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Maroof Cardiovascular Centre concludes Women’s Health Awareness month

"The country needs to focus on congenital heart issues as one in 10,000 newborns has a congenital heart problem"

Islamabad, 8 March 2023 (GNP): February is observed as women’s heart health awareness month worldwide. Maroof Cardiovascular Centre, as part of its continuous outreach program, has organized several health awareness sessions at educational institutions, corporate offices, and multinational organizations throughout the month of February, which was concluded on International Women’s Day.

Maroof International Hospital’s (MIH) Cardiovascular Centre on Wednesday arranged a women’s heart health awareness session to educate people about the prevention and treatment aspects of Cardiovascular disease (CVD) among men, women & children.

The Medical Director / Head of the accidents & Emergency Dept addressed the event. Dr. Mir Waheed said that the hospital has a full spectrum of holistic cardiac care services for patients.

He said that the hospital is committed to providing the best healthcare in the region with an aim to ensure a standard of care that is world-class. He added state-of-the-art facilities are available at Maroof Cardiovascular Centre.

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He said that the centre is fully equipped with all the required specialized equipment to be used for the critical care of the patients. He added the centre offers its services 24 hours a day with a team of expert doctors and paramedical staff to serve the patients.

Head of the Cardiology Department, Dr. Omar Idris Mufti, said that various awareness activities were arranged to educate people, especially women, to care for themselves and empower them in their health care decisions.

He said that cardiologists and surgeons have an important role in initiatives for women’s heart health as women’s heart health often differs from men’s in terms of disease onset, presentation of symptoms, diagnostic disparities, and patient outcomes.

He said that, per WHO report, 12 patients die every hour in Pakistan due to heart attacks. He added that, per another report, 30 percent of deaths in Pakistan are due to cardiac arrest.

He added that educating people about immediate treatment for such patients is needed to avoid future medical complications. He also urged adopting a healthy lifestyle to prevent heart disease, besides a balanced diet and regular exercise.

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Dr. Habib Ahmed Khan said that high cholesterol levels are a major risk for cardiac arrest and urged people to check their cholesterol levels to prevent heart diseases regularly. He said a normal cholesterol level is good, but excessive amounts are dangerous.

Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon Dr. Mahim Malik said the country needs to focus on congenital heart issues as one in 10,000 newborns has a congenital heart problem while 50,000 to 80,000 babies are born every year with such complications; however, 80 percent of such problems are curable.Dr. Imran Ghani, Dr. Noman Izhar, Dr. Tayaba, Dr. Marukh Zahoor, Dr Noman Izhar also spoke on high blood pressure, the rising trend of coronary artery disease and CABG in women, and high cholesterol levels.

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