Young people can also get a heart attack or ischemic heart disease.
Prevalence of acute heart attack in young is as high as 25-40 %. In India, prevalence of acute ischemic event in patients younger than 40 yeas of age is around 11.7% Smoking , high sugar, high blood pressure and stress could add to the risk.
1) On an average ,heart beats about 120000 times" each day.
2) Unlike other muscles of the body,the heart muscle" is highly resistant to fatigue.
3) An adult heart pumps about 6000 - 8000 liters of blood daily.
1) Heart bypass surgery is very safe and recovery is quick.
2) The risk of death due to elective bypass surgery in a healthy, non smoker man with a well controlled blood sugars with no other health issues is as low as 1%.
3) Most patients with uncomplicated bypass surgery go home within 7 days time.
4) Most patients can perform their basic activities after 7 days of surgery.
5) Most patients can do strenuous activities after 3 months of surgery
There are many factors which cause heart attacks. There are few which we could change to keep heart healthy.
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