What Are The Reasons Behind Sudden Heart Attack In Youth? Learn From Experts...

In the recent past, the cases of heart attack among the youth seem to be increasing somewhat. Recently, many young artists have also lost their lives due to heart attacks. In Sonali Phogat, earlier TV actor Deepesh Bhan, and famous singer KK also died due to a heart attack. Even before this many stars died due to heart attacks, but the death of Bigg Boss fame Siddharth Shukla shocked everyone. After which the question in front of everyone was that what are the reasons behind the heart attack at such a young age?

To understand this, we spoke to Dr. Vinayak Agarwal, Director of Non-Invasive Cardiology at Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram. So let's find out what they have to say about it.

Dr. Aggarwal said, in India, 25% of people below 40 years of age and 50% of people below 50 years are at risk of heart attack, which is, in fact, a CVD epidemic and a major health challenge in modern times. Already happened.

According to a study published in 2016 in the journal Circulation, cardiovascular disease (CV) remains the leading cause of death in India. Ischemic heart disease and stroke account for 80% of all deaths due to CV diseases. The prevalence of these diseases has been observed in Punjab, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala. In India, CVDs have started increasing at an early age and due to this, the chances of death are also increasing. Moreover, the disease burden has increased substantially in rural/poor states also.

What are the reasons behind this?

- excessive use of tobacco

- Less use of fruits and vegetables in the diet

CVDs are on the rise due to factors such as underneeded cardiac medical care.

Similarly, a non-exercise lifestyle,

- diabetes

- high blood pressure

- more cholesterol

- smoking,

- irregular sleep,

- more stressful environment

- Family history of coronary artery diseases

More severe heart attacks in youth

All these risk factors are high in India's youth population. Avoiding high-carbohydrate and high-fat meals and reusing or reheating leftover oil increases the amount of trans fats present in it, which causes health damage and increases the risk of CVD. On the other hand, the combination of genetic factors (genes) with environmental exposures (such as tobacco use) also increases the risk. The Risk Activity Trial (2014) identified smoking as a leading cause of death within one year in heart attack patients.

More severe heart attacks (ST-Elevation) are seen in youth, which are higher in men, smokers, people with a family history/CAD, low educational qualifications, and those living alone.

Heart disease is increasing the death toll

According to the Global Burden of Disease Study, there has been a 34% increase in deaths due to cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in India in the last 25 years. A PURE study of 33,583 people aged 35-70 years in India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan revealed that CVD is the leading cause of death (35.5%) in South Asia. More cases of CVD and deaths have been observed in rural areas and in men. As far as countries are concerned, Bangladesh has recorded the highest number of CVD cases, while Pakistan has the highest mortality rate. Major causes of CVD include high blood pressure, high non-HDL cholesterol, diabetes, abdominal fat and indoor air pollution, malnutrition, and tobacco use.