30 December,2009 08:31 AM IST | | Shree Lahiri
Pioneering city group provides non-surgical treatment for patients suffering from cardiac problems
"We were the first in India to start non-surgical treatment for patients suffering from heart ailments," said Dr A V Narayan, the managing trustee of Global Heart Foundation located on Bund Garden Road.u00a0
Global Heart Foundation is a charitable organisation, set up in 2001 at Pune, offering effective, non-invasive and inexpensive options for the diagnosis and management for those suffering from coronary artery diseases.
Dr Narayan, who spearheads the organisation, said, "We were the first ones to import the machine u2014 3 Dimensional Cardiovascular Cartography, a non-surgical way of diagnosis," and continued, "It's been 10 years now and and we have made progress in leaps and bounds."
Global Heart Foundation has an advisory board comprising eminent doctors and other professionals from Pune. The organisation boasts of a team of dedicated physicians, allopathic and ayurvedic consultants, counsellors, technicians and ancillary staff.
More progress
"Every year, we celebrate plus educate people across Pune on World Heart Day, which is observed on Sept 27," said the doctor.u00a0
u00a0Dr Narayan elaborated on the stress caused by today's lifestyle as a result of which, coronary artery diseases have become common in cities. This is reflected in the large numbers of heart attacks, angiographies, angioplasties and bypass surgeries being performed daily. And this is affecting people at a younger age too, he informed.
"We have a close-knit team of experts now. We started with only one doctor and now we have around five doctors , who have treated around 35,000 patients over the years," said Dr Narayan.
"Now, we are drafting a programme for schools so thatu00a0 we can educate children. We have already written to principals and we will be conducting workshops in educational institutions across the city," he added.
Dr Narayan dispelled the myth that heart disease is hereditary and told MiD DAY that, "a young girl or boy need not get heart disease if their father had it."
What's interesting is that all the doctors work towards building a rapport with patients.u00a0 "We involve the patient and speak to them so that they are satisfied," said Sujal Narayan, director, Global Heart Foundation.
"It is important to speak to them for most of them are under pre or post surgery trauma and it brings relief to them," he added.
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