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his work is the first nationally surpassed those in urban areas between

representative study to measure the year 2000 and 2015.

cardiovascular mortality in India. Led by
In contrast, the probability of dying from
Dr. Prabhat Jha, director of the Centre
stroke decreased overall, but increased
for Global Health Research of St.
in India's northeastern states, where a
Michael's Hospital in Toronto, Canada, it
third of premature stroke deaths
found that rates of dying from ischaemic
occurred and only one sixth of the
heart disease—cardiac issues caused by
population lives. In these states, deaths
a narrowing of the heart's arteries—in
due to stroke were about three times
populations aged 30 to 69 increased
higher than the national average.
rapidly in rural areas of India and

LEVELS OF ARTRY BLOCKAGE AND CARDIA MUSCLE DAMAGE

"The finding that cardiac disease rose least half were not taking any regular

nationally in India and that stroke rose in medications."
some states was surprising," said Dr. Jha,
Dr. Jha and his team also showed that
who is also a professor in the Dalla Lana
younger adults, especially those born
School of Public Health at the University
after 1970, have the highest rate of
of Toronto. "This study also unearthed
death due to heart problems caused by
an important fact for prevention of
narrowing of the heart's arteries
death due to cardiovascular disease.
.Cardiovascular disease, comprising
Most deaths were among people with
mostly of ischaemic heart
previously known cardiac disease, and at

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