Dr Sivarani Sathasivam

Procedure Focus:

• Exercise Stress Test
• 24- Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM)
• 24- Hour Holter Monitoring
• Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)
• Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
• Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography (DSE)
• Elective and Emergency Cardioversion
• Emergency Defibrillation
• Pericardiocentesis
• Temporary Pacemaker Insertion
• Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) Insertion
• Elective Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty
• Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) - emergency angioplasty

Condition Treated:

• Myocardial Infarctions (Heart Attacks)
• Coronary Artery Disease (Blockages in arteries of the heart)
• Arrhythmias (Abnormal Heart Rhythms)
• Heart failure (Acute and Chronic)
• Valvular Heart Disease
• Risk factors of Coronary Artery Disease (Hypertension, Diabetes mellitus, Deranged Cholesterol Levels)

Memberships & Associations:

• Lifetime member of Malaysian Medical Association (MMA)
• Lifetime member of National Heart Association of Malaysia (NHAM)

Post Graduate Clinical Training:

• House Officer - Civil Hospital, Belgaum, India (Year 1998 - 1999)
• House Officer - Hospital Taiping, Perak (Year 1999 - 2000)
• Medical Officer - Hospital Taiping, Perak (Year 2000 - 2001)
• Medical Officer - Hospital Tengku Ampuan Jemaah Sabak Bernam (Year 2001 - 2004)
• Medical Officer Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Klang (Year 2004)
• Postgraduate in Internal Medicine - University of Malaya (Year 2004 - 2009)
• Fellowship in Cardiology - University of Malaya (Year 2009 - 2013)
• Senior lecturer and specialist in Internal Medicine and Cardiology (Year 2013 - 2015)

Awards:

• Excellent Service Award - Year 2003
• Medical Specialist Programme Award -Year 2004

Medical School:

• M.B.B.S -Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Karnatak University, Dharwad, India
• Masters in Internal Medicine (University of Malaya)
• Fellowship in Cardiology (University of Malaya)

Media/Publication:

•  Cholesterol Facts 
• Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia - Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology - Year 2010 
• Patent Foramen Ovale and Migrane - What is the relationship between the two? - Journal of Cardiology - Year 2013
• Stem Cell Therapy in Cardiovascular Disease - What is the evidence? -NHAM Pulse - Official Newsletter of the National Heart Association of Malaysia - April 20 
•  Women & Their Hearts