"Cardiologist shares exercise tips for reducing heart attack effects in women"

Sushmita Sen's cardiologist, Dr Rajiv B Bhagwat, says that fitness not only saved her despite the nature of her blockage but ensured quick blood flow to the site of blockage, causing minimal damage to the heart. Exercise increases the ability of muscles to get more oxygen out of the blood, reducing the need for the heart to pump more blood to the muscles. He advises the need for a cardiac rehabilitation programme for anybody who has had a heart attack. After menopause, women catch up with men very fast and are just as much at risk, reporting high levels of cholesterol and triglycerides.