Diffident -> RE: Carrie Fisher's death puts spotlight on women's heart disease (12/28/2016 3:51:48 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Lucylastic Here is a little bit of clue for you.... The Surprising Symptoms of Heart Disease: The No. 1 Killer in Women (Video) Learn what you need to know about this silent killer The Surprising Symptoms of Heart Disease: The No. 1 Killer in Women (Video) Heart disease is the No. 1 killer in women, yet many women aren’t familiar with possible symptoms of coronary artery disease (CAD) that should be brought to their primary care physician’s attention. Heart disease is caused by atherosclerosis, or plaque-clogged arteries that restrict blood flow to the heart. From a biological standpoint, that’s no different in men than it is in women. However, there are differences in the way women’s blood vessels respond to the atherosclerosis, which can cause some women to present with atypical symptoms of heart disease. While we commonly hear about heart disease causing chest pressure or tightness and shortness of breath, some women may instead experience atypical symptoms such as back pain, rapid heartbeat, nausea or fatigue. In this video, Leslie Cho, MD, Director of Cleveland Clinic’s Women’s Cardiovascular Center, explains: I suggest if you want more information on it, you do some research. https://health.clevelandclinic.org/2015/12/the-surprising-symptoms-of-heart-disease-the-no-1-killer-in-women-video/ https://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/data_statistics/fact_sheets/fs_women_heart.htm If you want to know WHY there is interest in womens heart problems???? Because for decades, most heart studies and investigative research were done on men... when women were found to have the same structure, they didnt do deeper research until women were dying with different symptoms to men, But...biologically we have different responses. to many things. so, to address the problem, womens heart issues are slightly different. its not something we can change...sorry, oh and heart research is ongoing, for both... you poor, picked on male. Thanks for this. I'm a First Aider at work and didn't know that women had different symptoms to men when having a heart attack. I'll be asking about that in the next First Aid training that I go to. Strange to learn something so valuable from the whiniest, most moronic thread imaginable.
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