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Sudden heart attacks among young
Why are we hearing so much about heart attacks among young people. Is it some undiagnosed heart condition? And what tests can we do to diagnose such cases?
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Good lifestyle with adequate exercise is sufficient. Can do screening for cardiovascular disease like blood pressure, ECG, 2d echo, CT calcium scoring of coronary arteries, lipid profile with lipoprotein A and HBa1c. If any abnormalities are there, can be treated to prevent future disease.
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Dr. Ravindra Amujuru
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Young heart attacks is not a new entity . It is increased recently due to various factors like smoking food habits and stress and unidentifiable risk factors once you cross 40 get health check every year
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