Siddharth Shukla Archives - Dr Sanjay Gupta Cardiologist

Heart attacks in the young: The case of Siddharth Shukla

My name is Sanjay Gupta and I am a cardiologist in York. Today’s blog is on the subject of heart attacks. As many of you have probably come to know, the whole of India is in mourning after one of its brightest TV and film stars, Siddharth Shukla, died suddenly at the age of only 40 years. Initial reports have suggested that Siddhartha died of a massive heart attack. Here was a wonderfully athlet [...]

By Dr Sanjay Gupta|November 20th, 2021|Blog, Christian Eriksen, Inflammation, Insulin resistance, Puneeth Raj Kumar, Siddharth Shukla, Sudden Death, sudden heart attack|2 Comments

Sudden Cardiac Death: The case of Puneeth Raj Kumar

On 29/10/21, the Indian Film industry lost another of its young and bright stars to an unexpected cardiac arrest. Puneeth Raj Kumar was only 46 years old, was a healthy fitness enthusiast and had just finished at the gym and then started complaining of intense fatigue. Unfortunately his heart then went into a very fast but ineffective rhythm called ventricular fibrillation. As no blood was being c [...]

By Dr Sanjay Gupta|November 20th, 2021|Blog, Cardiac Arrest, Christian Eriksen, Puneeth Raj Kumar, Siddharth Shukla, Sudden Death, sudden heart attack|1 Comment