Chandigarh, Sept. 29 -- On this World Heart Day, the faculty of the Advanced Cardiac Centre (ACC) at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) urges every diabetic and hypertensive patient and even those who feel entirely well, to undergo a cardiovascular evaluation.

A timely ECG, echocardiogram or risk assessment can detect what symptoms cannot. Prevention remains the most powerful treatment in cardiology.

World Heart Day, observed every year on September 29, is a global initiative to raise awareness of cardiovascular disease (heart attack, stroke, heart failure and other disorders of the heart and blood vessels), which remains the world's leading cause of death. The 2026 theme, "Don't Miss a Beat", highlig...