300 Attend Max Hospital Health Talk at DSOI

By 1 2 1 News Reporter
Chandigarh 21st April:--As many as 300 retired officers from Indian
Defence Services and their families attended a Max Super Speciality
Hospital (MSSH), Mohali health talk on 'Heart Team Approach (HTA)' at
Defence Services Officers Institute (DSOI), Sector 36, here this
evening.
In this concept there was one big operating theatre where the patient
was given best of the expertise both in Cardiology and Cardiothoracic
sciences. In post operative period, another team of doctors would
guide him about life style management after heart disease. Heart Team
was mandatory in most western countries for any cardiac centre. In
India too, patients were now encouraged to take opinion from both the
Cardiologist and Cardiac Surgeon (post angiography). The patient would
decide on the intervention for himself, after weighing the benefits
and disadvantages of that intervention. This would make his treatment
less risky, more durable and economical. Thus the healthcare team
would become an extended family of the patient during his treatment,
pointed out Dr Sarwal.
Speaking during occasions, Dr Virendar Sarwal, Principal Consultant &
Chief of Deptt of Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgery, MSSH, Mohali said
that rapidly expanding treatment options for heart diseases like valve
repairs, coronary artery bypass surgery and arrhythmia treatment would
often confuse the patient. Because of the wide ranges of new treatment
options, patients could get confused about their future course of
treatment. In the latest concept of HTA , the patient was offered the
best possible treatment choices available for them. Dr Sarwal further
explained that in HTA, every stable patient was counselled by a Heart
Team about the pros and cons of procedure and based on reports he was
given the best suitable option of treatment. So every patient would
know about best option for him or her. This approach was based on the
concept that patient was a priority in medical decisions.
Dr Sarwal said that these remarkable breakthroughs would mean a new
concept of patient care ,bringing together Interventional
Cardiologists, Cardiothoracic Surgeons and other experts under one
roof to evaluate each patient and design customized treatment plans to
meet specific patient needs. This approach would not only improve
outcomes and overall patient satisfaction, it was also ensured
wholesome care for the patient.