Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 7: Bringing laurels to the Medical Education Department in general and the Department of Biochemistry GMC Jammu in particular, Dr A S Bhatia, Head Department of Biochemistry GMC presented an invited guest lecture and paper presentation on New Biochemical markers to diagnose heart diseases in the early stages of development, so as to initiate preventive measures to prevent the fatal heart attacks in near future.
The paper was presented in front of more than 200 medical experts in the field of biochemistry gathered together from seven states of the country. The conference was organized by Association of Medical Biochemist of India, North Zone chapter to discuss the emerging role of clinical biochemistry in medical diagnosis and management under the guidance of Dr M. D. S Peenag ,Head Department of biochemistry , Guru Gobind Singh Medical College Faridkot.
The conference was attended by over 200 doctors from seven state including Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Himachal Pradesh.
Prominent among those who attended the conference included Prof S S Gill, Vice Chancellor Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Prof Jaspinder Kour, President Association of Medical Biochemist of India (AMBI), Prof Dr S K Gupta, Moulana Azad Medical College New Delhi, Prof Dr Bharati Uppal, Head CMC Ludhiana, ,Prof Dinesh Puri Health Science New Delhi.
Dr Bhatia discussed the various newer biochemical tests to detect the heart ailments. He stressed that the foundation of a heart attack, a person may have in his life is laid many years earlier even may be during childhood. The present existing clinical test can detect the heart attack once it has occurred but the newer test can diagnose the initial pathological process eventually leading to heart attack. Indian population has high risk of cardiovascular diseases, Improved diagnostic facility and risk stratification could help in preventing the fatal outcome of the heart disease.
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