Chief Interventional Cardiologist Dr Ravinder Singh Rao warned that symptoms like sudden fatigue and palpitations should not be dismissed as mere signs of aging.
Leaking heart valves reduce forward blood flow during physical exertion, which causes excessive tiredness and forces the heart to beat faster and stronger.
Additional warning signs include paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, where patients experience nighttime breathing difficulty as fluid accumulates in the lungs, and new-onset foot swelling.