Amazon employee congratulates friend on wedding, dies of cardiac arrest

Hyderabad:

A wedding in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool was briefly disrupted when a man suffered a cardiac arrest while greeting the bride and groom.

A video of the incident shows a man handing out gifts to the couple on a stage, cheering the crowd, when he started losing his balance.

A young man named Vamsi works with e-tailer Amazon in Bengaluru. He had come to Penumada village in Kurnool to attend his friend's wedding.

After giving the gift, when the groom was opening the shiny wrapper, Vamsi slowly starts leaning towards the left. People standing nearby saved him from falling.

He was taken to Dhone City Government Hospital, where doctors said he died.

According to medical experts, cases of death of youth due to heart failure at gyms and other unexpected places are on the rise.

Dr Ravi Gupta, consultant cardiologist, Wockhardt Hospital, Mumbai Central, has cited diabetes, sedentary lifestyle, air pollution, stress, heavy exercise and steroids as factors contributing to the rising cases of heart attacks among youth. .

According to him, Indians are genetically prone to heart attacks and adopting a western lifestyle has further increased this risk.