Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 1: Underscoring the need for coronary disease prevention efforts to begin in youngsters Dr. Sushil Sharma, HoD Cardiology, GMC Jammu along with his team today conducted a day long awareness camp with the children of the Lawrence School at Sidhra. Clinical and lab evaluation like ECG, Blood Sugar and Lipid Evaluation were done and free medicines were distributed as per the requirement.
During his interaction with the children and their wards, Dr Sushil deliberated upon the most overlooked but common phenomenon known as Atherosclerosis. “It is a big word for a big problem fatty deposits that can clog arteries. These build ups are called plaque. They are made of cholesterol, fatty substances, cellular waste products, calcium and fibrin. As plaque builds up, an artery wall gets thicker. This narrows the opening of the vessels and thus reducing blood flow and the supply of oxygen to cells. Atherosclerosis is a slow, progressive disease that may start in childhood. In some people, it progresses rapidly in their 30s. In others, it doesn’t become dangerous until they reach their 50s or 60s. Although atherosclerosis manifests clinically in middle and late adulthood, it is well-known that it has a long asymptomatic phase of development, which begins early in life, often during childhood,” he added.
Other who were instrumental in this endeavour included Dr Madhu Khullar, Dr Dhaneshwar Kapoor and Dr Kewal Sharma. Paramedics and Volunteers who were part of the team includes Vikas Kumar, Kamal Sharma, Raghav Rajput, Gourav Heera, Bhanu Pratap Singh, Akshay Kumar, Gourav Sharma, Aman Gupta, Harvinder Singh, Rajinder Singh, Ankush Kohli, Jagdeep Singh and Raj Kumar.
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