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PARTLY SUNNY FRIDAY, SATURDAY,
SUNDAY WITH H HIGHS IN THE 40s.
COLDER TOWARD THE WEEKEND.
>> HEART DISEASE IS A LEADING
CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE UNITED
STATES.
THAT'S WHY FEBRUARY IS DEVOTED
TO RAISING AWARENESS OF HEART
HEALTH.
DR. JOHN MARTIN FROM THE HEART
HEALTH FOUNDATION JOINS US TO
TALK ABOUT BIG MYTHS CONCERNING
WOMEN AND HEART DISEASE.
>> I'M THE PRESIDENT OF
CARDIOLOGY ASSOCIATES THE
LARGEST CARDIOLOGY GROUP IN
WASHINGTON.
>> WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HEART
HEALTH IT'S A MYTH THAT IT'S A
MAN'S PROBLEM.
>> WOMEN THINK HEART DISEASE IS
A MAN'S PROBLEM.
IF YOU LOOK BACK 50 YEARS THAT
MAY HAVE BEEN THE CASE.
BUT 3 30 YEARS AGO IN 1984 WOME
TOOK OVER THE TOP SPOT.
MORE WOMEN DIE EVERY YEAR FROM
HEART DISEASE THAN MEN DO.
>> WE TALKED ABOUT HOW THERE IS
A BIG PUSH FOR BREAST CANCER
ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND THERE
SHOULD BE.
IT'S DEFINITELY A DISEASE THAT
AFFECTS MILLIONS OF WOMEN
NATIONWIDE AND WORLDWIDE.
HEART DISEASE AFFECTS PEOPLE
MORE THAN BREAST CANCER.
>> IT MAY BE THE BIGGEST
MISCONCEPTION WOMEN HAVE.
THEY ARE FOCUSED ON CANCER,
ESPECIALLY BREAST CANCER.
THE DOMINANT COLOR FOR WOMEN IN
HEALTH CARE IS PINK.
STATISTICS SHOW TEN TIMES MORE
WOMEN DIE EVERY YEAR OF HEART
DISEASE THAN BREAST CANCER.
HEART DISEASE KILLS MORE WOMEN
THAN ALL CANCERS COMBINED.
>> WOMEN AND MEN.
DO THEY HAVE THE SAME HEART
ATTACK SYMPTOMS?
>> WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT AS YOU
GO THROUGH THE THREE PANELS
HERE, THE TOP IS A WIDE OPEN
ARTERY WITH RED BLOOD CELLS
WORKING ITS WAY THROUGH.
IN THE MIDDLE PANEL IT MOVES
THROUGH.
>> THIS AFFECTS BLACK WOMEN
MORE?
>> YES.
OVER 50% OF BLACK WOMEN ARE
AFFECTED BY CARDIOVASCULAR
DISEASE.
>> WHAT ARE WE SEEING THERE?
>> THIS IS THE NARROWING OF AN
ARTERY LIKE STEPPING ON A HOSE
KEEPING WATER FROM COMING OUT.
>> WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS MEN AS
OPPOSED TO WOMEN.
>> MEN FEEL THE SQUEEZING
PRESSURE OR CHEST PAIN.
THAT'S WHAT MEN TYPICALLY
EXPERIENCE.
WOMEN CAN HAVE THE SAME THING
BUT COMMONLY FEEL NAUSEA,
FATIGUE, SHORTNESS OF BREATH,
PAIN IN THE JAW.
SYMPTOMS THEY MAY TRIBUTE TO
SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
AND DON'T THINK AT ALL THEY ARE
SUFFERING A HEART ATTACK.
AS A RESULT, THEY SEEK CARE
LATER AND UNFORTUNATELY THE
OUTCOMES ARE DIFFERENT.
>> THAT LEADS INTO THE NEXT
QUESTION.
IT'S NOT TRUE THIS ONLY IMPACTS
OLDER WOMEN.
>> THERE IS A MISCONCEPTION THAT
THIS IS GRANDMA'S DISEASE BUT IT
AFFECTS WOMEN OF ALL AGES.
IT HAPPENS LATER IN LIFE IN
WOMEN AND IS A LEADING CAUSE OF
DEATH IN WOMEN OVER 65.
BUT IT IS THE SECOND LEADING
CAUSE OF DEATH BETWEEN 45 AND 63
AND THE THIRD BETWEEN WOMEN 24
AND 45.
AFFECTS WOMEN ALL AGES.
>> EVEN IF A WOMAN IS FIT WITH
NO FAMILY HISTORY SHE SHOULD BE
CONCERNED.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
YOU CAN LOOK IN THE MIRROR AND
FEEL HEALTHY AND LOOK HEALTHY
BUT THE SILENT ASSASSIN.
HIGH CHOLESTEROL, HIGH BLOOD
PRESSURE CAUSE THE BUILD UP OF
PLAQUE INSIDE THE ARTERIES.
64% OF WOMEN WHO DIE SUDDENLY OF
CARDIAC DISEASE NEVER HAD
SYMPTOMS BEFORE IT HAPPENED.
THEY HAD NO CLUE.
>> DR. MARTIN, AS WE WRAP UP,
THE BOTTOM LINE IS THIS IS
SOMETHING SHOCKING, I'M SURE TO
EVERYONE WATCHING.
WHAT SHOULD PEOPLE DO TO STAY ON
TOP OF THIS?
GIVE PEOPLE A SIMPLE METHOD TO
STAY ON TOP OF THIS.