The skeptical cardiologist notes that today has been proclaimed “Go Red For Women” day. I’m not sure what wearing red on the second Friday of each February accomplishes but I do think it is important that women recognize that they are at risk for heart disease and stroke.
The AHA sponsored www.goredforwomen.org site proclaims
“each year, 1 in 3 women die of heart disease and stroke”
That is pretty alarming! After three years of this there will be very few women left.
A much better source of information than the AHA or go red for women sites in my opinion is the blog of Carolyn Thomas entitled Heart Sisters.
Carolyn suffered a heart attack and her site is a wealth of information on women and heart disease. Her posts are well researched and informative.
She recently wrote about the fact that 85% of hospital admissions for chest pain are not for Heart Attack. With her permission, I am re blogging this important post which reviews the symptoms of heart attack that differ between men and women and the misdiagnosis of heart attack that is more common in women.
A Primer on Heart Disease: Atherosclerosis is Numero Uno
Cardiologists often make the mistake of assuming their patients have a greater understanding of heart function, physiology, anatomy, terminology, and pathology than is realistic. I
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Thanks Dr. Anthony for reblogging this post. Figuring out “Is this something? Is it nothing? Should I call 911?” is a terribly stressful scenario for those who fear their symptoms are heart-related. There are arguably few things more anxiety-producing in life (take my word for it!) than having a heart attack, which is why I appreciated the overview in this post from health care professionals who help us to differentiate a wide range of frightening symptoms.
regards,
C.