Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 1: With the impending pandemic of obesity and cardiac ailments Head Department of Cardiology GMCH Jammu Dr Sushil Sharma held a day long cardiac awareness cum health checkup camp at Ramakrishna Mission Medical Centre Udheywala Jammu. The camp was inaugurated by Dr Sushil Sharma along with Executive Director, NHPC Shri Ram Swaroop, Swami Yajnadharananda and Swami Vijayeshananda amidst vedic chants by the monks. During the Camp people from all walks of life were educated to follow cardiac friendly lifestyle and adopt environmental friendly approach to decrease the morbidity and mortality and improve quality of life.
Swami Yajnadharananda, Secretary of Ramakrishna Mission, Jammu, highlighted the organization’s commitment to the ideals of Sri Ramakrishna Dev, Maa Sarada, and Swami Vivekananda, when we help others, we are essentially serving a higher purpose. By extending a helping hand to those in need, we are embodying the values of compassion, kindness, and selflessness that are the essence of Rama Krishna Mission teachings, he said
While interacting with the people Dr Sushil stated that Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) mortality and morbidity has been shown to be elevated in individuals who are overweight, particularly with central deposition of adipose tissues. Abdominal obesity has been shown to be a risk factor for CVD worldwide. Obesity may be associated with hypertension, Dyslipidemia, Diabetes, or insulin resistance, and elevated levels of fibrinogen and C-reactive protein, all of which increase the risk of CVD events.
In addition to CVD, obesity has been shown to increase the risk of High Blood Pressure (HBP). Persistent hypertension is one of the risk factors for stroke, Myocardial Infarction (MI), heart failure, and arterial aneurysm, and is a leading cause of chronic kidney failure. Moderate elevation of arterial blood pressure leads to shortened life expectancy, which also increases the risk of heart diseases
Others who were part of this camp include Dr Dhaneshwer Kapoor, Dr B D Sharma, Dr Rakesh Raina, Dr Shivani Padha, Dr Arun Gupta, Dr Tanu Gandotra and Dr Payal Parihar, Paramedics and Volunteers include Kamal Sharma, Raghav Rajput, Ranjeet Singh, Amnish Dutta, Rahul Sharma, Rohit Nayyar, Mukesh Sharma, Maninder Singh, Jatin Bhasin, Rahul Vaid, Makhan Sharma, Paramveer Singh, Rajinder Singh, Bharat Bhushan, Arun Singh, Gourav Sharma, Vikas Kumar and Nirvair Singh Bali.
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