IS CITY LIVING BAD FOR YOUR HEART
“Ambient air
pollution of
particulate matter
causes heart
disease and stroke”Let me
give you an
injection
to stop the
palpitationMr Khanna was
hooked up to an
ECG monitor.
It showed fast
heartbeats and
signs of heart
rhythm disorderDr Kapoor finds out that
Mr Khanna has high
blood pressureMr Khanna, a 40-year-old executive
in Delhi, visits Dr Kapoor with
palpitations, shortness of breath and
light-headednessIt was not very
dangerous, but Mr
Khanna felt exhausted
for days after thatMr Khanna
finally went
for a cardiac
procedure,
which cost him
Rs 2 lakh
ONE
MONTH
LATER...Hold your breath, put
your legs up, thumb in
your mouth and blow
hard if it happens againYo u r
problem is
common in
citiesIllustration by AJAY THAKURI