India, Oct. 4 -- According to the data shared by the World Health Organisation (WHO), cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death globally, taking an estimated 17.9 million lives each year. An estimated 19.8 million people died from CVDs in 2022, which is approximately 32 percent of all global deaths.

In an Instagram post shared on October 1, Dr Sanjay Bhojraj, MD, cardiologist and functional medicine doctor, shed light on how, despite the alarming rate at which heart diseases claim lives, often the warning signs go unnoticed until it's too late.

Sharing the post, Dr Bhojraj wrote, "After 20 years in cardiology, I can tell you this: Most people don't realise their heart is already in danger until it's too late."

He al...