaging.
- Over the years, it has steadily grown and now boasts 133 beds with all modern facilities. In addition to serving the local population, it has become a full-fledged tertiary cardiac center catering to the needs of the entire state of Tamil Nadu.
- The institute has produced many eminent cardiologists who are practising all over the country with excellent clinical knowledge and interventional skills imparted by this institute over the years.
Faculty & Residents
| S.No | Name of the Residents joined in the year 2020 | Name of the Residents joined in the year 2021 | Name of the Residents joined in the year 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | - | - |
Facility & Clinical Care
- OUTPATIENT SERVICES: Our OPD is one of the busiest sections of our hospital. About 300 new patients and 500 review patients are seen per day. The bulk of the patient population is referred from other institutions and hospitals. Our OPD is a major attraction among the General Practitioners of the city as it gives a complete workup of common clinical cardiac problems, including an echocardiogram in a single visit. A rapid screening for cardiac fitness of inpatients who await non-cardiac surgery is available. We also provide support to the master cardiac health check program.
- INPATIENT SERVICES: This forms the backbone of our service. People from all over the state stay together in our wards. The problems range from minor forms of rheumatic heart disease and myocardial infarctions to rare complex cyanotic heart disease. About 1700 patients are treated as In patient per month in our department. Our success rate in all common curable heart diseases is comparable to the best available in the country.
- CHEST PAIN CLINIC: A new initiative of Chest pain clinic which functions 24x7 as first point of contact for patients presenting with chest pain was started by our department. The clinic currently runs as a separate unit near main casualty. This clinic facilitates the early identification of cases of acute coronary syndrome especially STEMI and referral to coronary care unit for intiation of early treatment. Along with this non cardiac chest pain cases are segregated and referred appropriately to respective departments. The clinic has a cardiologist and a nursing staff available throughout. The clininc is equipped with ECG, ECHO, Cardiac monitor, crash cart and necessary medications for emergency use.
- CORONARY CARE UNIT: Our CCU started functioning in 1972, shortly after the concept of acute coronary care was introduced in the Western world. It has been associated with all aspects of the evolution of coronary care. It provides the state of the art of coronary care with one of the shortest mean doors to lysis time of 10mts ever reported. It's now realized that we are probably the only Centre where fully qualified consultants administer the treatment right from the patient's arrival in CCU. The overall AMI mortality has steadily declined from around 20% in the early seventies to 7% currently, bringing it at par with sophisticated centers of the world. There has been a number of significant contributions to the world literature from this CCU.
Academic Forum
SEMINAR / SYMPOSIUM
| S.NO | Date | Seminar and Symposium with Title | Presentor & moderators with their designation | State or National level or institute level | University / TNMSC Credits / both if present | Related Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28/06/23 | Chip PCI | Dr. Thiyagarajan, Assistant Professor | Institute level |
Chip PCI
CME / CONFERENCE
| S.NO | Date | CME / CONFERENCE – Title | University / TNMSC Credits / both if present | State or National level or institute level | Related Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18/08/23 | Management of Diffuse Coronary Lesions | NA | Institute level |
Chip PCI
WORKSHOP / TRAINING PROGRAMME
| S.NO | Date | WORKSHOP / TRAINING with Title | University / TNMSC Credits / both if present | State or National level or Institute | Related Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16/10/23 | Workshop on Calcium Management in Coronaries | NA | Institute Level |
Chip PCI
QUIZ / COMPETITIONS
| S.NO | Date | Quiz /competitions with Title | University / TNMSC Credits / both if present | Prizes awarded to | a. Inter or Intra – Collegiate Level b. State or National level | Related Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Renew , Rejoice - CME on renal transplantation
Other Events
| S.NO | Date | Other events with Title | Details | Related Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29/09/23 | World Heart Day 2023 | Essay Writing Painting Poster making Intercollegiate Quiz Done at state level |
Renew , Rejoice - CME on renal transplantation
Scientific Forum
Awards & Achievements
| S.NO | Date/Month & Year | Name of the Awards & achievements received | Name of the awardee with designation | District level / State level / National level | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01/10/2022 | Oral presentation first prize | Dr.Lakshmi Narayan Cardiology resident | State | View |
Success Stories
Success story 1
- The Government General Hospital, established on 16th November 1664 to provide healthcare to the sick soldiers of the East India Company, has a rich history spanning over three centuries.
- The hospital has undergone several transformations, including its evolution into a medical school in 1835
- The idea was conceived and became a reality through the efforts of Dr. C. Sadasivan and Prof A. Srinivasan. The department's foundation was laid by Helen B. Taussig in 1966, and it was inaugurated on 7 April 1972.
Success story 2
- Our CCU started functioning in 1972, shortly after the concept of acute coronary care was introduced in the Western world. It has been associated with all aspects of the evolution of coronary care. It provides the state of the art of coronary care with one of the shortest mean doors to lysis time of 10mts ever reported. CCU unit has nine beds with exclusive staff and advance monitoring equipment’s.
- ICU unit has eight beds with exclusive staff, and it receives patients from Coronary Care Unit. It also has facilities to tackle any emergency.
- Our institute has a 8 bedded Intensive Cardiac care unit with dedicated nursing staff and advanced monitoring equipment’s and provisions for bedside procedures. It has been functioning since 1999. It covers all non-coronary emergencies like heart blocks, end-stage heart failure, and valvular diseases.
Success story 3
- Our Echo lab is one of the earliest to be launched in the country in the year 1978.Around 70000 echo done per annum. We have six Echo machine and 3D echo with facility to do TEE.
- We have 24 hours Holter monitoring service along with well equipped laboratory service.
- Our cardiac catheterization lab is one of the earliest to be installed in our country and has pioneered early research work in defining all forms of congenital heart disease. We have a sophisticated digital Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory (Philips), one of the best in the country.
- We are doing nearly 3000 procedures/ year including regular coronary and non-coronary interventions. Primary angioplasty is available 24x7. Pulmonary and mitral balloon valvuloplasty, device closure for ASD, cath study for congenital heart disease is performed in many patients.
- Our institution has done pioneering work in pacemaker implantation. The first pacemaker was put in the year 1975. Nearly we implant 100 pacemaker per year which are free of cost.
- A new initiative of Chest pain clinic which functions 24x7 as first point of contact for patients presenting with chest pain was started by our department.
- Our OPD is one of the busiest sections of our hospital. About 300 new patients and 500 review patients are seen per day
- Our In Patient service forms the backbone of our service. People from all over the state stay together in our wards. The problems range from minor forms of rheumatic heart disease and myocardial infarctions to rare complex cyanotic heart disease. About 1700 patients are treated as In patient per month in our department.
- Our success rate in all common curable heart diseases is comparable to the best available in the country.
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Aug. 12, 2025
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