New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- Heart attack is the number one cause of death all around the world. Most of the patients have predisposing factors like smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure or familial tendencies.

In the modern era, lifestyle issues like obesity, inactivity and work-related stress also contribute significantly. Still, commonly heart attacks occur suddenly without any warning, making them more fatal and in such a scenario, timely treatment is of utmost importance.

Without this, the chances of mortality (chance of death) are significantly high, up to 50% in some conditions like cardiogenic shock.

In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Tamiruddin Danwade, Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at Medicover Hospitals in Kharghar, Na...