India is seen as diabetes and coronary heart disease capital of the world. According to current estimates, India will soon have the highest number of heart disease cases in the world. According to the Indian Heart Association, "50% of all heart attacks in Indians occur under 50 years of age and 25% of all heart attacks in Indians occur under 40 years of age.
Population living in cities are three times more prone to heart attacks than people living in villages”. Heart disease is increasing in the younger generation with a significant risk in both males and females. More and more number of young Indians are suffering from coronary artery disease, owing to their poor lifestyle, and if this continues the future looks even more dangerous.Ten years back, we at Apollo hospitals hardly saw any young patients with a heart attack but now, we get many cases in the 25-35 age group with a heart…
