HEART DISEASE is responsible for one in three deaths worldwide, grim figures show.

But it's not always easy to spot - 'cankles', sweaty armpits and dizziness could be a vague warning sign.

A new study has warned that cases and deaths of heart disease, also known as cardiovascular disease (CVD), are surging.

The cause? Increasing rates of obesity and diabetes, they said.

The Global Burden of Disease study, published in the journal JACC , said the number of deaths caused by CVD rose sharply from 13.1 million in 1990 to 19.2 million in 2023.

Peripheral arterial disease - when fatty deposits cut off blood supply to the legs, affect 122 million people.

Coronary heart disease - when the heart's blood supply is blocked by a build-up of fatty substances in the coronary arteries - affec

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