Cardiology deals with the study of the cardiovascular system, its associated abnormalities, and the appropriate treatment. The main organ involved in cardiovascular disease is the heart. Cardiovascular care mainly involves the use of advanced techniques for diagnosis, treatment, and management of heart disease by lifestyle modifications, medication, surgery, etc. Furthermore, it focuses on the prevention of heart disease to reduce the prevalence.
Hypertension is highly prevalent in India as well as worldwide and contributes to the leading cause of cardiovascular mortality. Hypertension is mostly asymptomatic and needs to be monitored to avoid serious ill-sequences. According to a report of Fourth National Family Health Survey on hypertension in a large population in India (n = 799,228), showed that hypertension prevalence is 13.8% in men of age 15–49 and 8.8% in women of 15–54 age.…
