Experts stress urgent need to improve cardiac rehabilitation completion rates in India

Medical experts highlighted the critical need to expand cardiac rehabilitation programs in India, citing heart disease as the leading cause of death accounting for 28.6 million deaths.

According to Global Burden of Disease data, approximately 62% of cardiovascular deaths in India occur prematurely among individuals aged between 40 and 69 years.

Barriers to completing rehab programs include work commitments, family responsibilities, financial constraints, and medical complications, which can be mitigated through flexible policies.