| Let me first enlighten you on some important aspects | | | | still be aware of the various symptoms related to it. |
| of heart disease. Firstly, you must know that heart | | | | Unfortunately many people in the United States without |
| disease kills most number of people in America; it is the | | | | a family history are getting affected by diabetes due |
| killer number one. Second crucial point: if you have | | | | to lack of exercise and inappropriate diet. |
| three factors in your body, you might be prone to | | | | There is good documentation of symptoms of heart |
| having heart attack. The other fact is that symptoms | | | | attack for men and for a pretty long time the |
| of heart attack differ in men and women. I shall explain | | | | assumption was that the symptoms were similar in |
| all this in detail so that it will benefit you or any of your | | | | both men and women. With advancement of medical |
| loved one to take necessary action for preventing a | | | | science it has been proved that the symptoms of |
| heart attack. | | | | heart disease in women are not the same as in men. |
| Three major demons that can cause heart disease | | | | In men, symptoms include severe pain in chest - a |
| are diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure. | | | | feeling like somebody is standing on the chest or |
| They are the real risk factors you must be aware of. | | | | discomfort in neck, chest, upper back combined with |
| Though there are other causes as well that may be | | | | fatigue and shortness of breath. At times these |
| beyond your control like your genes. People with a | | | | symptoms come with emotional or stressful |
| family history of heart diseases are at a greater risk. | | | | experience or too much physical activity. In case of |
| At the same time you can make efforts to reduce | | | | women some symptoms are dizziness, feeling of |
| risks due to family predisposition. For instance, you can | | | | burning in chest or stomach, cold sweats, nausea, |
| control your diet or your exercise regimen. Also you | | | | irregular heartbeat and some male-related symptoms |
| make your own lifestyle choices. Smoking and | | | | like pain in both arms, shortness of breath or chest |
| excessive drinking also put you in a danger zone | | | | pain. |
| where heart diseases are concerned. | | | | Women might report few of these symptoms even a |
| You must try and keep your blood pressure at 130/80 | | | | month before actually the heart attack happens. |
| or less than that. In case you suffer from diabetes or | | | | Normally when men reach 50, doctors begin to look |
| you have a kidney disease ensure that your blood | | | | for symptoms of heart attack. Typically women do not |
| pressure does not exceed 140/90. As for your | | | | have heart attack till they reach 60 years of age |
| cholesterol levels, try and reduce your bad cholesterol | | | | unless may be they have a family background of |
| called LDL and work towards increasing levels of your | | | | heart related diseases in which case it has to be dealt |
| good cholesterol termed as HDL. With a proper | | | | with from patient to patient. The most important thing in |
| exercise and diet regimen it will be possible for you to | | | | everybody's control for preventing heart disease is to |
| control your cholesterol. Or in case your case is | | | | have a proper balanced diet, a good effective |
| severe, your doctor might put you on medicines. In | | | | exercise regimen and stay away from excessive |
| case you do not have a history of diabetes, you must | | | | drinking and smoking. |