While the mortality rate due to cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) declined in the last 15 years by 41 percent in the United States, it rose by 34 percent in India, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
This trend is attributable to the increasing incidence of hypertension, diabetes, deranged blood lipids, smoking, physical inactivity and obesity, all of which are contributing factors towards heart disease.
Heart disease can be controlled to a significant extent by correcting adverse lifestyles and making simple changes in what you eat, how often you exercise, how much you weigh and how you best manage stress.
However, once the disease develops, suitable treatment customised to the needs of the patient is required.