Preliminary examination revealed that he suffered a cardiac arrest, but we are unsure if it was due to exam pressure or due to obesity. His parents are still under shock, said Nilesh Deshmukh, neighbour and a family member.
A day after a 17-year-old Nalasopara boy succumbed to cardiac arrest just days ahead of his board exams, experts believe the culprit is obesity and high cholesterol level. Meanwhile, the boy's parents are still in shock over his sudden, untimely death.
Durvesh Deshmukh, a commerce student of VIVA college, had completed his schooling from Little flower English High School and lived with his joint family in Umrale. In its Saturday issue, dna had reported how around 3am on Friday, Durvesh felt uneasy and collapsed. He was declared dead on arrival at the hospital. When doctors informed the family that he died of a cardiac arrest, they thought that pressure of the impending exam led to the unfortunate incident.
"Preliminary examination revealed that he suffered a cardiac arrest, but we are unsure if it was due to exam pressure or due to obesity. His parents are still under shock," said Nilesh Deshmukh, neighbour and a family member.
According to a survey, India is the third-largest obese country in the world. Dr Narendra Bansal of the JJ cardiology department, said, "Normally, such strokes occur due to blockage and rupturing of arteries. It generally happens to middle-aged and old people. In this case, obesity could have led to hypertension, diabetes and an increase in the cholesterol level. The blockages in the arteries and a blood clot could have compromised blood circulation, leading to death."
"We are seeing an increase in the number of patients with such complications in younger age groups," he added.
Meanwhile, psychiatrist Harish Shetty said, "The age of suicides and heart attacks has gone down drastically, especially because of students, who are under enormous academic pressure leading to sleeplessness, obesity and several other complications."
"Stress and obesity is a dangerous combination. They can cause hypertension and excessive load on the heart. Less sleep and fear can add as triggers for a heart attack," he added.
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