The document discusses advances in the prevention and treatment of heart disease in India. It notes that heart disease occurs 10 years earlier in Indians compared to Westerners, and the incidence is three times higher in urban areas. While lifestyle changes, stress, and other risk factors have increased heart disease rates, advances in prevention through lifestyle modification and regular checkups as well as new treatment options like angioplasty, stents and bypass surgery are helping reduce mortality from heart attacks.