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Women’s Heart Health
According to a study conducted by New Milford Hospital in its service area, 83 percent of women are at risk for a heart attack, but only 23% of them know it.
At the Regional Heart Center, we hope to raise awareness, encourage women to discuss heart disease with their doctors, change behavior among women about steps that they can take to prevent heart attacks. Women need to learn how to recognize when a heart attack is occurring, since the symptoms can be different for women, so they can take action: be tested or seek immediate treatment.
Heart Attack Warning Signs
- Pain or discomfort in the center of the chest
- Pain or discomfort in other areas of the upper body, including the arms, back, neck, jaw, or stomach
- Other symptoms, such as shortness of breath, breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea, or light-headedness.
As with men, women's most common heart attack symptom is chest pain or discomfort. But women are somewhat more likely than men to experience some of the other common symptoms, particularly shortness of breath, nausea/vomiting, and back or jaw pain.
WomenHeart
One comprehensive resource for women concerned about heart disease is WomenHeart, the National Coalition for Women and Heart Disease -- a national patient advocacy organization representing American women who live with heart disease (www.womenheart.org).
Check the Hospital's calendar of upcoming events for programs related to heart health.
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