Excelsior Correspondent
Jammu, Sept 15: In view of the ever increasing incidence of cardiac ailments and lifestyle diseases Head Department of Cardiology GMCH Jammu Dr Sushil Sharma held a day long cardiac awareness cum health check-up camp at Shri Ram Mandir modern Village Allah, area of Arnia Jammu for educating masses regarding the importance of primary prevention in decreasing mortality and morbidity associated with cardiovascular diseases and particularly heart failure.
While interacting with the people, Dr Sushil stated that Heart Failure is a multi-faceted and life-threatening syndrome characterized by significant morbidity and mortality, poor functional capacity and quality of life, and high costs. HF affects more than 64 million people worldwide. Therefore, attempts to decrease its social and economic burden have become a major global public health priority. While the incidence of HF has stabilized and seems to be declining in industrialized countries, the prevalence is increasing due to the ageing of the population, improved treatment of and survival with ischemic heart disease, and the availability of effective evidence-based therapies prolonging life in patients with HF. There are geographical variations in HF epidemiology. Heart failure prevalence is rising and this trend will worsen. This is attributed to the increasing elderly population and the increasing prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors like diabetes and obesity, Dr Sharma said.
He elaborated heart failure risk increases with age and male gender is associated with a higher risk. Lower physical activity, coffee consumption, increased salt intake, and lower socioeconomic status have been associated with increased risk of heart failure.
Others who were part of this camp include Dr Dhaneshwer Kapoor Paramedics and Volunteers includes Kamal Sharma, Raghav Rajput, Gourav Sharma, Rahul Vaid, Mukesh Kumar, Makhan Sharma, Rajinder Singh, Vikas Kumar and Nirvair Singh Bali.
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