stated that these days younger generation is more vulnerable to cardiovascular diseases than others. • Medical news statistics show around 50% of the population in India goes through a heart attack before age 55. The Indian population has fallen prey to sudden heart attacks at a younger age. What is heart failure?
• Heart failure means that heart can't pump
enough oxygen-rich blood to meet your body's needs. • Heart failure doesn't mean that heart has stopped or is about to stop beating. But without enough blood flow, your organs may not work well, which can cause serious problems. What causes heart failure? Conditions that can cause heart failure include:
•Arrhythmia (a problem with the rate or rhythm of your heartbeat)
•Cardiomyopathy •Congenital heart defects or other types of heart diseases that you are born with •Coronary artery disease •Endocarditis •Heart attack •Heart valve diseases •High blood pressure •A blood clot in your lung •Diabetes •Certain severe lung diseases, such as COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) •Obesity Symptoms of heart failure may include: • Feeling short of breath (like you can't get enough air) when you do things like climbing stairs. This may be one of the first symptoms you notice. • Fatigue or weakness even after rest. • Coughing. • Swelling and weight gain from fluid in your ankles, lower legs, or abdomen (belly). • Difficulty sleeping when lying flat. • Nausea and loss of appetite. • Swelling in the veins of your neck. • Needing to urinate (pee) often. Facts of Heart Disease • 17.9 million people are estimated to have died as a result of heart diseases in 2019 contributing 32% of the global deaths • a patient dies from heart-related complications every 36 seconds • amounting to a total of about 6,59,000 deaths annually. There is a subsequent need to develop a system for cardiovascular disease monitoring, prediction and diagnosis. The methodology Six stages Definition of the problem and motivation Definition of objectives, Design and development Demonstration Evaluation and Communication