, 250 CASES IN
CLINICAL MEDICINE
,Dedicated to
The memory of my paternal grandparents
Bantwal Vaikunta and Sharada Baliga
who not only had the courage to actively participate in India’s freedom
movement but also to eat food with the so-called ‘untouchables’ in the
1920s when it was anathema to do so
The memory of my maternal grandparents
Kochikar Sanjiv and Girija Pai
who actively participated in the underground movement during India’s
pursuit for freedom
The memory of my father
Ram Krishna Baliga
who envisioned the Electronic City in Bangalore, India, in the 1970s, making
it a modern-day global powerhouse
My mother
Shanthi Baliga
who to this day continues to pursue her lifetime social mission, which
includes emancipation of women and providing for indigent children
My wife
Jayashree
for her solid support over the last two decades
My siblings Narendra and Lathika
for their help all along
My children Anoop and Neena
, 250 CASES IN
CLINICAL MEDICINE
RAGAVENDRA R BALIGA
MD MBA DNB FRCP(Edin) FACP FACC
Professor of Internal Medicine
Vice-Chief and Assistant Division Director, Division of Cardiovascular
Medicine, The Ohio State University Medical Center
Consultant Cardiologist, Stephen M. Ross Heart Hospital,
Columbus, Ohio
Editor-in-Chief, Heart Failure Clinics of North America
Associate Editor, American College of Cardiology Cardiosource
Journal Scan
FOURTH EDITION
Edinburgh London New York Oxford
Philadelphia St Louis Sydney Toronto 2012
CLINICAL MEDICINE
,Dedicated to
The memory of my paternal grandparents
Bantwal Vaikunta and Sharada Baliga
who not only had the courage to actively participate in India’s freedom
movement but also to eat food with the so-called ‘untouchables’ in the
1920s when it was anathema to do so
The memory of my maternal grandparents
Kochikar Sanjiv and Girija Pai
who actively participated in the underground movement during India’s
pursuit for freedom
The memory of my father
Ram Krishna Baliga
who envisioned the Electronic City in Bangalore, India, in the 1970s, making
it a modern-day global powerhouse
My mother
Shanthi Baliga
who to this day continues to pursue her lifetime social mission, which
includes emancipation of women and providing for indigent children
My wife
Jayashree
for her solid support over the last two decades
My siblings Narendra and Lathika
for their help all along
My children Anoop and Neena
, 250 CASES IN
CLINICAL MEDICINE
RAGAVENDRA R BALIGA
MD MBA DNB FRCP(Edin) FACP FACC
Professor of Internal Medicine
Vice-Chief and Assistant Division Director, Division of Cardiovascular
Medicine, The Ohio State University Medical Center
Consultant Cardiologist, Stephen M. Ross Heart Hospital,
Columbus, Ohio
Editor-in-Chief, Heart Failure Clinics of North America
Associate Editor, American College of Cardiology Cardiosource
Journal Scan
FOURTH EDITION
Edinburgh London New York Oxford
Philadelphia St Louis Sydney Toronto 2012
