Heart of the matter: Cardiovascular diseases a huge concern for Indians

Heart diseases have emerged as the leading cause for fatalities in men and women in India and world over. Like all matters of heart, the risk of heart diseases to both sexes is grave, but then, heart diseases affect men and women differently. 

Of the more than one crore annual deaths are reported in India, cardiovascular diseases (CVD) account for 20.3% deaths  in men and 16.9% deaths in women.But there does not seem to be a conclusive understanding of whose heart is more at risk. While associating higher risks of cardiovascular diseases with a particular gender needs years of extensive study,