World Heart Day 2022 - Heart Awareness

Healthy heart needs proper cardiac care , attention and awareness about heart related symptoms. It is best not to ignore such cardiac condition related symptoms and take medical help, make lifestyle changes and follow medical advice as required.

1. HEART" - Every Beat is Important Heart Arrhythmia - Irregular heart beat. Not usual beating of the heart, it is irregular. It can be too fast or too slow. Cardiac arrhythmia occurs when electrical impulses in the heart do not work properly. The person experiencing such condition needs to consult cardiologist and in emergency situation it is best to take the person to cardiac emergency department. Bradycardia - low heart rate. Worry when feel lightheaded, breathless, dizzy or fainting, chest pain that is lasting for few minutes. We need to consult cardiologist or take the person to cardiac emergency. Tachycardia - faster heart rate due to Atrial fibrillation is cause of worry and we need to consult cardiologist.

2. 14 Tips for Healthy Heart ✓ Manage healthy body weight ✓ Maintain proper cholesterol level ✓Take care of blood pressure ✓ Manage blood sugar level ✓ Do not ignore chest pain ✓ Do not ignore breathing difficulty ✓ Get yearly cardiac test done ✓ Consume healthy diet ✓ Workout regularly , walk ✓ Proper sleep and rest is important ✓ Quit smoking ✓ Limit alcohol consumption ✓ Avoid stress and stay calm ✓ Avoid self medication

3. Good Lifestyle For Healthy Heart Staying calm, stress free, happy and content is good for a healthy heart. Regular workout, anger management, stress management, proper sleep cycles, healthy diet helps to maintain good condition of heart. Love your heart and fall in love with the good habits.

4. PREVENTIVE CARDIAC CARE CAN HELP REDUCE CARDIAC EMERGENCY Certain Cardiac Tests can help understand the condition of heart. ✓ ECG ✓ ECHO ✓ Superspeciality Test APOA 1 & APOB (2 Parameters) The ratio of APOA 1 & APOB indicates the chances of heart attack in the future. ✓ Superspeciality Test hs -CRP This test is used to predict the risk of developing heart disease and allied complications, like strokes and sudden cardiac death. Higher hs -CRP levels indicate higher risks. ✓ Superspeciality Test Lip-a This test is used to determine chances of development of Coronary Artery disease. ✓ Superspeciality Test HomocysteineAn increase level of homocysteine in the blood suggests high risk of heart attacks, strokes, blood clots, and Alzheimer’s disease.

5. Main Causes of Cardiac Diseases Among Young Indians ✔ Stress ✔ Irregular sleep ✔ Obesity ✔ Unhealthy diet ✔ Excess workout ✔ Steroids taken by gym goers ✔ Smoking , vaping ✔ Excess and frequent alcohol consumption Ignoring cardiac problem warning symptoms and confusing it with gastric or muscular pain delays treatment or diagnosis and creates cardiac emergency situation. Chest pain, shortness of breath, excess sweating, cold sweating, fatigue without activity or excess fatigue , feeling light headed or dizzy , fullness around chest can be symptoms of progressing cardiac problem or may need immediate heart care at cardiac emergency department in a heart hospital.

6. Cardiac Care – Better Attention & Awareness ✓ Not ignoring cardiac symptoms ✓ Good lifestyle ✓ Healthy diet ✓ Proper weight management ✓ Stress and anger management ✓ Making working out, walking and fitness a habit In case of chest pain, frequent chest pain that is not decreasing or going away with medicines, gastric medicines or pain killers to alleviate muscular or such pain then the person must not delay to go for heart check and consult with cardiologist immediately. Avoiding heart problem or symptoms of cardiac disorder can lead to emergency cardiac condition or progressing heart problem.

7. INDIAN’S AT HIGHER RISK OF CARDIAC DISEASES I ndian diet contains more carbohydrate, higher oil, saturated fat and trans fat and the tendency to accumulate more weight around waist and abdomen area make Indians more prone to heart diseases. Such body condition and diet combined with lack of physical activities opens up the risk of higher blood sugar level or diabetes, hypertension, obesity , accelerated atherosclerosis - deposit of fat in the blood vessels, narrower coronary arteries leads to cardiac diseases and heart attack. To REVERSE the situation diet which lower of carbohydrate, oil, saturated fat, trans fat needs to be consumed, more physical activity like walking, workout etc , managing stress and achieving a balance between work and relaxation, regulating sleep cycle is important.

8. Reducing Risk of Heart Attacks Among Young Indians Preventive cardiac care not ignoring heart related problems and being aware of heart health wellness can help to avoid cardiac diseases and cardiac emergency condition like heart attack to a great extent. ✓ Not ignoring chest pain, breathing trouble, unexplained fatigue without activity ✓ Avoid self-medication ✓ Consult cardiologist in case of any symptom commonly associated with heart problem ✓ Get cardiac tests and related medical tests done as per advice of heart specialist ✓ People with diabetes , hypertension, obesity needs to be extra careful and follow medical advice ✓ Yearly cardiac check is helpful to know the condition of the heart