Below you will find some common questions asked by female patients regarding Heart Disease in women. If you are interested in learning more about our Heart of a Woman Program, click here.
Coronary Artery Disease is the number one killer of American women over the age of 40.
More than 1200 American women die every day from heart disease.
Every year, heart attacks kill six times more women than breast cancer.
How high is my risk?
A woman's average lifetime risk of developing heart disease is nearly one in two. The risk is lower before menopause, but increases slightly in the menopause years. Some factors that increase a woman's risk include:
A family history of heart disease
Smoking
Obesity
Uncontrolled high blood pressure
Uncontrolled stress
Abnormal cholesterol level
Lack of proper exercise and nutrition
Lack of estrogen in the menopause years
Diabetes
Common warning signs of heart attack (specific for women)
No doubt you have heard about the "typical" symptoms of a heart attack. They are classically described as the feeling of an "elephant sitting on your chest" and radiating down your left arm.
But you may be surprised to learn that those symptoms are typical for middle-aged man - not necessarily women. Doctors say that women experiencing a heart attacks may suffer from different symptoms including:
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