STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Over 2.5 million people in India are suffering from Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) which involves either blockage or opening of the heart valve.
“According to a survey, over 2.5 million patients in India suffer from RHD which involves either the blockage or the opening of one or more of the four valves of the heart,” V.K Sharma, Director Cardiology Fortis Hospital, Ludhiana, told reporters here today.
He said in Jammu, over 1.5 people out of every 10,000 are suffering from RHD.
“The patients who suffer from RHD are informed by their primary doctor at a very late stage which makes the treatment difficult. If the patient is informed well in advance then his life could be saved,” Sharma said.
He said hypertension and diabetes were silent killers and if not detected well in time, could lead to serious complications, including heart attack or a stroke.
“A regular check up along with monitoring of BP and other parameters is advisable. We also recommend a balanced diet along with regular exercise to ward off hypertension,” he said.
He said new inventions and advancements of scientific techniques have resulted in great progress in cardiac surgery making it extremely safe.
“With the advent of minimum invasive heart surgery, bloodless surgery, lasers, recovery has become faster and has shown long lasting effects. Fortis cardiac OPD is an effort to reach out to the people of Jammu and Kashmir who are facing cardiac problems,” Sharma said.
Earlier, announcing the opening of Patient Information Centre by Fortis Hospital Ludhiana in association with Health Line Multispecialty Clinic’s Jammu at Resham Ghar, Vivan Singh Gill, Facility Director-Fortis Hospital Ludhiana disclosed some of the major highlights of the centre.
He said, “Patient Information Centre will assist the patients in not only for booking online appointments with doctors but also handling enquiries about admissions, packages related to surgical, day-care procedures and preventive health check-ups.”
“The dedicated counsellors will assist the patients in the aforesaid queries to avoid the inconvenience faced by the first-time patients from Jammu and the adjoining areas,” he added.
Gill also informed, “”Senior Cardiologist (Dr Paramdeep Singh Sandhu-Consultant Interventional Cardiology) and Joint Replacement Surgeon (Dr. Neeraj Bansal -Sr. Consultant Orthopaedic) from Fortis Hospital Ludhiana have been rendering their services in Jammu on third Sunday of every month in Health line Multispecialty Clinic’s, Jammu for past six months.”
Manish Sharma, senior BJP leader said that Fortis Hospital Ludhiana has a team of world renowned, experienced and highly qualified doctors available 24×7 to attend to all emergencies.
Dr. Deepak Kumar, who is Chief Patron Health Line Multispeciality Clinics, said that special concessions will be given to the patients who get consultation at Fortis Hospital Ludhiana’s Patients Information Centre.
Prashant Puri, Director Health line Clinics, Jammu, Tejdeep S Randhawa, Dr. Gurdarshan Singh and Harish Sharma Sales and Marketing Department were also present on the occasion.
