cardiology - heart attack tutorial 10 – women & heart attacks – unique symptoms

HEART ATTACKHEART ATTACKTUTORIAL 10TUTORIAL 10

Women:Women:Unique SymptonsUnique Symptons

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Guides to Heart AttacksGuides to Heart Attacks

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Edited byEdited byDR. MAGDI SAMIDR. MAGDI SAMIMD, FRCP(C), FACC, FAHAMD, FRCP(C), FACC, FAHA

Professor of MedicineProfessor of Medicine

McGILL UNIVERSITYMcGILL UNIVERSITY

Senior Cardiologist MUHCSenior Cardiologist MUHC

Director PacemakerDirector Pacemaker

& Arrhythmia Unit& Arrhythmia Unit

ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITALROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL

TRUE OR FALSE?TRUE OR FALSE? The leading cause of death The leading cause of death among men and women isamong men and women is

cancer.cancer.

FALSEFALSE You’ll find out why You’ll find out why in this presentation.in this presentation.

HEART ATTACKHEART ATTACKILLUSTRATEDILLUSTRATEDSLIDE SHOWSLIDE SHOW

WomenWomen

Are Are

WOMENWOMENAT RISKAT RISK

of of

getting getting

HEART HEART ATTACKS?ATTACKS?

YES!YES!

FACTFACTMore & More More & More

WOMENWOMENareare

suffering suffering

HEART HEART ATTACKS!ATTACKS!

What is the What is the LEADINGLEADING

CAUSE of DEATHCAUSE of DEATH among among BOTH BOTH

MEN & WOMENMEN & WOMEN??

CARDIOVASCULARCARDIOVASCULAR

DISEASEDISEASE

CARDIOVASCULARCARDIOVASCULARDISEASE DISEASE

means means HEART HEART

DISEASEDISEASE

CARDIOVASCULARCARDIOVASCULARDISEASEDISEASEresults results

most oftenmost ofteninin

HEART HEART ATTACKSATTACKS

Which isWhich is

the biggest the biggest

KILLER?KILLER?HEART DISEASE HEART DISEASE

or or

BREAST CANCER?BREAST CANCER?

FACTFACTHEART DISEASE HEART DISEASE

KILLSKILLS

8 TIMES MORE 8 TIMES MORE WOMENWOMEN

THAN THAN BREAST CANCER!!!BREAST CANCER!!!

FACTFACTHEART DISEASE HEART DISEASE

KILLSKILLS

MORE WOMENMORE WOMEN

THAN THAN

CANCER!!!CANCER!!!

HEART ATTACKHEART ATTACK SYMPTOMS SYMPTOMS

IN WOMENIN WOMEN

are are

DIFFERENT DIFFERENT

from men’sfrom men’s

HEART ATTACKHEART ATTACK SYMPTOMS SYMPTOMS IN WOMENIN WOMEN

can appear up can appear up to to

1 MONTH BEFORE1 MONTH BEFORE the heart attackthe heart attack

HEART ATTACKHEART ATTACK SYMPTOMS SYMPTOMS IN WOMENIN WOMEN

National Institute of National Institute of Health study Health study showed thatshowed that

PRIORPRIOR TO A HEART TO A HEART ATTACK…ATTACK…

HEART ATTACKHEART ATTACK SYMPTOMS SYMPTOMS IN WOMENIN WOMEN

Prior to a heart attack:Prior to a heart attack:70% of women 70% of women

experienced experienced UNUSUAL FATIGUEUNUSUAL FATIGUE

HEART ATTACKHEART ATTACK SYMPTOMS SYMPTOMS IN WOMENIN WOMEN

Prior to a heart attack:Prior to a heart attack:48% of women 48% of women

experienced experienced SLEEP DISTURBANCESLEEP DISTURBANCE

HEART ATTACKHEART ATTACK SYMPTOMSSYMPTOMSIN WOMENIN WOMEN

Prior to a heart attack:Prior to a heart attack:42% of women 42% of women

experienced experienced SHORTNESS OF SHORTNESS OF

BREATHBREATH

HEART ATTACKHEART ATTACK SYMPTOMS SYMPTOMS IN WOMEN IN WOMEN

PRIORPRIORto a heart attack:to a heart attack:

WEAKNESS IN ARMSWEAKNESS IN ARMS

HEART ATTACKHEART ATTACK SYMPTOMSSYMPTOMS

IN WOMENIN WOMEN43% of women 43% of women

experienced experienced

NO CHEST PAINNO CHEST PAIN

HEART ATTACK HEART ATTACK SYMPTOMS SYMPTOMS IN WOMEN IN WOMEN

PRIORPRIOR TO A HEART ATTACKTO A HEART ATTACKWomen can experienceWomen can experience

IndigestionIndigestionAnxietyAnxiety

HEART ATTACK HEART ATTACK SYMPTOMS SYMPTOMS IN WOMEN IN WOMEN

DURING A HEART ATTACKDURING A HEART ATTACKShortness of breathShortness of breath

WeaknessWeaknessUnusual fatigueUnusual fatigue

Cold sweatCold sweatDizzinessDizziness

HEART ATTACK HEART ATTACK SYMPTOMS SYMPTOMS IN WOMEN IN WOMEN

DURING A HEART ATTACKDURING A HEART ATTACKTrouble breathingTrouble breathing

Sick to stomach above belly Sick to stomach above belly buttonbutton

Chest burning feelingChest burning feeling

HEART ATTACK HEART ATTACK

SYMPTOMS SYMPTOMS

IN WOMEN IN WOMEN

DURING A HEART ATTACKDURING A HEART ATTACKBack pain between shouldersBack pain between shoulders

Spreading tightness: jaw, neck, Spreading tightness: jaw, neck, shoulders, ear inside armshoulders, ear inside arm

FACTFACT

50% 50% of of

HEART ATTACKS HEART ATTACKS in in

WOMENWOMENcause cause

NONO SEVERE PAIN SEVERE PAIN

FACTFACT

HEART ATTACKS HEART ATTACKS

in in

WOMENWOMEN

NOT NOT

PREDICTABLEPREDICTABLEAS MEN’SAS MEN’S

FACTFACT

YOU MUST BE PROACTIVEYOU MUST BE PROACTIVE

because:because:

MANY DOCTORSMANY DOCTORS

do not consider differences do not consider differences between heart attacks in between heart attacks in

women and in men.women and in men.

TRUE OR FALSE?TRUE OR FALSE? Men get heart attacks at a Men get heart attacks at a younger age than women.younger age than women.

TRUETRUE Women get heart attacks Women get heart attacks

10 years later10 years laterthan men.than men.

TRUE OR FALSE?TRUE OR FALSE? Younger women are not at Younger women are not at risk of getting heart attacks.risk of getting heart attacks.

FALSEFALSE Younger women under age 45 Younger women under age 45

can get heart attacks if:can get heart attacks if:

They have They have HIGH BLOOD PRESSUREHIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

They haveThey haveDIABETESDIABETES

They are overweight andThey are overweight andSTART A PREGNANCYSTART A PREGNANCY

ARE ARE

YOU YOU AT AT

RISK?RISK?

What are What are

YOUYOUgoing to going to

DODO about about

it?it?

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