Mumbai- For a long time, heart attacks and cardiac ailments were believed to affect only ‘seniors’ but in recent times, young people, especially those below the age of 40, are reporting more heart disorders than ever before. The festive season has brought to light shocking instances of young men and women roughly even in their 20s and 30s—suffering from heart attacks in the middle of the celebrations. While playing cricket, celebrating Garba dance, dancing at weddings or family functions and many other occasions many young people suddenly collapse with a heart attack! According to medical research, the incidence of heart attacks spikes during the winter months, particularly around Christmas and New Year. On Holidays routines are disrupted; we may tend to eat and drink more and exercise and relax less. We also may not be listening to our bodies or paying attention to warning signs, thinking it can wait until after the new year. All of these can be contributors to increasing the risk for heart attack at this time of the year,
Giving more information on this Dr. Hemant Khemani, Senior Cardiologist from Apex Group of Hospitals in Borivali says, “While the holidays can be the most wonderful time of the year, they can also be one of the most stressful—especially for the heart. In festivals many people munch fatty & oily (fast food), sweets and higher quantities of alcohol, which can do more damage to your body, especially causing heart problems, also busy holidays can cause you to skip medications, forgetting them when away from home or not carrying them. Excess consumption of salt and alcohol can lead your heart to beat irregularly and cause palpitations, which if ignored can lead to serious heart issues, including heart failure and stroke.”
Dr. Hemant Khemani, Senior Cardiologist from Apex Group of Hospitals further added, Many Festivals celebrated with loud music especially New Year celebration in banquets, party hall, clubs & hotels but When a person who is already facing heart issues and exposed to loud music, his or her heartbeat increases rapidly, just as it goes up while jogging or doing physical exercises. An irregular heartbeat is called atrial fibrillation (AFib) and due to this, there are dangers like heart attack, brain stroke and blood clots. Scientists believe that any activity that increases blood pressure can trigger fibrillation and the same happens with loud noises. The longer you are in atrial fibrillation, the more chance there is to form a stroke, or to develop heart weakness or heart failure from having such a rapid heartbeat.
