Cardiological Society of India, West Bengal Chapter, recently organised a three-day medical conference on advancement in medical science for controlling cardiovascular complications.
The conference was attended by Arindam Pande, organising secretary; Kashinath Ghosh Hazra, chairman Scientific Committee; Anjanlal Dutta, president CSI-WB branch; and around 500 doctors from all over West Bengal to exchange views on latest medical technologies.
The medical conclave with speakers of international and national repute had discussed the recent developments in the field of cardiology. “We, the West Bengal branch of Cardiological Society of India, always focus on heart ailments and to prevent and resolve them. We are here to exchange our vision and expertise on the advancement of medical science like new-age drugs and latest therapeutic aspects for the medical fraternities at large and also for the awareness of the communities in general,” said Ghosh Hazra.
The conference was organised keeping in view the leading cause of death in India is ischaemic heart disease or heart attack. Heart attack and heart failure are two health hazards that can seriously affect our lives if left untreated. Recognising the signs and symptoms of a heart attack can prevent many complications. Proper action against cardio-vascular risk factors like hypertension, diabetes can prevent the majority of heart disease.
The highlight of the conclave was not only the latest treatment procedure or new age medicines and its use in the management of cardiovascular issues but also the preventive cardiology to therapeutic interventions. Newer technology such as transcatheter aortic valve replacement along with new-era medicines in the management of heart failure, dyslipidemia, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, anticoagulation was explained.
While talking about modern medicines, Arindam Pande, organising secretary, said “New-age medicines like SGLT 2 inhibitors reduce 38% chances of diabetes related macro-vascular complications like heart attack and stroke” on the eve of World Diabetes Day.
“The ailment in the aortic valve functioning is also a rising concern nowadays. There was a time when this problem could only be solved by open heart surgery. But now, through an interventional procedure, it is possible to replace this valve without surgery. This is called Trans-Catheter Aortic Valve replacement. The patients with aortic valve diseases may have shortness of breath, tightness in the chest, dizziness, swelling of the feet. Some of them might have signs like sudden fainting or loss of appetite as well,” added Pande.