Key result
Robust national CVD surveillance systems remain essential to guide public health interventions against India's growing epidemic.
Why the study?
There was an absence of an assembled national system to monitor and control cardiovascular disease risk factors over time to inform policy and suitable interventions in India.
Design
Review paper
Authors
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Supports urgent national CVD surveillance in India; leaves open optimal design pending prospective validation.
Highlights the critical need and provides a framework for a national cardiovascular disease risk factor surveillance system in India.
Shubham Sharma (2021) conducted a review in Cardiovascular Disease. Cardiovascular disease risk factor surveillance was evaluated. Cardiovascular disease has assumed epidemic proportions in India, necessitating robust national surveillance systems for risk factors to guide public health interventions and policies.
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