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Why young hearts are under attack

Renu Sud Sinha “There could be several factors behind these cardiac arrests where young persons collapsed during or after intense physical activity,” says Dr Naresh Trehan, noted cardiovascular and cardiothoracic surgeon and chairman, Medanta Heart Institute, Gurugram. “Some heart diseases...
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Renu Sud Sinha

“There could be several factors behind these cardiac arrests where young persons collapsed during or after intense physical activity,” says Dr Naresh Trehan, noted cardiovascular and cardiothoracic surgeon and chairman, Medanta Heart Institute, Gurugram. “Some heart diseases are congenital. If these go undetected, these can have serious consequences as children get older. One such disease is called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The heart muscle gets thick, making it harder for the heart to pump blood. Such persons while doing intense exercise and other such activities can collapse.”

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