RAWALPINDI  – Commandant of Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (AFIC) Major General Dr Asif Ali Khan said that the institute has the capability to conduct all kind of heart surgeries in a most professional manner.
Talking to APP, he said AFIC is fully equipped with modern technologies and latest machinery and earning name in the field not only in the country but abroad. “AFIC has all the facilities to deal with minor and major heart surgeries in the country so the patients have no need to go abroad for heart treatment.
He advised that simple life style, balanced diet and regular exercise are important factors to prevent cardiovascular diseases. He said the important risk factors that cause heart attacks are smoking, high cholesterol diet, sedentary life style, high blood pressure, obesity and high blood sugar levels. If we control the risk factors, then we can control and reduce the risk of heart attack and its complications, he added.
He said that AFIC is utilising all available resources to treat the poor and needy patients also. He urged the philanthropists to come forward and play their role to help heart patients in providing treatment to them.