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February Events 2006 |
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Courtesy Yazoo Herald Feb 15, 2006 |
- More women than men die from Heart Disease each year
- 1 woman in 3 dies with coronary heart disease
- 500,000 die each year--more than all cancers combined
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Mortality Rate Rising for Women
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WOMEN'S SYMPTOMS OFTEN
DIFFER FROM MEN'S |
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Women often have more "non-chest" symptoms:
- Neck, jaw, back or shoulder discomfort
- Abdominal pain
- Nausea, vomiting
- Shortness of breath
- Lightheadedness or dizziness
- Unusual, unexplained anxiety, fatigue,
weakness
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63 % who died suddenly of Coronary Heart Disease:
- Had NO symptoms
- Had symptoms & were not diagnosed
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RISK FACTORS |
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NON-CONTROLLABLE |
CONTROLLABLE |
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- Cigarette Smoking
- Diabetes
- High Blood Pressure
- High Blood Cholesterol
- Overweight/Obesity
- Physical Inactivity
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COMPARED TO MEN
- Women more likely than men to die of 1st heart attack
AND to have a 2nd
- Women less likely than men to get proven meds, including
aspirin following MI
- Twice as likely as men to die following bypass
- Less likely than men to receive Beta Blockers, ACE
inhibitors
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To Reduce Women Dying
from CHD
- EARLY DETECTION
- ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS
- PROPER TREATMENT
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http://www.womenheart.org
http://www.stdom.com/services/MHI/womensheartadvantage.cfm
http://www.goredforwomen.org
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth
http://www.mayoclinic.org/cardiovascular-rst/womensclinic.html
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