Suffering from cardiac ailment? Apply for a customised insurance plan

These plans have limited sum insured, come with a waiting period, and require co-payment

September 29 is World Heart Day. According to a report by the American College of Cardiology, non-communicable diseases accounted for 65 per cent of total deaths in India in 2019. Of these more than 25 per cent could be attributed to cardiovascular diseases and related risk factors.

Reliance General Insurance recently conducted a study on coronary angiography (CAG) procedures performed in 19-35 and 36-45 age groups between 2018 and 2023. While the number of procedures increased by 160.9 per cent in the 19-35 age band between 2018-19 and 2022-23, it rose by 102.9 per cent in the 36-45 age band