‘COVID-19 pandemic has led to a rise in cardiac ailments’

Even though heart and cardiovascular diseases among the youngsters were not uncommon, cardiologists have reason to believe that the COVID-19 pandemic had sparked a substantial rise in heart problems,

Even though heart and cardiovascular diseases among the youngsters were not uncommon, cardiologists have reason to believe that the COVID-19 pandemic had sparked a substantial rise in heart problems, particularly among people below 45 years of age.

Due to the lockdown and Work From Home (WFH) environment, people have adopted a sedentary lifestyle. Also, people tend to consume an increased amount of fat and carbohydrate-rich food while a few others had significantly increased smoking and use of recreational drugs during the period.

This, coupled of loss of jobs and income for many, had led to domestic quarrels and distress, putting a large number of people in a highly stressed mental condition, leading to a post-pandemic episode of obesity, high blood pressure and sugars, causing a higher number of heart attacks, C.B. Keshavamurthy, Consultant Interventional Cardiology, Columbia Asia Hospitals, Mysuru, has said.