oh ouch that was weird.
I hope I’m not having a heart attack.
haha its funny because I’m not the typical at risk demographic, right?
oh no. maybe i am.
Hey everyone Julia here for DNews
let me throw something shocking at you, Heart attacks are the number one killer of both
men and women in the U.S.
Yet young women UNDER the age of 55 are twice as likely to die after being hospitalized
for a heart attack as men.
Every year 15,000 women will die from heart disease.
A new study from the Yale School of Public Health published in the journal Circulation
suggests the reason might be because younger women put off getting help.
The researchers interviewed 30 women who had heart attacks.
They asked them why they delayed getting help.
They mostly said their symptoms didn’t look like they do in the movies and they didn’t
want to raise a false alarm.
In Hollywood, a man, usually older, gets shooting pain the left arm, intense pain in the chest
and he collapses.
We’ve all seen that before.
But heart attacks in women look a little less dramatic.
Women experience more mild discomfort which can be easily dismissed as something else.
Symptoms can vary pretty widely in women.
Some look suspiciously like anxiety attacks.
Shortness of breath, racing heart, sweating, feeling of impending doom.
Sometimes women experience nausea or pain elsewhere besides the chest, like neck, shoulder,
or jaw pain.
So why don’t we see this kind of heart attack on tv?
Well.
The problem in short, bras.
Before anyone can use a defibrillator on a woman, the bra has to be taken off because
the metal underwires could conduct electricity and cause serious burns.
and you can’t exactly show a topless woman on cable tv.
This lack of information leads women to put off getting treatment, which is a huge problem.
The national institute of health describes a heart attack as when the flow of oxygen-rich
blood to a section of heart muscle suddenly becomes blocked and the heart can't get oxygen.
If left untreated, sections of heart start to die.
Health professionals strongly suggest seeking help with in an hour after the onset of symptoms.
This critical period is called the golden hour where chances of surviving are the best.
So ladies, and gents.
Learn the symptoms, know your risk of heart disease.
If you think you’re having a heart attack, call 911, right away, chew or crush an aspirin
to prevent more clotting.
Don’t take no for an answer, don’t let anyone dismiss your symptoms, and demand to
see a doctor immediately.
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