Summed Up: Heart Attack Symptoms in Women | Medmonks

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Summed Up Heart Attack Symptoms in Women
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Who all are at a risk?

• Risk of heart attack is high in women who
• Smoke.
• Suffer from diabetes.
• Use contraceptives quite often that contain
  hormones.
• Follow a sedentary lifestlye and get no leisure
  time physical activity.
• Obese.
• History of pre-eclampsia or eclampsia during
  pregnancy.

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Other Risk Factors

• There are a few uncontrollable risk factors
  including,
• Increasing Age
• Gender
• Heredity
• Previous cardiovascular event such as a heart
  attack, eclampsia or pre-eclampsia and TIA.

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Controllable Risk Factors

• The risk factors that can be controlled
  includes,
• Smoking
• High blood cholesterol
• High blood pressure
• Physical inactivity
• Obesity and overweight
• Diabetes

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Diagnosis

• Treadmill stress testing
• Nuclear stress testing
• Stress echo
• CT calcium score
• Coronary CTA
• Cardiac catheterization with coronary angiography

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Symptoms in Women

• Discomfort felt in the Chest The woman having a
  heart attack experiences uncomfortable pressure,
  squeezing, a sense of fullness, or excruciating
  pain the chest that may last a few minutes.
• Pain in the Upper body Pain or discomfort can be
  felt in either one or both the arms, the back,
  neck, jaw, or stomach.
• Acute breathlessness Women can experience
  shortness of breath along with the discomfort.

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Symptoms Continued..

• Some other common symptoms
• Cold sweat
• Nausea
• Lightheadedness
• Vomiting
• Heavy sweating
• Fatigue
• Indigestion or stomach pain

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Some Facts Needed to be Looked at

• 38 of women experiencing a heart attack are
  likely to die within a span of a year compared to
  25 of men.
• More than 35 of women who have had a heart
  attack can suffer from another heart attack
  compared to 18 of men.
• After a bypass surgery, women are two times more
  likely to die as compared to men.

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How is the experience of a heart attack in men
and women differs?
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Preventive Measures

• Eat properly- Add plenty of fruits and veggies,
  grains, and foods high in omega-3 fatty acids.
  Avoid trans fats and food with hydrogenated or
  partially hydrogenated ingredients and minimize
  the intake of salt, saturated fats, sweets, and
  red meats.

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Preventive Steps Continued

• Quit Smoking
• Keep a check on the blood pressure and blood
  sugar levels
• Maintain Cholesterol levels
• Maintain your weight-indulge in exercise

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Contact Us

• MedMonks Medicare Pvt. Ltd.
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• Netaji Subhash Place, NSP,
• New Delhi 110034
• Ph No 91-7683088559
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