Top 5 Facts Women Living With Cardiovascular Disease

 

More and more women in this country suffer from heart disease. It is the leading cause of death for women in the United States, even surpassing breast cancer.

 

Here are the facts:

 

1. More than forty-two million women live with cardiovascular disease.

 

2. More than eight million women experience heartburn or angina.

 

3. Every year, more than four hundred and thirty-two thousand women die due to cardiovascular diseases.

 

4. More than two hundred thousand women died due to heart disease.

 

5. More than 159,000 women in the United States die from heart disease each year.

 

Why is cardiovascular disease so common in women today, We asked. This disease has many causes. Many women today have too many responsibilities. Women in their thirties to fifties participate in daily work and are often heads of households.

 

Women work long hours with stress, anxiety, and tension. She is also a cook and dishwasher, housekeeper, laundress, and primary carrier of the children.

 

Women never stop to find time for themselves. Because at the end of the day, there is no other time. Also, after work, women rank last together with children, home, and husband.

 

What most women do not realize is that the symptoms of heart disease are different in women than in men. Therefore, they attribute symptoms to stress and anxiety.

 

Let's look at the symptoms of heart disease in women:

1. A third of women do not have chest pain during a heart attack. Two to four weeks before the chest infection if you have flu-like symptoms.

 

2. Chest pain can feel like pressure, tightness or tightness, or fullness in the chest. He also felt his heartbeat.

 

3. Upper body pain can include shoulders, arms, neck, back, teeth, and jaw.

 

4. Abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting can develop.

 

5. You may feel overly anxious or nervous with sweating, weakness, and fatigue. He seemed confused.

 

6. You may experience shortness of breath, light-headedness, confusion, shortness of breath or dizziness, and fainting.

 

This is a common symptom, but sometimes it is so bad that women ignore what they feel. Today, women should be more concerned about their health. They need to take better care of themselves, find time for themselves and get more rest.

 

Every woman, man, and woman should be active with what happens in their body. Cardiovascular disease is a major concern in the United States today. There are many types, from a heart attack, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, ventricular fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, murmurs, valve replacement, and others.

 

We should set aside some time each day to do something relaxing. Sit and read a book, enjoy a nice cup of tea, or take fifteen minutes in a long hot bath. Whatever you choose, make sure you spend at least fifteen to twenty minutes in a quiet place.

 

I want to share some things that can put you at risk for cardiovascular disease.

 

1. Smoking doubles or triples your risk.

 

2. Control high cholesterol. Change your eating habits and take medication if necessary.

 

3. Physical activity is very important for your health. Activate!

 

4. Heart problems are higher in overweight women.

 

5. If you have diabetes, you are two and a half times more likely to develop heart disease. Always keep your diabetes under control.

 

Knowing all this will not prevent heart disease, but if you do, it will help you identify the symptoms. Always be aware of what your body is telling you. Never, never take it for granted! This is important, so your health should be at the top of your to-do list. I know I have chronic heart failure. I know how precious my life is to me. So, right?

My name is Susan Lapp-Millett. I am a sixty-four-year-old woman with cardiovascular disease, which has been going on for many years. He has chronic heart failure.