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World Heart Day Highlights Celebrities Lost To Heart Events

World Heart Day takes place every year on September 29.

It helps people learn about heart and blood-vessel diseases.

In 2026, the campaign is called “Don’t Miss a Beat.”

It encourages people to notice warning signs and protect their heart health.

The article names several famous people who died after heart attacks or cardiac arrests.

They included actors, singers, comedians and a filmmaker.

Some of them were relatively young when they died.

Their stories are presented as a reminder that heart disease is not only an older person’s problem.

Key facts

Observance: World Heart Day is held every year on September 29.
2026 campaign: The World Heart Federation’s campaign is “Don’t Miss a Beat.”
Sidharth Shukla: Died at 40 on September 2, 2021, after a cardiac arrest; he was taken to Mumbai’s Cooper Hospital.
Puneeth Rajkumar: Died at 46 on October 29, 2021, after a heart attack and hospitalization in Bengaluru.
Krishnakumar Kunnath (KK): Died at 53 on May 31, 2022; reports cited a suspected heart attack after he fell ill following a concert in Kolkata.
Raju Srivastav: Suffered a heart attack while working out in August 2022 and died weeks later at 58.
Other deaths listed: Raj Kaushal, Chiranjeevi Sarja and Satish Kaushik were reported to have suffered cardiac arrests or heart attacks before their deaths.

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