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‘Lifestyle of UAE youth makes them vulnerable to heart attacks

DUBAI — More and more young people are having heart attacks in the UAE mainly due to their lifestyle, health experts warned yesterday.

Diabetes is the other major reason for heart failures, the experts pointed out, while addressing a Press conference to announce the upcoming two-day ‘International Conference on Heart Failure’, to be held at Al Bustan Rotana Hotel in Dubai on April 14 and15.

Dr Quraitulain, Specialist Registrar at the Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Centre at Dubai Hospital, said heart attacks among young people in the 30-40 age group were no longer uncommon in the UAE. In fact, labourers comprise over 50 per cent of the young people having suffered heart attacks in the emirates.

“Heart failure often results in decreased ability to return back to normal activity and frequent hospitalisation. It diminishes the quality of life,” she said.

Dr Nooshin Bazargani, Specialist Senior Registrar at the Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery Centre at Dubai Hospital said: “Heart failure is set to remain the number one cause for hospitalisation.”

The conference on heart failure will be attended by 450 doctors from more than 20 countries and will feature pioneering experts from Europe.