World Heart Day 2021
“A good heart is a beautiful home where you can always find peace!” World Heart Day 2021: World Heart Day is observed annually on September 29. It is celebrated to spread awareness about the importance of keeping the heart fit as it's one of the most important organs. World Heart Day 2021: Theme This year, the theme for World Heart Day is ‘Use Heart To Connect’. It aims to highlight the power of digital health to improve awareness, prevention and management of CVD globally. As the world struggles to fight Covid-19, cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the world's number one killer, and an estimated 17.9 million people died from CVDs in 2016, representing 31 per cent of all global deaths. Of these deaths, 85 per cent were due to heart attack and stroke. In 2016, India reported 63 per cent of total deaths due to NCDs, of which 27 per cent were attributed to CVDs. CVDs also account for 45 per cent of deaths in the 40-69-year age group. At present, not only peo