Sudden cardiac arrest can happen to anyone anywhere...

 Public health estimates indicate that India accounts for approximately 60% of the world’s heart disease burden, despite having less than 20% of the world’s population. Heart disease is the number one cause of mortality and a silent epidemic among Indians. 

  THE INDIAN HEART ASSOCIATION QUOTES THE STARTLING STATISTICS AROUND HEART DISEASES AND STROKES IN SOUTH ASIANS (HTTP://INDIANHEARTASSOCIATION.ORG/WHY-INDIANS-WHY-SOUTH-ASIANS/OVERVIEW/)  

 India, particularly the city of Hyderabad in the state of Telangana, is currently the diabetic capital of the world. Indians have been affected by high rates of diabetes, metabolic syndrome, hypertension, and smoking. These are major risk factors for cardiac disease. 

 When heart disease strikes Indians, it tends to do so at an earlier age (almost 33% earlier) than other demographics, often without prior warning. Furthermore, 50% of all heart attacks in Indian men occur under 50 years of age and 25% of all heart attacks in Indian men occur under 40 years of age, a staggering figure! Indian women have high mortality rates from cardiac disease as well.

Demographic data indicate that the heart disease rate among Indians is double that of national averages of the western world. This may be attributed to an underlying genetic predisposition to metabolic deregulation and cardiomyopathy, as well as a recent increase in the consumption of junk foods and red meats, both of which didn't previously exist in Indian diets.

Unlike many developed countries, there is a notable paucity of public health infrastructure and initiatives in India to raise awareness about this important issue.

 To date, few healthcare providers in India routinely screen South Asians for heart disease and stroke risk factors.