Editor’s Page October, 2025

Dear Colleague, As I write this editor’s page, the ugly face of severe air pollution is already posing a great health hazard in the Delhi National Capital Region. This has been occurring every year for the past several years, and people are facing huge health problems. This calls for urgent and sustained action from the government and the civil societies on a regular basis. The first article is an original work from Kochi, India, from Dr. Narayanan and colleagues. and is titled “Comparison of clinical and angiographic profile by chronological age and vascular age in patients presenting with first acute myocardial infarction”. This article discusses the value of vascular age being more closely associated with the severity of coronary artery disease than chronological age. This is the need of the hour in our country, where young myocardial infarctions are common. The second original article, titled “Interplay of cardiometabolic biomarkers and demographics in asymptomatic young adults” from Dr. Ishtiyaq Masood and colleagues. again is a good contribution and demonstrates the value of obtaining lipid profile and glycosylated hemoglobin in asymptomatic young adults as markers of metabolic dysregulation. The first narrative review article titled “Management of hypertension: Making sense of the multiple guidelines” by Dr. Shubham Atal and colleagues. from Bhopal fills a gap in our understanding of drug management in this important arena in the Indian setting. A must-read. The fourth submission is an interesting case report titled “Device closure of pulmonary arteriovenous malformation using vascular plug in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia” and is authored by Dr. Riyaz Charaniya and colleagues. from Gujarat. The fifth is an interesting case vignette titled “Addicted to deaddiction-myocardial infarction in a young patient with nicotine gum abuse” by Dr. Goutam Kintada and colleagues. This case clearly demonstrates how a routine strategy for smoking cessation can sometimes result in adverse cardiovascular events. The final contribution is an editorial comment by Dr. Satyanarayana on the article titled “Clinical profile of Indian patients undergoing percutaneous or surgical coronary revascularization in the modern era,” published in our January 2025 issue. So, dear reader, this last issue of 2025 has great lessons for preventive cardiology. Happy reading.