1Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai-73
2Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai-73
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a cluster of heart and blood vessel illnesses that include heart disease, stroke, peripheral arterial disease, rheumatic heart illness, congenital heart illness, profound vein thrombosis, and lung embolism. Cardio-vascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of suicide worldwide and an approximately 17.7 million individuals died from CVD in 2015, comprising 31% of all fatalities worldwide. CVD is the leading source of morbidity and mortality in India and accounts for 25% of all fatalities and is expected to improve to 50%. The cross-sectional study was carried out to assess the prevalence of hypertension among the Kancheepuram District rural age population, Tamil Nadu.
Cardiovascular diseases, hypertension
