Category: heart-attack

Younger Women Likelier to Die From Cardiogenic Shock Than Men

New research finds that younger women admitted to the hospital after suffering cardiogenic shock, an urgent heart event that can happen after a heart attack, are 11 percent more likely to die from it than men of the same age. Myocardial infarction–cardiogenic shock (AMI-CS) is when the heart suddenly can’t pump enough blood to keep… Continue reading Younger Women Likelier to Die From Cardiogenic Shock Than Men

Women Who Have Chest Pain Without Coronary Artery Blockages May Experience Undiagnosed Heart Attacks

When women who don’t have blocked arteries complain about chest pain, their doctors sometimes reassure them that there’s no reason to worry, says C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD, the director of the Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. This line of thinking is based on the fact that blockages in the… Continue reading Women Who Have Chest Pain Without Coronary Artery Blockages May Experience Undiagnosed Heart Attacks

Many Women, and Their Doctors, Don’t Recognize Female Heart Attack Symptoms

Marcia Kritzler-Egeland felt a sharp pain in her biceps one morning during her regular pool fitness class. The school media specialist, who was in her forties at the time, said that it went away quickly, so she dismissed it. Later that day, while visiting her primary care doctor for a routine checkup, she had an… Continue reading Many Women, and Their Doctors, Don’t Recognize Female Heart Attack Symptoms

Soccer Player Lindsey Huie Recalls Harrowing Experience to Raise Awareness of Rare Form of Heart Attack in Women

Lindsey Huie was the last person anyone would expect to have a heart attack. A competitive athlete since childhood, Huie is a former member of the United States women’s national soccer team and a four-time NSCAA All-American. She’s been living healthfully her whole life, eating nutritious foods and getting plenty of physical activity. In 2019… Continue reading Soccer Player Lindsey Huie Recalls Harrowing Experience to Raise Awareness of Rare Form of Heart Attack in Women

Smoking Cessation Adds 5 Healthy Years to Life After Heart Attack

Smokers who give up cigarettes after a heart attack, bypass surgery, or procedures to unclog blocked arteries may add almost five healthy years to their lives, a new study suggests. “The benefits of smoking cessation are even greater than we realized,” said Tinka van Trier, MD, PhD, an author of the study and a cardiologist at Amsterdam University… Continue reading Smoking Cessation Adds 5 Healthy Years to Life After Heart Attack

Silent Heart Attacks Linked to Increased Risk of Stroke

The symptoms of a heart attack are well known, but a significant number of heart attacks go undiagnosed. According to the Mayo Clinic, so-called silent heart attacks can masquerade as the flu or indigestion, but are still caused by blocked blood flow to the heart, just like a symptomatic heart attack. A person usually won’t know… Continue reading Silent Heart Attacks Linked to Increased Risk of Stroke