title: Vascular Disease in Young Indians (20-40 years): Role of Hypertension.
abstract: Hypertension (HTN) being one of the important risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a significant health concern, especially in India. With age, prevalence of HTN, especially systolic HTN increases. Special attention needs to be directed to HTN in young ages (20-40 years) due to lower awareness, need for early treatment and better control of HTN. HTN in the age group of 20-40 years needs critical reappraisal. Given the high prevalence of HTN in the general population in India, in this review we attempt to provide current evidence and expert opinion on epidemiology, aetiopathogenesis and treatment of HTN in young (20-40 years) Indians.
authors.affiliation: Director, Centre for Cardiac Sciences, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital , Mumbai, Maharashtra, India .
authors.forename: Jamshed
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dalal
authors.affiliation: Head, Department of Cardiology, Delhi Heart and Lung Institute , New Delhi, India .
authors.forename: Kamal Kumar
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Sethi
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Cardiology, KEM hospital , Mumbai, Maharashtra, India .
authors.forename: Prafulla Gopinath
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Kerkar
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Cardiology, Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences , Kolkata, West Bengal, India .
authors.forename: Saumitra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ray
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Cardiology, Calcutta Medical College , Kolkata, West Bengal, India .
authors.forename: Santanu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guha
authors.affiliation: Director, Cardiac Cath Lab, Ruby Hall Clinic , Pune, Maharashtra, India .
authors.forename: Murugesh Shantaveeraya
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Hiremath
keywords: Management; Risk factors; Young hypertensives