Warning Signs of Cardiovascular Disease in Women - Yale Medicine Explains
Warning Signs of Cardiovascular Disease in Women - Yale Medicine Explains
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While heart disease is often considered a man’s disease, it doesn’t discriminate. It’s the number one killer of both men and women in the United States. Yet, many women may not be aware that heart disease is as big of concern for them as it is for the men in their lives. An estimated one in four women will die from some form of heart disease, and they often have unique risk factors and symptoms. At Yale Medicine, an interdisciplinary team of doctors and experts is devoted exclusively to women’s cardiovascular health. Their goal is to empower women to know their risks, take steps to protect their hearts, seek treatment when needed and live their healthiest lives.
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2.168 -> - It's been a longstanding
problem that women themselves
5.564 -> don't consider themselves a
candidate for heart disease.
9.073 -> It's nothing further from the truth
10.471 -> that is the number one killer
11.948 -> and more women die than
men of heart attacks.
15.585 -> Cardio vascular diseases are composed of
18.017 -> many different potential problems.
19.969 -> And most common one is
21.477 -> coronary artery disease,
23.173 -> which basically means
a blockage in an artery
26.128 -> that supplies the muscle of the heart.
28.688 -> The typical cardiac symptoms are
31.195 -> chest discomfort or pressure
sort of like an elephant
33.62 -> sitting on your chest.
34.964 -> Often it is associated
with shortness of breath
37.183 -> or nausea or palpitations.
39.753 -> Chest discomfort is the number
one symptom of a heart attack
43.412 -> in both men and women.
44.895 -> Atypical symptoms are
somewhat more common in women
48.159 -> where you can get chest discomfort
51.007 -> that occurs with emotional stress,
52.937 -> or chest discomfort that wakes you up
54.101 -> in the middle of the night.
55.787 -> Sometimes you can get back discomfort
57.781 -> instead of chest discomfort,
59.243 -> or get the shortness of breath or nausea
61.451 -> without the chest discomfort at all.
67.616 -> The main risk factors of
heart disease in women are
70.688 -> high blood pressure, high cholesterol,
73.195 -> being overweight or obese,
75.04 -> lack of exercise,
76.181 -> cigarette smoking is a very
potent risk factor for women,
80.096 -> actually more potent
for women than for men
82.176 -> and then family history
is another risk factor.
85.269 -> Diabetes is not actually
considered a risk factor,
88.203 -> it's considered a coronary
artery disease equivalent.
91.712 -> So if someone has diabetes,
93.195 -> we assume that they have
underline coronary artery disease.
96.597 -> And people with diabetes
get taken very seriously
99.552 -> when they complain of chest discomfort.
101.973 -> Out of everything I've named,
103.189 -> the only one that's not
changeable is your family history
106.304 -> and of course your age.
108.149 -> All the others can be altered with
110.763 -> either life style changes or medications.
115.115 -> Altering your diet to
where it's heart healthy.
117.28 -> And then adding exercise
to your daily regiment.
120.021 -> Those are the first preventive
steps that people can take.
123.381 -> And if that isn't enough,
we treat with medications.
126.624 -> And then as you move into
the more complex diseases,
129.824 -> Yale Medicine has state
of the art facilities
132.043 -> and ability to do cardiovascular surgery
134.773 -> for bypass or valve replacement.
137.451 -> We have pretty much everything available
139.317 -> that one would want to be
able to treat heart disease.
144.011 -> Empowering women, it's
incredibly important now
146.539 -> because they're not only the
caretakers of their own health,
149.749 -> but they're the caretakers of
the health of their family.
153.152 -> Somebody brought me a huge
bouquet of flowers yesterday,
156.373 -> and I asked her, "why?"
157.664 -> And she said, "this is our
fourth year anniversary."
160.567 -> I said, "four years?"
161.655 -> She said, "four years
since you saved my life."
164.279 -> And I had never felt
happier or more gratified
167.116 -> at being able to help her.
168.823 -> I'm Dr. Lisa Freed,
170.028 -> Director of the Women's
Heart and Vascular Program
172.193 -> at Yale Medicine.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc2MyGjXCQY