Mysuru: Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar Hrudaya Jyothi Scheme, launched for the treatment of heart attack cases, has been proving a boon for the needy, by providing emergency treatment and giving a new lease of life for them.
Ever since the implementation of the scheme in Mysuru district on Mar. 20, 2023 till May 31, 2025, a total of 1,00,617 people underwent ECG and 644 were diagnosed of heart attack. Among them, 49 people falling in the category of serious cases were administered free vaccine, named Tenecteplase, thus saving their lives. It is crucial to provide treatment in the golden hour that plays a major role in saving lives. Hence, the scheme was chalked out with the sole intention of providing the treatment in golden hour at nearby hospitals, with the required basic infrastructural facilities created at Taluk Hospitals.
