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  1. recipiesdirect

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    Heart disease in women: Understand symptoms and risk factors
    All women face the threat of heart disease. But becoming aware of symptoms and risks unique to women, as well as eating a heart-healthy diet and exercising, can help protect you.
    Although heart disease is often thought of as a problem for men, more women than men die of heart disease each year. Women are six times as likely to die of heart disease as of breast cancer. Heart disease kills more women over 65 than do all cancers combined.

    One challenge for women is that their heart disease symptoms can be different from symptoms in men. Fortunately, women can take steps to understand their unique symptoms of heart disease and to begin to reduce their risk of heart disease.

    What are the symptoms of a heart attack for women?

    The most common symptom of a heart attack in both men and women is some type of pain, pressure or discomfort in the chest. But it's not always severe or even the most prominent symptom, particularly in women. Women are more likely than men to have signs and symptoms unrelated to chest pain, such as:

    § Neck, shoulder, upper back or abdominal discomfort
    § Shortness of breath
    § Nausea or vomiting
    § Sweating
    § Lightheadedness or dizziness
    § Unusual fatigue

    These signs and symptoms are more subtle than the obvious crushing chest pain often associated with heart attacks. This may be because women tend to have blockages not only in their main arteries, but also in the smaller arteries that supply blood to the heart — a condition called small vessel heart disease.

    Many women tend to show up in emergency rooms after much heart damage has already occurred because their symptoms are not those typically associated with a heart attack. If you experience these symptoms or think you're having a heart attack, call for emergency medical help immediately. Don't drive yourself to the emergency room.


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  2. swathi14

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    Useful blog. The symptoms and the next actions are clearly explained.

    If you can explain the possible ways of avoiding Heart Attacks, it will be more useful.

    Andal
     

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