Facts about Women & Heart Health
45% of women >20 years old live with some form of this disease.
What is cardiovascular disease?
This is the number 1 killer of women and causes 1 in 3 deaths/year.
This is the most common symptom of a heart attack, often described as pressure, squeezing in the chest.
What is chest pain or discomfort?
Call 911, give prescribed heart medicine, stay calm, & start CPR if necessary.
What you should do when someone is having a heart attack?
Most often, this can be prevented with education & healthy lifestyle changes.
What are CVD?
57.6% of African-American women have this chronic disease more than any other race or ethnicity.
What is hypertension?
1 in 4 adults in the U.S. achieve this each day.
What are leisure-time aerobic & muscle strengthening activities/exercises?
Pain in these 3 upper body areas - besides the chest - may indicate a heart attack.
What are jaw, neck, and back?
Smoking increases the risk of heart disease by damaging these blood vessels.
What are arteries?
This is the number 1 prevention measure for development of CVD/heart attack.
What is smoking - STOP?
Women don’t often receive this because rescuers fear allegations of harassment/assault.
What is CPR (CardioPulmonary Resuscitation)?
On average, this happens every 34 seconds in the U.S.
What is death due to CVD?
A person experiencing a heart attack may feel unsteady & at risk of losing consciousness, described by these 3 symptoms.
What are feeling weak, light-headed, or dizzy?
This disease, often linked to high blood sugar, can damage blood vessels and increase the risk of heart disease.
What is diabetes?
Important numbers to improve heart health.
What are cholesterol levels, weight, BP, BMI, & Blood sugar numbers?
This kills more women than all forms of cancer.
What is Cardiovascular Disease?
Less than 10% of U.S. adults meet these guidelines.
What is USDA guidelines for proper nutrition/diet?
A heat attack can cause pain in these 2 limbs, sometimes mistaken for muscle strain.
What are the arms and shoulders?
Excessive consumption of this substance, commonly found in beer & wine, can raise blood pressure & increase heart disease risk.
What is alcohol?
The minimum number of minutes to start being active each day.
What is 10 minutes?
This group of women is at an increased risk of heart attack/disease.
What is women in menopause?
1 in 8 male adults & 1 in 10 female adults do this on a daily basis in the U.S.
What is smoking?
Shortness of breath & sweating are 2 additional symptoms, plus this additional symptom, which is often more common in women having a heart attack.
What is nausea?
Age, genetics, gender, and ethnicity are considered these types of risk factors because they cannot be changed.
What are non-modifiable risk factors?
This is the number of hours of sleep each night to aim for to prevent CVD/heart attack.
What is 7 - 9 hours of sleep?