Q. Where does India stand in heart diseases?
A. The developing nations are at higher risk and are worst affected. India comes second after China in number of heart attack cases. What is alarming in India is that the number of cases of heart ailments is steadily increasing per year from 1990 onwards. The studies have reported increasing CHD (coronary heart disease) prevalence over the last 60 years, from 1 per cent to 9-10 per cent in urban population and 1 per cent to 4-6 per cent in rural population.
The results of Global Burden of Disease study state age-standardized CVD (cardiovascular diseases) death rate of 272 per 100,000 population in India which is much higher than that of global average of 235. CVDs strike Indians a decade earlier than the western population.
Q. What are the factors for such an alarming increase in heart attack cases in India?
A. The genetic predisposition, high incidence of diabetes, higher stress level, sedentary lifestyle and obesity are the main reasons among others for such an alarming rise. The recent shift of modifiable risk factors towards increasing consumption of red meats, saturated fats and trans fats, junk food is also an important reason for this.
Q. What are the risk factors for heart disease?
A. As age increases, the risk for heart disease also increases. Men are generally at greater risk of heart disease than women. Other factors that include are family history, smoking and drug abuse, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol levels and stress.
Q. What is the impact of Covid pandemic on heart illness?
A. The virus can cause acute myocardial injury and chronic damage to the cardiovascular system. The virus can contribute in blood pressure fluctuations and heart rate fluctuations (Arrhythmia). It can cause heart failure and attack due to weakening of heart muscle Myocarditis.
Source: IANS
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