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Health checkups and a healthy lifestyle can help prevent a second heart attack: Dr. RK Jaswal
The public awareness programme focused on ways to maintain a healthy lifestyle
Babushahi Bureau
Chandigarh, October 6, 2024: Regular heart health checkups and maintaining a healthy lifestyle after undergoing percutaneous coronary angiography ( PTCA ) are vital for the patient's well-being.
In addition, patients and their families should be informed about care and regular checkup strategies should be told about the medicines that can help in preventing heart attack.
Dr. R.K. Jaswal said that if a patient who has undergone Percutaneous Coronary Angiography ( PTCA ) strictly follows the correct medical follow up and adopts a healthy lifestyle, then he/she is less likely to have a second heart attack. or sudden cardiac arrest."
In order to make the general public aware about maintaining cardio-vascular health, Dr. RK Jaswal , Head of Department and Director, Cardiology; and Director, Cath Lab, Fortis Hospital, Mohali, on Sunday organised a programme with a group of 1000 patients from across North India at Hotel Novotel.
Organized a public awareness programme on ways to prevent heart attack for the many patients who had undergone Percutaneous Coronary Angiography ( PTCA )/ Stenting.
This is the seventh such program organized by Dr. Jaswal on patient education in which tips are given to the general public under 'Post PTCA After Care'.Addressing the people present at the program, Dr. Jaswal said, “After heart surgery Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is essential for a long and healthy life.”
Patients were also informed about advanced treatment options, now available in most major hospitals around the world, which significantly reduce complications and improve long-term patient outcomes.
Dr Jaswal said, "Fortis Hospital Mohali, which is the Centre of Excellence for Cardiac Sciences, has been providing 24x7 medical treatments like Rotablation, Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR), Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS), providing the most advanced and latest technology like Impella etc."