▁be ▁a ▁safe ▁and ▁feas ible ▁procedure ▁that ▁may ▁offer ▁some ▁advantages ▁over ▁conventional ▁C AB G ▁though ▁it ▁is ▁more ▁expensive . ▁ ▁Ep ide mi ology ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁C AD ▁was ▁the ▁leading ▁cause ▁of ▁death ▁glob ally ▁resulting ▁in ▁over ▁ 7 ▁million ▁death s . ▁This ▁increased ▁from ▁ 5 . 2 ▁million ▁death s ▁from ▁C AD ▁world wide ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁It ▁may ▁affect ▁individuals ▁at ▁any ▁age ▁but ▁becomes ▁dram atically ▁more ▁common ▁at ▁progress ively ▁older ▁ages , ▁with ▁approximately ▁a ▁tri pling ▁with ▁each ▁de cade ▁of ▁life . ▁M ales ▁are ▁affected ▁more ▁often ▁than ▁females . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁estimated ▁that ▁ 6 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁card i ov asc ular ▁disease ▁bur den ▁will ▁occur ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁Asian ▁sub cont inent ▁despite ▁only ▁account ing ▁for ▁ 2 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁population . ▁This ▁may ▁be ▁secondary ▁to ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁gen etic ▁pre dis position ▁and ▁environmental ▁factors . ▁Organ izations ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Indian ▁Heart ▁Association ▁are ▁working ▁with ▁the ▁World ▁Heart ▁Federation ▁to ▁raise ▁aw aren ess ▁about ▁this ▁issue . ▁ ▁Cor on ary ▁ar tery ▁disease ▁is ▁the ▁leading ▁cause ▁of ▁death ▁for ▁both ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁and ▁accounts ▁for ▁approximately ▁ 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁death s ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁every ▁year . ▁According ▁to ▁present ▁tr ends ▁in ▁the ▁United