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Till
early eighties, it was widely believed that heart disease was
virtually irreversible. This meant that once developed, the disease
ran a progressive course until the coronary arteries were completely
blocked. But recent studies have proven beyond doubt that not only
it is possible to stall the process of artery blockage but also the
blockage can be really reversed. This implies that through measures
other than angioplasty (ballooning) or bypass surgery, it is quite
possible to increase the blood flow to the areas of the heart that
receive less than adequate blood supply due to clogging of the
coronary arteries.
It
is quite disheartening that the highly technological approach of the
modern medicine, literally bypasses the underlying causes of the
heart disease. Ayurveda, on the
other hand, aims at striking at the very root of the disease. A real
cure for this disease is only possible if we adopt a holistic
approach as the one advocated in Ayurveda
and address the problem at its very root. Shunning the age-old
principles of healing described in the Vedas- the great Indian
heritage, as unscientific only just because they are old, is most
unfortunate. However, due to the intensive research work of some
doctors in the west, people now have come to believe that Heart
Disease can be reversed.
Heart
Disease Reversal Treatment (HDRT) is a holistic treatment
evolved on the principles of Ayurveda
for the rational treatment of heart disease. It involves the use of
certain Ayurvedic drug preparations found quite effective in the
research spread over more than two decades. In addition, it includes
individualized advices regarding lifestyles based on the mind-body
constitution (Prakriti) of the patient, nature of underlying
abnormity in the coronary arteries and the risk factors involved. It
also includes the practice of certain Yoga procedures, specific
Yogasanas & Yogic Mudras and meditation.
Heart
disease is not very easy to manage. So far, no therapy, be it
conventional medical treatment (CMT), angioplasty (PTCA), bypass
surgery (CABG) or any other medical treatment, has been found to be
absolutely effective in curing heart disease. While some patients
may find the conventional allopathic drugs useful for them, others
may require invasive therapies like angioplasty or bypass surgery.
Still others can do well with lifestyle modifications alone. Most of
these therapies adopt a partial approach while dealing with heart
disease and that is why they proved only a temporary and / or
partial improvement. Heart Disease Reversal Treatment, on the
other hand, has a holistic approach in dealing with this problem. We
have found this approach to provide encouraging results among all
grades of heart disease patients. Most of the patients on Heart
Disease Reversal Treatment do not require bypass surgery or
angioplasty.
It
has been reported that up to one-half of the bypass grafts clog
again after only 5 to 10 years, and one third to one half of the
arteries opened up by angioplasty block again after only about 6
months, irrespective of the technique used. It means the procedures
have to be repeated after a certain period, exposing the patient to
the same trauma, risks and the prohibitively high expenditures. Heart
Disease Reversal Treatment is an attempt to save the patients
from all these. We have found this treatment quite effective in
reversing heart disease. We ask our patients to continue the
allopathic treatment they are already on. However, during the course
of Heart Disease Reversal Treatment, when the clinical status
of the patient along with lipid profile and TMT (Stress test)
improve, some or all of the allopathic drugs may need to be
decreases or discontinued, which ordinarily would be used for
lifetime.
HDRT
can be used both for preventive, as well as, curative purposes. The
preventive use can be for the primary prevention of heart disease
i.e., to prevent from developing. This is specially suggested for
people who come under the high-risk group. The secondary prevention
can be done after opening up the blocked arteries by angioplasty or
bypass surgery.
After
starting the Heart Disease Reversal Treatment, majority of
the patients feel stronger and confident. Gradually the angina
episodes become less serve and infrequent, or the chest pain goes
away completely. Their lipid profile starts normalizing as the LDL
cholesterol starts coming down and the HDL cholesterol rises. The
Cholesterol / HDL ratio too becomes normal in most of them. The
improvement is evident in the TMTs, too, which tend to become
negative for the inducible ischemia. All these changes are
indicative of reversal of the heart dieses, i.e. the arteries become
less blocked and blood flow to the heart increases.
The
HDRT program at our center is supervised by a Jammu and pune based
cardiologists (Ayurveda) :
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Dr. Sunil
Vasishth -
MD (AY), Ph.D., I.M.S. (B.H.U.), C.C.Y.P.B.L., D. YOGA (Y.S.K.)
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Dr.
Tapan Vaidya - MD (AY) (G.A.U.)
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Dr
Shyamsunder Kakani - MD (AY) (G.A.U.)
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