Heart attack.. this is becoming a big problem now. Every day people are having heart attacks and dying from it. Heart diseases have been increasing in the last three years. The report released by the World Health Organization also states that after cancer, the highest number of deaths worldwide are due to heart diseases. Now this disease is making people of any age its victims. It is a matter of concern that in many cases of heart attack, the patient is dying on the spot. Even small children are falling victim to this disease.
Most cases of heart attack are seen in men. Even in the videos that appear on social media, incidents of heart attacks happen to men. Due to this, people have a perception that women suffer less heart attacks, but is it really so? To know this we have talked to experts.
Dr. Vivudh Pratap Singh, in the Department of Interventional Cardiology at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, says that the cases of heart attack are less in women as compared to men, but many researches have shown that after a heart attack, the mortality rate due to this disease in women is higher. Is more. Although the common belief is that heart disease is less common in women, about one third of all deaths among women are due to heart disease.
Older women at risk
Women who suffer from heart disease are generally older. In fact, the death rate due to heart diseases is higher in elderly women. Women with autoimmune diseases and pregnancy-related problems such as diabetes and preeclampsia have a higher risk of heart disease. But the matter of concern is that hardly 1% of women go to the doctor in case of pregnancy related heart disease. This is why the death rate is high.
Heart attack cases increasing among young women
Dr. Ajit Jain in the Cardiology Department at Rajiv Gandhi Hospital says that a research in the medical journal shows that the rate of heart attacks among young women is increasing every year. Between 1995 and 2014, the heart attack rate among women aged 35 to 54 increased from 21% to 31%. Which is increasing every year after this. This rate is slightly lower than that of men. Therefore, it can be said that cases of heart attacks are increasing among women also.
Risk factors for heart attack in women
increase in blood pressure
Autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis
mental stress and depression
wrong eating habits
bad lifestyle
smoking and alcohol consumption
increasing obesity
consumption of junk food
high blood sugar
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