Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 19: Keeping in view the resurgence and unprecedented rise of cardiovascular diseases in defence forces Head Department of cardiology GMCH Jammu Dr Sushil Sharma delivered a lecture and conducted a day long cardiac awareness cum health Checkup Camp at SHQ/51BN BSF Indreshwar Nagar Jammu where defence personnel and their families were educated about adopting healthy and cardiac friendly lifestyle with major emphasis on the primary prevention.
While delivering lecture Dr Sushil stated that cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) have now become the leading cause of mortality in India. A quarter of all mortality is attributable to CVD. Ischemic heart disease and stroke are the predominant causes and are responsible for 80% of CVD deaths. The Global Burden of Disease study estimate of age-standardized CVD death rate of 272 per 100?000 population in India is higher than the global average of 235 per 100000 population. Some aspects of the CVD epidemic in India are particular causes of concern, including its accelerated buildup, the early age of disease onset in the population, and the high case fatality rate. In India, the epidemiological transition from predominantly infectious disease conditions to noncommunicable diseases has occurred over a rather brief period of time,” he added.
He elaborated that the military personnel lead a healthy lifestyle which includes regular physical exercise, good nutrition and easy access to preventive healthcare and are thus expected to be healthier than the native population. However, military service is also inherently associated with long hours of work, strong disciplinary mechanisms, stress of separation from family, uncongenial climatic and terrain conditions and the impending fear of enemy action leading to increased risk of cardiovascular diseases. Similar to the civilian population, the increased cardiovascular risk factors prevalence also affect the military population. Recent studies reported an increasing trend CAD prevalence in the military population. Investigations have revealed that most of the time, both low and high-rank military personnel are under high-pressure duty-related stress condition followed by physical and psychological issues, which may contribute as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease development.
Others who were part of this camp includes: Dr Nasir Ali Choudhary (Cardiologist), Dr Anitipal Singh (Orthopedics) and Dr Dhaneshwer Kapoor. Paramedics and volunteers include Raghav Rajput, Kamal Sharma, Rajinder Singh, Rajkumar, Ranjeet Singh, Arjun Ghuman, Mukesh Kumar, Sahil Sharma, Sandeep Pal, Hridanshu Kohli and Akshay Kumar.
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