Mysuru: Expressing concern over rising heart attack deaths among the young, Mysuru Jayadeva Hospital Medical Superintendent and Interventional Cardiologist Dr. K.S. Sadananda stressed on the need for people to undergo periodical health check-ups.

He was speaking after inaugurating the day-long free heart check-up camp for members of Mysuru District Journalists Association (MDJA) at Jayadeva Hospital on KRS Road here recently.

Maintaining that changing lifestyles have been causing heart attack risks at an alarming rate among youths aged between 20 and 30 years, he said that change in food habits, addictions and other harmful habits are primarily responsible for heart attacks.

Stressing on the need for people to have home food as far as possible, Dr. Sadananda observed that having food regularly at food outlets, may pose health risks. He called for regular jogging for at least 30 minutes a day, doing exercises, sleeping for at least 7 hours a day and keeping away from addictions.

Bengaluru Jayadeva Hospital Director Dr. B. Dinesh said that as many as 1,000 patients are being treated for heart ailments as out-patients on an average every day, which is a matter of grave concern.

“The Mysuru Hospital is providing emergency care to more than 150 patients every day and as many as 60-70 patients are undergoing Angiogram, Angioplasty and other heart surgeries daily, while 400 patients undergo Echo Cardiogram,” he said adding that the poor and needy will be rendered injustice if people lose trust in Jayadeva Hospital due to    adverse reports by the media.

MDJA President K. Deepak too spoke. About 140 journalists underwent check-ups for BP, blood sugar, lipid profile, ECG, Echo etc.

Information and Public Relations Department Deputy Director Vinod Chandra, Hospital doctors Shishir, M. Pashupathi, Shambhavi and Rashmi, Para-medical staff Uma, Gurumurthy, I.V. Lobo, Hospital PROs Priyadarshini and Vani, MDJA General Secretary Dharmapura Narayana and others were present.