Heart Ailments Affect 45 Million Indians, Says a Renowned Cardiologist

Around 45 million Indians suffer from heart ailments, which give the country an odd distinction of having the highest number of cardiovascular disease cases in the world.

India has the highest number of cardiovascular disease cases in the world, says a renowned cardiologist. According to him, around 45 million people suffer from heart ailments of the estimated 1.30 billion population of the country.//

Warning that India may turn into the world capital of coronary artery diseases, H.K. Bali said incidence of heart disease has increased among the younger generation.

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‘Young adults are increasingly getting affecting by coronary artery disease as a result of poor lifestyle choices.’

"Poor lifestyle choices have resulted in an increase in the number of young Indians suffering from coronary artery disease. If this continued the future was at severe risk, he said on Monday.

Till a decade ago, doctors hardly came across young patients with heart problems. "Now, we get many cases where people in the 25-35 years age group are diagnosed with heart disease," said Bali, chairman of Paras Superspecialty Hospital in Panchkula near here.

In India, heart diseases related deaths have risen by 34 per cent in last 26 years, while the death due to cardiovascular diseases in the US has declined 41 per cent during the same period.

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According to him, the warning signs of congenital heart disease in infants may include a heart murmur or abnormal heart sound, cyanosis, fast breathing and poor weight gain, an inability to do activities and excessive sweating.

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