Curriculum Vitae

Published Paper (New formulae)

  1. A new method for quick and accurate calculation of the cardiac axis. Madanmohan, B Anandh and C Saravanane. Med Sci Res, 18: 933-934, 1990.

  2. A formula for quick and accurate calculation of cardiac axis from leads I and aVF. Madanmohan, KR Sethuraman and DP Thombre. Med Sci Res, 19: 313-314, 1991.

Published Paper (Yoga)

  1. Oxygen consumption and ventilatory changes during savitri pranayam and shavasan. UC Rai, Madanmohan, N Subramanian and Swami Gitananda. J Res Edn Ind Med, 1: 23-26, 1982.

  2. Cardio respiratory changes during savitri pranayam and shavasan. Madanmohan, UC Rai, V Balavittal, DP Thombre and Swami Gitananda. The Yoga Review, 3: 25-34, 1983.

  3. Effect of yoga type breathing on heart rate and cardiac axis of normal subjects. Madanmohan, C Saravanane, SG Surange, DP Thombre and AS Chakrabarty. Ind J Physiol Pharmacol, 30: 334-340, 1986.

  4. Effect of yoga training on reaction time, respiratory endurance and muscle strength. Madanmohan, DP Thombre, Bharathi Balakumar, TK Nambinarayanan, Sachin Thakur, N Krishnamurthy and A Chandrabose. Ind J Physiol Pharmacol, 36: 229-233, 1992.

  5. Effect of yoga training on cardio respiratory functions. Madanmohan. Proc 1st National Conference on Yoga Therapy for Asthma & other Resp Dis, CRIY Publ, 1: 158-165, 1994.

  6. Pathophysiology of hypertension. Madanmohan. Proc IInd National Conference on Yoga Therapy: Diabetes, Hypertension and Cardiovascular Diseases, CRIY Publ, II: 86-95, 1995.

  7. Yoga and meditation - an introduction. Madanmohan. Lead article, Souvenir and Abstracts, 17th Annual Conference, Ind Assoc Biomed Scientists, 3-5, 1996.

  8. Modulation of cold pressor-induced stress by shavasan in normal adult volunteers. Madanmohan, K Udupa, AB Bhavanani, N Krishnamurthy and GK Pal. Ind J Physiol Pharmacol, 46: 307-312, 2002.

  9. Effect of direction of head on heart rate and blood pressure. Madanmohan, AB Bhavanani, Kaviraja Udupa. Yoga Mimamsa, 34: 116-122, 2002.

  10. Effect of pranayam training on cardiac function in normal young volunteers. Kaviraja Udupa, Madanmohan, AB Bhavanani, Vijaylakshmi P, Krishnamurthy N. Ind J Physiol Pharmacol, 47: 27-33, 2003.

  11. Acute effect of mukh bhastrika (a yogic bellows type breathing) on reaction time; Bhavanani AB, Madanmohan, Kaviraja Udupa. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol, 47: 297-300, 2003.

  12. Effect of yoga training on handgrip, respiratory pressures and pulmonary function. Madanmohan, Lakshmi Jatiya, Kaviraja Udupa, Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol, 47: 387-392, 2003.

  13. 13. Review of Shavasan studies conducted at JIPMER during 2001-02. Madanmohan, Vijaylakshmi P, Udupa K, AB Bhavanani, E S Prakash. Yoga Mimamsa, 35: 26-34, 2003.

  14. Modulation of stress induced by isometric handgrip test in hypertensive patients following yogic relaxation training. P.Vijayalakshmi, Madanmohan, Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani, Asmita Patil and PBVP Kumar Babu. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol, 48: 59-64, 2004.

  15. Effect of six weeks of shavasan training on spectral measures of short-term heart rate variability in young healthy volunteers. Madanmohan, Prakash ES, Anand Balayogi Bhavanani, MG Kamath and Amudhan J. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol, 48: 370-373, 2004.

  16. Modulation of cardiovascular response to exercise by yoga training. Madanmohan, Kaviraja Udupa, Anand Balayogi Bhavanani, Chetan Chinmaya Shatapathy and Ajit Sahai. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol, 48: 461-465, 2004.

  17. Effect of short-term practice of breathing exercises on autonomic functions in normal human volunteers. GK Pal, S Velkumary and Madanmohan. Indian J Med Res, 120: 115-121, 2004.

  18. Effect of slow and fast pranayams on reaction time and cardiorespiratory variables. Madanmohan, Udupa K, Bhavanani AB, Vijayalakshmi P and Surendiran A. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol, 49: 313-318, 2005.

  19. Effect of deep breathing at six breaths per minute on ventricular premature depolarization: a case report. ES Prakash, Madanmohan, Santhosh Satheesh and J Balachander. JIPMER Bulletin, 16: 124-126, 2005.

  20. Pran, pranayam and pranic healing: a Vedic perspective. Madanmohan. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol, 49: 20-22, 2005.

  21. Strengths and limitations of modern medicine and yoga, Madanmohan. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol, 49: 35-36, 2005.

  22. Effect of pranayam (yogic breathing) and shavasan (relaxation training) on premature ventricular beats in two patients with palpitations: a case report. Ravindra PN, Madanmohan, Pavithran P. International J Cardiology, 108: 124-125, 2006.

  23. Effect of deep breathing at six breaths per minute on the frequency of premature ventricular complexes. Prakash ES, Ravindra PN, Madanmohan, Anilkumar R, and Balachander J. International J Cardiol. 111: 450-452, 2006.

  24. Role of yoga and ayurveda in cardiovascular disease (published, invited talk). Madanmohan. 5th International Congress of Cardiology on the Internet. Sep-Nov, 2007.

  25. Power of pranayam. Madanmohan. Medical Physiology Online 1: 1-2, 2008.

  26. Role of yoga in the management of cardiovascular diseases. Madanmohan, GK Pal and D Amudharaj. Biomedicine, 28: 9-11, 2008.

  27. Effect of six weeks yoga training on weight loss following step test, respiratory pressures, handgrip strength and handgrip endurance in young healthy subjects. Madanmohan, Sivasubramaniyan K Mahadevan, Selvakumar Balakrishnan, Manya Gopalakrishnan and ES Prakash. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol, 52:164-170, 2008.

  28. Introducing yoga to medical students: the JIPMER experience. Madanmohan. Yoga Vijnana, 2: 71-78, 2008

  29. A Comparative study of slow and fast suryanamaskar on physiological functions. Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani, Kaviraja Udupa, Madanmohan, Ravindra PN. International J Yoga, 4: 72-77, 2011.

  30. 30. Effect of yoga on subclinical hypothyroidism: a case report. Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani, Zeena Sanjay, Madanmohan. Yoga Mimamsa, 43: 102-107, 2011.

  31. Immediate effect of sukh pranayam on cardiovascular variables in patients of hypertension. Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani, Zeena Sanjay, Madanmohan. International J Yoga Therapy, 21: 4-7, 2011.

  32. Role of yoga in prevention and management of cardiovascular disease: the JIPMER experience. (Published invited talk) Madanmohan T. Souvenir & Abstract. 24th Annual Conference, Indian Society for Atherosclerosis Research & International CME on Atherosclerosis 2011, p 7-10.



    33. Published Paper (Cardiovascular and respiratory system)

    1. Cardiac function during vagal escape. Madanmohan and UC Rai. Ind J Physiol Pharmacol, 19: 51-57, 1975.

    2. Modulation of vagus escape phenomenon by afferent vagal stimulation. Madanmohan and UC Rai. Ind J Physiol Pharmacol, 23: 110-114, 1979.

    3. Effect of solar eclipse on ECG and leucocytes in albino rats. Madanmohan, SG Surange, V Srinivasan and UC Rai. Ind J Exp Biol, 18: 1492-1493, 1980.

    4. Cardiovascular changes in drowning. Madanmohan and UC Rai. Bull Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India, 5: 77-82, 1980-81.

    5. Effects of aspirated and swallowed water in mongrel dogs subjected to fresh water drowning. UC Rai, PK Bhardwaj and Madanmohan. Ind J Physiol Pharmacol, 24: 197-204, 1980.

    6. Blood gas and electrolyte changes in sea water drowning. UC Rai, PK Bhardwaj and Madanmohan, Biomedicine, 1: 31-36, 1980.

    7. Blood gas and electrolyte changes after aspiration of isotonic saline. UC Rai, PK Bhardwaj and Madanmohan. Ind J Med Res, 74: 934-939, 1981.

    8. Cardiovascular effects of acetaldehyde in guinea pigs. Madanmohan, UC Rai, LP Reddy, CV Prasanna and S Ramakrishnan. Ind J Physiol Pharmacol, 25: 246-252, 1981.

    9. Electrocardiographic changes in experimental drowning. PK Bhardwaj, Madanmohan and UC Rai. Ind J Physiol Pharmacol, 26: 85-90, 1982.

    10. Effect of experimental heat stress on pathophysiology of canine heart. UC Rai, Madanmohan and P Ambwaney. Ind J Exp Biol, 20: 761-764, 1982.

    11. Effect of cow dung smoke inhalation on ECG of rats. UC Rai, Madanmohan, K Deswal and V Srinivasan. Ind J Physiol Pharmacol, 27: 146-150, 1983.

    12. Effect of posture on heart rate and cardiac axis of mice. Madanmohan, B Anandh, DP Thombre, SG Surange and AS Chakrabarty. Ind J Physiol Pharmacol, 31: 211-217, 1987.

    13. Effect of head-up tilting on systolic time intervals in normal young volunteers. S Vijayalakshmi, Madanmohan, DP Thombre, Bharathi Balakumar and N Krishnamurthy. Ind J Physiol Pharmacol, 35: 255-259, 1991.

    14. Effect of head-up tilt on cardiovascular responses in normal young volunteers. P Vijayalakshmi, S Veliath and Madanmohan. Ind J Physiol Pharmacol, 44: 467-472, 2000.

    15. Effect of 60 degree head-up tilt on systolic time intervals in hypertensive patients. P Vijaylakshmi, Madanmohan and PBVP Kumar Babu. Ind J Physiol Pharmacol, 46: 45-50, 2002.

    16. Byssinosis among male textile workers in Pondicherry: A case-control study. AK Mishra, SB Rotti, Ajit Sahai, Madanmohan and KA Narayanan. The National Med J India, 16: 70-73, 2003.

    17. Tilt table testing in the diagnostic evaluation of presyncope and syncope: a case series report. Prakash ES, Madanmohan, Sunil K Narayan, Uday Prashanth, Kamath M G, Kaviraja Udupa, Sethuraman KR, Srinivasan S, Anil Kumar R. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol, 48: 213-218, 2004.

    18. What is the ultimate goal in neural regulation of cardiovascular function? Prakash ES, Madanmohan and Pal G K. Adv Physiol Edu, 28: 100–101, 2004.

    19. Cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction in type 2 diabetics diagnosed within six months. Kaveer N, Das AK, Agrawal A, Madanmohan, Veena N. J Postgrad Med. 50: 233-4, 2004.

    20. When the heart is stopped for good: hypotension–bradycardia paradox revisited. Prakash ES and Madanmohan. Adv Physiol Edu. 29: 15-20, 2005.

    21. Cardiovascular autonomic regulation in subjects with normal blood pressure, high–normal blood pressure and recent-onset hypertension. Prakash ES, Madanmohan, KR Sethuraman, S K Narayan. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol, 32: 488-94, 2005.

    22. Correlation between short-term heart rate variability indices and heart rate, blood pressure indices, pressor reactivity to isometric handgrip in healthy young male subjects. Madanmohan, Prakash ES and AB Bhavanani. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol, 49: 132-138, 2005.

    23. Correlation between body mass index and blood pressure indices, handgrip strength and handgrip endurance in underweight, normal weight, and overweight adolescents. Ravisankar P, Madanmohan, Udupa K and Prakash ES. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol, 49: 455-461, 2005.

    24. How to tell heart rate from an ECG? ES Prakash and Madanmohan. Adv Physiol Edu, 29: 57, 2005.

    25. What causes the acute blood pressure elevation after stroke? ES Prakash and Madanmohan. Stroke, 36: 2066, 2005.

    26. Use of smokeless chullahs: an observational study in the rural areas of Pondicherry. S Saseendar, SB Rotti and Madanmohan. JIPMER Bulletin, 16: 47-53, 2005.

    27. What does one mean by arterial blood oxygenation? Prakash ES, Madanmohan. Adv Physiol Edu, 30: 46-7, 2006.

    28. Acute effect of 30º, 60º and 80º head-down tilt on blood pressure in young healthy human subjects. P Vijayalakshmi and Madanmohan. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol, 50: 28-32, 2006.

    29. Dyslipedemia antedates occurrence of clinical hypertension in non-diabetic, non-obese male subjects. P Pavithran, H Nandeesha, Madanmohan et al. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol, 51: 96-98, 2007.

    30. Effect of antihypertensive therapy on serum lipids in newly diagnosed essential hypertensive men. H Nandeesha, P Pavithran and Madanmohan. Angiology, 60: 217-20, 2009.

    31. Heart rate variability in middle aged men with new onset hypertension. P Pavithran, Madanmohan et al. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol, 13: 242-248, 2008.

    32. Short-term heart rate variability and oxidative stress in newly diagnosed essential hypertension. P Pavithran, H Nandeesha, V Sathiyapriya, Zachariah Bobby and T Madanmohan. Clin Exp Hypertension, 30: 486-96, 2008.

    33. Sex differences in short-term heart rate variability in patients with newly diagnosed essential hypertension. Pavithran P, Madanmohan, Nandeesha H. J Clin Hypertension, 10: 904-910, 2008.

    34. Effect of antihypertensive drug therapy on short-term heart rate variability in newly diagnosed essential hypertension. Pavithran P, Prakash ES, Dutta TK, Madanmohan T. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol, 37: e107-113, 2010.


    Published Paper (Other topics)

    1. Duties and obligations of a basic doctor in relation to health needs of the community: conclusions of a workshop on medical education. OP Bhatnagar, SS Sathiamoorthy, Madanmohan, V Srinivasan and S Ramakrishna. Ind J Med Edn, 16: 79-87, 1977.

    2. Reaction time in clinical diabetes mellitus. Madanmohan, DP Thombre, Ashok Kumar Das, N Subramanian and S Chandrashekar. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol, 28: 311-314, 1984.

    3. Histamine and mast cell study in the gastric tissue of south Indian patients suffering from duodenal ulcer with pyloric stenosis. UC Rai, R Muthukumaraswamy, BNS Bhatnagar, Madanmohan and K Deswal. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol, 30: 295-299, 1986.

    4. Tourniquet: basic principles, biomechanics and clinical applications. Satyaprakash, Dinesh Nayak, Madanmohan and Vanaja Sankaran. JIMA, 86: 261-269, 1988.

    5. Reproductive endocrinology - an introduction. DP Thombre, V Srinivasan and Madanmohan. In DP Thombre, ed, Clinical Physiology (Reproductive Endocrinology). Proc of CME in Clin Physiol, Pondicherry, pp 1-6, 1990.

    6. Primary taste discrimination in alloxan diabetic rats with restricted access to testant and water. S Vijayalakshmi, Madanmohan and DP Thombre. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol, 37: 298-302, 1993.

    7. 79. Effect of amygdaloid lesion on primary taste discrimination in rats. P Vijayalakshmi, Madanmohan and V Srinivasan. Biomedicine, 16: 41-45, 1996.

    8. A study of the effect of angiotensin injected in to nucleus accumbence and caudatus on feeding and drinking behaviour in rats. Pravati Pal, GK Pal, Madanmohan and V Srinivasan. Biomedicine, 19: 191-198, 1999.

    9. Modulation of feeding and drinking behaviour by catecholamines injected into nucleus accumbens in rats. Pravati Pal, SSR Raj, Madanmohan and GK Pal. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol, 44: 24-32, 2000.

    10. Influence of gender on brainstem auditory evoked potentials. Lakshmi Jatiya, S Veliath, N Krishnamurthy and Madanmohan. Biomedicine, 20: 67-72, 2000.

    11. Effect of dopamine and angiotensin injected into nucleus accumbens and caudatus on food and water intake in rats. GK Pal, Pravati Pal, V Srinivasan and Madanmohan. Biomedicine, 20: 17-26, 2000.

    12. A study on the effect of noradrenalin and dopamine injected into nucleus accumbens on feeding and drinking behaviour in rats. GK Pal, Pravati Pal, V Srinivasan and Madanmohan. Biomedicine, 2:180-186, 2000.

    13. Modulation of feeding and drinking behaviour by catecholamines injected into the nucleus caudatus in rats. GK Pal, Pravati Pal, S S R Raj and Madanmohan. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol, 45: 172-180, 2001.

    14. Long term effects of lesions of basolateral nucleus of amygdala on food and water intake and body weight in rats. GK Pal, G Sivaraman, E Babu, Pravati Pal and Madanmohan. JIPMER Bulletin, 15: 1-5, 2001.

    15. Metachromatic leukodystrophy with dementia and goiter - a case report. Lakshmi Jatiya, Surendra Kumar, N. Krishnamurthy and Madanmohan. Ibid, 15: 44-46, 2001.

    16. Alteration of ingestive behaviours by nucleus accumbens in normal and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Pal GK, Pal P, Madanmohan. Indian J Exp Biol. 40: 536-40, 2002.

    17. Brainstem auditory evoked potentials (BAEPs) in children of 5-10 years, adolescents and adults. Lakshmi Jatiya, Susheela V, Krishnamurthy N, Taneja HC, Bharathi B and Madanmohan. Biomedicine, 22: 62-68, 2002.

    18. Handgrip strength and endurance as a predictor of postoperative morbidity in surgical patients: can it serve as a simple bedside test? VN Mahalakshmi, N Ananthakrishnan, Vikram Kate, Madanmohan Trakroo. Int Surg, 89: 115-121, 2004.