WE’RE CELEBRATING NATIONAL WEAR RED DAY – FEBRUARY 1, 2019
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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 center.
“Take my own mother. I
was away with my called home, and told me my mother gone to bed at 8
pm, when she usually
went to bed at
midnight. She was presenting
with fatigue,tiredness,
and she ended having
severe multi-disease.”
Symptoms can differently,
but typically chest pain, exhaustion,weakness, vomiting,indigestion.
And a critical concern
with women’s
health problems that they can go untreated
longer, because
women may
downplay their discomfort,
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according Brodyn.
“Women typically don’t
complain medically, and they
might downplay their indigestion
or fatigue as something
else,” he said, adding
that it’s important women are
cautious when they do have
symptoms. “If there’s exhaustion,
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 if something
doesn’t seem right,
be proactive and
get it checked out,
Brodyn said.
“If you’re not
yourself, you’re exhausted
for no reason, it’s
idea to get checked
cardiologist,” he
women suspect something
might be wrong, but
nervous about seeing a
they should speak to
other women who have
gone through it, as
hearing someone
else’s story can help,
according to the doctor.
been practicing for
and I’m amazed patients
don’t believe doctors.
many of my patients
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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