Forty-seven-year-old Bollywood actor, Shreyas Talpade was rushed to the hospital in Mumbai on Thursday after experiencing a heart attack. The incident occurred after he reached back home after the day’s shoot of his upcoming project ‘Welcome To The Jungle’ and complained of uneasiness and subsequently collapsed. The actor underwent angioplasty soon after and is now reported to be stable.
Earlier this year, actor Sushmita Sen, 47, also suffered from cardiac arrest and needed an angioplasty which raises a few questions. One of the big questions is why people under 50 are being more prone to such sudden heart attacks.
Heart Attack Or Cardiac Arrest: What Is It?
Cardiac Arrest is a situation where the functioning of the heart comes to a halt suddenly and stops beating. It stops the blood flow to the brain and other vital organs. This sudden stop in the blood flow can lead to a person being unconscious, and if not treated immediately can take the form of disability and in the worst cases, death.
The terms cardiac arrest and heart attack are often used interchangeably, but they don’t necessarily mean the same. Heart attack is a circulation problem where the blood flow to the heart is blocked, while cardiac arrest refers to the situation where the heart malfunctions and suddenly stops beating.
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Why Are Young People Becoming More Susceptible To Sudden Cardiac Arrests?
The issue of heart attacks and cardiac arrests has been around since forever, but lately, we have started noticing a new trend in numbers. According to Dr. Sandeep Gore, Department of Emergency Medicine, Fortis Hospital, Mulund, heart attack admissions have gone up fivefold in the last ten years, where the number of patients from the 40-50 age group saw a hike of 33%. According to Dr Chandrashekhar, Associate Director-Cardiology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, this significant increase in numbers can be a result of stress, unhealthy lifestyles, electrolyte imbalances, and substance abuse. He further added that genetics and undetected heart diseases also play a crucial role in this.
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Preventive Measures
A Sudden Cardiac Arrest can happen to anyone, hence, what we can do is take some preventive measures to avoid any situation like that.
- Regular Exercise: In order to keep your body healthy, it is important to engage in some physical activity for at least 30 minutes a day.
- Healthy Diet: The body can only function at its best if it is getting all the nutrients and calories as per the need. Hence, it is important to consume a healthy and balanced diet to provide the body with all the nutrition it needs.
- Say No To Smoking And Drinking: Alcohol and nicotine consumption does more harm to the body than good. It can lead to several health issues and exacerbate the ones that are already there.
- Manage Stress; Stress plays a significant role in weakening one’s immune system and that is just one thing out of the long list of problems. So, it is advised to manage the stress levels to avoid any such health conditions.
- Regular Evaluation: If your family has a history of high blood pressure, heart disease, cholesterol, etc., the best way to go about this is to have regular evaluations and take measures no matter the reports are perfectly fine or not.