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Marking World Heart Day (29 September), The Hindu had organised a webinar titled “Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Individuals: Understanding causes, prevention and Heart Health awareness”.

The session held on 5 October 2025 at 11 am, brought together leading cardiology experts including our Clinical Director Dr. Priya Chockalingam and Dr. K. Kannan, Director of the Institute of Cardiology, Madras Medical College.

The Webinar addressed the growing concern of sudden cardiac death among young individuals, focusing on risk factors, lifestyle influences, early warning signs, and preventive measures and also discussed current medical approaches and awareness strategies to help reduce incidence and improve outcomes.

Dr. Priya emphasized that many cardiac deaths are preventable through regular health checkups, physical activity, balanced diets, stress management, and adequate sleep.

Click here to read the full write-up about the webinar – https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/experts-call-for-early-screening-healthier-lifestyle-to-curb-sudden-cardiac-deaths-among-youth/article70127773.ece

You may watch the full webinar here:

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Our Clinical Director Dr. Priya Chockalingam presented a guest lecture on “Barriers and solutions to cardiac rehab in low-resource settings” at the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR)’s 40th Annual Conference held at West Palm Beach Convention Centre, Florida in September 2025.

She was joined by her colleagues from the International Council of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (ICCPR) who combined their experience and data from Canada, Australia and China along with our expertise from India to deliver an invigorating session on “Using International Flavors to Spice Up Cardiac Rehabilitation”. The session was well attended and concluded with a robust interaction.

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Dr. Priya has co-authored a health e-book published by The Hindu titled “Diet, Sleep, Exercise”. This promises to be a comprehensive guide to a healthy lifestyle and it’s role in disease prevention, with the various chapters written by experts in their respective fields.

The cover page and the contents are enclosed here. For more details, please click the link: https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0F3XTR7JM

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Dr. Priya Chockalingam together with Kauvery Hospital organised a two-day International Conference on “Inherited Cardiac Conditions 2025” on 14 and 15 March 2025 at Welcomhotel by ITC. The conference was well attended by national and global faculty and delegates and has been an eye-opener on strategies to better manage patients and families with sudden cardiac death, familial cardiomyopathies, heart rhythm disorders and other inherited conditions.

The Students and staffs at Sathyabama University were entralled by the eye-opening talk by Dr. Priya Chockalingam on “Healthy Mind for Hearty Health” focusing on emotional wellbeing and prevention of heart disease in Women on 6 March in the celebration of Women’s Day. They interacted well and shared their personal experienced too.

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Our Clinical Director Dr. Priya Chockalingam shared her opinion on the recent World Health Organization’s guidelines on salt consumption. The article “Replace regular table salt with lower-sodium salt substitutes that contain potassium: WHO” featured in The Hindu newspaper on 29 January 2025. It discusses the pros and cons of low sodium salt substitutes, concluding that people should reduce their salt usage at home to avoid cardiovascular diseases like heart attack, stroke and hypertension. Please click the link to read the full article: https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/replace-regular-table-salt-with-lower-sodium-salt-substitutes-that-contain-potassium-who/article69151664.ece/amp/

Dr. Priya Chockalingam and the team facilitated an online awareness program for the World Meditation group on the topic “Striking the right balance for optimal heart health” on 20 January 2025. The team ensured that the participants from across the globe received evidence-based information and guidance on a balanced healthy diet, balanced adequate exercise regimen and a balanced mindset for optimal heart health. The presentation and exercise session were followed by a question and answer session with an energetic interaction between the audience and the facilitators.

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Under the auspices of the Indian Heart Rhythm Society, Dr. Priya Chockalingam along with Dr. Ashish Nabar conducted a 2-hour online education program for Pan India Cardiology PGs along on 8 December 2024.

The topic of education was Cardiogenetics with an introduction by an expert Clinical Geneticist, followed by case-based discussions on genetic cardiomyopathies and channelopathies by experienced Cardiologists and a final presentation on prudent application of the genetic test for eligible patients by Dr. Priya. Each presentation was followed by a Q&A segment with adequate time for interaction in the end.

The need for a multidisciplinary approach to the management of patients and families with genetic heart diseases was stressed and the participants were encouraged to reach out to the experts when faced with challenging cases.

On behalf of Rotary Club’s World Heart Day Celebration on 26th October 2024, Dr. Priya delivered a speech on “Healthy Lifestyle for a Healthy Heart” at MGR Janaki College of Arts and Science, Adyar. The event was well attended by Rotarians, faculty and students of the college.

The key message of the speech was to follow the 5 pillars of heart health on a daily basis: (1) Physical fitness (2) Emotional resilience (3) Quality consumption (4) Good sleep and (5) Sense of purpose. Dr. Priya engaged the audience in an interactive session, demonstrated simple but important exercises and encouraged questions before closing the session.

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Our Clinical Director Dr. Priya Chockalingam wrote in The Hindu on “Use heart for action, a mindful approach to staying heart healthy” on 29 September 2024 to mark World Heart Day 2024.

The link to the article can be found here: https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/world-heart-day-use-heart-for-action-a-mindful-approach-to-staying-heart-healthy/article68697141.ece