Probably, we are seeing spurt in cardiovascular sudden deaths and Myocardial infraction because of Covid sequelae," says Dr Kumar. "Couple of studies suggest that even if somebody had Covid few years back, the effect may last longer than a year and a half - even two years. Waves spurred by Omicron are lighter but they have got their own effect," says Dr Viveka Kumar, Principal Director & Chief of Cath Labs (Pan Max) - Cardiac Sciences. Now post Covid vaccine too, we have seen increase in cardiac events even when infected with milder form of Covid infection. This was seen during peak Covid time also, when a lot of people had presentation of cardiac arrest. "Recently, we have seen a lot of young people dying of acute heart attack and cardiac arrest in particular while doing physical activity like dancing, driving, wedding ceremonies and all. Such incidents are being reported after every few days and make people wonder if it is Covid or the vaccine that could be the culprit behind sudden cardiac deaths. Not so long back, a middle-aged guy collapsed while dancing at his relative's wedding while the others looked on with horror. #Heartattack trended on Twitter a few days back after a series of unfortunate cardiac deaths - from a bride dying of heart attack during her varmala ceremony to a bus driver in Jabalpur succumbing to sudden cardiac arrest while driving the vehicle and in the process killing two others. (Also read: How to avoid sudden cardiac arrest in elderly) #Heartattack trended on Twitter a few days back after a series of unfortunate cardiac deaths - from a bride dying of heart attack during her varmala ceremony to a bus driver in Jabalpur succumbing to sudden cardiac arrest while driving the vehicle and in the process killing two others. They however, maintain that vaccine benefit far outweigh the side-effects, if any, suspected in people. Even as Covid vaccines have been marked safe and effective, medical practitioners do not completely rule out a mild impact of vaccine on heart health. As more reports of sudden cardiac arrest in young and healthy trickle in from various parts of the country, the possible impact of Covid vaccine on heart has once again come under spotlight.
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