Renowned cardiologist and director of Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research C.N. Manjunath on Wednesday said there has been an upsurge in the number youth and the middle-aged suffering from cardiac diseases and developing heart attacks, and disclosed that Sri Jayadeva Institute has alone treated over 5,500 youth for cardiac ailments in the last six years.
The statistics are staggering since 35% of heart attacks and cardiac arrests are happening in those aged below 45. The youth and the middle-aged were succumbing to heart diseases, Dr. Manjunath said.
“A 23-year-old man, the son of the institute’s security person, suffered a heart attack. This indicates the seriousness and the precautions the youth need to take,” he cautioned.
