Prof. Dr.V. S. Ramachandra

Prof. Dr. V. S. Ramachandra, Senior Consultant Cardiologist, Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital. He explains that congenital heart defects are the most common anomalies found in the human body. A lot of deaths are attributed to these heart defects. Heart defects put tremendous mental, psychological and financial stress on the patients, recognizing which Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospitals have started a program to screen and check all children for congenital heart defects, with the hospital shouldering the costs, i.e. the checkups will be free of cost. The hospital will opt for their best consultants for this program and use the eco-cardiogram, an advanced piece of machinery which detects most heart defects. Any child diagnosed with any problem then can opt for further treatment in the hospital, which hosts world class doctors and technology in dealing with its patients.