4 Major Reasons Behind The Rise In The Number Of Cardiac Arrests Especially Among Young People, Just Like Singer KK

The tragic death of singer Kk has prompted concerns about the rising number of cardiac arrest cases. Let's have a look at the risk factor. Singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK, passed away suddenly at the age of 53 after a live concert in Kolkata on Tuesday evening. He is said to have felt a sense of uneasiness after the livewire performance, following which he was rushed to a hospital. KK, loved for his mellifluous succumbed to a cardiac arrest, a condition that is becoming rampant across age groups.

With an increase in cardiac arrests among young and middle-aged individuals in recent years, the assumption that it may only happen to senior citizens has entirely shifted. You may recall Raj Kaushal, Siddharth Shukla, and Aarti Agarwal, who died recently as a result of cardiac arrest and other complications.

KK performed at a Gurudas College concert in South Kolkata’s Nazrul Mancha on Tuesday. Afterwards, he felt uneasy and collapsed, hitting his head on a sofa and bleeding. He was immediately taken to the Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI), where he was declared dead, as per reports which mentioned cardiac arrest as the cause.

# A sedentary lifestyle is to be blamed

With modernization, we have adopted more of a Western lifestyle and are becoming physically sedentary. We are not doing manual work and are not doing physical labour like our ancestors who stayed physically active. We are living a sedentary lifestyle and we are relying more on gadgets and machines to get our work done, so physical work has taken a backseat. And this increases the chances of heart disease.

# A poor diet is also a cause

We’ve adopted a Western diet that’s high in fats and calories, and we’ve abandoned our traditional Indian diet of dal, chawal, roti, and sabzi, which is simple and full of nutrients like fibre, minerals, and vitamins, as well as being low in calories and high in plant-based protein. As a result of the change in diet and the move to a sedentary lifestyle, we are becoming increasingly vulnerable to cardiac arrest.

# Other ailments

Not only that, but our population is increasingly indulging in drugs like smoking, alcohol, and cigarettes, which puts them at risk of cardiac arrest. Because of all of these variables, risk factors such as diabetes, obesity, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure are on the rise, and most individuals are unaware of this and are not getting this checked on a regular basis. And when these things go unchecked, they can lead to cardiac arrest.

# Stress

Workplace stress is on the rise. We are more concentrated on our work; we do not take breaks, sleep, or engage in mind-body exercises. As a result, stress, lack of sleep, and anxiety might have a negative impact on Indian patients’ hearts.

So all of these factors, whether they are nutritional, exercise-related, or medication-related, are contributing to cardiac arrest, not to mention pollution, which is also leading to an increase in the number of cardiac arrest in Indian patients.