WE’RE CELEBRATING NATIONAL WEAR RED DAY – FEBRUARY 1, 2019
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IT’S A RED ALERT!
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Call it a “red alert” for
women!
New Yorkers will “Wear
Red and Give” today to spread
the message that cardiovascular
disease is the number one
killer of women in the U.S.
The American Heart Association
is uniting with
communities across the city
to “Go Red and Give” on this
special day to raise awareness
about heart disease and
stroke, which cause one in
three deaths among women
each year. Association statistics
also show that despite an
abundance of public-awareness
campaigns, 90 percent
of women have one or more
risk factors for heart disease
or stroke.
It’s especially important
for women to recognize possible
signs of heart disease
because it can present itself
differently than it does in
men, according to a doctor at
Coney Island Hospital.
“Women are a special population
that have to be watched
closely. Just because you don’t
have chest pain doesn’t mean
something is wrong,” said Dr.
Nicholas Brodyn, chief of cardiology
at the medical “Take my own mother.away with my family
and called home,and my father told
me my mother had
gone to bed at 8 when she usually at midnight. She presenting
with fatigue, tiredness,and she ended severe multi-coronary disease.”
Symptoms can differently, but typically
include chest pain,exhaustion,
weakness,vomiting, and indigestion.
And a critical
concern with
women’s health
problems is that
they can go untreated longer,
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because women may
downplay their discomfort,
according to Brodyn.
“Women typically don’t
complain medically, and they
might downplay their indigestion
or fatigue as something
else,” he said, adding
that important
symptoms. “If there’s exhaustion,
you used to walk fi ve
blocks to the grocery store
to get your newspaper, and
now you drive the fi ve blocks,
there’s probably a reason. Be
suspicious.”
The most important thing
a woman can do to
manage her heart
health is see her
doctor for an annual
checkup, and
something doesn’t seem
be proactive and get
checked out, Brodyn said.
you’re not feeling
you’re exhausted
reason, it’s not a bad
get checked out by a
cardiologist,” he said.
women suspect something
might be wrong,
but are nervous
about seeing a
doctor, they should
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according to the
been practicing for
30 years, and I’m amazed patients
don’t believe doctors.
Many, many of my patients
who required bypass surgery,
or defi brillators — they
believe the civilian more
than the doctor. It’s easier to
believe someone who went
through it than a professional,”
Brodyn said.
It is possible to live a long
and healthy life, the doctor
said, as long as women
stay vigilant and remember
that their symptoms can be
unique.
“We’re seeing more
women living to 100 and over,
but living into the 90s is still
unusual for men. Women
have the benefi t as far as longevity,
as long they are conscious
they may present differently
than men,” he said.
Join thousands of New
Yorkers and participate in
National Wear Red Day on
Feb. 1 by donating to the Go
Red For Women campaign
and taking steps to better understand
your heart health.
Spread the word and encourage
others to give by sharing
#WearRedandGive on social
media.
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