Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 14: Recent changes in the delivery of health care across world, in conjunction with new scientific advancements supporting the role of preventive strategies in the maintenance of cardiovascular health, have focussed new attention and efforts on the field of cardiovascular diseases prevention. The field of cardiology is, thus, making a gradual transition from the technology driven, intervention-orientation perspective of the last several decades to a new, preventive, molecular-based perspective, said Dr. Sushil Sharma, HoD Cardiology while screening patients on the sidelines of a day long health camp at Government High School, Palli in Samba district.
While interacting with the patients, Dr Sushil stated that one such area where preventive strategies can make major breakthrough is the regulation of high Blood Pressure. BP is a major public health problem in India and its prevalence is rapidly increasing among both urban and rural populations. In fact, hypertension is the most prevalent chronic disease in India and is a modifiable risk factor. The prevalence of hypertension ranges from 20-40% in urban adults and 12-17% among rural adults. The number of people with hypertension is projected to increase from 118 million in 2000 to 214 million in 2025, with nearly equal numbers of men and women, he added.
More than 250 patients attended the camp and were advised for possible prevention and management of hypertension. Others ,who were instrumental in this human endeavour, include Dr. Dhaneshwar Kapoor, Dr. Anitipal singh, Dr. Chakshu Mahajan and volunteers namely Vikas Kumar, Kamal Kishore, Kashmiri Lal, Raghav Rajput ,Vikas Sabharwal, Ankush Kohli, Suresh Sharma, Rajinder Singh, Gourav Sharma, Varun Gupta, Akshay Kumar, Aman Gupta , Rajkumar , Nitesh and Rajeev Vohra.
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