India, July 21 -- Heart attacks are no longer limited to older adults. An increasing number of people in their 20s and 30s are experiencing cardiac events, a trend that doctors say is deeply concerning. In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr B C Kalmath, Director & HOD, Department of Cardiac Sciences, KIMS Hospitals, Thane, explains how a combination of unhealthy lifestyle habits, stress and undiagnosed health conditions is putting young Indians at greater risk. (Also read: 'Your heart is begging you to stop these 15 habits': Cardiologist Dr Sanjay Bhojraj shares simple lifestyle changes )

"People in their 20s and 30s are getting heart attacks, and this is very alarming," said Dr Kalmath. He explained that one of the biggest reasons is th...