In this post-Covid era, cases of young people suffering cardiac arrests during or after a workout in the gym and while playing sports are increasing very rapidly.
The sudden demise of popular television actor Siddhaanth Vir Surryavanshi has sent shockwaves across the entertainment industry.
Siddhaanth Vir Surryavanshi, who was just 46 years old, died from a cardiac arrest while working out in the gym.
A disturbing trend has emerge in recent time, where strenuous physical activity can be link to sudden cardiac arrests and Siddhaanth is the latest celebrity to lose his life in this manner.
Comedian Raju Srivastav, actor Sidharth Shukla, Kannada superstar Puneeth Rajkumar, and singer KK also died from sudden cardiac arrest.
While, Raju Srivastava and Puneeth Rajkumar had also suffer a heart attack while working out in a gym.
In this post-Covid era, cases of young people suffering cardiac arrests during or after a workout in the gym and while playing sports are increasing very rapidly.
Experts recommend that everyone should take care of their heart health by considering all the risk factors and their family history.
According to experts from Fortis Hospital, Delhi, the most common cause of cardiac arrest is a heart attack, where specific blockage of the coronary arteries supplying blood to the heart may get block due to acute clot formation and underlying cholesterol plaque.
According to experts from Fortis Hospital, Delhi :
“It is possible that sometimes cholesterol plaque does not necessarily narrow the artery severely, but rather 20-30-40 percent it can rupture due to extreme stress or unusual exercise. Thus, the rupturing of this plaque will lead to blood formation in the body leading to a heart attack. And this heart attack has a 50 per cent chance of causing cardiac arrest in any person,”.
Experts recommended that people should regularly check their risk factor profile, blood pressure, blood sugar, the HT report added.
Also people should avoid smoking and get rid of a sedentary lifestyle.
Experts also caution that one should exercise in moderation and avoid excess workout.
