Ischemic heart disease, driven by atherosclerosis, is a leading global cause of death. Risk factors include smoking, diabetes, hypertension, age, cholesterol, obesity, inactivity, and alcohol. Prevention focuses on lifestyle changes—healthy diet, exercise, stress control, limited alcohol, and regular check-ups—to protect arteries, improve heart health, and reduce long-term complications.
Why the young workforce is seeing cardiovascular diseases, and even death, increasingly? The incidences have escalated post-pandemic and with sedentary lifestyle; good news is that CVDs can be prevented with regular exercise and working on calf muscles.