Evercare Hospital Dhaka Observes World Heart Day 2025

Evercare Hospital Dhaka, the country’s first JCI-accredited hospital, recently organized a special patient forum to mark World Heart Day 2025, under the theme “Don’t Miss a Beat”. The event focused on raising awareness that every heartbeat matters, highlighting the importance of early detection, lifestyle changes, and equal access to quality cardiac care so that no life is lost unnecessarily.

The forum brought together a distinguished panel of Cardiac Specialists from Evercare Hospital Dhaka, representing various subspecialties within Cardiology and Cardiovascular care. Participants included from Clinical and Interventional Cardiology Dr. A.Q.M. Reza, Coordinator & Senior Consultant; Prof. (Dr.) Md. Shahabuddin Talukder, Senior Consultant; Dr. Shams Munwar, Senior Consultant; Dr. Atiqur Rahman, Senior Consultant; Dr. Tamzeed Ahmed,  Senior Consultant; from Clinical and Interventional Pediatric Cardiology; Dr. Tahera Nazrin, Coordinator & Senior Consultant, Founder of the Clinical & Interventional Paediatric Cardiology Department, Evercare Hospitals, Bangladesh (Dhaka & Chattogram); from Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Unit Professor Dr. M. Atahar Ali, Senior Consultant; from Non-invasive Cardiology Dr. Nighat Islam, Consultant; from Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery Dr. Md. Zulfiqur Haider, Senior Consultant and Coordinator; Dr. Sohail Ahmed, Senior Consultant; and from Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia Dr. Niaz Ahmed, Senior Consultant and Coordinator.

Dr. Ratnadeep Chaskar, CEO and Managing Director; and Dr. Arif Mahmud, Group Medical Director of Evercare Hospitals, Bangladesh along with others, were present at the event.

The patient forum was attended by various patients and their relatives, and the doctors answered the queries of the patients regarding various problems and heart diseases. During the discussion, Cardiologists underscored the value of every heartbeat and urged awareness of symptoms such as chest pain and shortness of breath, or palpitations. They emphasized that early detection through regular screenings can save lives and highlighted the importance of recognizing risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes, obesity, smoking, and family history. Maintaining healthy lifestyle habits—like a balanced diet, regular exercise, stress management, quitting smoking, limiting alcohol, and ensuring adequate sleep—is crucial for heart health. 

They also underscored congenital heart diseases can be prevented by MMR vaccination 3 months before planned pregnancy, controlling diabetes mellitus, hypertension & prohibiting the teratogenic medication during pregnancy. Awareness of fetal echocardiography is essential for the management of congenital heart diseases. They also emphasized on taking regular health screenings including follow up of diagnosed cardiac patients.

Evercare Hospital Dhaka continues to deliver excellence in cardiovascular treatment through its Clinical and Interventional Cardiology, Clinical & Interventional Pediatric Cardiology, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, and Heart Failure and Arrhythmia unit. The hospital remains committed to building awareness, providing advanced treatment, and ensuring that no heartbeat is missed in the fight against cardiovascular disease.