Friday, 26 August 2011

Red dress Alert! Women-take this to heart!


Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of American women. Statistics show that it is good for nearly a third of all female deaths. That is six times as many deaths from cancer of the breast is caused. Ladies wake up!

In 2004, in the State of South Carolina only more than 144,00 women suffer heart disease. In local communities more than 500-600 women a year sent to hospitals with a form of cardiovascular disease.

We still think that many women don't recognize heart attack symptoms. Many others delay just call for help (either because they don't understand or they simply are afraid) this their health and their lives in danger.

As women we must know our unique heart attack symptoms. Please understand that these can be quite different than a man if you even think you CAN BE a HEART ATTACK ~ call 911 immediately, without delay! Even if it is a false alarm, when your life is in the pipeline, this is the least of your worries.

~ Point to remember when thinking of heart attack symptoms, you can think of someone gripping their chest in pain or gasping for breath. You might be right-part of the time.

While chest discomfort can be the main cause of heart attack in both men and women, in women can feel much different than we even expect.

OUR UNIQUE SYMPTOMS
Very often a woman heart attack feels like an uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain. It usually starts in the middle of the chest, sometimes not sustainable for more than a few minutes.

During a heart attack, other areas of your upper body discomfort also experienced. You could have pain in your arms, back, neck, lower jaw or stomach. This may be accompanied by other symptoms such as shortness of breath or nausea or vomiting.

While chest discomfort can be the main symptom, studies show that nearly one-third of all women no chest pain experienced at all. Instead, they experience shortness of breath, nausea and vomiting, stomach pain or pain in the lower jaw.

Of course, will these symptoms vary from woman to woman; pain may come and go, it can be mild or severe. The thing to know is that it is an unusual ~, unlike a pain you have felt before. When this is the case, call 911 or your local paramedics immediately.

MY SISTERS LISTEN ~ ~ PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CALL!







Wednesday, 17 August 2011

Signs of a heart attack in women-you can easily avoid the experience

Heart attack is the  no  1 killer of women in the United States, but it doesn't have to be. The good news is that, with simple and easy changes, you can greatly reduce your chances of having a heart attack, no matter what your state of health is. ..


Know the signs of a heart attack in women
For many women, because they've never thought that they were prone to heart attack, were unprepared for it when it happened. Each year, hundreds of thousands of women's lives to an end as a result of a heart attack, more than all cancers combined. Most women have wrongly regarded as something that mainly afflicts only men, but this is a dangerous assumption for women. Therefore, you must know how to get the typical warning signs.


The most common warning signs for both women and men are:
Chest discomfort and/or pain -most of the victims described an uncomfortable presses density, pressure, or increase to the point of pain, in the middle of their chest. Most say that it takes more than a few minutes. About half have said that they experienced chest pains before their heart attacks.


Pain that radiates out, usually to the left arm, but some have said that they felt the pain also radiate out to the right arm, back, neck and jaw. Some have described the sensation of heartburn. Discomfort in all these areas can come and go, and mild or severe.


The most common symptoms women are , shortness of breath, feeling weak and tired. Shortness of breath with and without breast discomfort. Disruption of sleep thanks to chest discomfort is often reported by women as much as a month before the actual attack. In addition, many women feel ijlhoofdig and queasy moments before their heart attacks.


Quick help
If you are one of the signs above, would you be wondering to yourself, "is this for real?", "I am simply overreacting?", "I don't want to make a great scene."


Don't make this fatal mistake!


If you think you have a heart attack are that, you should act quickly to prevent permanent disability or death. Wait no more than five minutes to call 911. In the ideal case, you must be treated by emergency services in less than 1 hour from your first symptom. Your recognition of the warning signs, and immediately called for help, can save your life.


What is a heart attack?
A heart attack occurs when one of the two arteries that feed the heart are blocked, vital oxygen and nutrients prevents feed the heart. Heart attack means that heart tissue has died as a result of this blockade. There is no chance to regenerate.


What causes a heart attack?
"Coronary artery disease (atherosclerosis), often simply" heart disease ", is the construction of atherosclerotic plaque within one or both of the coronary arteries. They are the two arteries that feed the heart. This arterial plaque is the swelling of the arterial walls, and the accumulation of debris that composed of cholesterol, fatty acids, calcium and fibrous tissue.


A heart attack happens when suddenly this plaque within the inner lining of the artery ruptures. Then your body responds in a natural reaction to heal, by the formation of a blood clot, but instead of an otherwise open wound to heal, the clot the artery, preventing blood flow downstream, so the killing of heart tissue.


Each risk factor counts – eliminate them one by one
For women, age is an even greater risk factor when you're fifty-five years of age or older. While your age cannot be changed, you must realize that you have all the power within you to greatly reduce or even eliminate other risk factors. To protect your heart, it is vital to make the changes that relate to each risk factor.


If the idea seems daunting, then gradually on one or two risk factors at work. It's really a matter of getting used to new habits. It is well within your control to quit smoking. You can use a change in diet and physical activity, high blood pressure, cholesterol, inflammation, blood sugar and obesity, even without medication. Simple changes in your diet and activity levels will make a huge difference in your heart attack risk and your general health.


Your commitment to develop habits for a healthy life, not only reduce your chance of artery disease and heart attack, but will also greatly reduce your risk of getting cancer, and many other diseases too! Start taking action today to protect yourself.

Tuesday, 9 August 2011

Symptoms of cardiovascular disease in women


Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in the world. There are different types of heart diseases such as Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, mitral stenosis, Holt-Orams syndrome, heart attacks, coronary heart diseases, etc. The symptoms for each of these diseases vary. Also, vary the symptoms of cardiovascular disease in men and women. In the earlier days, the majority of studies and research carried out on men. But now that new studies and have carried out research for women, new results found. Typical symptoms of cardiovascular disease are pain in the left arm, heavy chest pressure along with sweating, dizziness and short breath. Studies, however, noted that mostly men have been known to complain of these symptoms. Women, on the other hand complaining of different kinds of symptoms. They experience fatigue, sleepnessness, indigestion, short breath, fear. Women usually have heart attacks later in life than men. Women are also less prone to heart attacks than men. This is mainly because women generally abstain from drink alcohol or smoke cigarettes. Women are also more prone to silent heart attacks than men.

Some other symptoms experienced by women perhaps weakness, vomiting, pain between the shoulder blades. Surprisingly, there is noted that women are not chest pain on all experienced during a heart attack. Instead, they totally different symptoms. And all of these symptoms begin one month before the actual heart attack or heart problems that arise. It has been observed that women generally refrain from admitting that their cardiac problems is serious. Generally they refer to it as mild problems. While the men on the other hand, refer to their heart problems as very serious. This is not because the men are strengthening their disease, but because women try to emphasize their problems. Women do because they are the responsibility of the House on them, so they are trying too hard.

Even menopause has are related to cardiovascular diseases. In women, estrogen for menopause HDL cholesterol in the body. Estrogen also plays an effective role in relaxing the muscles, conservation, arterial blood pressure, etc. However, post menopause, the cardio-friendly effects of estrogen are gone, and women are more exposed to the risk of cardiovascular disease. So a woman in midlife increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. The only solution to prevent these symptoms and beyond the cardiovascular diseases is to exercise daily, eat heart healthy meals, lose weight if you are obese, quit smoking and drinking.