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Heart disease is one of India’s leading causes of death, and it is striking people younger than before because of stress, sedentary work, diabetes, hypertension, smoking, and air pollution. Health insurance covers heart treatment (angioplasty, bypass, valve procedures, hospitalisation, day-care and pre- and post-hospitalisation costs) subject to policy terms. If you buy before any diagnosis, new heart conditions are generally covered after the initial 30-day waiting period, and insurers cannot load your renewal premium because of a claim. If you already have a heart condition or hypertension, it is treated as a pre-existing disease: expect underwriting, possible premium loading, and a waiting period capped by IRDAI at 36 months, which some add-ons can shorten. Layer protection: adequate health cover with no sub-limits on cardiac procedures, a critical illness cover for lump-sum income support, and a term plan for your family.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The 38-year-old in the cardiac ward<\/b><\/h2>\n

Walk into any cardiology ward in a metro hospital and look at the ages on the charts. You’ll see 70s and 60s, as expected. You’ll also see 45, 41, 38.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 38-year-old is usually a surprise to himself. “I go to the gym,” he says. “I don’t even smoke.” He also sleeps five hours, eats lunch at his desk, has a blood pressure reading he’s been “meaning to check”, and lives in a city where the winter AQI regularly crosses 300.<\/span><\/p>\n

Heart disease in India no longer waits for retirement. And while a cardiologist can fix a blocked artery in under an hour, the financial damage (the bill, the weeks off work, the medicines for life, the insurance that suddenly becomes harder to buy) often lasts much longer.<\/span><\/p>\n

This blog is about both hearts: the one in your chest and the one that holds your family’s finances together. We’ll cover the risks, the warning signs, how insurance treats heart disease before and after diagnosis, and how to build a protection plan that doesn’t skip a beat.<\/span><\/p>\n

How big is the heart disease problem in India?<\/b><\/h2>\n