India, Sept. 6 -- Serious conditions like heart attacks were initially thought to affect older adults who had crossed middle age. But lately, heart attack scares are showing up more in young adults, as young as their 20s and 30s. Dr M Srinivasa Rao, regional clinical director and senior interventional cardiologist at CARE Hospitals, Banjara Hills in Hyderabad, also warned, revealing that many young adults are ending up in the hospital with very serious cardiac issues.

Poor lifestyle is the biggest contributor to this surge in heart issues, as Dr Rao told HT Lifestyle that there are many lifestyle factors, along with genetic predisposition, responsible for increasing the risks of cardiac issues in young adults. He elaborated, "Long work h...