Cardiovascular diseases are not something that has recently been diagnosed or discovered but have been wreaking havoc for a long time. However, earlier it was targeting the older population and those with pre-existing heart conditions, but now heart diseases have found a way to affect the younger population too. This has raised alarms and concerns and made people question the reason behind it. Doctors and medical professionals have somehow decoded a few factors that could be leading to it.
What leads to heart attacks in youngsters?
Heart attack, cardiac arrest, and other cardiovascular diseases are major health concerns around the world for Young people. They lead a sedentary lifestyle. Not proper sleep and eating time, obesity, unbalanced professional and personal life, stress, tobacco consumption, etc. are the leading cause of heart attack. Many young people do not follow any normal physical activity. Some go to the gym to make their body but they do not get any prior heart check-ups before starting gymming which gives unnecessary pressure on the heart. Some even take supplements that are not good and cause damage to the heart, leading to arrhythmia.” they slowly begin to develop negligible blockages because of increased cholesterol or other genetic factors. These mental and physical exertions affect the heart leading to form clots and even heart attacks.
Precautions
There is no doubt that a healthy lifestyle can reduce cardiovascular diseases and also lower the risk of developing other chronic illnesses like diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, and hyperglycemia. Routine exercise, a proper diet, changing a sedentary lifestyle, curbing excess sugar consumption, monitoring lipids, controlling fat consumption, and stopping smoking and drinking, sure play a vital role in keeping illnesses at bay.
However, considering the growing numbers of young cardiac patients, we will say that prevention is better than cure. And for that most important thing is to perform a cardiac check-up. In case a person has a strong family history of cardiac problems, then one should visit a cardiologist and perform some tests if need be.” tests to diagnose heart disease can include
Blood tests
Chest x-rays
Electrocardiogram (ECG OR EKG).
Holter monitoring.
Echocardiogram.
Exercise tests or stress tests.
Cardiac catheterization.
Heart (cardiac) CT scan.
Heart (cardiac) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan.
If you are more than the age of 25, start caring for your heart. A routine heart checkup at ECG Test Centre in Delhi will keep you updated about your heart. Most basic health checkup packages at Srivastava MRI and Imaging Centre, including all the necessary blood and cardiac tests for identifying chronic and lifestyle diseases.