While heart disease has been one of the largest health concerns in India, COVID-19 has significantly exacerbated cause for concern, experts said on Monday, 21 February.
"Heart disease and COVID are intricately linked. If you remove the 'O' and 'I', COVID becomes CVD. COVID-19 is like a stress test for the heart."Dr Ramakanta Panda, Cardiac Surgeon, Head, Asian Heart Institute, Mumbai as told to IANS