Department of Cardiology

Cardiology Unit-I

Senior Consultant	Prof. A.K.M. Mohibullah.MBBS,MD(Card),FRCP,FACC,FESC Email: mohibullah1953@gmail.com
Associate Professor	Dr. AMB Safdar. MBBS,FCPS(Med) Email: nasimsafdar@gmail.com
Assistant Professor	Dr. SM Rezaul Irfan. MBBS,FCPS(Med) Email: smrirfandr@gmail.com
Assistant Registrar	Dr. Nazmus Shakib Email: sakib7002@gmail.com

Cardiology Unit-II

Professor & Head of the Department	Dr. Md. Zahid Alam. MBBS, FCPS (Med) Email: ilazybear@yahoo.com
Assistant Professor	Dr. Fatema Ahmed.MBBS,FCPS (Med), D Card

 

 

Department of Cardiology

 

Cardiology Unit – I

Head of Department              :  Prof. Md. Zahid Alam MBBS, FCPS (Med)

Associate Professor             :  Dr. S. M. Rezaul Irfan MBBS, FCPS (Med)

Assistant Professor              :  Dr. Rubyat Hasan Chowdhury MBBS, MCPS (Med), FCPS (Med)

Assistant Registrar               :  Dr. Tojdikur Rahman MBBS

Medical Officers (Total -3)    :  Dr. Asif Anjum (MO) MBBS; Dr. Sumaiya Sikder (MO) MBBS; Dr. Nifat Nimmi (MO) MBBS

Cardiology Unit – II

Associate Professor             :  Dr. Shabnam Jahan Hoque MBBS, FCPS (Med), D Card

Assistant Professor              :  Dr. Tanvir Ahmed MBBS, MD (Cardiology)

Registrar                               :  Dr. Shahnaz Sharmin (MO) MBBS, FCPS (Med)

Assistant Registrar               :  Dr. Tajnur Ahmed MBBS

Medical Officers (Total- 4)    :  Dr. Md.Masud Rana (SMO) MBBS; Dr. Abu Basit (SMO) MBBS; Dr. Mashukur Rahman (RMO) MBBS;  Dr. Suraiya Sultana (RMO) MBBS

Coronary Care Unit

Medical Officers (Total – 8)   : Dr. S.M. Tauhid Jamil (SMO) MBBS;  Dr. Tasnia Sultana (RMO) MBBS;  Dr. Ahsanul Haque Mridha (RMO) MBBS;  Dr. Tamanna (RMO) MBBS; Dr. Rahat Mia (RMO) MBBS; Dr. Rahnuma Jahangir (RMO) MBBS Dr. Hasanat Nayem (RMO) MBBS; Dr. Majida Aziz (RMO) MBBS

 

Services Provided by the Department Inpatient facilities: No. of General Beds:Male Ward:12; Female Ward: 12;  CCU:7; Cabins:on requirement; Daily average No. of patients Ward & Cabin: 25-30; CCU: 7; Daily Admission (average) Wards & Cabin: 3-5; CCU: 0-3; Daily Discharge (average) Ward: 5-8; CCU: 1-2; Indoor referral:Total:3595; Monthly average:310; Total No. of pt. admitted in Indoor: Wards & Cabins: 8379; CCU: 2318

 

Outpatient Services

Total No. patients seeking consultation in outpatient department: 5149 + 1933 = 7082; Average daily No. of patients attending the OPD: 30-35

 

Cardiac Investigations from July 2021 to June 2022

ECG (outpatient)                    22010

ETT                                       486

Echocardiogram                     13067

24 hrs Holter Monitoring     41

24 hrs ABP Monitoring            21

 

Social Services – Voluntary expertise services to the patients in the affiliated association of DAB all over the country through medical camps.

 

Services provided by the Cardiology Department (Month wise) from July 2021 to June 2022:

 

Clinical Activity/Services Statement at a Glance (July 2021 – June 2022)

 

 

 

 

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1. 1. Weekly Clinical Meeting & Death Review – Every Saturday.
   2. Weekly Journal Club – Every Wednesday
   3. Biweekly CME/Small group discussion: Thursday
   4. Lecture and demonstration class on Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) course conducted by ICU, BIRDEM.
   5. Tutorial class, Lecture & clinical classes for 3rd – 5th year medical students of Ibrahim Medical College (IMC).
   6. Tutorial, Clinical & Lecture classes for MD/Diploma students of BIRDEM Academy.
   7. Lecture classes for students of Nursing college of BIRDEM
   8. Webinar group discussion about the impact of corona pandemic in cardiac patients
   9. Examiners: in different Undergraduate and Postgraduate examinations of different Universities and BCPS.
   10. Clinical Presentations in grand seminars of the hospital (Tuesday & Thursday).
   11. Research activities and Publications.
   12. Participations in National and International Seminars, Conferences and Congresses.
   13. Academic clinical cases in grand round (Every Monday)

 

1. Presentations (At BIRDEM auditorium)

 

1. 1. Recurrent stroke due to Ventricular Aneurysm, Old MI, DM,HTN
   2. Granulomatosis with Polyangitis, AKI,UTI
   3. Marfan Syndrome, ACS
   4. DVT, Pulmonary Embolism, NSTEMI, Hemorrhagic stroke, DM, HTN
   5. Multiple Myeloma. Sick Sinus Syndrome
   6. Pulmonary Embolism, Pneumonia, Sepsis with DIC, Septic hip, Protein C deficiency, Hemothorax
   7. Case report of few academic cases.

 

1. Journal club (In departmental class room)

 

1. 1. Valvular heart disease in Pregnancy
   2. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
   3. Approach to a patient with Palpitation
   4. New drugs in treatment of Pulmonary hypertension
   5. MI with normal coronary artery
   6. Non cardiac causes of raised Troponin I
   7. Hypertensive heart failure
   8. Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome
   9. Newer drug in Refractory heart failure
   10. Investigation in Pulmonary Embolism
   11. Newer Anticoagulant: Advantages and disadvantages
   12. Discussion on upcoming presentation (Tuesday and Thursday)
   13. Diastolic Dysfunction
   14. ECG findings in Posterior MI
   15. ECG changes in Electrolyte Imbalance
   16. IHD in pregnancy
   17. Post-partum Cardiomyopathy
   18. Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy
   19. Cardiac complication in Covid 19 and consequences.
   20. Latest cardiac topics published in different journal

 

1. Research Activities

 

1. Echocardiographic Evaluation of patients with Dilated cardiomyopathy: Incidence, age variation, Chamber enlargement, Ejection Fraction, Regurgitation and Pulmonary hypertension
2. Echocardiographic assessment of respiratory variation of IVC diameter
3. Evaluation of patients with Idiopathic Dilated cardiomyopathy: Incidence, Clinical feature, biochemical, ECG and Echocardiographic evaluation
4. Cardiac manifestation in Covid19 infection

 

1. Vitamin D level in patients admitted with Acute coronary syndrome with outcome

 

1. Seminar & Symposiums attended At home :

 

1. Webinar on “Early Morning BP Surge: Risks, Challenges & Management 02/07/21
2. Webinar on B.E.S.T (Basal Empowers Stability across Time) in Range 02/07/21
3. Management of Adult Congenital Heart Diseases, 09/07/21
4. Tri-Nation summit on “SGLT2 inhibitors: Cardiovascular & Heart Failure Update” 11/07/21
5. Role of Anticoagulation in Covid -19 Management 16/07/21
6. Webinar on Carotid Artery Diseases, 16/07/21
7. Diabetic Kidney Diseases & Kidney-Heart Cross Talk 16/07/21
8. South Asia Heart Failure Update Forum , 30/07/21
9. CT Scan &MRI in Congenital Heart Disease, 30/07/21
10. 4th International Conference on Cardiac Intervention & Heart Failure considering the Covid 19 Pandemic 31/07/2021
11. Webinar on Hyperglycemia in hospital settings -General considerations & Management of Hyperglycemia in non-critical hospitalized patients 14/08/21
12. A new era in diabetes management 15 /08 /21
13. Management of Diabetes and Other Endocrine Diseases in Patients with Covid
14. -19, 12/08/21
15. Empagliflozin in the spectrum of Type2 Diabetes & Heart Failure 12/08/21
16. Hyperglycemic crisis in Covid -19 and GDM 19/08/21
17. Newer Developments in Covid Diagnosis & treatment - Role of Antibody Cocktail Therapy, 21/08/21
18. Monoclonal Antibody Current Position and Experience Sharing 22/08/21
19. European Society of Cardiology Congress 29-31/08/21
20. Updates on Diabetes 30/08/21
21. CT Scan &MRI in Congenital Heart Disease, 30/07/21
22. Webinar on DKA-A Life threatening complication of DM & HHS-Basics &Differentiating from DKA 31/08/2021
23. Use of Alteplase in special clinical condition 06/09/21
24. Webinar of Bifurcation Club 10/09/2021
25. Empagliflozin as a Potential therapy for Heart Failure 18 /09 /21
26. Thrombolysis in STEMI Management ;Present, Past &Future,24/09/2021
27. ECG Basic & Beyond,26/09/2021
28. Webinar on World Heart Day 29/09/2021
29. Webinar on Antiphospholipid Syndrome ,01/10/2021
30. Webinar on “South Asia: Heart Failure Update Forum , 08/10/2021
31. Approach to Pediatric Echocardiography: Segmental Analysis ,14/10/2021
32. Medical Management of Angina & Myocardial Ischemia: How Trimetazidine helps through energy metabolism, 20/10/2021
33. Webinar on Acute Rheumatology , Series-5, 22/10/2021
34. Webinar on Antiphospholipid Syndrome ,01/11/2021
35. Webinar on HFpEF: what more we should know, 07/11/2021
36. World’s 1st approved oral anti-covid medicine –Molnupiravir ,13/11/2021
37. World Diabetes Day cross talk on- Impact of Empagliflozin in T2DM & Beyond 14/11/2021
38. CPD lecture under BCPS, 23/11/2021
39. 6th International Hepatology Conference, 25/11/2021
40. BIT Scientific Symposium STEMI & Heart Failure, 26/11/2021
41. Monthly webinar of Bangladesh Cardiac Society{ Management protocol of STEMI, 29/11/2021
42. Webinar on HFpEF: what more we should know ,09/12/2021
43. 31st Annual Conference & International Scientific Seminar 10-11 th December
44. , Hotel Intercontinental, Dhaka, Dhaka Club
45. Webinar of Bifurcation Club Bangladesh : 10/12/2021
46. Tips & Tricks of Bifurcation lesion PCI ,10/12,21
47. Empagliflozin across the spectrum of ejection fraction of heart failure: Landmark findings from EMPEROR Trials , 17/12/2021
48. Bangla Cardio 2021, 17/12/21
49. ECG Basic & Beyond, 19/12/21
50. ECG Basic & Beyond, 26/12/21

 

1. Paxovir for Covid-19 -What every frontliner needs to know 08/01/2022
2. Real World Update in Covid -19 Management: Outcome with use of Antibody Combination. 12/01/2022
3. Webinar of Bifurcation Club Bangladesh : 16/01/2022
4. Translating different doses of Dulaglutide into Type 2 Diabetes clinical practice 18/01/202
5. Clinical Development of Empagliflozin in Heart Failure: Evidence & Implications 27/01/2
6. Entresto: New era in Heart Failure,27/01/2022
7. Webinar on Small vessel Vasculitis: An update 28/01/2022
8. Antivirals For Covid-19-What every frontliner needs to know 05/02/2022
9. Hypertension in Kidney Disease,11/02/2022
10. Diabetes and low Testosterone: Treat or not to treat, 25/02/2022
11. TEE Learning Webinar 25/02/2022
12. International Scientific Conference 2022 (Bangladesh Intervention C3  Conference) 25-26/02/2022
13. Normal ECG Variants in adults 27/02/202
14. Pre Ramadan Diabetes Webinar on  Ramadan, DM & Insulin: Clinical Perspectives 09/03/2022
15. Scientific meeting on Diabetes And Ramadan 15/03/2022
16. 2nd annual event on SCAI Complex PCI’s 24-25 March 2022
17. ECG in ischaemia and Infarction13/03/2022
18. South Asia: Heart Failure Update Forum, 25/03/2022
19. T wave in ECG Basic and Beyond, 27/03/2022
20. Transthoracic Echo like you have never seen before 30/03/2022
21. Ramadan & Diabetes: Spotlight on DPP4 & SGLT2 Inhibitors 30/03/2022
22. Scientific meeting on Diabetes 09/04/2022
23. ECG in ischaemia and Infarction17/04/2022
24. ST wave in ECG Basic and Beyond, 24/04/2022
25. Scientific meeting on Diabetes Care. 09/05/2022
26. Scientific Seminar on Fixed dose combination of Empagliflozin and Linagliptin: A blessing for diabetes care ,12/05/2022
27. Scientific Seminar on World Hypertension Day ,15/05/2022
28. 14th Scientific Seminar of Bangladesh Rheumatological Society , 22- 23/05/2022
29. Live case demonstration from Cathlab- Complex PCI, 31//05/2022
30. Scientific meeting on Diabetes Care. 09/06/2022
31. South Asia : Diabetology Update Forum  10/06/22
32. Webinar on Hypertension in Kidney Disease 15/06/2022
33. SGLT2Is and their role in the burden of HFrEF &’ How can we incorporate SGLT2Is into Clinical Practice (+Patients case study), 24/06/22
34. Common cases in ACS of online course’ECG Basic and Beyond 26/06/22.