Ziqitza Healthcare - A caution regarding the high rate of heart disease in India
The busiest cardiac centres see young people being rushed to their emergency wards with heart attacks almost every day. A growing number of untimely deaths of celebrities, including the comedian Raju Srivastav, the singer KK, the TV actor Sidharth Shukla, and others, have raised awareness of the condition. Ziqitza Healthcare ltd remarks t hat according to data and evidence, the younger generation in India appears to be more susceptible than ever to dying from cardiovascular disease. The statistics and numbers raise interesting questions. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that one-fifth of all cardiovascular deaths worldwide occurs in India. Sadly, the majority of these have an impact on younger people. Ziqitza points at the burden of disease study which states that India has 272 cardiovascular deaths for every 100,000 people, which is much higher than the global average of 235. According to studies, the younger generation accounted for 11.5% of heart att...