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A surge in daily number of heart patients!

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Cardiologist Dr. Gotabhaya Ranasinghe stated that the number of heart patients reported daily in Sri Lanka has increased.

Addressing a media briefing held in Colombo on 31 March, he further stated that between 175 – 200 cases of heart disease are reported daily.

He also noted the lack of proper dietary practices and unhealthy lifestyle habits as major reasons contributing to this increase.

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