It started as an ordinary day at work in Karnataka when Chandru sat down to eat, probably thinking about nothing more than the rest of his shift.Then, around 11:40 am, CCTV footage shows him suddenly in severe chest pain. Within seconds, he clutched his chest, struggled for a moment and collapsed onto the table in front of him.While most of us spend our working days on autopilot, start the day in a usual way, and least expect such a mishap, moments like these come unannounced.Something similar happened at this ordinary morning with chandru the cvashier at his workplace.
Bengaluru cashier collapses during lunch at work after a severe heartache
The day began like any other for Chandru, a cashier at Guru Greens Family Restaurant near Bannerghatta in Bengaluru. According to an NDTV report, he reached work around 9:30 am on October 30, greeted his colleagues and started his shift.At about 11:40 am, he sat down to eat lunch he had brought from home.Then the unexpected happened and the restaurant’s CCTV shows him suddenly feeling severe chest pain, clutching his chest and collapsing onto the table within seconds.Staff rushed to help and gave him CPR. When he did not regain consciousness, they took him to a nearby private hospital, where he did not respond to treatment and was declared dead. Chandru was originally from Channarayapatna in Hassan district and lived in Bengaluru with his wife and two children.The Hulimavu police have registered a case and are investigating, the suspected cause of death, which is a heart attack.
Chandru did not have any previous heart related history
Restaurant manager Nitin told NDTV, “Chandru’s colleagues are left devastated by the news of his death.” He said Chandru had played Kabaddi since a young age, was fit and healthy, and had no known history of heart problems. His colleagues found it hard to believe the news because he had seemed completely normal just moments earlier.
What is the reason behind early age heart attacks?
According to a study published in the National Library of Medicine, heart attacks (medically called myocardial infarction) mostly happen to people over 45, but they can also happen to younger men and women. When they do, the effects can be serious. They can affect the person’s health, their mind, and their finances, and the family often feels the strain too.
Doctors group the causes of heart attacks in people under 45 into four types:
- Heart attacks linked to drug use
- Conditions that make the blood clot more easily
- Coronary artery disease caused by fatty build-up) in the arteries
- Coronary artery disease with other causes, not related to plaque
Most common causes linked to this include habits and health conditions that raise the risk. These include high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes, obesity, high cholesterol, lack of exercise, an unhealthy diet, binge drinking, and the use of similar substances.
