How Heart Smart Are You?
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1) Heart attacks can be silent: Silent myocardial infarction account for 45% of heart attacks and occur without the person even knowing they had one.
2) Heart attacks affect women differently: Women may experience different symptoms than men. Symptoms may include pain in the back, arm, neck, or shoulder; nausea, fatigue, shortness of breath, and vomiting.
3) The leading cause of death in the United States is Heart Disease: According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, the leading cause of death in the US is attributed to Heart Disease with a total of 696,962 deaths.
4) There is a reason to hate Mondays: Heart attacks are more likely to occur on Monday mornings than other days of the week. The times of heart attacks are perceived to be higher with higher levels of stress, for instance when we return to work on Monday mornings.
5) Diet soda raises risk of heart attack: Women who drink one or more diet sodas a day, have an increased risk of stroke, coronary artery disease and other death.
