Corona infection, vaccine has nothing to do with heart attack, know what experts say
There are many reasons responsible for sudden death in youth. In some cases, cardiac arrest and heart attack are two separate issues. Let us know what the experts have to say.
Corona infection and the coronavirus vaccine have nothing to do with a heart attack or cardiac arrest. Many reasons are responsible for sudden death in youth. Heart attack was found to be the cause of sudden death only in a few cases. Therefore people do not need to panic. Its true reasons should be known and people need to be made aware. This information was given by well-known cardiologists in the city on Saturday. In a press conference organized by the Health and Family Welfare Department and UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre, these doctors talked about heart-related diseases, cases related to heart diseases in youth, precautions, and care, and many misconceptions in this regard. Informed.
Dr. Chirag Joshi, Director of UN Mehta Hospital, said that there can be many reasons for sudden death in any person. Not every sudden death is cardiac death. Heart attack is the cause of sudden death only in a few cases. He said that before the coronavirus period in UN Mehta Hospital, the average number of heart attack patients was 8 to 11 percent per year, which has been seen to be around 12 percent in the post-Corona data till the year 2023. In this way, after the Corona period, there has been an average increase in cardiac hospitals in the state. According to experts, cardiac arrest and heart attack are two different issues which need to be understood.
Cardiologist Dr. Bhavesh Roy said that the rate of heart attack has increased among the youth today. In such a situation, the youth do not need to be afraid of heart attacks but need to be cautious. The biggest change is taking place in lifestyle today. Due to this, more cases of heart attack are being seen.
Today 40 percent of people are not physically active and 20 percent are somewhat active. Along with this, cases of heart attack are also increasing due to obesity and smoking. Smoking causes blockage in the arteries which also causes attacks. Additional Director of Medical Education, Dr RK Dixit said that at present the number of cases related to infectious diseases and heart diseases is increasing not only in Gujarat but all over the world.
