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Dr Sivaramakrishna Iyer Padmavati, a pioneering cardiologist who had established the country\u2019s first cardiac care unit at Delhi\u2019s Govind Ballabh Pant hospital, died of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the night on August 29, 2020. She was 103.<\/p>\n

Born in Myanmar, she fled to India after the Japanese invasion during World War II and became the country\u2019s first woman cardiologist.<\/p>\n

She was diagnosed with Covid-19 11 days ago and was admitted to the National Heart Institute (NHI), which she had founded in 1981.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough on oxygen, she was fairly stable till Saturday morning when there was an acute drop in the oxygen saturation. She had to be put on a ventilator and passed away at night. Even though her body had given up on her \u2013 she was wheelchair bound for the last five years \u2013 she was mentally very sharp and put us to shame. She remembered who had inaugurated our centre and other information,\u201d said Dr OP Yadav, chief cardiac surgeon and CEO of NHI.<\/p>\n

Popularly referred to as the \u2018Godmother of cardiology\u2019, she is known for her extensive research on rheumatic heart disease, a condition that permanently damages the heart valves when infections such as strep throat or scarlet fever are left untreated or undertreated.<\/p>\n

Those who have interacted with her talk of her mental acuity.<\/p>\n

\u201cI met her four years ago, when our department completed 50 years of establishment. We decided to honour her. At the time, she said she just wants a boy \u2013 she meant a young cardiologist \u2013 who could help her out for a couple of hours each afternoon. When we asked, she said she needed to do more research work. At the time, she was just shy of a 100 years,\u201d said Dr Vijay Trehan, professor of cardiology at GB Pant hospital, where she established India\u2019s first speciality course in cardiology.<\/p>\n

Padmavati did her MBBS from Rangoon Medical College and trained at Sodersjukhuset hospital in Stockholm, John Hopkins and Harvard Medical School in USA. She was a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London and has received the India\u2019s civilian awards Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan.<\/p>\n

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