BEYOND THE HEADLINES
February 5, 2012
Heart Disease
Hosted by ABC7's Cheryl Jennings
This episode of Beyond the Headlines discusses the number one killer of Americans, Heart Disease. This illness can affect men and women of all ages and ethnicities.
According to the American Heart Association, heart disease, also known as cardiovascular disease, includes problems related to plaque buildup in the walls of the arteries. Due to plaque buildup, the arteries become smaller, making it more difficult for blood to flow easily. This can lead to heart attack or stroke.
While the symptoms of heart disease have been clearly defined for men, women have a higher risk due to ambiguous signs. Classic symptoms for both genders include chest pain and pressure moving into the arm or back. However, for women, shortness of breath, nausea and being lightheaded without nausea may also be warning signs.
- More women die of heart disease than all forms of cancer combined.
- Heart disease is often silent, hidden and misunderstood.
- Currently some eight million women in the U.S. are living with heart disease, yet only one in six American women believes that heart disease is her greatest health threat.
- 90% of women have one or more risk factors for developing heart disease.
- For more information, visit GoRedForWomen.org.
Arun Raghupathy, M.D. FACC
Interventional Cardiologist, Marin General Hospital
Cardiovascular Associates of Marin and San Francisco
www.CAMSF.com
Sue Chou
Heart Disease Patient
Volunteer, American Heart Association
www.GoRedForWomen.org
Ashish Muthur
Co-Founder and Executive Director
South Asian Heart Center, El Camino Hospital
www.southasianheartcenter.org
Events
Go Red for Women: Go Red Strut
Tue., February 14, 2012
11:30am-1:00pm
Union Square, San Francisco
415-228-8412
www.heart.org/sanfranciscogored
Day of Dance: Heart Screening for Women
Sat., February 25, 2012
8:00am-12:00pm
JCC of Silicon Valley, Los Gatos
www.southasianheartcenter.org
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