Although women develop heart disease about 10 years later than men, they are likely to fare worse after a heart attack. The poorer outcomes are due, in part, to the failure to identify heart attack symptoms. Approximately 35% of heart attacks in women are believed to go unnoticed or ...
In addition to prevention, it is good to be aware of identifying and responding to heart attacks. As we have heard from Steve, sometimes heart attacks occur due to causes that are not preventable or predictable. Knowing heart attack symptoms and how to respond is critically important....
Massive Heart Attack is a severe form of a heart attack due to lack of oxygen and inadequate blood supply to the heart muscles that causes damage to a large area of the heart. The electrical impulses are mainly responsible for heartbeats and these impuls
Although heart disease is more commonly linked to males, it poses a significant risk to females as well. It is possible to save lives by recognizing the early indicators. Irregular Signs and Symptoms Although chest discomfort is a hallmark indication of a heart attack, women frequently report oth...
Since 1984, each year, more women than men die of ischemic heart disease (IHD) and heart failure (HF), yet more men are diagnosed. Because biomarker assessment is often the first diagnostic employed in such patients, understanding biomarker differences i
CV diseases include coronary artery disease, chronic heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and stroke/transient ischemic attack. Baseline echocardiographic characteristics of patients Baseline echocardiographic findings are listed in Table 2. The overall baseline LVEF was 63 ± 8%. Patients with HF had larg...
The chances of having a heart attack at a younger age depend on many factors. Symptoms of a heart attack vary between men and women and can be subtle enough in younger people that they go unnoticed. Here we will talk about what a heart attack is, your risks for having one at any age...
Patients should call emergency services if heart-attack-like symptoms persist for more than five minutes, especially STEMI patients who need urgent treatment rapidly.The problem is most patients cannot differentiate between a STEMI or non-STEMI heart a attack - so, they are told to get to ...
"Our findings suggest a gender gap in the first evaluation of chestpain, with the likelihood of heart attack being underestimated in women," said study author Dr. Gemma Martinez-Nadal of the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Spain. "The low suspicion of heart attack occurs in both women themselves...
These six heart attack symptoms are common in women: 1. Chest pain or discomfort. It may feel like a squeezing or fullness, and the pain can be anywhere in the chest, not just on the left side. It feels like a vise being tightened. 2. Pain in your arm(s), back, neck, or jaw....