LIFESTYLE
23-year-old doctor dies of heart attack in Lucknow, ECG report also could not tell about the danger, life was lost in 4 hours
23-year-old MBBS intern doctor Vivek Kumar Pandey, studying at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute, Lucknow, died of a heart attack on Wednesday night. He died due to cardiac arrest, while all the initial medical tests did not reveal symptoms of heart attack. This incident is not only shocking the medical world, but also raises serious questions on the rapidly increasing heart diseases among the youth.
Dr. Vivek's health suddenly deteriorated after dinner at 11 pm. He started feeling uneasy and kept vomiting continuously for 2 hours. After this, there was severe pain in the chest. After being brought to the emergency of Lohia Institute, ECG and Trop-T tests were done, in which the report came normal both times. Despite this, he died after three hours of treatment.
Why was the heart attack not detected in the medical report?
Dr. Bhuvan Chand Tiwari, head of the cardiology department of the institute, said that sometimes the Trop-T test can come negative even in case of a serious heart attack. This is the reason why the danger could not be detected in the initial investigation. A team of senior cardiologists was also present during the treatment, but Vivek could not be saved.
He was already a diabetic and BP patient
Dr. Vivek had high blood pressure and diabetes for 5-6 years, for which he used to take medicines regularly. He lived in the MBBS intern hostel of Lohia Institute and was a resident of Pratapgarh. He was not married yet.
Heart attack at a young age - a matter of concern
Prof. Tiwari said, "Nowadays, many cases of death due to heart attack or cardiac arrest are coming even at a young age. Bad lifestyle, stress, irregular eating habits and pre-existing diseases are causing sudden death in the youth." He advised the youth to get their heart checked from time to time and adopt a healthy lifestyle.
Dr Vivek's untimely death is also a warning to those in the medical field that one cannot be careless about health, even if you are a doctor. It is very important for the youth to pay attention to their health checkup and lifestyle in time.
