Healthy run being organized by Cardiological Society of India (CSI) on the occasion of World Heart day, was inaugurated by Telangana Additional Director General of Police (law and order) Anjani Kumar at Necklace road here today. 

A large number people of including students and women participated in Healthy run. Speaking on the occasion CSI President Dr Syed Imamuddin said Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) is the world’s number one killer. Each year, it’s responsible for 17.5 million premature deaths, and by 2030 this is expected to rise to 23 million, he said but the good news is that much CVD can be prevented by making just a few simple daily changes, like eating and drinking more healthily, getting more exercise and stopping smoking. A study in rural India, for example, found that 51 per cent of all CVD deaths occurred in individuals younger than 70 years of age, said CSI President. One of the best studied dietary approaches in cardiology is the Mediterranean-style diet—a relatively simple diet plan that includes increased intake of vegetables and fruit, preference for whole grains over refined, reduced red meat and increased fish consumption, and predominant use of olive and canola oil, he explained. 

Premature mortality in terms of years of life lost because of CVD in India increased by 59 per cent, from 23.2 million (1990) to 37 million (2010), he said. Rheumatic heart disease also continues to be a problem in several parts of India, with an estimated 88674 deaths (7 per 100 000 population) in the year 2010, he said it is estimated that, currently, 275 million individuals aged ≥15 years consume tobacco in India.The mortality burden attributable to tobacco in India is huge, because it is estimated to cause nearly 1 million deaths annually. It is alarming that tobacco use is increasing rapidly among young individuals (20–35 years) in India,53 with a steeper rate of increase among those with lower education, he said. In 2013, the International Diabetes Federation estimated that 65.1 million people in India had diabetes mellitus, a high proportion of whom were adults of working age, he informed. 

The National Program for the Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases, and Stroke was launched as a pilot project in 10 districts of 10 states of India (January 2008) and focuses on screening for risk factors, health promotion, and health education advocacy at various settings. 33 per cent better adherence with the polypill in comparison with the standard treatment, he said in the CREATE registry, patients arrived at hospitals very late (mean time of symptom to hospital presentation was 360 minutes), leading to poorer outcomes and higher case fatality. Further more, only 41 per cent and 13 per cent received thrombolytic treatment and percutaneous coronary interventions, respectively. Yoga-based cardiac rehabilitation programe may decreased the incidence of major cardiovascular events and mortality, he added.