Heart disease is any condition that affects the heart muscle and structure, blood vessels or electrical system. It includes diseases of the arteries, which transport blood away from your heart, and veins, which return the blood to your heart. It also includes conditions such as heart attacks, ...
Heart attack warnings can be subtle. An interesting study on cardiac events in women has revealed that many women may experience prodromal--or early--symptoms of cardiac distress in the days, weeks, or even months leading up to a heart attack. Unfortunately, many of these signs may go unnoti...
A study of women's symptoms prior to heart attack indicates that about 95% say they knew their symptoms were new or different a month or more before experiencing their Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI). This was true even when the precursors were common ones and varied in severity. Notably,...
Women often do not have the common signs and symptoms that men tend to have. You may have any of the following:Chest pain or a tight, heavy, burning feeling in your chest Pain in your back, neck, stomach, or jaw Shortness of breath Nausea or vomiting Indigestion, heartburn, or loss ...
Other symptoms include shortness of breath, pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach. Other possible signs include breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness. It's important to know the warning signs of a stroke - and take acti...
“I try to write from the child’s perspective – how they see the world,” says Kawakami. “Coming to the realisation that you’re alive is such a shock. One day, we’re thrown into life with no warning. And at some point, every one of us will die. It’s very hard to comprehe...
BANGKOK -- By Kim Ji-hye/Korea Biomedical Review correspondent -- Heart disease doesn’t follow the same script for everyone.While classic symptoms like chest pain may show up in both men and women, in Korea, the stakes are higher for women. Women face a
the reasons given for women receiving unequal care. The British Heart Foundation-funded research puts into question a long-held medical myth that women tend to suffer unusual or 'atypical' heart attack symptoms, and emphasises the need for both sexes to recognise and act on the warning signs. ...
5. Nausea or vomiting that strikes out of the blue and occurs with any of the above symptoms. An important note: Women can have a heart attack without chest pain, says C. Noel Bairey Merz, M.D., director of the Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center. NEXT: Three Women Share Their St...
Watson, it cannot come back (although the rest of the heart may be able to step up and compensate for the damaged area). What are the first warning signs of a heart attack in a woman? When a woman is having a heart attack, one of the first things she may notice is that she’s ...