Not many people knows that the cardiovascular disease(CVD) is a woman’s disease.Although CVD is one of the most preventable disease,The American Heart Association discovered that CVD makes more victims annually than cancer itself,even breast cancer.Women’s symptoms of CVD such as dizziness or overwhelming fatigue are often confused with stress symptoms and women don’t pay them much attention.The most met women’s symptoms for heart disease are:unusual fatigue,trouble sleeping,shortness of breath,indigestion,anxiety.nausea,irregular heartbeat,a burning sensation on the chest or abdomen,pain on one or both arms,cold sweat,weakness and pain or pressure in the back chest.



Recognizing these symptoms and treating them on time improves the chance of survival.Women suffering from CVD have higher death rate and complications risks than men.Women are adviced to do frequently heart exams and ask their doctor of any problem they seem to have with their hearts.Women should pay attention to their blood pressure,cholesterol level and lifestyle.

A study shows that CVD kills one woman per minute and most of the women who died had no pre CVD symptoms.The same study shows that anually die more women from CVD than men.

The American Heart Association categorized the women in 3 categories,based on certain symptoms or way of being:
a.high risk.Here are included those women who have a history in heart disease and have 20% chance to have a heart attack in the next 10 years.
b.intermediate risk.Here are included women who have calcium in coronary arteries,metabolic syndrome or multiple heart risk factors.These women have 10-20% chance to heave a heart attack in the next 10 years.
c.lower risk.Here are included those women who have less than 10% chances of having a heart attack in the next 10 years and have no symptoms like high or intermediate risk women.

Medicine gives some piece of advice to prevent a heart attack,or to prevent death.Doctor suggest that women should not smoke.Women should maintain a healthy weight.Woman who recently suffered of a heart disease should go to a rehabilitation program.Women should eat healthy.Their diet should be consisted in vegetables,fruits,grains,low-fat products.High risk women should take fatty acids supplements.Cholesterol and blood pressure should be kept at normal levels.The medication used for cholesterol and blood pressure can vary,depending on a woman’s level of risk.Some doctors recommend the aspirine therapy.

This therapy is recommended on women over the age of 65 years old to prevent heart attack.This therapy is not recommended to healthy under 65 years old women.It can cause gastric problems.Women who experienced a heart attack should use beta blockers.High risk women should use ACE inhibitors.Angiotensin receptor should be used on women who had a heart failure.

Learning these symptoms and recognizing them by the women can prevent death occurring among women.