New data reveals young people also at risk of heart diseases According to the World Health Organisation, cardiovascular diseases are the number one causes of death globally. But these heart ailments are not just a concern for the older people but younger patients as well. Sadly due to increased stress levels and a shaky work -balance, India’s younger generation too is being hit by cardiac diseases.
The base of young cardiac patients is widening at an alarming rate all over the world.
Recent data from Agasta, an innovator in the healthcare sector, also confirms this global phenomenon. Their findings suggest that more and more young people, between the age group of 24 to 27 years, are being diagnosed with heart problems and that majority of this population are men. It also mentions that the population below 60 years of age has a higher heart rate indicating the increased level of stress in youngsters.
These findings have been confirmed by another study conducted on over 18,000 participants in 35 Indian cities by the Indian Heart Study. “Cardiovascular deaths (CVDs) have emerged as a major public health problem in India, affecting people across all walks of life. Our data indicates that stress among the younger population is emerging as a major cause for heart problems and thus there is a need for immediate lifestyle changes. On World Heart Day, there is a need to raise awareness on the fact that CVDs can affect people of any age group and technology such as those that help monitor vital statistics can enable timely diagnosis and prevention,” says Neha Rastogi, Co-Founder and COO-Agatsa in a press release.
Adding further on Rastogi’s opinion, Dr. K K Aggarwal, President, Heart Care Foundation of India and Confederation of Medical Associations of Asia and Oceania (who was also a part of the study) said that stress could be the result of lowered heart rate variability. This is the sign of a poorly-functioning heart with sympathetic predominance. “People in the age group of 30 to 50 are increasingly susceptible to
