title: A Kerala model for cardiovascular research?
abstract: India's contribution to cardiovascular research has been dismal with a share of only 1% of total number of papers published in the world during the period 1999-2008. Based on two recent studies published from Kerala, the Kerala ACS Registry and the CSI Kerala CRP Study and four other studies being undertaken in Kerala, we think that a Kerala model for cardiovascular research can be conceptualized. This model which consists of funding by professional organization of cardiologists with wide participation of cardiologists, physicians, health workers, nurses, and in some situations general public, logistics looked after by a central coordinator and study design by panel of experts or institutions of repute in the region and carried out at low cost can be considered for implementation in rest of India. Studies based on such a model may change practice pattern of cardiovascular diseases in India.
authors.affiliation: Mother Hospital, Thrissur, Kerala 680002, India. Electronic address: geevarzachariah@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Geevar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zachariah
authors.affiliation: Westfort Hitech Hospital, Thrissur, Kerala 680002, India. Electronic address: drppmohanan@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mohanan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Padinharepurayil
authors.affiliation: Hearts Malabar National Cardiac Centre, Kozhikode, Kerala 673004, India. Electronic address: kedaram@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Krishnan Mangalath
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Narayanan
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000379:methods*; D002309:Cardiology / Q000379:methods*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D003906:Developing Countries; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D012042:Registries; D012955:Societies, Medical; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Cardiological Society of India; Cardiovascular; Indian studies; Kerala model; Medical research