Heart Health, A Top Priority For Women
About 500,000 women's lives per year are claimed by cardiovascular disease. This is more than the number of lives lost to the next six (6) causes of death combined! Heart disease in women is less well understood, and does not always happen just to women who are overweight and/or older.

Heart attacks do not always start as a sudden, intense pain in the chest, just like in the "movies". Most heart attacks start as a discomfort in the middle of the chest, which may actually go and then come back. It may feel like an uncomfortable pressure, squeezing pain, or sense of fullness. There may be discomfort in other areas of the upper body, such as the upper back, one or both arms, neck or stomach. Shortness of breath may occur with or without chest pain. Although women do experience chest pain as the most common symptom of a heart attack, they are also more likely to experience some of the other common symptoms, such as shortness of breath, pain in the neck or jaw, or nausea and vomiting.

What To Do
Do not wait longer than a few minutes if you or someone else with you experiences these symptoms. Call 9-1-1.
Calling 9-1-1 is almost always the fastest way to get lifesaving treatment. Emergency medical services staff can begin treatment when they arrive -- up to an hour sooner than if someone gets to the hospital by car. The staff are also trained to revive someone whose heart has stopped. Patients with chest pain who arrive by ambulance usually receive faster treatment at the hospital.*

Staying Healthy

• Keep your weight down
• Keep your blood pressure under control--if you are an adult and your blood pressure is over 140/90 mmHg you have high blood pressure and are at risk
• One third of the adult American population has high blood pressure, and one third of them do not know they have it.
• Exercise Regularly--20 to 30 minutes at least 3 times a week is the minimum, five times a week is even better.
• Keep your cholesterol under control by eating healthy
• Keep your blood sugar under control--uncontrolled diabetes is a major risk factor for heart disease

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*These recommendations is from the American Heart Association