Heart Attack: Heart diseases and conditions like heart attack have become a matter of concern all over the world as not only have the cases of heart diseases increased in the last decade, but every year millions of people die prematurely due to heart attack. The risk of heart diseases has also increased rapidly in India.

According to various reports and statistics, the risk of heart diseases is increasing rapidly even in very young people. Apart from genetic reasons and any other health-related reasons, most of the cases related to heart diseases are caused by diet and lifestyle mistakes that people often make. Eating a high-fat diet, smoking and not exercising are some of the factors that increase the risk of heart attack.

According to a new study, stress can increase the risk of heart attack. Mental health conditions are directly related to your heart, such as anger, irritability, depression and stress can affect your heart health. However, many people do not think about it, so by the time they realize it, it has already caused great damage to the heart.

Stress has become a part of people's lives. Also, long-term stress can have an adverse effect on mental health and heart health. A recent study by the American Heart Association (AHA) showed that chronic stress can cause changes in heart rhythm or heart rate.

This can lead to conditions like ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation. In both these conditions, the lower part of the heart is affected. This study conducted on about 6,000 people found that those who feel very stressed have an 83 percent increased risk of atrial fibrillation (AF). This is a condition in which the heartbeat is not regular.

Along with this, due to prolonged stress, the level of hormones like cortisol also increases in the body. This can increase the level of blood pressure which harms heart health.

Stress makes a person feel tired and depressed. Stress also causes problems in the functioning of heart vessels and all these conditions increase the pressure on the heart.

According to experts, a healthy diet and lifestyle can also improve people's heart health. Along with this, there are some things that can cause heart disease. All these can increase the risk of conditions like heart attack and stroke. These are the reasons-

Inability to sleep well or lack of sleep

Migraines and severe headaches

living in places with air pollution