CLIMATIC CHANGES AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES: WHICH IS VULNERABLE?

Cardiovascular diseases are leading factor of death around the world. Climate change is a global issue, but the amount of exposure to climate shifts, poor air quality, and extreme weather events is widely variable and defines each subject’s vulnerability. In India there are 36 states which falls under various climatic zones from north to south. The health risks attributed to climate change have been known for decades; yet, climate change has emerged as one of the greatest and most fundamental threats to human health. In particular, various epidemiological studies have been reported greater coronary heart disease (CHD) and acute myocardial infarction (AMI), valvular heart diseases (VHD) mortality both in winter and in extremely hot summers. People living in densely populated areas in developing countries, in the absence of efficient public infrastructure and services, are more vulnerable to climate change-related events. 

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