Another salt march needed against high BP in India: says Dr. Clarence Grim, USA at 10th Intl CME 2007 in city

Doctors' stress on the need for an active lifestyle

Hyderabad- 13 October 2007: Dr. Clarence Grim, from Milwaukee, USA said, "Another salt march is needed against high BP in India". He was talking on the subject 'Hypertension in Indian Diaspora - Tracing and Tracking the Roots' at the 10th Annual International Continuing Medical Education 2007 conference being held in city today. He said that high salt and fat intake is responsible for higher risk of hypertension in India. He informed that according to a survey the prevalence of hypertension in Indians was found to be 2-4 times higher compared to Africans, Europeans, etc. Hypertension / Blood Pressure is the leading cause of stroke, congestive heart failure (CHF) and renal failure.

Regular care for patients and a watch on their weight, BP and sugar is a must. As we keep a chart for the child's vaccination over a period, patients' weight, blood pressure and sugar levels must be tracked on a regular basis, opined Dr. Kathleen Wyne, Dallas, USA during her talk on 'Diabetes and CVD - Not a "Sweet" Alliance'. Doctors at the CME meet provided information on these and many other most needed topics. The doctors stressed the need for an active lifestyle. The meet being organized by Mediciti Hospitals is aimed to develop public and physician awareness on OHHDL (Obesity, Heart, Hypertension, Diabetes and Lipids) diseases.

Several doctors of international repute and subject experts from USA and UK and nationally renowned speakers will speak at the meet. The internationally renowned faculty include Dr. John Farmer, Chief - Cardiology Clinics Ben Taub Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Dr. Robert Chilton, Director, Cardiac Labs V.A. Hospital, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio, TX, USA; Dr. Biff Palmer, Chief, Clinical Naphrology Parkland Hospital, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX, USA; Dr. Addison Taylor, Director, Hypertension and Clinical Pharmacology Dept. Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX, USA; Dr. Kathleen Wyne, Endocrinology Department Parkland Hospital, University of Texas Southwestern, Medical School Dallas, TX, USA; Dr. Clarence Grim, Chief, Hypertension Division Dept. of Medicine Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI, USA; Dr. Thomas Giles, Cardiology Division, Tulane University Medical School and Past President, American Society of Hypertension New Orleans, LA; Dr. Keshava Reddy, FRCS, Consultant Laproscopic & Bariatric Surgeon, Homerton University Hospital, UK. About 500 delegates comprising of Doctors, Post Graduation students, representatives of Government bodies are participating in the meet.

Some of the topics to be covered tomorrow include 'Obesity - A "Heavy" risk factor for disease burden', 'Obesity - Traditional and novel therapeutic strategies', 'Hypertension in Pregnancy', 'Emerging risk factors for CAD', 'Acute Coronary Syndromes', 'Refractory hypertion' among others by doctors of international and national repute.

The CME is a rare platform where Doctors of international repute from various countries have assembled together to share their knowledge, discuss and deliberate with a single focus to drive home severity of the problem to alert public in general and policy makers in particular, informed Dr. P. Naveen Chander Reddy, Programme Coordinator. The reasons for choosing OHHDL subjects this year for CME program is due to the rapidly rising incidence of these diseases leading to lethal heart and kidney failures, he informed.

Mediciti organized the first CME in 1993. Since then it has organized nine such CMEs all over the country. The objective of the CME is to impart continuous education, serve the society and research to develop innovative strategies for effective treatment management. The conference being held at Marriott Convention Centre and will conclude on Sunday evening.

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