Untimely heart attacks: Doctors, public health experts say 'preventable, go for routine check-ups'
Untimely heart attacks: Doctors, public health experts say 'preventable, go for routine check-ups'
NEW DELHI: (Apr 13) Reports of people getting heart attacks while dancing, driving or taking a walk, have increased in recent months raising concerns over the condition's unpredictability. Doctors and public health experts, however, say it is preventable, urging individuals to go for routine health check-ups.
Dr Ajay Kaul, chairman of Cardiac Sciences, Fortis Hospital, Noida, told PTI, "A sudden heart attack is usually a sign of underlying heart disease, such as coronary arteries disease or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which can be detected through routine health check-ups."
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is an inherited heart condition.
