There are numerous studies that link depression and heart disease more strongly in women than in men. Anxiety also is linked to women who have suffered heart attacks. Anxiety is a normal reaction to a stressor. Women’s worries and anxieties may show up in the body through physical symptoms like back pain, sleeplessness, or stomach […]
Educating Women to Learn, Prevent, and Heal From Heart Attacks
Gender Bias in the Research
November 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The common belief once was that when women reach menopause, our risk of developing a heart attack or coronary heart disease (CHD) becomes the same as a man’s. Right? How many women believe this? I know I did, so I was not worried. And I do not believe that your genes are your fate either. […]
Risk Factor—High Blood Pressure and Women
November 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Nearly one-third of the American population has high blood pressure or hypertension, which is a significant risk factor for heart attack and stroke for both men and women. The increase in pressure damages the arteries. However, women have a higher risk for high blood pressure than men. Factors that contribute to high blood pressure are […]
Heart Attack: Early Warning Signs for Women
September 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Knowing the early warning signs of heart attack is critical. There are vital gender differences in the body’s early warnings that a heart attack may occur or is occurring. Researchers indicate that women can have early warning signs for about a month prior to a heart attack. Women most often use these descriptions: fatigue, sleep disorders, aching, tightness, burning, […]
