Women and cardiovascular disease-are you in danger?

Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death for men and women. Yes women too! Once considered only a man disease, cardiovascular disease always charge women. In fact if you ask most women, they think that breast cancer is the main cause of the dead, but heart disease and stroke, more women than all cancers combined kill will.

Cardiovascular diseases, including heart disease and stroke plays not all Favorites. More education is absolutely required for women. Few women know their risk factors and even fewer know what to do about them.

Major modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease:

Hypertension
Stress
Abnormal Cholesterol
Physical inactivity
Diabetes
Overweight
Smoking

Women are at most times more concerned about the people around them than about himself. Stress, anxiety and depression, which is about twice as common in women. Hypertension, high blood pressure, which seems to me to be more common in women than in men after age 55. Now it turns out that diabetes at greater risk for heart disease and stroke for women who for men. This makes it more important to check that high traffic hyperglycemia, blood sugar in the blood.

Symptoms of cardiovascular diseases:

There are atypical (not common) and classic (more common) symptoms of angina or a heart attack. Most women would be strong classical symptoms including chest pain and shortness of breath. However, more women than men as vague symptoms, atypical chest pain, indigestion-like discomfort, pain, nausea, or fatigue. This can result in warning signs be dismissed or forgotten all together for women, thus resulting in delayed recognition of the problem leads to a delay in treatment options.

Now that you have heart disease and stroke are the leading cause of death is, it is also the most preventable and even reversible. Take action before it is too late. The key is to be aware of your risk factors and a heart-healthy lifestyle with proper diet, exercise and effective survival strategies to combat stress. See your health care experts today.