Corona may increase risk of heart disease, heart problems in 6 people per hour in the state

  • | Tuesday | 29th September, 2020

Today is known all over the world as World Heart Day. This year has seen more heart problems. The Corona virus, which started in March, has caused a lot of damage to our body. The incidence of heart, lung and other diseases has increased, especially in people infected with coronary heart disease. 

Today is known all over the world as World Heart Day. This year has seen more heart problems. The Corona virus, which started in March, has caused a lot of damage to our body. The incidence of heart, lung and other diseases has increased, especially in people infected with coronary heart disease. 

Doctors believe that a corona patient may also have an increased risk of heart disease or heart attack. It is estimated that approximately three people suffer a heart attack every hour in Gujarat. At that time, Gujarat was also among the states with the highest number of heart disease cases in the country. According to the statistics of Emergency Service 108, approximately 6 people are experiencing heart related problems every hour in Gujarat.

Although there was no heart disease in the family, the man also saw cases of cardiac arrest. Coronary heart disease is also on the rise in the state. Doctors also believe that coronavirus infections are causing more heart problems. Although there was no heart disease in the family, there have been cases of cardiac arrest. In this regard, Ahmedabad-based cardiovascular says that the number of people infected with the virus with heart disease or heart problems has also increased. In some cases the patient has come up against cardiovascular complaints after recovering from corona. Corona virus can cause not only lung but also heart disease.

More than 15% increase in heart disease cases by 2020

Generally, if a person infected with coronavirus has a serious effect of the virus, he or she may have a heart disease problem. If a person is young, but suffers from high blood pressure or diabetes, he should be more careful not to get heart disease after recovering from corona. When a person is infected with a corona, there are some changes in the oxygen level in the body and this increases the chances of weakening the heart and lungs. A recent study found that Corona now has a 15 percent increase in heart disease cases compared to earlier times.

6 people per hour heart problem in Gujarat

At present, many changes have been seen in the lifestyle of the people. The problem of heart disease is on the rise in the state due to lack of exercise among the people and problems including fast food. According to figures released by the Emergency Service 108, from August 2019 to August 2020, they have 57,907 phone problems with heart problems. Thus, approximately 6 people are having heart related problems every hour in Gujarat. Heart problems are on the rise, especially during the summer.

In Gujarat, 8 people die of heart attack every day.

In the year 2019, 2594 men and 294 women died of sudden heart attack in Gujarat. According to figures released by the NCRB, Maharashtra has the highest number of immediate deaths from heart attacks at 11,286, followed by Kerala at 3,077 and Gujarat at 3,888.


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