Many young Indians have an early heart attack because of dyslipidemia, a condition characterised by abnormal levels of lipids (fats) in the blood, such as high cholesterol and triglycerides.
This imbalance can increase the risk of heart disease and strokes.
And that can happen only if we do a lipid test early, at age 18 to be precise.
Many young Indians have an early heart attack because of dyslipidemia, a condition characterised by abnormal levels of lipids (fats) in the blood, such as high cholesterol and triglycerides.
This imbalance can increase the risk of heart disease and strokes.
Many young Indians have an early heart attack because of dyslipidemia, a condition characterised by abnormal levels of lipids (fats) in the blood, such as high cholesterol and triglycerides. This imbalance can increase the risk of heart disease and strokes. (Express File)
For a long time, we have been following US and European guidelines on heart care. But these norms are based on data in the West and not India. As a co-author of the first India-relevant guidelines by the Cardiologist Society of India, let me tell you that Indians are genetically predisposed to early heart attacks even if their levels of lipids (fat and oil compounds) are lower than what is accepted as normal. So Indians have to push their levels further down. And that can happen only if we do a lipid test early, at age 18 to be precise.
WHY LIPIDS NEED TO BE WATCHED EARLY?
Many young Indians have an early heart attack because of dyslipidemia, a condition characterised by abnormal levels of lipids (fats) in the blood, such as high cholesterol and triglycerides. This imbalance can increase the risk of heart disease and strokes.
