Check your cheeks to prevent heart attacks

With heart diseases on the rise in India, 12% of the population affected by cardiovascular diseases, the medical fraternity thinks it imperative that people get more familiar about precautions and identifying symptoms before it’s too late.
Now an accurate reading of a person’s heart can be acquired through a new device in Bangalore by analyzing DNA from saliva and cheek cells. The device called Jai Heart was launched by Jai Health, is the first of its kind that offers analysis results through gene detection. It was developed specifically for Indians, South-East Asians and Middle Eastern people, all of whom are said to be genetically prone to heart related problems.
The device can make an estimate when cholesterol checks, blood pressure, blood sugar and ECG fail to detect too, as is the case sometimes. Since more and more Indians are falling victims at an earlier age with 25% patients under 40 years of age, this device promises to make a breakthrough difference in curbing the disease. Lifestyle and health changes can be made after the reports at the earliest to lessen risk factors.

(Based on Timesofindia.indiatimes.com)