Heart disease isn’t just a problem people have when they get older. It’s becoming more common among the young, like some celebrities most recently. Their untimely death once again brought into focus the increasing incidence of heart attacks among the young, and the fact that a young person gets a heart attack too.

Doctors say heart attacks among youngsters are on the rise in the last few years. Speaking to Dr. Chaitanya Challa, explains the causes of heart attack in youngsters and how to prevent it.

There is a higher risk of heart attack in older people, often caused by unhealthy lifestyles (smoking, obesity, and high blood pressure). Heart attacks are now becoming more common in young adults. Often, young heart attack victims are smokers, obese, and have chronic conditions like high blood pressure or diabetes. Thus, it’s quite evident that an unhealthy lifestyle may be putting a lot of stress on the heart, predisposing young adults to a heart attack.

Symptoms of a heart attack:

Chest pain that may feel like pressure, tightness, pain, squeezing or aching.
Pain or discomfort that spreads to the shoulder, arm, back, neck, jaw, teeth or sometimes the upper belly.
Cold sweat.
Fatigue.
Heartburn or indigestion.
Lightheadedness or sudden dizziness.
Nausea.
Shortness of breath.

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