1150 being treated by implanting pacemakers, stents in last 6 months
Over 1350 patients visiting Cardiology OPD every week
Arvind Sharma
Jammu Tawi, May 19: The number of patients with heart related ailments has increased manifold over the last more than six months in the Jammu region as more than 1150 people have either been implanted pacemakers or stents in the high-tech Super Specialty Hospital at Jammu, official sources said.
Apart from this, the Super Specialty Hospital of Jammu has also been witnessing the highest influx of patients with heart related ailments since the last more than six months as compared to the patients visiting other departments of this hospital.
“On an average, around 150-200 patients with heart related ailments are either been treated by implanting pacemakers or stents every month at Super Specialty Hospital since the last 6 months,” official sources informed the Northlines.
There are six departments in the Super Specialty Hospital of Jammu namely, Cardilology, Cardio Thoracic Vascular Surgery (CTVS), Neurology, Neurosurgery, Urology and Nephrology.
However, the Cardiology Department’s OPD witnesses highest influx of patients more than 1350 every week.
The OPD being conducted by the Head of the Cardiology Department (HOD), Dr Sushil Sharma, witnesses highest influx of patients as more than 300 patients with heart related ailments visit Super Specialty Hospital on 2 days a week.
Dr Sushil conducts OPD on 2 days i.e Monday and Thursday. On the other five days of week, around 150 patients with heart related ailments also visit Super Specialty Hospital in the OPD.
A pacemaker is required when the heart’s natural electrical system malfunctions, causing it to beat too slowly (bradycardia), irregularly, or ineffectively. The device (pacemaker) sends tiny electrical impulses to prompt the heart to beat at a steady, normal pace
A heart stent is required when plaque significantly narrows or completely blocks your coronary arteries, restricting blood flow to the heart muscle. Doctors typically recommend a stent during a heart attack, or to relieve severe, persistent chest pain (angina) when medications and lifestyle changes are not enough.
