9-year-old Indian girl dies of heart attack: Are heart issues becoming common in children?

9-year-old Indian girl dies of heart attack: Are heart issues becoming common in children?

A nine-year-old girl died in Rajasthan due to a suspected heart attack. Prachi Kumawat, a Class 4 student in Sikar, collapsed at her school during lunch break. Despite efforts to revive her, she could not be saved. Her death adds to another fatality in children linked to cardiac arrest this year. Are such cases on the rise?

There has been a rise in heart attacks in young people. AI-generated image