Are young people safe from heart attack? 5 myths we believe to be true
Heart attack is the most complex yet prominent problem of the healthcare system running parallel to the world that now affects nearly 300 million people, thus undermining the health of our planet. Elders’ heart is weakened by age. Therefore, heart failure prevails mostly in older population,” said Dr. Suvanan Roy, Director Cardiology, Fortis Hospital Anandpur (Kolkata).
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Heart failure and heart attack are same cardiac conditions.
Heart attacks and heart failures are cardiovascular diseases but they are classified as different diseases which are prevalent. On the first hand, heart attack describes the phenomenon of blood blockage to or from the heart, and on the other, heart failure is a medical condition in which the heart fails to pump blood well.
There are no warning signs for heart failure.
Ignorance is one of many signs of heart failure that people knowingly don’t take note of. They vary from: feeling dizzy all the time, irregular pulse, and fainting for some time to bloating, getting confused and etc. People usually think they mean “weakness” or “old age” and many of the affected simply give up.
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Younger people are safe from experiencing heart failure.
However, heart failure is supposed to be the prerogative of the elderly, but when the teen or young adults develop the same condition, it is a worry to the doctors and the family of the patient. Bearing in mind that the 30s and 40s working population is in a sedentary lifestyle they are getting more vulnerable to such problems.
Heart Failure is considered to be ‘end of the road’ and it cannot be managed
If a heart is said to have failed, it doesn’t meant that the heart has stopped its work. Hence, it’s not an illness that can be cured but is treatable, and its symptoms can be controlled.
All chest pain is considered as a sign of heart failure
Chest pain is the symptom that directly follows from a heart failure. Despite the chest discomfort being caused from different end sources, it is advisable to undergo appropriate diagnosis which will be directed to specific dilemma.
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