cardiology - heart attack tutorial 10 – women & heart attacks – unique symptoms
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HEART ATTACK TUTORIAL 10 – WOMEN & HEART ATTACKS – UNIQUE SYMPTOMSWomen and heart attacks: Heart attack facts you need to know if you are a woman. Protecting yourself and your family. Did you know that women have unique heart attack symptoms? Are younger women at risk? Comparing heart attack with cancer.TRANSCRIPT
HEART ATTACKHEART ATTACKTUTORIAL 10TUTORIAL 10
Women:Women:Unique SymptonsUnique Symptons
IllustratedIllustratedSTEP-BY-STEPSTEP-BY-STEP
Guides to Heart AttacksGuides to Heart Attacks
ROBIN BEHARROBIN BEHARHostHost
NarratorNarrator
AuthorAuthor
ProducerProducer
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?
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YOUYOUgoing to going to
DODO about about
it?it?
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