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Is your Heart healthy? Know this on this World’s Hearts Day

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Lucknow: The World Heart Foundation organises World Heart Day on September 29 every year to emphasise on the importance of being active and staying informed about cardiovascular health and diseases. The day promotes preventative measures and steps that people should inculcate in their lifestyle to keep heart attacks at bay.

On the occasion of World Heart Day, started way back in the year 1999.

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What is Cardiovascular disease? 

Cardio-Vascular Diseases include heart conditions consisting of blood clots, diseased vessels and structural problems of the heart, like stroke, congenital heart disease, arrhythmia, coronary artery disease, cardiac arrest, high blood pressure, etc.

The risk factors that lead to cardio-vascular diseases include sedentary lifestyle, obesity, smoking, heightened levels of glucose, bad cholesterol and blood pressure in the body.

It  is the world’s number one killer, causing 17.5 million deaths each year, with the figure expected to rise to 23 million by 2030.

The good news is that many cases of CVD can be prevented with some lifestyle changes.

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A recent study conducted by Metropolis Healthcare revealed that amarginal population of India is at high risk of developing cardio vascular disease and 3 out of 10 individual are at a risk of  heart attacks .

Why is World Heart day Observed?

According World Heart Federation (WHF), World Heart Day is the world’s biggest platform for raising awareness about cardiovascular disease (CVD) was founded to inform people around the globe that heart disease and stroke are the world’s leading causes of death, claiming 17.3 million [1.73 core] lives each year. It is celebrated on September 29 every year.

The number of deaths per year due to cardio vascular disease , according to the WHF, is more than the number of deaths due to cancer, respiratory diseases and diabetes, combined! And that number is expected to rise to around 30 million [3 crore] per year by 2030.

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The website adds: “Each year’s celebrations have a different theme, reflecting key issues and topics relating to heart health. This year our theme is creating heart-healthy environments.”

It also says of the annual observation: “World Heart Day spreads the news that at least 80 percent of premature deaths from Cardiovascular disease could be avoided if four main risk factors  tobacco use, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity and harmful use of alcohol  are controlled.”

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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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