Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 8: Keeping in view the importance of primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases which has a larger role in current scenario, Head of Department of Cardiology GMCH Jammu Dr. Sushil Sharma organized cardiac awareness cum health checkup camp at Health & Wellness Center, Govt. Ayurvedic Dispensary Sarore, Jammu. More than 250 people were screened; evaluated, diagnosed and free medicines were given as per the requirements.
While interacting with the patients, Dr Sushil stated that the 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 greater than 80% of CVD deaths. 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 non-communicable diseases has occurred over a rather brief period of time.
Dr Sushil elaborated that the preventive cardiology is a subspecialty of medicine that focuses on lowering the risk of heart disease before a diagnosis or incident, or for patients who have had a first heart attack or stroke reducing the chance of having another event. “It has also been reported that despite having lower coronary risk factors compared to developed countries, incident cardiovascular mortality, cardiovascular events and case-fatality are greater in India. Reasons for the increasing trends and high mortality have not been studied. There is evidence that social determinants of IHD risk factors are widely prevalent and increasing. Epidemiological studies have reported low control rates of hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes and smoking”, he said.
Dr. Sharma told the gathering that CVD risk exposure is universal and pervasive, and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is common, multifactorial, treatable, and preventable. Thus, the new era demands a more efficient and comprehensive approach to risk assessment and treatment with the mandate to detect and treat disease well before it becomes clinically apparent.
Others who were part of this camp include Dr Dhaneshwer Kapoor. Paramedics and volunteers include Kamal Sharma, Raghav Rajput, Rajkumar, Akshay Kumar, Harvinder Singh, Ranjeet Singh, Manoj Sharma, Maneet Kumar, Sahil Sharma, Maninder Singh, Paramvir Singh and Sandeep Kumar.
Follow our WhatsApp channel
