Heart disease develops gradually over many years and can easily go undetected.
True
Heart disease takes years to develop and for women, it takes almost a decade longer to show up than it does for men. By then, most women are concerned with other potential health problems such as breast cancer, arthritis, or osteoporosis.
Women are more likely to get heart disease after menopause.
True
Before menopause, women are relatively protected from heart disease because their bodies produce estrogen. But as women approach menopause, at about age 55, their hormone status changes. Studies show that the loss of natural estrogen as women age may contribute to a higher risk of heart disease after menopause.
Women don't have to worry about heart disease because it is just a man's disease.
False
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in American women. Many women believe that cancer is more of a threat, but that's not true. Heart disease, which causes heart attack, actually kills more women than do all types of cancer, accidents, and diabetes combined.
When a woman has a heart attack, she is more likely to survive it than a man.
False
A woman has a lower chance of surviving a heart attack compared to a man. According to the American Heart Association, 38 percent of women compared with 25 percent of men will die within one year after a heart attack.
Which of the following symptoms do women experience when they are having a heart attack?
All of the Above
Everyone knows that men and women are different. Yet, most women don't know that the symptoms of a heart attack may be different for them than for their husband, brother, or father. While both men and women typically experience chest pain, many women don't know that their chest pain may feel different than it does for men.
When women experience the symptoms of a heart attack, they may come on gradually rather than suddenly.
True
Many women experience the symptoms of a heart attack gradually. In fact, symptoms may even come and go. That's why it's so important for women to know and pay attention to the signs and symptoms.
African-American females are more likely than white females are to die from coronary heart disease.
True
Cardiovascular disease is a particularly important problem among minority women. In fact, African-American women face a greater threat of death from heart disease than women of other races combined. According to the American Heart Association, the 1995 death rate for African-American women, between the ages of 35 and 74, suffering from coronary heart disease was more than 71 percent higher than that of white women.
Women who smoke are twice as likely to have a heart attack over women who don't smoke.
True
Smoking is one of the most significant risk factors for women. According to the American Heart Association, smokers are 2 times more likely than non-smokers to suffer from a heart attack.
Women can reduce their risk of heart disease by making which of the following lifestyle changes?
All of the Above
Risk factors are those personal lifestyle habits and physical characteristics that contribute to your likelihood of developing heart disease. And while a number of characteristics are genetic, many are behavioral and can be altered with a few simple lifestyle changes.
Women with diabetes are three times more likely to develop heart disease.
True
According to the American Heart Association, compared to women of the same age without diabetes, women with diabetes have from three to seven times the risk of heart disease and heart attack. And diabetes doubles the risk of a second heart attack in women but not in men.
