Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 4: The Cardiology Department of Government Medical College (GMC), Jammu today organised cardiovascular diseases management camp at Patoli Brahamna in which more than 300 patients were examined.
The camp was organized under the supervision of Dr Sushil K Sharma, Head Department of Cardiology, GMC Jammu along with a team of doctors comprising Dr Nasir Choudhary, Dr Salma Koser, Dr Mohi Kalsotra and paramedics including Kashmiri Lal along with volunteers including Gourav Sharma, Lokesh, Ravi Kumar, Ajit Verma and Girdhari Lal Sharma
Dr Sharma elaborated the need for early diagnosis and management of cardiac ailments particularly coronary artery disease which has become the largest killer and if treated in time can prevent mortality and morbidity.
For this, he said, the people should adapt a healthy life style particularly smoking and eating fatty foods should be avoided while walk and physical activities are very important component for preventing or slowing the progression of coronary artery disease.
“Obesity is another factor for which people should be aware because it is a precursor for large number of diseases itself,” he added.
A large number of people availed the benefits of this camp where in risk factors like smoking, excessive alcohol intake, hypertension, uncontrolled diabetes, hyperlipidaemia, obesity and stressful situations were emphasized. Further, the patients were given benefit of diagnostic tests like ECG, biochemistry and free medicines were also distributed
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