Pvomen & HEART DISEASE MYTHS ANSWERS 4. €. Heart disease almost kills as many women as all cancers combined. Heart disease kills more than COPD, accidents and Altheimer's combined and mare than lung / breast cancers combined. 1 aut of every 3 women will die of heart disease, 2. b. False. Just as many women as men have heart attacks. Estrogen doesn't protect women from heart attacks ~it delays the time so women get them later. And young women do have heart attacks! 3. d. Allofthe above. More women die of heart attacks then men. More women will die before, during and after a heart attzck then men. 4, a. Amonth befor. if women were aware and paid attention to thelr symptoms they could get, interventions eaer- that could save thee Hives a 5. a &b, Overwhelming fatigue (70% of women) and the inability to sleep / a cc sleep disturbances (50% of women) are the two most commen symptoms women experience before a heart attack. They do experience ansiety& a feeling of read but rarelyhave chest pain 6. a, b&e. Shortness of breathis the most common symptom women have during a heart attack followed by fatigue and cold sweats. Only 30% of women have chest pain —and they may not experience the crushing, pressure pain felt by men. They may describe it as an ache orindigestion. They are more likely to have discomfort in their shoulders, back, jaw, arms and stomach, 7. a, Smoking. Smoking affects women more than men, especially younger women. Even smoking as itl as 1 to.4 cigarettes a day doubles a woman’s risk 8, b, False, Hypertension is more common in women especially over the age of 65 years. Controlling blood pressure can reduce the risk for women by 36% 9. €. Depression. Depression increases the risk of a heart attack by £0% for younger women. Other unique risk factors for women include: pre-eclampsiain pregnancy, sexual or child abuse, early menstruation and autoimmune disorders. Diabetes increases the risk for women 3-7 fold! 10.b, False. Women are less compliant. They tend to take care of everyone else and net themselves. They tend to go to othe" resources (i. friends and family) for advice then their physicians, ~ SAK The Good News: 80% of heart disease is preventable or controllable. If we J can get the message out to women and support them we can save lives and A improve quality of lfe!!