Indian Oil Mega Heart Check Up Camp on Sunday

Wednesday 12th August 2009 HCFI New Delhi: Heart Care Foundation of India and World Fellowship for Religions in association with Indian Oil Corporation on Sunday 16th August are organizing a day long free heart check camp “INDIAN OIL AZADI FROM HEART DISEASES” at Acharya Sushil Muni Ashram Chetna Marg Defence Colony New Delhi 24 starting 7am. The camp will be led personally by Dr KK Aggarwal President, Heart Care Foundation of India.

Over 500 people will be examined for general health parameters, obesity and heart checkup.  Sugar, lipid profile, ECG, consultation, SGPT, Uric Acid, Creatinine will be provided free of cost to the first 500 patients. All branded drugs will be available at 50% of the cost and special blood tests will be available at 50% of the cost.

Addressing a press conference here today Dr. Aggarwal and     Sh. Ajit Pathak Chief Manger Corporate Communication India Oil Corporation and Dr Acharya Sadhvi Sadhna Ji Mahraj said that the camp will be dedicated to the Independence Day and will be focused on heart patients and the current flu mania.

Dr Aggarwal said that individuals with established cardiovascular disease and those at high risk are susceptible to the complications of flu infection both human flu and swine flu.

Many randomized, controlled trials have demonstrated a reduction in cardiovascular events as a result of flu vaccination in this patient population.

In 2006, the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology joined the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices in recommending annual flu vaccination using the inactivated preparation as part of a comprehensive secondary prevention program in children and adults with coronary and other atherosclerotic vascular diseases. This recommendation was based on evidence that influenza vaccination is protective against cardiovascular events in individuals with known coronary heart blockages. Furthermore, there is no evidence that influenza vaccination is harmful in persons with cardiovascular conditions.

In the current flu mania till the swine flu vaccine is available all heart patient and diabetic patients should take regular flu vaccine to prevent conventional flu.