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The key, however, is starting much earlier than you might think. “This disease in modernWestern society develops at a very early age,” said Steven Nissen, a cardiologist at Cleveland Clinic, who has been one of the leading voices championing early pre- vention. In the United States alone, more than 900,000 people died of heart disease in 2023, which is the equivalent of one in every three deaths. A growing body of cardiologists and public health experts agree that millions could be saved if the medical system shifted how we treat heart disease by focusing on detecting and manag- ing atherosclerosis, or the build up of plaque that narrows arter- ies over time, before overt signs or symptoms appear. “Unfortunately, most of our systems have been set up to con- sider that the moment that you look for coronary artery disease is the moment when someone tells you they have symptoms or the moment they have a heart attack,” said Rasha Al-Lamee, who led a research team of more than two dozen experts from around the world that looked into changing how heart disease is identified and treated. “This is a disease that starts much earlier. There’s a continuum. If we intercept much earlier, we can pre- vent people from ever having those events.” WHAT ARE THE MAIN CAUSES OF HEART DISEASE? Coronary artery disease is most commonly caused by the buildup of fatty substances, also known as plaque, in the arter- ies. Risk factors include high blood pressure, high cholesterol, an unhealthy diet, lack of exercise, obesity and diabetes, and smoking. One study found more than 99 percent of people who experi- ence heart attacks, heart failure and strokes had at least one of four main risk factors for cardiovascular disease. These patients had “suboptimal” blood pressure, cholesterol or glucose levels, or they were current or former smokers, according to research published last month in the peer-reviewed Journal of the Ameri- can College of Cardiology. “People may have risk factors for the disease, but we can treat those risk factors,” said Al-Lamee, a professor of cardiol- ogy at the National Heart and Lung Institute at Imperial College London. WHAT DOES TREATMENT LOOK LIKE? While several treatment guidelines - published by the Ameri- can Heart Association and American College of Cardiology - focus on prevention, many cardiologists say more needs to be done to identify and provide care earlier to people with risk of developing heart disease. Heart experts widely agree that shifting focus to preventing plaque buildup is critical. Researchers estimate that if risk fac- tors that cause plaque to accumulate are eliminated by 2050, the rate of death from heart disease could decrease by more than 80 percent, potentially saving 8.7 million lives worldwide annually, according to an article published in the Lancet, a peer-reviewed journal, earlier this year. Current guidelines recommend aggressive treatment if a per- son’s chances of having a coronary event, such as a heart attack, in the next decade is high enough, said Patricia Best, an inter- ventional cardiologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. “Most of us want to live more than 10 years,” Best said. “We need to be starting to look at younger ages and looking more at a lifelong risk rather than shorter risks of 10 to 20 years.” Because many of the cardiovascular risk assessment tools are designed for people with symptoms, catching atherosclerosis early would require new screening strategies and changes to risk definitions, researchers wrote in the Lancet article. They also called for greater investment in research and the development of novel treatments that would prevent disease onset or progres- sion. “We need to think about what to do for the 25-year-old with obesity and a cholesterol level that’s substantially higher than optimal,” said Nissen, who was not involved in the Lancet paper. “We need to think about their lifetime risk rather than their 10- year risk. What are the chances that at 55 or 60 years old they are going to have a heart attack or sudden cardiac death?” By Allyson Chiu News India Times (October 11, 2025 - October 17, 2025) October 17, 2025 3 - Continued On Page 4 83rd Edition Of Know India Programm (KIP) K now India Programme (KIP) is the flagship programme of Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India which seeks to reconnect PIOs in the age- group of 21-35 years to their ethnic roots besides showcasing the rich cul- tural heritage of India and its recent spectacular developmental efforts. Ministry of External Affairs endeavors to present various facets of contem- porary Indian, Art, Heritage, Culture, Economy, Innovations, Start-ups, Sci- ence & Technology, etc., to the youth members of the Indian Diaspora and strives to motivate and inspire them to contribute and participate in the transformative initiatives of the Gov- ernment of India as part of its march towards Viksit Bharat. Since its inception in 2003-04, the Ministry has successfully organized 82 editions of the KIP with participa- tion of 2959 youth PIO members. The Ministry of External Affairs is organizing the 83rd edition of the Know India Programme (KIP) from 10 to 28 November 2025 and invites applications from Indian Diaspora Youth Members (excluding non- resident Indians) in the age group of 21-35 years. Interested individuals may submit scanned copy of duly filled Applica- tion Form and required documents to the Consulate General of India, Chicago by email on pic.chicago@ mea.gov.in by 19 October 2025. Indian Ministry of External Affairs PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT PHOTO:X.com/IndiainNewYork Announcement of the 83rd Know India Programme.