Cardiology in India theheart.org
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In this new series of podcasts, Dr Denis Xavier (St John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore) and his guests examine the burden of heart disease in India and a wide range of related topics of interest to Indian cardiologists, researchers, and the broader healthcare community--both at home and abroad.
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#2: Policies to address cardiovascular disease in India with Dr Srinath Reddy
Now that the risk to health from noncommunicable diseases is being taken very seriously, what action is the government taking to contain cardiovascular disease in India? Host Dr Denis Xavier (St John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore) is joined by president-elect of the World Heart Federation, Dr Srinath Reddy (Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi), to address government policy in the face of crisis that's happening "in slow motion."
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Cardiology in India - Episode 1: The burden of heart disease in India in 2012 with Dr Rajeev Gupta
In this inaugural episode, host Dr Denis Xavier (St John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore) and renowned academic Dr Rajeev Gupta (Fortis Escorts Hospital and Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, Jaipur) set the stage for the series with an overview of heart disease in India and its underlying risk factors. What explains the dramatic rise of cardiovascular disease and how is it being addressed?