Vascular Disease in Young Indians (20-40 years): Role of Ischemic Heart Disease
Published: September 1, 2016 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2016/20206.8517
Jamshed Dalal, Murugesh Shantaveeraya Hiremath, Mrinal Kanti Das, Devangkumar M Desai, Vijay Kumar Chopra, Arup Dasbiswas
1. Director, Centre for Cardiac Sciences, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
2. Director, Cardiac Cath Lab, Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
3. Consultant Cardiologist, Birla Heart Research Centre, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
4. Technical Director, Department of Cardiology, B. D. Mehta Mahavir Heart Institute, Surat, Gujarat, India.
5. Director, Heart Failure Program, Medanta - The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India.
6. Ex-Professor and Head, Department of Cardiology, NRS Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Jamshed Dalal,
Centre for Cardiac Sciences, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Rao Saheb Achutrao Patwardhan Marg,
Four Bunglows, Andheri West, Mumbai- 400053, Maharashtra, India.
E-mail: jjdalal@hotmail.com
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) occurs at a younger age in Indians with over 50% of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) mortality occurring in individuals aged less than 50 years. Although several risk factors have been suggested; smoking, dyslipidemia and hypertension are major risk factors in the young. In this review, we have pooled the current evidence on Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) in young (20-40 years) and provided an opinion for the effective management of IHD in young Indians
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