The Indian Physician Body claims that heart attacks strike Indians ten years earlier than they do Westerners.
The earlier development of CVDs in Indians is a significant factor contributing to this epidemic.
India is dealing with a ticking time bomb: an epidemic of cardiovascular disease (CVD) that began "a decade earlier" than in other Western nations. The Association of Physicians of India (API) has brought attention to this concerning trend, which raises grave worries about the state of health in the country.
Heart disease and stroke collectively are known as cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), and India ranks second in the world in this alarming number. It is alarming to note that in India, CVDs kill more than 20% of men and about 17% of women each year. The president of the API, Dr. Milind Y. Nadkar, highlights how serious the issue is: Compared to other populations, Indians have a death rate from coronary artery disease (CAD) that is 20–50% greater. Furthermore, India has seen a twofold increase in CAD-related deaths and impairments over the
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