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Heart Care Foundation of India, Hum Khayal and eMedinewS through a musical concert plans to spread awareness about Brain Haemorrhage. To commemorate this event the Foundation will be hosting a musical concert on 13th March at Sirifort Auditorium. This concert will be dedicated to the loving memory of noted Ghazal Maestro Late Shri. Jagjit Singh, who died of brain haemorrhage.
The main stay of the evening will be the performances by Shri. Tauseef Akhtar noted Bollywood Music Director and Singer par excellence. He himself was fortunate to be a close associate and a disciple of Shri. Jagjit Singh. He will be joined by noted Bollywood Playback and Sufi Ghazal Artist Mrs. Neerja Pandit. This evening shall be an evening to be remembered as it will be graced by the glitterati of Delhi along with Medical Doctors of repute, Politicians and an esteemed guest list of around 1000 guests.
On the occasion of awareness drive for Brain Haemorrhage there will be an address speech emphasizing the Prevention and Awareness of Brain Haemorrhage.
Addressing a press conference in the city here today Padmashri and Dr B C Roy National Awardee Dr. K.K Aggarwal and Ms. Geeta Thakur Roshni, founding member Hum Khayal, said that the event “ Yadein: Remembering Jagjit Singh” is being dedicated to reducing deaths due to preventable brain haemorrhage.
Dr Aggarwal said that a person with pre-hypertension, systolic upper blood pressure between 120-140 mmHg and diastolic lower pressure between 80-90 mmHg, is more than three times likely to have a heart attack and 1.7 times more likely to have heart disease than a person whose blood pressure is lower than 120/80 mmHg.
The press was co addressed by Mr. Ghulam Ali, renowned Ghazal singer, Mr. Kapil Dev, former Indian Cricketer & Captain and Ms. Uma Sharma, noted Kathak Exponent & Mr. Ashoke Pandit, film director & social activist.
Following messages were released:
1. Research has shown that if pre-hypertension is aggressively treated 45% of all heart attacks can be prevented.
2. Benefits of Lowering BP are reduction of stroke incidence by 35-40%; heart attack by 20-25% and heart failure by 50%.
3. A 5 mm reduction in diastolic lower blood pressure can reduce heart disease risk by 21%.
4. If we can eliminate pre hypertension from the society, we can prevent about 47 percent of all heart attacks.
5. Lifestyle such as weight control, regular physical activity and changes in diet are recommended for people with pre-hypertension.
6. The importance of pre-hypertension has been enlisted as one of the top 10 recent advances in cardiology.
