Coronary heart disease secondary prevention
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Epidemiological data suggests that India is host to 30–40 million patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and the 1 prevalence is increasing. This is also the largest cause of 2 mortality in the country. Unfortunately, the diagnosis and management of CHD in the country is not standardized and 3,4 follow-up mechanisms are poor. This is due to weak public and private healthcare systems for chronic disease management and lack of focus on prevention at the level of 4 primary, secondary and tertiary care. Innovative strategies to provide evidence-based therapies to all patients using guidelines, appropriate treatment delivery mechanisms, and improve and sustain adherence to these therapies are required. National societies such as the Association of Physicians of India (API), Cardiological Society of India (CSI) and others as well as medical journals have an 5 important role to play in this regard.
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تاریخ انتشار 2014