-Dr. G. Rajendiran, Head, Department of Cardiology, PSG Hospitals
The scarring of Mitral Valves in the heart “mitral stenosis” mostly occurs among the poorer section of the people. This disease is corrected by a procedure called balloon mitral valvuloplasty . We have done 1000 such procedures in the last two decades.
Ours is highly economical. We also cover this under the TN Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Scheme.
We give importance to preventive measures for cardiac health. Educating the patients is our strength. We have a comprehensive preventive team comprising a cardiologist, public health doctors , psychiatrist for stress management, naturopathy doctor for teaching yoga, dietician , physiotherapists, a staff nurse and health workers .We even conduct healthy cooking demos for selected group of patients .
We have started using Cardio-Pulmonary Exercise Testing under the guidance of Dr.Ramamurthy, Head of Physiotherapy for rehabilitation following heart attack.
This test helps in identifying the level of exercise a heart patient or a normal person should do.
Our Preventive Cardiology Unit started conducting public and college screening activities from 2019 with an aim to predict and prevent heart problems in youngsters.
We began with PSG iTech first by assessing sugar, cholesterol, weight and physical exercise capacity of first year students and counseling them methods to reduce their future risk. We have discussed with their college administration, canteen/mess and interacted with the chef and cooks to get idea on how to change the students’ food consumption practices.
In memory of our Former Managing Trustee Late. V.Rajan, we adopted his ancestral village to promote preventive habits to the people over there. Measure to uplift their social, physical and mental well-being are being undertaken in a sustained manner.
Our strength is the team effort of our doctors.