There was a time when heart diseases and conditions were associated with old age. That a youngster could be diagnosed with it, was an alien concept. But the times have changed now. Sedentary lifestyle choices, shift in eating habits and factors like stress, anxiety and obesity, have contributed to heart diseases, including heart failure, which has been on the rise for the younger generation of the population.
Heart failure is a chronic condition which occurs when the heart is unable to pump blood sufficiently to meet the metabolic demands of the tissues in the body. A weakened heart results in inadequate blood supply to the cells leading to fatigue, shortness of breath and other symptoms of heart failure. It is largely caused due to build-up of fatty deposits in the walls of the arteries and high levels of cortisol from long-term stress.
