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Observing that one of the challenges before India was
the increased incidence of heart and blood vessel diseases,
Singh said these ailments affect all social classes, with the
poor being particularly vulnerable.

Coronary heart disease is also manifesting itself in much
younger age groups than in the past, he said.
"There is growing consensus within the medical fraternity
that urgent measures need to be taken both from the preventive
point of view as well as in relation to cardiac surgical
care," he said adding that primary long-term strategy to cope
with heart and blood vessel diseases should clearly be
preventive in nature.
"We know that many of these diseases can be prevented or
at least delayed to a very late age. In recent years, there
has been increasing social awareness about health related
issues.
"This is a positive development and the growing health
consciousness particularly among young people is a big
resource for those who manage public health care," he said.
Singh said while preventive efforts are of paramount
importance, there will still be many who will need to undergo
surgery for correction of their heart or blood vessel disease.
"Whether it is a little infant who needs a hole in the
heart closed or a teenager or an adult who needs his blocked
blood vessels bypassed, it is the prowess of the surgeon that
makes the difference often between life and death," he said.
PTI SPC
MRD


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