Islamabad: The president of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi said that ” diet and lifestyle changes are needed to prevent heart diseases, consuming healthy food, adopting an active lifestyle and quitting smoking can prevent heart diseases”.
Addressing the 12th biennial conference of Pakistan Society of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons held in Peshawar via video link, President Dr. Arif Alvi said that preventive measures should be taken instead of treatment to prevent diseases. Diet and lifestyle changes can prevent heart disease and stroke, President Alvi said that heart diseases are also being diagnosed in the youth, long treatment and surgery for heart diseases have become unbearable for the patientsTherefore, eating a healthy diet, adopting an active lifestyle and quitting smoking have positive effects on efforts to control heart disease. The nation has made a relentless and concerted effort to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. Similar passion is needed to prevent heart diseases. President of Pakistan Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons Prof. Dr. Aftab Younis, Patron of 12th Biennial Conference of Pakistan Society of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons Prof. Dr. Mohammad Rahman and medical experts attended the conference
