), ▁M umb ai ." ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Dr ▁P anda ▁successfully ▁operated ▁on ▁P us pa ▁Sar af ▁who ▁under w ent ▁a ▁ 5 th ▁time ▁operation ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁a ort ic ▁val ve ▁and ▁As c ending ▁A ort a . ▁ ▁Cont ribution ▁to ▁the ▁nation ▁P anda ▁act ively ▁prom otes ▁a ▁health y ▁l ifest yle ▁for ▁India ▁and ▁his ▁comments ▁and ▁coun sel ▁are ▁widely ▁sought ▁after ▁by ▁the ▁media . ▁He ▁also ▁releases ▁educational ▁messages ▁to ▁the ▁nation ▁on ▁various ▁occasions . ▁On ▁World ▁Heart ▁Day ▁he ▁addressed ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁spoke ▁on ▁why ▁taking ▁stat ins , ▁as ▁eff ica cious ▁as ▁they ▁can ▁be , ▁should ▁not ▁replace ▁living ▁health ily ▁in ▁the ▁battle ▁against ▁heart ▁disease . ▁Asian ▁Heart ▁Institute ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁health ▁partner ▁of ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁M umb ai ▁Mar athon . ▁A HI ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁Official ▁Medical ▁Part ner ▁for ▁this ▁event ▁since ▁its ▁in ception ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁maintain s ▁First ▁A id ▁stations ▁and ▁provides ▁emer gency ▁medical ▁services ▁all ▁along ▁the ▁ 4 2   km ▁route . ▁A ▁cont ing ent ▁of ▁A HI ▁patients ▁always ▁runs ▁in ▁the ▁mar athon , ▁each ▁one ▁having ▁under g one ▁a ▁by pass ▁surg ery ▁at ▁A HI . ▁Many ▁complete ▁the ▁entire ▁mar athon . ▁A HI ▁emer gency ▁medical ▁services ▁have ▁always ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁life - s aving ▁during ▁this ▁event .