Air pollution, human health co-related: Dr Sushil

HoD Cardiology Dr Sushil Sharma examining patients at Janipura on Sunday.
HoD Cardiology Dr Sushil Sharma examining patients at Janipura on Sunday.

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Feb 4: Pledged to forge ahead with plans for awareness for Cardiovascular Diseases, Dr Sushil Sharma HoD Cardiology, GMC Jammu today held a day long camp at Janipur, Jammu. More than 200 people were screened, evaluated, diagnosed and free medicines were given as per the requirements.
Maintaining the positive relation between growing air pollution in the city and progression of Cardiovascular Diseases, Dr. Sushil maintained that short-term exposure to particulate matter can contribute to acute cardiovascular morbidity and mortality such as heart attacks and strokes, while long-term exposure can even shorten life expectancy. He said that it is highly desirable to see continuous deterioration of ambient air quality as an emergency keeping in view the recent report of the World Health Organisation which declared Jammu City as one among the 20 polluted cities in the world. “The severity of the problem can be gauged form the fact that there are increasing number of people who die prematurely every year with the increasing pollution levels.”
He held that recent studies are suggestive of this fact that exposure through pollution can be associated with higher markers of inflammation throughout the body and is capable of impairing vascular function, particularly among higher-risk individuals and after traffic-related exposure. However, he added, the specific health consequences related to this type of PM vary based on length of exposure, locality, weather conditions, prior risk factors, etc. A person’s overall mortality risk increases on average by about 10 percent due to long-term PM exposure, and cardiovascular mortality appears to be elevated to a similar extent. Acute morbidity and mortality associated with exposure is principally seen among susceptible individuals such as the elderly, those with pre-existing coronary artery disease and perhaps those with diabetes.
Others who were prominently present included Dr. Vikrant Sharma (Orthopaedic Surgeon), Dr Dhaneshwar Kapoor and Dr Anitipal Singh. Paramedics and Volunteers who were part of the team included, Vikas kumar, Kamal Kishore, Raghav Rajput, Raj Kumar, Vikas Sabharwal, Akshay Kumar, Rohit Khajuria, Amandeep Singh, Jagdeep Singh, Bhanu Pratap Singh, Ankush Kohli  and Nitish Gupta.

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