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His and hers heart attacks
Cardiologist suggests the term 'ischemic heart disease' be used for female patients with small artery problems.
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Mayo Clinic: “What are the symptoms of a heart attack for women?”
"During a heart attack, women are more likely than men to have symptoms that are unrelated to chest pain."
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How women can have heart attacks without having any blocked arteries
Heart attacks caused by massive blockages in coronary arteries may be less common in women, who often suffer something called Inoperable Coronary Microvascular Disease instead.
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My love-hate relationship with my little black box
After two years of suffering ongoing chest pain and other debilitating cardiac symptoms since my heart attack, why am I fighting the daily tether to a miraculous little device strapped to my belt -...
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Misdiagnosed: women’s coronary microvascular and spasm pain
Heart disease, like cancer, is not one but several disorders. And at least two of these disorders are far more likely to show up in women than in the "Hollywood Heart Attacks" of our male counterparts....
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When routine tasks trigger heart symptoms
After surviving a heart attack, it took several more months to figure out what was causing my ongoing distressing symptoms that were ultimately diagnosed as Inoperable Coronary Microvascular Disease...
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“I rang the bell again. No one came.”
An Australian heart patient tries to leave the ER after a cardiologist refused pain relief for her previously-diagnosed Coronary Artery Spasm: "So I rang the call bell to arrange the discharge with the...
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Do you want the truth, or do you want “Fine, thank you”?
The trouble with asking "How are you doing?" - is that some people will actually start telling you . . .
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No blockages: Living with non-obstructive heart disease
Annette is part of an often misunderstood population living with a very different type of heart disease. Diagnosed at age 41, she was shocked to learn that her cardiac symptoms of severe chest pain,...
View Article“Doing Harm”: Enter to win Maya Dusenbery’s new book
Heed this warning before reading Maya Dusenbery's bombshell new book called "Doing Harm": Do NOT start reading it unless you have first taken your blood pressure meds!
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