Dr.Vivek Mehan - Cardiologist, Mumbai.,
Observation:
Overall awareness of heart disease is high.
Awareness of stress test for detection of Coronary artery disease
Observation:
Awareness about stress test as a modality to detect CAD disease is low.
Knowledge on either Heart attack or Coronary artery disease
Age wise split of awareness about Coronary artery disease
Observations:
Inference:
At
an overall level, the awareness about CAD is low.
Observations:
Observations:
§ The survey showed a fairly good level of awareness among women on heart disease preventive techniques and heart ailments symptoms.
§ On a priority rating highest rating has been given to regular exercise.
§ Losing weight is the next highest priority for prevention of heart disease.
Inference:
§ Even when women are aware of the fact that taking regular exercise and reducing the intake of cholesterol rich food are important aspects of a heart healthy life style but the research shows they are not proactive enough as seen from the low percentage of cholesterol level test done.
Observations:
As bypass surgery has been in existence for a longer period of time, awareness of by pass surgery as a treatment for heart disease is higher than interventional methods.
Angiography and angioplasty have been the key mentions on interventional methods.
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