India, March 27 -- Ignoring short-term health triggers could quietly put your heart at risk, even if your routine tests look perfectly normal. Highlighting this often-overlooked aspect of heart health, Dr Sudhir Kumar, Neurologist at Apollo Hospitals Jubilee Hills in Hyderabad, explained how temporary conditions like infections can sometimes lead to serious cardiac events.

In his March 26 post on X (formerly Twitter), Dr Sudhir shares, "Your 'clean' blood work won't save you from a heart attack if you ignore short-term triggers." (Also read: Health coach says 'eating the same breakfast daily' helped him get abs at 46 and drop to 12% body fat )

He stressed that even common, short-term illnesses can pose serious risks, adding, "a recent f...