Signs of undetected heart ailments even in youth
1. Feeling dizzy or light headed
2. Feeling extremely hypertensive
3. Chest discomfort
4. Undue breathlessness
5. Suddenly collapsing without any hints
Reasons
1. Rigorously exercising wrongly without knowing underlying cardiac condition
2. Taking wrong doses of medicines at wrong time
3. Anomalies of heart circulation
4. Electric irregularities of heart
5. Blood pressure irregularities
6. Family history of suddenly falling down
7. Taking drugs that enhance body performance
8. Overstressed
9. High cholesterol
10. Unhealthy lifestyle
11. Poor eating habits
12. Undetected and untreated internal diseases
13. Family history of heart ailments
What to do?
1. Get yourself evaluated by a doctor before any exercise regimen
2. Control your blood pressure and then exercise
3. Get ECG done in case of persistent discomfort
4. Activate your body movement on a regular basis
5. Be extra careful with your lifestyle and eating habits
6. Know your medical history thoroughly
7. Get regular health checkups done and know what is going inside your body.
8. Follow advice given by experts, instead of self cure.
9. Common periodic screening tests are:-
a) ECG
b) 2D echocardiogram
c) Stress test
d) CT scan for coronary calcium.
10. Cardiac screening tests are advisable once in 2 years after age of 40, or after age of 30 in high risk category.