Articles tagged under: Apollo Hospitals

Doctors caution people with cardiovascular diseases to take steps to minimise risk of heart attack during winter

January 26, 2022
Doctors caution people with cardiovascular diseases to take steps to minimise risk of heart attack during winter

Gandhinagar: With the mercury declining to single digits in several places across Gujarat, cardiologists have cautioned people suffering from heart ailments to take special care during winter to prevent a heart attack. Notably, the chances of a heart attack increase significantly due to a drop in temperature and generally a 10-20 per cent surge in heart attacks is witnessed during winters. A significant section of the population which includes people with heart problems, obesity, lifestyle di...Read More

Those vulnerable shouldn’t wait for booster dose and go for flu shot: Doctors

December 10, 2021
Those vulnerable shouldn’t wait for booster dose and go for flu shot: Doctors

Gandhinagar: Experts believe that rather than waiting for the booster dose of Covid-19 vaccines, people, especially the elderly, diabetics and those at risk of infections, should take the flu shot that gives them protection from different variants of the seasonal flu virus. Dr Manoj Singh, consultant chest and critical care, Apollo Hospitals, while suggesting this also added that those who have not taken the second dose of COVID-19 vaccines should immediately take the second dose. “We ...Read More

Apollo Hospital Ahmedabad introduces Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery ( MICS )

November 25, 2021

Gandhinagar: Apollo Hospital here informed about introduction of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery (MICS), a new and safer substitute of conventional open-heart surgeries. Dr Sudhir Adalti, a senior consultant cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon at Apollo Hospitals, Ahmedabad informed that patients requiring coronary artery bypass (single or multiple grafts), valve replacement or repairs (single or double valve), closure of holes in the heart and removal of tumours can opt for MICS r...Read More

Drive Through Vaccination at GMDC ground in Ahmedabad is not-for-profit initiative: Apollo Hospitals

May 28, 2021

Apollo Hospitals today in a statement said, it's drive-through vaccination site at GDMC ground in Ahmedabad is a not-for-profit initiative. "With the Nobel intention of supporting the Government of India (GoI) in its drive to achieve maximum vaccination against COVID in the shortest time, Apollo Hospitals has been privately procuring Vaccines from the Manufacturers as per the guidelines of GoI. and has been managing in-hospital vaccination camps and mass vaccination camps across various citi...Read More