This World Heart Day, be proactive, get the facts

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In line with the theme for this year's World Heart Day -- "How Young is Your Heart" - GE Healthcare has a simple message for Mumbaikars: "Be Proactive, Get the Facts".

According to Dr Shrinivas B. Desai, Director - Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Jaslok Hospital, "Learning that you or someone you love has a serious heart condition can be very difficult. But today there's more hope than ever. By taking a proactive role in learning about the disease and the treatment options available, you can do more to fight heart disease than you may realize. An important first step is to get the heart examined to ascertain the facts about your present condition. This can be easily done using the very latest technology such as the LightSpeed Volume CT system installed at Jaslok Hospital. With this Volume CT system we can capture images of the heart in just five heart beats. More importantly, this is done non-invasively so you can literally have a check up and walk out almost immediately thereafter."

According to the World Health Organization, cardiovascular diseases, such as heart disease and stroke, are the leading cause of death globally, killing more than 17 million people in 2005. Each year, 3.8 million men and 3.4 million women worldwide die from coronary heart disease. Since 1990, more people have died from coronary heart disease than from any other cause.

In India, coronary heart disease is a major cause for concern. According to a recent global study on cardiac diseases by World Health Organization (WHO):

1. India has the highest number of deaths from coronary heart disease throughout the world: 1,531,534. China comes second with 702,925 deaths due to heart disease.

2. The number of deaths in India that occurred due to stroke: 771,067

3. The number of deaths in India that occurred due to Rheumatic heart disease: 103,913

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