'Schools should start conducting ECG of every student'

Indore | Sunday | 10th February, 2019

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“One out of 10,000 people globally are suffering from WPW syndrome and they require immediate diagnoses and care,” he added. INDORE: Schools should start conducting ECG of every student every year as heart diseases are now diagnosed in children as well, said renowned cardiologist and Padma Shri awardee Dr Balbir Singh on Saturday.He said that in Italy, every child undergoes ECG before being admitted to school. Same in the case in US that one cannot participate in any sports activity without getting ECG report. With this, we can diagnose heart ailments early and save people from sudden cardiac arrest.“There is no age for getting ECG done. Everyone must undergo ECG once and if found healthy, it should be done every five years..