New Delhi, Sunday, August 8, 2010: A comprehensive Vascular screening programme - 'Save' India will be launched by Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals very soon and as a buildup to the launch, the Hospital is starting a low cost screening programme commemorating the ‘National Vascular Week’ commencing.

Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals offers a one-time Vascular Surgeon Consultation plus Ultrasound Screening examination of Carotid arteries, Abdominal blood vessels and lower limb arteries for qualified seniors as a part of this the screening begins from August 6, 2010 till December 31, 2010. This screening will save over 50% cost to the patients suffering or high risk from peripheral vascular diseases.

High risk groups who will benefit from this screening programme are persons above the age of 50, having diabetes, hypertension, ulcers in legs or gangrene, smokers and patients who have heart disease or stroke. Peripheral vascular disease harms blood flow in arteries throughout our body.

The Save campaign has been launched with an initiative to increase awareness regarding vascular diseases in the country. For the first time in India, it aims at widespread population based screening of vascular ailments throughout the nation to achieve early detection of the disease as well as early intervention to prevent the disastrous consequences of Vascular diseases.

Ref: Financial Express