I thought I was too young to have a heart attack. I'm not a young woman, but I'm not an old woman, but uh, that was the farthest thing, a heart attack. But, it was a heart attack and doctors found a blocked artery. Immediately, doctors opened the blockage, and a stent was inserted to strengthen the artery wall. A new American Heart Association survey says fewer than one in ten women know that heart disease is their number one killer.
Women have the misconception that cancer is their leading cause of death.
In fact, the lifelong risk of dying of breast cancer for example is one in 25. Nichols didn't realize she'd actually had warning signs of a pending heart attack. I was just tired, yes, and the achy part of my shoulder all the way around up in this area, just felt tired all the time. Only when we understand how pervasive heart disease is, can we take action to prevent it. Classic signs of a heart attack include pain or pressure in the chest, shortness of breath, pain in the shoulder or down the arm.