Excelsior Correspondent
Jammu, Oct 29: In view of recent climate change and upcoming winter season, Head Department of Cardiology GMCH Jammu Dr Sushil Sharma held a day long cardiac awareness cum health check up camp at Panchayat Gho Brahmana Block Ramgarh, Samba with main focus on the ways to reduce the impact of winter season on cardiac ailments and decrease the morbidity and mortality.
While interacting with the people, Dr Sushil stated that Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death worldwide. “Seasonal variation in morbidity and mortality due to CVDs has been noted in both the northern and southern hemispheres, with higher incidence rates during the winter than in the summer. This variation linked with multiple risk factors, such as temperature, physical activity, air pollution, infections, and food habits. Another potentially important seasonal risk factors such as seasonal variation in the plasma level of fibrinogen, cholesterol, Hormones and vasoactive substance including vasopressin (AVP), norepinephrine (NE), epinephrine (E) and angiotensin II, aldosterone and catecholamine which tends to rise in the winter is suggested to play an important role in the seasonal change of CVDs. However, the influence of these factors on the onset and course of cardiovascular events is not well understood. Several mechanisms have been suggested to explain this association,” he said.
Dr Sharma elaborated that the seasonal variability of CVDs is quite clearly demonstrated by the epidemiological data; showing mostly a peak in winter months. The exact cause of CVDs seasonality is not known clearly. However, many theories have been given to explain the possible reasons underlying the development of a disease in winter more than other time in year.
Others who were part of the camp include Dr Yaswant Sharma and Dr Dhaneshwer kapoor . Paramedics and volunteers include kamal Sharma, Faisal Rashid, Rohit Nayyar, Arun Singh, Rahul Sharma, Paramveer Singh, Jatin Bhasin, Rajkumar, Ranjeet Singh, Rajinder Singh and Vikas kumar.
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