Heart diseases catch us young - Bangalore, India

"The increasing rate of heart disease among today's youth has emerged as a serious concern now. About 5 per cent of the patients who undergo angioplasty and other heart surgeries in the city are said to be in the age group of 30-35 years. Recently, a 30-year-old employee with a private news channel died after a massive cardiac arrest at his workplace. There have been many such instances before too. 'Modernisation' and changing lifestyles contribute to the spurt in heart diseases among the youth. The average age when a person may suffer a heart attack has dropped from 40 years to 30 years. The rate of coronary heart disease in young men here is almost twice as high as their western counterparts," says Dr Devananda N S, noted cardiovascular surgeon. 'Lack of physical activities, food habits, high-level of stress, increase in smoking and alcohol consumption are the major factors that instigate heart problems,' he adds" - MiD-Day Infomedia