Between May and June 2025, reports of sudden deaths of youth in Hasan district of Karnataka activated the health department. The state government conducted a special inquiry, aimed at reviewing cases of growing heart attack especially in young adults. The report has now been revealed, which highlights some deep concerns and necessary public health measures.
In this special study handed over to the government, a detailed investigation of 24 deaths during May-June 2025 was conducted. Of these, 14 deceased were under 45 years of age, while 10 were above the age. Of these deaths, only four were linked to non-hearted causes such as Gurde disease, infection, accident and electric shock.
Out of the remaining 20 cases, 10 were confirmed as cardiac death based on post -mortem, ECG report or medical history, while the remaining 10 were considered to be possible heart - deaths. These were estimated to be based on symptoms and pre-conditioned risk factors.
The report also listed general risk factors causing death:
It is clear from these figures that lifestyle and health habits are playing an important role in such deaths. There is no increase in Hassan than other districts. When these figures were compared to May-June 2024, it was found that there has been no significant increase in cardiovascular deaths in Hassan. This rate remained either the same or a minor decline compared to other districts such as Bengaluru, Mysore and Kalburgi.
The report also exposed many serious problems-
The most important concern was that many deaths were of young people aged 19 to 43, in which no former heart history was recorded. This indicated that the burden of heart disease is increasing among the youth, which cannot be ignored.
