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New Delhi. Cases of heart attack are usually seen among people suffering from ‘obesity’ and ‘high cholesterol’, but recently such incidents in youth present a different and worrying picture. Many such videos have come to the fore, in which people have become victims of heart attack while doing everyday activities like walking, exercising in the gym and dancing at a wedding. In such a situation, eminent cardiologists believe that ‘unusual exercise’ or ‘excessive exercise’ can cause heart attack in youth.
In the past few years, there has been an increase in the incidence of heart attacks, especially among people in the age group of 25 to 50 years. Recently many celebrities like Kannada superstar Puneeth Rajkumar, singer KK and comedian Raju Srivastava passed away due to heart attack. Following this, some widely held misconceptions about heart attack have come to the fore and they need to be dispelled. “A heart attack occurs due to a sudden blockage of the arteries that supply blood and nutrition to the heart,” says Dr. Nitish Naik, Professor, Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences here.
Smokers at higher risk
Dr. Ajay Kaul, chairman of ‘Cardiac Sciences’ and in-charge of ‘Cardiac Surgery’, Fortis Hospital, Noida, explains, “A layer of fat builds up in the artery. This layer breaks and enters the blood vessel, due to which a blood clot forms in the vessel, and it closes. People who are smokers, have a sedentary lifestyle, are obese, have poor blood pressure, are diabetic or have high cholesterol, Naik says.
irregular exercise can cause heart attack
He said that these are not the only reasons for this. This can also happen due to excessive exercise in the gym. Dr. Vivek Kumar, Principal Director and Head of Cath Lab at Pan Max – Cardiac Sciences, says, “Irregular exercise can lead to a heart attack, so one should not exercise without training.” Senior Consultant and ‘Interventional Cardiologist’ at Ujala Cygnus Brightstar Hospital, Moradabad
Exercising more can be heavy
Dr. Vijaya Kumar says, “Yes, excessive exercise can lead to rupture of the plaque in the coronary vessels, which can lead to a heart attack.” Vineet Bhatia, associate director of the department of cardiology at Max Hospital in Patparganj, New Delhi, said, “If we talk about the figures, then there are 15-18 percent cases in the youth.” But cases of heart attack in youth are not seen only due to excessive exercise.
Other problems increased due to Kovid
Cases of heart attack have also increased due to Kovid. Kaul says, “It is true that Kovid has created a lot of problems. Kovid can cause blood clots. Kovid causes heart and lung problems. In such a situation, the question arises that how can one know whether covid or excessive exercise is the cause of heart problems? Kaul says, “Evaluation. Go to a doctor, and he will tell you whether Covid was confined to your lungs only or not.”
Due to corona vaccine heart attack?
Vaccines have played an important role in the fight against Covid. However, anti-covid vaccines have also caused heart attacks in some cases. In such a situation, how worried should be about such cases? To this Kaul says, “The benefits far outweigh the risks. There are many other problems with vaccination. Yes that is. But the numbers are so small that they can be ignored. Second, it should be kept in mind that Kovid can further increase the problems of the heart.
