Is your heart fit?

Feeling fine? You might still need a heart check-up. Cardiac surgeon Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty reveals why.

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00:00Most people do not know that how fit they feel has nothing to do with how fit they are.

00:08Everyone is waiting for the heart attack to make its grand announcement that I am hitting you.

00:15More than 50% of the patients with the heart disease, they have no symptoms.

00:21You will be surprised, significant number of children, less than 20, have high blood pressure.

00:30In India, more than 50% of the patients with the heart disease, they have no symptoms.

00:36In India, more than 50% of the patients with the heart disease, they have no symptoms.

00:42In India, more than 50% of the patients with the heart disease, they have no symptoms.

00:47Everybody is concerned about the sudden heart attacks which are happening.

00:52And of young people, you know, young professionals who seem physically fit,

00:57I'm not saying are, but who seem physically fit, who are just dropping in the gym or at workplace.

01:05What is it that is happening?

01:08Most people do not know that how fit they feel has nothing to do with how fit they are.

01:17More than 50% of the patients with the heart disease, they have no symptoms.

01:24It's called silent ischemia and that leads to silent heart attack.

01:29Every time a celebrity or somebody famous has a sudden heart attack,

01:37media goes berserk and everyone starts debating why it happened.

01:43It is simple.

01:45If the same person had a few cardiac tests, like a CT angio 10 years earlier,

01:54that heart attack, so-called sudden heart attack, could have been anticipated or prevented.

02:01It's only because of the feeling that you see the doctor when you have pain or when you have a problem.

02:09That is the fundamental flaw in a modern healthcare.

02:13Everyone is waiting for the heart attack to make its grand announcement that I am hitting you.

02:19Then they run to the doctor. You have missed the bus.

02:22When should a person take his children for a heart related checkup?

02:28Before a kid joins the school, they should be seen by a pediatrician for ruling out any serious problem.

02:36When you complete your school, before joining college, the child's blood pressure should be checked.

02:47At that time, they are about 16-18 year olds.

02:50You will be surprised, a significant number of children less than 20 have high blood pressure.

02:56Significant number.

02:58So their blood pressure should be checked. Basic checkup should be done.

03:03But when you reach the age of 25-30, every year you should have a preventive checkup.

03:10And then you should be undergoing routine tests like a blood test or an abdominal ultrasound.

03:17These things should be done every year.

03:20Yoga is the best gift given by India to the world.

03:25I strongly believe that everyone, young and old, must practice yoga.

03:32As a young medical student, I was very much into bodybuilding and showing off your muscles.

03:38But when I reached the age of 50, I realized that a lot of the aches and jaw pains you come across as you grow older,

03:48it's all because of lack of proper exercise to the joints and ligaments.

03:53And yoga is something which addresses all these problems.