Thread by @mmpandit

People thinking that #RajuSrivastava ‘s heart attack is related to vaccination have very little clue as to the number of young people who died of acute MI post heavy gym.
This is the obituary of a friend- brilliant cardiologist aged 41 who died a decade ago in this same way.

https://twitter.com/mmpandit/status/1454159168101916672

Another friend , then 39 years of age, 6-7 years back, also a doctor, had an acute MI (heart attack) after heavy exercise.. COVID was nowhere on the horizon nor vaccines..
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He survived thankfully.
#RajuSrivastava
#RajuSrivastav

My own cousin died before COVID pandemic after a heavy exercise session. He was a fitness fanatic.
Same age as #RajuSrivastava
Two more friends (non medics) died at age 50 .. nothing to do with COVID. Read my thread on heart attack epidemic in young patients written pre COVID

Now, remember Amit Mistry who died at the young age of 47 of an MI?
Or Rajiv Kapoor dead at 58?
And so many others? Those were also not related to COVID.
Then why is it happening?
Think: It’s a well known global phenomenon of heart attacks shifting to 30’s and 40’s
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https://twitter.com/mmpandit/status/1229198008274898949

Partly it’s because of the new Indian diet and partly genetics, but partly it’s some most Indians ignore-
An increase in day to day stress because of life in Indian cities … that stress has increased by massive amounts..

I have had some personal experience of this: dealing with electricity board for example.. water board for example.. try getting a certificate for example.. everything can be very stressful.

Travel in Mumbai daily for a normal person by local is madly stressful.
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We think it’s ok… but how long can you survive that stress?
At around 45-50 something just snaps (the body is also a machine after all).. people wind up dead/ or worse..