>> LIVING HEALTHY CART. A VASCULAR DISEASE IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH WOMAN.
THE RISK OF 16 TIMES GREATER
THAN BREAST CANCER AROUND
445,000 WOMEN EACH YEAR HAVE A
FIRST TIME OR RECURRENT HEART
ATTACK. SOME REPORTS SHOW IN
THE LAST DECADE OVERALL
AWARENESS FELL MORE THAN 20%
IN OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC
GROUPS. DESPITE THE DANGER,
ONLY ABOUT HALF OF WOMAN
REALIZE IT. WELL, JOINING ME
NOW IS DOCTOR DEMI, A
CARDIOLOGIST AND
>> SHE IS A CARDIOLOGIST AND A
WOMAN’S HEART HEALTH
SPECIALIST AT MAYO CLINIC. SO
FIRST OFF, GOOD MORNING AND
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING
US.
>> GOOD MORNING. AND THANK YOU
FOR HAVING ME. ABSOLUTELY.
>> WE’D ALSO SUSSEX SHOW THAT
ALL WOMAN CAN BE IMPACTED BY
THIS. BUT IS THERE MORE OF A
COMMON AGE GROUP THAT THIS
EFFECTS?
>> SO, YES, YOU’RE RIGHT. IN
GENERAL HEART DISEASE IS THE
LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG
WOMEN. AND IT’S ESTIMATED THAT
APPROXIMATELY ONE IN 3 WOMEN
WILL DIE FROM HEART DISEASE.
THE RISK OF HEART DISEASE,
INCREASES AS WOMEN GET OLDER.
SO WE TEND TO SEE THIS LAW
COMMONLY IN OLDER WOMEN. ONE
THING ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT
IS THAT HEART DISEASE ALSO
AFFECTS WOMEN OF CHILDBEARING
AGE. AND WE MAY NOT REALIZE
THAT AS MUCH AS WE SHOWED, IT
AFFECTS ALMOST ONE IN 3 WOMEN
AND IT’S THE LEADING CAUSE OF
THAT SPECIFICALLY DURING
PREGNANCY AND THE POSTPARTUM
PERIOD.
>> WOW. SO HOW CAN WOMAN
PREVENT HEART DISEASE?
>> GREAT QUESTION. AND THE
GOOD THING IS THAT THE
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION HAS
PUT TOGETHER SOMETHING TO MAKE
THIS SIMPLE. THE WOMEN TO BE
ABLE LEARN ABOUT HIM, PREVENT
HEART DISEASE. IT’S CALLED THE
LIFE’S SIMPLE 7. AND BASICALLY
THIS MADE UP OF FLIGHT
BEHAVIORAL FACTORS THAT YOU
CAN CHANGE OR SOUTH IN 3 OF
THEM. A CRITICAL FACTORS THAT
VERY OFTEN YOU HAVE TO DISCUSS
WITH YOUR PHYSICIAN AND I’LL
JUST GO THROUGH REAL QUICK.
THE FOR BEHAVIORAL FACTORS HAS
TO DO WITH NOT SMOKING,
MAINTAINING A HEALTHY WEIGHT,
EATING A HEALTHY DIET AND ALSO
GETTING REGULAR PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY OR EXERCISE. THE
CLINICAL FACTORS THAT ARE
REALLY IMPORTANT IN PREVENTING
HEART DISEASE IS MAKING SURE
THAT YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE IS
WELL CONTROLLED, HAVING YOUR
BLOOD CHOLESTEROL WELL
CONTROLLED, AS WELL AS YOUR
BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS. THIS
THINGS THAT I MISSION. USUALLY
YOU HAVE TO HAVE A BLOOD TEST
FOR THE CHOLESTEROL AND THE
GLUCOSE BECAUSE IT’S HARD FOR
YOU TO FIGURE THIS OUT YOUR
OWN. BUT FOR THE BLOOD
PRESSURE, WE NOW HAVE, YOU
KNOW, MACHINES THAT OUT,
DOUBLE OVER THE COUNTER STUFF
YOU CAN BUY FROM THE GROCERY
STORE OR THE PHARMACIES AND
YOU CAN CHECK YOUR OWN BLOOD
PRESSURE AT HOME SO THAT
YOU’RE ABLE TO TAKE CHARGE OF
YOUR OWN HEALTH.
>> AND I KNOW YOU MENTIONED IT
AS ONE OF THE IMPORTANT
FACTORS TO PREVENTING HEART
DISEASE. SO I I KNOW OFTEN I
WOULD HEAR PEOPLE SAYING, YOU
KNOW, CUT BACK ON RED MEAT AND
CERTAIN PROCESSED MEATS. DOES
THAT ALL PLAY A PART AT ALL
CAN USE? YOU KNOW, BREAK DOWN,
KIND OF WHAT THAT GUY IT LOOKS
LIKE.
>> THAT IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.
SO A HEALTHY DIET IS IMPORTANT
FOR MAINTAINING CARDIOVASCULAR
HEALTH. IN SOME OF THE THINGS
YOU’VE POINTED OUT, LIMITING
THE AMOUNT OF RED MEAT IS
IMPORTANT. ALSO LIMITING THE
AMOUNT OF SATURATED FATS IN
YOUR DIET IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE
THIS EASIER FOR MOST PEOPLE
BECAUSE SOMETIMES WHEN YOU
COME UP WITH THE LIST OF FOOD
ITEMS REFER TO IT, SOMETIMES
IT’S HARD FOR PEOPLE TO KEEP
TRACK. SO FOR MY PATIENTS, I
USUALLY RECOMMEND IT IS A DIET
PLAN THAT YOU’RE LOOKING FOR.
THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET IS ONE
THAT HAS BEEN SHOWN IN STUDIES
TO HAVE POSITIVE EFFECTS
CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH. THE
SECOND ONE IS THE DASH DIET,
THE DASH DIET, MOSTLY CONSIST
OF, YOU KNOW, INCREASING THE
AMOUNT OF FRUITS AND
VEGETABLES IN YOUR DIET AND
LIMITING THE AMOUNT OF SALT
THAT IN YOUR DIET.
>> AND NO OVER AND OVER AGAIN,
YOU KNOW, DOCTORS SAY EARLY
DETECTION IS SO IMPORTANT TO
SAVING YOUR LIFE. WHAT ARE
SOME SYMPTOMS WOMAN SHOULD
LOOK OUT FOR, YOU KNOW, TO
SUSPECT THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY
MAY HAVE HEART DISEASE.
>> GREAT QUESTION AS WELL. SO
I AGREE WITH YOU. EARLY
DETECTION IS IMPORTANT AND ONE
OF THEM WAS COLLECTING AS WE
TALK ABOUT IS, YOU KNOW, HEART
ATTACK AND HEART ATTACK IS NOT
THE ONLY FORM OF HEART
DISEASE, BUT IS ONE THAT
SOMETIMES PRESENTS WITH SHOULD
I SEE DRAMATIC SYMPTOMS. SO
ONE THING TO LOOK OUT FOR ANY
CHEST PAIN ON THIS COMFORTING
WAS SOMETIMES WOMEN MAY GET
CONFUSED AND SEE BECAUSE, YOU
KNOW, IT’S BEEN SAID THAT
WOMEN SOMETIMES MAY PRESENT
THE SUN COMES THAT ARE NOT
CHEST PAIN TO WHEN THEY GET
CHEST PAIN, THEY MIGHT GET
CONFUSED AND NOT THINK THAT
THIS IS IMPORTANT. I WANT TO
POINT OUT THAT CHEST PAIN AND
DISCOMFORT IS STILL THE MOST
COMMON SYMPTOM OF HEART
ATTACK. SO IF YOU HAVE THAT,
THAT’S AN EARLY WARNING SIGN.
YOU DON’T WANT TO SIT ON THAT
OTHER SYMPTOMS THAT IT MAY
EXPERIENCE WITH HAVING A HEART
ATTACK INCLUDE SHORTNESS OF
BREATH. SOMETIMES THEY HAVE
PAIN IN THE JOINT PAIN, IN THE
ARM, PAIN, IN THE SHOULDER OF
FATIGUE. AND SOMETIMES YOU
MIGHT JUST BE THAT GENERALIZED
FEELING OF BEING ON. WELL,
FEEL THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG
TO NOT SIT ON IT. CALL YOUR
PHYSICIAN A CALL. 911. IF THIS
IS SEVERE AND NOT IMPROVING.
>> ABSOLUTE. THAT IS SO
IMPORTANT CHECK IN WITH YOUR
DOCTOR WHEN YOU JUST FEEL A
LITTLE BIT OFF. THANK YOU SO
MUCH, DOCTOR DEMI. THIS
INFORMATION WAS SO HELPFUL.