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In an unexpected development, the hashtag #HeartAttack has been prominently trending on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and other popular social media platforms since the last few hours. The trend gains more significance especially after the sudden deaths due to heart diseases among youngsters aging between 22-45 years since the last couple of years. Several videos of young and middle-aged people suddenly losing their lives have been going viral on social media of late.
There have been several speculations around these sudden heart attacks among youngsters. While many are blaming the side affects of the Covid booster shots, after affects of Covid infection is rumored to be another major cause, with complaints of heart inflammation and even heart attack.
However, health experts are advising everyone to not believe in rumors and get the third vaccine (booster dose) instead. As per a report published by The Indian Heart Association, more Indians tend to suffer from heart ailments at an earlier age than the people from other countries. Excessive weight lifting, rampant usage of unhealthy protein supplements and unhealthy foods and lifestyle are also considered to be the primary causes leading to these heart attacks.
Gone are the days of age-old belief that heart attacks occur only in the age groups above 50 years. But, of late, more than 25 percent of heart attacks are occurring among the Indian men between 22 to 45 years. Doctors are strictly advising against consumption of junk food, alcohol, tobacco and smoking and unhealthy lifestyle including stress due to long hours of desk jobs, lack of physical exercise and sufficient sleep.
Health experts opine that the sudden rise of heart diseases and cardiac deaths post the Covid pandemic may be related to the weakening of the heart muscles and other severe effects due to the sedentary lifestyle among employees on “work from home” mode. Covid patients who are suffering from diseases such as Diabetes, Cholesterol Hypertension are more prone to cardiac ailments or heart attacks and even death compared to those who don’t have any comorbidities.
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