Indian heart disease 'more severe than in West'

April 30, 2008 

Publishing their findings in "The Lancet" last week, an Indian-Canadian team of researchers analysed data on 20,937 people who suffered heart attacks, collected from 89 centres spread across 50 cities in India from 2001–2005. 
They then compared this data with similar studies in developed countries. 
The researchers found that 60 per cent of the patients had a severe form of heart disease, compared with around 40 per cent in developed countries. Indian patients are also younger, with a mean age of 57 years rather than 63–68 years.
Indian heart disease ' more severe than in West ' April 30 , 2008 Publishing their findings in " The Lancet " last week , an Indian - Canadian team of researchers analysed data on 20,937 people who suffered heart attacks , collected from 89 centres spread across 50 cities in India from 2001–2005 . They then compared this data with similar studies in developed countries . The researchers found that 60 per cent of the patients had a severe form of heart disease , compared with around 40 per cent in developed countries . Indian patients are also younger , with a mean age of 57 years rather than 63–68 years .
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