“…women are twice as likely to die in the
first weeks after having a heart attack than men.” The symptoms of a heart attack in women are
different and much less pronounced than men.
Men have chest pains and tingling arms, while women solely suffer a
minimum amount of pain in their back.
Rosie O’Donnell, a comedian
who went a whole day without knowing she had a heart attack, wrote about her
experience in her blog. She made a quick
little poem to describe it:
Know the symptoms ladies
listen to the voice inside
the one we all so easily ignore
CALL 911
listen to the voice inside
the one we all so easily ignore
CALL 911
save urself
Yes, very short and a tad bit unprofessional,
but the words stated are important. Many
women could go a long time not knowing they had a heart attack because of the
vague symptoms involved. Many doctors are
not trained to recognize these symptoms even.
The author of this
article, Alice Park, does stress the importance of knowing the symptoms when
they show. She brings up evidence to
support not only her message, but Rosie O’Donnell’s message to all women.
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