Background Suboptimal diet is an important preventable risk factor for non-communicable
diseases (NCDs); however, its impact on the burden of NCDs has not been systematically …

Background 18% of the world's population lives in India, and many states of India have
populations similar to those of large countries. Action to effectively improve population …

Background The association of air pollution with multiple adverse health outcomes is
becoming well established, but its negative economic impact is less well appreciated. It is …

Currently, South Asia accounts for a quarter of the world population, yet it already claims≈
60% of the global burden of heart disease. Besides the epidemics of type 2 diabetes mellitus …

Background The burden of cardiovascular diseases is increasing in India, but a systematic
understanding of its distribution and time trends across all the states is not readily available …

Objective To evaluate the presentation, management, and outcomes of patients hospitalized
for heart failure (HF) in Trivandrum, India. Methods The Trivandrum Heart Failure Registry …

The collection of microorganisms that live in coexistence within or on the host body has
been referred to as the microbiota. In humans, such cohabitation is mostly seen in the gut …

Aims Limited data on the uptake of guideline‐directed medical therapies (GDMTs) and the
mortality of acute decompensated HF (ADHF) patients are available from India. The National …

Aims Data on the burden of acute heart failure (AHF) admissions, practice patterns, and
outcomes are rare from India and other low-and middle-income countries. We aimed to …

Background The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2015 provides
an up-to-date synthesis of the evidence for risk factor exposure and the attributable burden …