Mangalore: A.J. Hospital & Research Centre Mangalore has organized a heart check-up camp for children which will be held on Saturday, 31 March.

According to a press release issued by Dr. Prashanth Marla K, Medical Director of the A.J. Hospital, the camp participants will be offered FREE consultation and 50% discount on Echocardiogram.  If the child requires further treatment, the same will be done at a concessional rate. Renowned Pediatric Cardiologist & Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon will be available for consultation during the camp, it added.
 
According to the release, children with following problems can avail the camp benefit:
⦁    Children known to have heart disease
⦁    Becoming blue on crying
⦁    She/he has recurrent respiratory infections
⦁    Has breathing difficulty while playing

For details / registrations, one can contact:  0824 6613252 / 8494890600 between 9.00a.m. and 4.00p.m.

A.J Hospital & Research Centre is the first full-fledged Pediatric Cardiology Centre in Mangalore where the team of Doctors comprises Dr. Prem Alva, Pediatric Cardiologist, and Dr. Gourav Shetty, Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon are available for best treatment. They said that simple heart defects can be cured by pin-hole procedures and complex defects treated by open-heart surgeries, which are now routinely done at A J Hospital.