Heart diseases are being spread like an epidemic in Pakistan mainly on account of high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, cigarette smoking, stress and high cholesterol. This was stated by renowned cardiologist, Dr Naeem Tareen, while addressing the members of the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) here on Saturday.
Tareen maintained that the symptoms of heart problems are chest pain, pressure in the chest, pain in the back and a times no symptoms at all particularly. He said that people could avoid heart diseases by taking proper diet and adopting healthy lifestyle. President LHCBA Fakhrunnisa Khokhar also spoke on the occasion.