Medical Expertise of Dr. Purushotham Kotha, MD
About Dr. Purushotham Kotha, MD
Purushotham Kotha, MD is a board-certified San Diego cardiologist providing care to patients in La Mesa, California
Dr. Kotha is a voluntary clinical instructor at the University of California San Diego(UCSD). He is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), Scripps and Sharp health care systems.
Dr.Kotha is Medical Director of the Risk Intervention in CAD in Indian Americans (RICADIA) Project and is Chairman of the CAD commitee of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI)
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Tips & Wisdom
What criteria do you use to select patients for statin therapy? Patients who have experienced a heart attack and/or stroke are primary candidates for statins. Statins may also be recommended to patients with diabetes, metabolic syndrome, hypertension (high blood pressure), peripheral arterial disease (PAD), a family history of heart disease, chronic kidney disease. Statins are generally prescribed when a person has LDL ("bad choleterol") levels over130 mg/dl, ...
Patient Education Resources
Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a type of arrhythmia, or irregular heart rhythm, that can increase the risk of blood clots forming in the heart. These clots can then travel to other parts of the body, s...
High cholesterol is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke. Your healthcare provider will consider several factors when deciding whether or not to prescribe a statin to lower your cholestero...
Atrial septal defect (ASD) is a congenital heart defect in which there is a hole in the wall (septum) that separates the two upper chambers of the heart (the atria). In adults, the risks associated wi...
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Heart Smart Global
Dr. Purushotham Kotha's Heart Smart Global and Heart Smart info is dedicated to raise awareness of the global population to the global burden of heart disease, metabolic syndrome, diabetes and stroke and provide with evidence based health education and Life style modification tools.