World Heart Day: Prevention against Cardiovascular Diseases and How we can prevent it?
World Heart Day is observed and celebrated yearly on September 29 to raise awareness of cardiovascular diseases and how to control them to reduce their global impact. The World Heart Federation, in partnership with the World Health Organization, established the international holiday. This notion was the brainchild of Antoni BayƩs de Luna, who served as the World Heart Federation's president from 1997 to 1999. The inaugural annual event was held on September 24, 2000, and until 2011, World Heart Day was commemorated on the final Sunday in September. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide. Every year, an estimated 17 million individuals die from CVD. The leading causes of these were coronary heart disease or strokes. A prevalent misperception concerning CVD is that it affects more individuals in industrialised nations, where people rely more on technology and live sedentary lives. However, more than 80% of deaths occur in middle- and low-income countri...