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By Express News ServiceKOCHI: Heart failure, the greatest healthcare challenge of our times require proper registries and national guidelines for a better understanding of health conditions and formulating remedial measures. The Chief Minister stressed on the need for coordinated efforts to ensure people’s participation and spread awareness on symptoms of heart diseases. Studies conducted in Thiruvananthapuram and hospital-based studies from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) suggest that rheumatic heart disease (RHD) and coronary artery disease (CAD) are major causes of heart failure in India. “The prevalence of coronary risk factors namely diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidemia are on the rise. Though there has been an improvement in the treatment of coronary artery disease, the incidence of heart failure is increasing,” said Jayagopal..