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Research

  • Comparison of the Efficacy of 24-Hour BP control of Azelnidipine, Amlodipine and Cilnidipine in Mild to Moderate Essential Hypertension – A Prospective Multi-centric Parallel Arm Real-World Study ( AMCILAZ -EH study) – CTRI registration number
  • Hypertension with Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Correlation with Global Longitudinal Strain of Left ventricle, Left Atrial Strain and Left atrial Volume Index. – CTRI registration number - CTRI/2024/06/068253
  • Real World Impact of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring – How relevant is Office Blood Pressure Monitoring? – A single center experience.
  • Study of Prevalence of Hypertension, Awareness & Adequacy of Control of Known Hypertensives among the customers of Hair Dressing and Beauty Salon.
  • Real World Impact of Home BP Monitoring – How relevant is Office BP monitoring? – A Multi-centric experience (ACERT-HOMB)

Ongoing REGISTRIES


STEMI

A multicentric Registry to study ST elevation Myocardial Infarction(STEMI) in Tamilnadu. – registered 1043 cases as on 9/11/2025



HEART
FAILURE

Prospective Atrial Fibrillation Registry – registered 1042 cases as on 9/11/2025





ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

Prospective Heart Failure Registry – registered 2089 cases as on 9/11/2025 – The chronic heart failure registry called the ACERT CHEF study has been presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting 2025 of the Heart Failure Society of America meeting on September 26-29 at Minneapolis.

Publication

Publication - 1

Knowledge and practice of radiation safety in the Catherization laboratory among Interventional Cardiologists

An online survey - Uthirapathy I, Dorairaj P, Ravi S, Somasundaram S

ACERT group – Associates for Cardiology Education and Research in Tamilnadu. Knowledge and practice of radiation safety in the Catherization laboratory among Interventional Cardiologists - An online survey.

Indian Heart J. 2022 Sep-Oct;74(5):420-423. doi: 10.1016/j.ihj.2022.08.001. Epub 2022 Aug 12.

PMID: 35970381 & PMCID: PMC9647650

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Publication - 2

A Multi-Centric Study of Real-World Prescription Pattern of More Than Three Drugs for the Control of Hypertension Among Cardiologists

under review at the Journal of Human Hypertension

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Presentation Conferences

6th World Hypertension Congress, Chennai, 2025

  • FILAMENT-BP STUDY - First Two vs Last Two Readings in the Measurement of Blood Pressure at Home
  • Correlation Of Left Ventricular Mass, Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction, Global Longitudinal Strain (Gls) And Left Atrial (La) Strain In Hypertensive Patients – Multicenter Study
  • Neglected Cousin of Masked and White Coat Hypertension - Non-dipping Pattern in Ambulatory Blood Pressure Controlled Hypertension
  • Underutilization of Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists and Serum Potassium levels in Real World Management of More than Three Drugs for Control of Hypertension by Cardiologists.
  • A Multi-Centric Study of Real-World Prescription Pattern of More Than Three Drugs for the Control of Hypertension Among Cardiologists
  • Is Prescription of Betablocker based on Heart Rate or presence of Coronary Artery Heart Disease - when More Than Three Drugs are used for Control of Hypertension?
  • Impact of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Suspected Hypertensive and Known Hypertensive Patients – Real World Observational Study.