ROSS:
FEBRUARY IS HEART MONTH - AND
HEART DISEASE CAN AFFECT A LOT
OF PEOPLE OF ALL
AGES.
BUT DID YOU KNOW THAT HEART
DISEASE - IS THE LEADING CAUSE
OF DEATH IN THE U-S
AND IT'S MUCH MORE COMMON IN
WOMEN THAN MANY PEOPLE REALIZE.
THIS MORNING ON ASK A SPECIALIST
- WE'LL TALK ABOUT WHAT WOMEN
NEED TO
KNOW WITH DOCTOR - GISELLE
BAQUERO - INTERVENTIONAL
CARDIOLOGIST AT THE
QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTER.
ROSS:
1: WHY IS THERE A PUSH TO
INCREASE AWARENESS OF HEART
DISEASE -
SPECIFICALLY IN WOMEN?
DR. GISELLE BAQUERO /
INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGIST, THE
QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTER
HEART DISEASE IN WOMEN
LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH 647,457
, 1 IN EVERY 4 DEATHS
#1 KILLER OF WOMEN: 1 IN EVERY
3 DEATHS
RISK IN UNDERAPPRECIATED
ATYPICAL PRESENTATION &
ASSOCIATED MYTHS
ROSS:
2: WHAT ARE SOME MYTHS
ASSOCIATED WITH WOMEN AND HEART
DISEASE?
MYTHS ABOUT WOMEN & HEART
DISEASE
1997-ONLY 30% OF WOMEN
WERE AWARE
2012-INCREASED TO 50%
2018-INCREASED TO 70%
WE NEED 100% AWARENESS
GENETICS, OTHER CONDITIONS
ROSS:
3: WHAT ARE THE WARNING SIGNS
OF HEART DISEASE IN WOMEN - AND
HOW
CAN IT BE PREVENTED?
WARNING SIGNS & PREVENTION
SWEATING
DIZZINESS
NAUSEA
VOMITING
AGGRESSIVE RISK FACTOR
CONTROL & LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION
ROSS:
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SERVICES
OFFERED BY QUEEN'S HEART - VISIT
GENETICS, OTHER CONDITIONS ROSS:
3: WHAT ARE THE WARNING SIGNS
OF HEART DISEASE IN WOMEN - AND
HOW
CAN IT BE PREVENTED?
WARNING SIGNS & PREVENTION
SWEATING
DIZZINESS
NAUSEA
VOMITING
AGGRESSIVE RISK FACTOR
CONTROL & LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION
ROSS:
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SERVICES
OFFERED BY QUEEN'S HEART - VISIT
WWW.QUEENS.ORG AND CLICK ON
"HEART AND VASCULAR CARE."
KRIS:
COMING UP....
KELLY WILL HAVE YOUR UPDATED