Healthy heart needs proper cardiac care , attention and awareness about heart related symptoms. It is best not to ignore such cardiac condition related symptoms and take medical help, make lifestyle changes and follow medical advice as required.

1. HEART" - Every Beat is Important
Heart Arrhythmia - Irregular heart beat.
Not usual beating of the heart, it is
irregular. It can be too fast or too slow.
Cardiac arrhythmia occurs when
electrical impulses in the heart do not work
properly. The person experiencing such
condition needs to consult cardiologist and
in emergency situation it is best to take the
person to cardiac emergency department.
Bradycardia - low heart rate. Worry when
feel lightheaded, breathless, dizzy or
fainting, chest pain that is lasting for few
minutes. We need to consult cardiologist
or take the person to cardiac emergency.
Tachycardia - faster heart rate due to
Atrial fibrillation is cause of worry and we
need to consult cardiologist.

2. 14 Tips for Healthy Heart
✓ Manage healthy body weight
✓ Maintain proper cholesterol level
✓Take care of blood pressure
✓ Manage blood sugar level
✓ Do not ignore chest pain
✓ Do not ignore breathing difficulty
✓ Get yearly cardiac test done
✓ Consume healthy diet
✓ Workout regularly , walk
✓ Proper sleep and rest is important
✓ Quit smoking
✓ Limit alcohol consumption
✓ Avoid stress and stay calm
✓ Avoid self medication

3. Good Lifestyle For Healthy Heart
Staying calm, stress free, happy and
content is good for a healthy heart.
Regular workout, anger management,
stress management, proper sleep cycles,
healthy diet helps to maintain good
condition of heart. Love your heart and fall
in love with the good habits.

4. PREVENTIVE CARDIAC CARE CAN
HELP REDUCE CARDIAC EMERGENCY
Certain Cardiac Tests can help understand
the condition of heart.
✓ ECG
✓ ECHO
✓ Superspeciality Test APOA 1 & APOB (2
Parameters)
The ratio of APOA 1 & APOB indicates the
chances of heart attack in the future.
✓ Superspeciality Test hs-CRP
This test is used to predict the risk of
developing heart disease and allied
complications, like strokes and sudden
cardiac death. Higher hs-CRP levels indicate
higher risks.
✓ Superspeciality Test Lip-a
This test is used to determine chances of
development of Coronary Artery disease.
✓ Superspeciality Test HomocysteineAn
increase level of homocysteine in the blood
suggests high risk of heart attacks, strokes,
blood clots, and Alzheimer’s disease.

5. Main Causes of Cardiac Diseases
Among Young Indians
✔ Stress
✔ Irregular sleep
✔ Obesity
✔ Unhealthy diet
✔ Excess workout
✔ Steroids taken by gym goers
✔ Smoking , vaping
✔ Excess and frequent alcohol consumption
Ignoring cardiac problem warning symptoms
and confusing it with gastric or muscular pain
delays treatment or diagnosis and creates
cardiac emergency situation. Chest pain,
shortness of breath, excess sweating, cold
sweating, fatigue without activity or excess
fatigue , feeling light headed or dizzy ,
fullness around chest can be symptoms of
progressing cardiac problem or may need
immediate heart care at cardiac emergency
department in a heart hospital.

6. Cardiac Care – Better Attention & Awareness
✓Not ignoring cardiac symptoms
✓ Good lifestyle
✓ Healthy diet
✓ Proper weight management
✓ Stress and anger management
✓ Making working out, walking and
fitness a habit
In case of chest pain, frequent chest
pain that is not decreasing or going
away with medicines, gastric
medicines or pain killers to alleviate
muscular or such pain then the
person must not delay to go for heart
check and consult with cardiologist
immediately. Avoiding heart problem
or symptoms of cardiac disorder can
lead to emergency cardiac condition
or progressing heart problem.

7. INDIAN’S AT HIGHER RISK OF
CARDIAC DISEASES
Indian diet contains more carbohydrate,
higher oil, saturated fat and trans fat and
the tendency to accumulate more weight
around waist and abdomen area make
Indians more prone to heart diseases.
Such body condition and diet combined
with lack of physical activities opens up
the risk of higher blood sugar level or
diabetes, hypertension, obesity ,
accelerated atherosclerosis - deposit of fat
in the blood vessels, narrower coronary
arteries leads to cardiac diseases and
heart attack.
To REVERSE the situation diet which
lower of carbohydrate, oil, saturated fat,
trans fat needs to be consumed, more
physical activity like walking, workout etc ,
managing stress and achieving a balance
between work and relaxation, regulating
sleep cycle is important.

8. Reducing Risk of Heart Attacks
Among Young Indians
Preventive cardiac care not ignoring heart
related problems and being aware of heart
health wellness can help to avoid cardiac
diseases and cardiac emergency condition
like heart attack to a great extent.
✓ Not ignoring chest pain, breathing
trouble, unexplained fatigue without
activity
✓ Avoid self-medication
✓ Consult cardiologist in case of any
symptom commonly associated with heart
problem
✓ Get cardiac tests and related medical
tests done as per advice of heart specialist
✓ People with diabetes , hypertension,
obesity needs to be extra careful and
follow medical advice
✓ Yearly cardiac check is helpful to know
the condition of the heart