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Free heart camp
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 23 2014:
Sky Group of Hospitals organised a free Heart camp for detection of holes in the heart at Sky Hospital, Porompat Branch on Dec 20 from 11 am to 5.30 pm under the patronage of Dr L Shyamkishore Singh, Chief Cardiologist & Chairman of Sky Group of Hospitals and Dr S Radhakrishnan, Senior Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist, Director & HOD, Escort Heart Institute, New Delhi.
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Altogether, 42 patients were examined.
Among them, 17 children were given free Echo test while 16 children were detected to have holes in the heart, according to a statement.
The camp was followed by CME (Seminar) at Sky Hospital, RIMS Road on balloon dilatation of stenotic cardiac valves by L Shyamkishore Singh and non-operative (device) closure of hole in the Heart by Dr S Radhakrishnan.
The children are mostly from families belonging to BPL category for which Sky hospital will try to help towards their surgical or non-operative closure of the holes in the heart.
Health Minister Phungzathang Tonsing and Director of Health Service, Govt of Manipur Dr O Ibomcha Singh also assured all possible help for those unfortunate and poor children born with holes in the heart during the recently held free health camp at CCpur, it added.
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