Cardiovascular Services
Heart Disease is NOT Just a Man's Disease,
Heart Disease is the “NUMBER 1 KILLER OF WOMEN.”
American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association national statistics show nearly 60% of women’s first symptom of heart disease is death.
“Most women believe their biggest health threat is breast cancer. We need to make sure women understand the risk of death associated with heart disease. Did you know that heart disease kills six times as many women each year as breast cancer? We need to shout this from the roof tops,” said Kathryn Cramer, cardiovascular division manager at Memorial Hospital in Belleville. “We want to make sure women are informed about the signs and symptoms for women.”
According to Dr. Hatim Mahmood, a cardiologist on Memorial’s medical staff, “Heart disease symptoms are usually milder in women. Women may only exhibit shortness of breath or fatigue and they expect crushing cheat pain radiating to the left arm and most do not realize shortness of breath and fatigue may be their only symptoms. Women need to be made aware that nearly 60% of women’s first symptom of heart disease is death.”
“Not all women with these symptoms have heart disease, but all women with 2 or more of the below risk factors or who have new onset of fatigue or shortness of breath should be screened.”
Are You at Risk for Heart Disease?
>> Click to see Risk factors for women in a PDF format.
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>> Click to see Risk factors for women in a Word format.
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Memorial provides state-of-the-art cardiovascular diagnosis and treatment services including:
Electroneurodiagnostic Services
- Electroencephalography (EEG) Services
- Auditory Brain Stem Evoked Potential Monitoring
- Somatosensory Evoked Potential Monitoring
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