| Heart disease awareness should be something on all | | | | rest is a sure sign that something is wrong. Chances |
| people's minds due to the potentially deadly results if | | | | are the pain you are feeling is caused by arterial |
| not treated promptly. With over 600,000 people dying | | | | blockage which has dramatically reduced the amount |
| of heart disease each year, and 47 percent of heart | | | | of blood flowing to and/from your heart. When resting |
| attack victims failing to make it to the hospital quickly | | | | your body does not require as much blood, thus the |
| enough to save their lives, heart disease awareness is | | | | pain subsides or disappears. This a dangerous |
| not only smart, it could save your life. | | | | symptom and should not be ignored. |
| Not only is it important for the person with heart | | | | *Ankle swelling: When there is swelling around the |
| disease to understand heart attack awareness but | | | | ankles it should not be ignored. Quite often this is a |
| important for spouses, family, friends, and co-workers | | | | byproduct of the heart not being able to supply enough |
| to both understand the symptoms of heart disease but | | | | blood to the organs for excess fluid to be removed |
| also know when to call 911. And sadly, most people | | | | from the body. |
| simply don't know the symptoms well enough to know | | | | *Dizziness: So you have been working in the yard |
| when to call 911. According to a recent study 92 | | | | pulling weeds or bending over to pick up that speck of |
| percent of respondents recognized chest pain as a | | | | dirt off the floor when the room starts to spin. You |
| symptom of a heart attack. On the other hand, only 27 | | | | quickly plop down and let it pass, then go on about |
| percent were aware of all the major symptoms and | | | | your business. Sound familiar, if so you may be at risk |
| knew when to call 911. | | | | of having a heart attack. |
| Knowing what to look for is certainly a big piece of the | | | | *Heart beat irregularities: If your heart is racing for no |
| puzzle of heart attack awareness. Let's take a few | | | | reason, or you notice an unexplained change is rhythm |
| moments to walk through the five most common | | | | or intensity you should have it checked out by your |
| symptoms of heart disease. | | | | doctor to make sure it is not a precursor to a heart |
| *Shortness of breath: We all struggle with breathing | | | | attack or stroke. |
| once in awhile due to pollen, exhaustion, or perhaps a | | | | In summary, heart attack awareness is all about |
| medical condition such as asthma. But when no | | | | knowing and recognizing the common warning signs of |
| obvious cause of shortness of breath is known then | | | | heart disease before they turn deadly. |
| the red flashing warning light of heart disease should | | | | Additionally, more and more people are choosing to be |
| start to go off. Shortness of breath associated with | | | | proactive in their approach to heart disease by |
| heart disease is best described as difficulty breathing, | | | | implementing a natural cholesterol reduction |
| whether your exerting yourself, propped up in your | | | | supplement, along with a low saturated fat diet, and |
| favorite lounge chair, or asleep. | | | | moderate daily exercise. As most doctors will tell you, |
| *Pain that comes and goes: Pain or tightness that | | | | the best defense against heart disease is early |
| appears when you are active and disappears with | | | | recognition and proactive treatment if needed. |