Heart Disease in Women

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Interventional Cardiologist Apollo Hospitals,
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Dr. Sarita Rao is a Sr. Interventional
Cardiologist at Apollo Hospitals, Indore. She is
the first female Interventional Cardiologist in
Central India. She is Fellow of American College
of Cardiology(FACC) and Fellow of European
Society of Cardiology(FESC)
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Heart Disease in Women
Heart disease is thought of to be more of a
health problem Heart disease risk factors for
women for men as compared to women. However, it's
the most several traditional risk factors for
coronary artery disease common cause of death for
both women and men around such as high
cholesterol, high blood pressure and obesny the
world. Because some heart disease symptoms in
affect both women and men. But other factors can
pray women can differ from those in men, women
often don't hinder role in the development of
heart disease in women, know what to look for.
Heart disease risk factors for women include
Fortunately, by learning their unique heart
disease symptoms, women can begin to reduce their
risks.
Heart attack symptoms for women
The most common heart attack symptom in women is
the same as in men with some type of chest pain,
pressure or discomfort that lasts more than a few
minutes or comes and goes. But chest pain is not
always severe or even the most noticeable
symptom, particularly in women. Women often
describe it as pressure or tightness. Also, it's
possible to have a heart attack without chest
pain.
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Women are more likely than men to have heart
attack symptoms unrelated to chest pain, such as

• Neck, jaw, shoulder, upper back or abdominal
  discomfort
• Shortness of breath
• Painin one or both arms
• Nausea
• Sweating
• Lighthea
• Unusual fat
• Indigestior

These symptoms may be vague and not as noticeable
as the crushing chest pain often associated with
heart attacks. This might be cause women tend to
have blockages not only in their main arteries
but also in the smaller ones that supply blood to
the heart a condition called small vessel heart
disease or coronary micro vascular
disease. Women tend to have symptoms more often
when resting of even when asleep, than they do in
men. Emotional stress can play a role in
triggering heart attack symptoms in women.
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Because women don't always recongnize their
symptoms as those of a heart attack, they tend to
show up in emergency rooms after significant
heart damage has already occurred, also because
their symptoms often differ from me'ns, women
might be diagnosed less often with heart disease
than men are.
If you have symptoms of a heart attack or think 
you are having one, call for emergency medical
help immediately don't drive yourself to the
emergency room unless you have no other options.
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Heart Disease risk factors for women
Saveral traditional risk factors for coronary
artery disease such as high cholesterol, high
blood pressure and obesity affect both women and
men. but other factors can play a bigger role in
the development of heart disease in women. Heart
disease frisk factors for women include-

• Disease- Women with diabetes are more likely to
  develop heart disease than are men with diabetes.
  Also because diabetes can change the way you feel
  pain, you are at greater risk of having a silent
  heart attack without systems.
• Mental stress and depression- Stress and
  depression affect women's hearts more than men's.
  Depression makes it difficult to maintain a
  healthy lifestyle and follow recommended
  treatment.
• Smoking- Smoking is a greater risk factor for
  heart disease in women than it is in men.
• Inactivity- A lake of physical activity is a
  major risk factor for heart disease. some
  research has found women to be less active than
  men.
• Menopause- Low levels of  estrogen after
  menopause pose significant risk of developing
  disease in smaller blood vessels.

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• Pregnancy complications- High blood pressure or
  diabetes during pregnancy can increase the
  mothers long term risk of high blood pressure and
  diabetes. The conditions also make women more
  likely to get heart disease.
• Family history of early heart disease- This
  appears to be a greater risk factor in women than
  in men.
• Inflammatory disease- Rheumatoid arthritis,
  lupus and others can increase the risk of heart
  disease in both men and women.
• Women of all ages should take heart disease
  seriously especially those with a family history
  of heart disease also need to pay attention to
  heart disease risk factors.

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What can women do to reduce their risk of heart
disease?
Living a healthy lifestyle can help reduce the
risk of heart disease. Try these heart disease
strategies-

• Quit smoking
• Maintain a healthy weight
• Manage your stress
• Follow your treatment plan
• Manage other healthy conditions
• Exercise regularly
• Eat a healthy diet
• Limit alcohol

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