Heart Diseases in Youth Dr Ambrish Patel

For A college student heart is like this

For a Heart surgeon Heart

is like this

Why does it matter to me???

• In last 5 -6 years we have done more than 2000 cardiac surgeries

• And out of those 700 (almost 1/3rd ) people were under 40 yrs of age

• There were more than 40 coronary bypass of people less than 40 yrs of age

• One CABG was 27 years of age

Heart is a machine which

never rests

Types Of Heart Disease

• From Birth

–Holes

–Tight Valves

–Wrong connections

• Later in Life

–Valve

–coronary

Hole in Heart

VSD

Tetralogy

PDA

Symptoms

• Difficulty in Breathing with Exertion

• Easy fatiguabitity

• Palpitations

• Bluishness of Nails – picture of clubbing

• Recurrent cough and cold

ECHO

Can we prevent Congenital / Valvular Disease

• Sonography in pregnancy

• Don’t take routine cough cold lightly

Coronary artery

Disease

Causes Of Coronary

Artery Disease

Symptoms of coronary disease

• Difficulty in breathing on normal exertion.

• Pain in chest, on exertion.

• Pain in upper back, throat or left arm.

• A feeling of tightness in chest along with sweating.

How to Avoid Heart Disease