Mystery behind the rise in heart attacks

Heart attack, cardiac arrest and other cardiovascular diseases have remained a major health concern around the world, but it is only recently that a rising number cardiovascular problems among the younger population are being diagnosed and reported. While doctors and medical professionals are yet to find conclusive answers to such occurrences, they have somehow decoded a few factors that could be leading to it.

What leads to heart attacks in youngsters?

Cardiovascular diseases have existed from time immemorial. It is not something that has recently been diagnosed or discovered, but has been wreaking havoc for a long time. However, deviating from its routine pattern of targeting the older population and those with pre-existing heart conditions, heart diseases have found a way to affect the younger population too. This has raised alarms and concerns and made people question the science behind it.

Although there is no definitive age to experience a heart attack, the kind of lifestyle choices you make, your diet plans, your workout routines and how you manage your stress levels can influence your probabilities.

Key reasons, as per doctors

Younger generation these days do not get any prior heart check-ups. Gym treadmill, cross training, weight lifting, etc. increases the thickness of the heart. There are many people who opt for supplements to gain faster results which are not good and cause damage to the heart, leading to arrhythmia.

Unknowingly people in their twenties, slowly begin to develop negligible blockages because of increased cholesterol or other genetic factors. However, when the person faces an acutely stressful event, undergoes a significant physical exertion without preparation or severe biological stressors such as an infection, the exertion on the heart causes clots to form near the already present blockages, leading to clots and even a heart attack.

Cardiovascular diseases have often been linked to stress and anxiety. Young people have a lot of stress - stress of performance, stress associated with urbanization, lifestyle, which often lead to smoking, drinking, unhealthy eating habits and patterns. This in turn causes stress on the heart, leading to either heart attack, cardiac arrest or arrhythmia."

Preventive measures that can reduce the number of heart failures with these simple steps:-

The most important thing is to perform a cardiac check-up. In case a person has a strong family history of cardiac ailments, then one should visit a cardiologist or a cardiac electro physiologist if need be.

Changing one's sedentary lifestyle, curbing excess sugar consumption, monitoring lipids, controlling fat consumption, and stopping smoking and drinking, which increase the chances of cardiovascular disease.

Across the board, there have been recorded increases in the prevalence of diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, and hyperglycemia.

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