Karlen Grigori Adamyan ( hy, Կառլեն Գրիգորի Ադամյան, born 19 January 1937) is an Armenian cardiologist, Doctor of Medical Sciences (1971), Professor (1985), Academician of the

Armenian National Academy of Sciences The National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia (NAS RA) ( hy, Հայաստանի Հանրապետության գիտությունների ազգային ակադեմիա, ՀՀ ԳԱԱ, ''Hayastani Hanrapetut’yan gitut’yunneri az ...

(1996). In 2009 he was named Honoured Science Worker of Armenia.

Career

Adamyan graduated Yerevan State Medical Institute in 1959. From 1962 to 1965 he was a postgraduate student at the Institute of Cardiology and Heart Surgery of Ministry of Health of the ASSR, after which he started working for the same institute. in 1972-1982 he transferred to the atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease department. In 1979, he became the director of Yerevan Research Institute of Cardiology. in 1995, he became the Head of the Chair of Clinical Cardiology of the National Institute of Health, as well as filled the position of Chief Cardiologist at the Ministry of Health of Armenia (1979-2001). Author of 497 scientific papers, and 10 monographs. Adamyan has been credited for developing the functional heart failure concept in cases of

atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease Coronary artery disease (CAD), also called coronary heart disease (CHD), ischemic heart disease (IHD), myocardial ischemia, or simply heart disease, involves the reduction of blood flow to the heart muscle due to build-up of atherosclerotic pla ...

and

birth defect A birth defect, also known as a congenital disorder, is an abnormal condition that is present at birth regardless of its cause. Birth defects may result in disabilities that may be physical, intellectual, or developmental. The disabilities ca ...

s and for suggesting the classification of the pre-cyclone stage of

circulatory collapse Shock is the state of insufficient blood flow to the tissues of the body as a result of problems with the circulatory system. Initial symptoms of shock may include weakness, fast heart rate, fast breathing, sweating, anxiety, and increased thi ...

. Adamyan has introduced the

biomedicine Biomedicine (also referred to as Western medicine, mainstream medicine or conventional medicine)

and

immunology Immunology is a branch of medicineImmunology for Medical Students, Roderick Nairn, Matthew Helbert, Mosby, 2007 and biology that covers the medical study of immune systems in humans, animals, plants and sapient species. In such we can see the ...

directions in clinical

cardiology Cardiology () is a branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the heart and the cardiovascular system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular h ...

. Adamyan main research has been in the fields of primary and secondary prevention of pulmonary hypertension and cardiac ischemic disease.

Awards and recognitions

*Medal after Mkhitar Heratsi, *Order of Friendship of nations, gold medal after Evgeniy Chazov (2007), *Gold anniversary medal of National Health Institute of Armenia (2007), *Gold medal of meria of Yerevan city administration (2011), *Special diploma of presidium of Russian Society of Cardiology for development of cardiology (one of the tree diplomas with

Yevgeniy Chazov Yevgeniy Ivanovich Chazov (russian: Евгений Иванович Чазов; 10 June 1929 – 12 November 2021) was a physician of the Soviet Union and Russia, specializing in cardiology, Chief of the Fourth Directorate of the ministry of hea ...

and Rafael Oganov). *State premium of the Armenian SSR in sphere of science and technics (1988).

References

External links

Karlen G. Adamyan
1937 births Living people Armenian cardiologists Soviet cardiologists Yerevan State Medical University alumni People from Gyumri Physicians from Yerevan {{Armenia-med-bio-stub