Tag: Heart Attack

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Women and Heart Health: How to Reduce Your Heart Disease Risk

Women have different heart-health needs than do men, from unique heart disease risk factors to recognizing distinctive symptoms of a heart attack in women. Learn the information and lifestyle changes you can make to protect your heart.

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When to Seek Emergency Room Care for Cardiovascular Symptoms

Having a heart attack is a life-threatening situation that needs to be addressed immediately, but how do you know if you’re experiencing one? Find out when to seek emergency room care for cardiovascular symptoms

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Heart Complications Don’t Discriminate by Age

Many people believe that heart complications only affect older people, but they can actually affect people at any age. Learn more about how heart problems can touch all age groups and what you can do to reduce your risk.

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Stress-Induced Heart Attacks: Fact or Fiction?

Discover how stress silently impacts your heart health and learn simple strategies to protect yourself from its harmful effects.

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4 Practical Tips for Reducing Your Heart Disease Risk

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in Maryland, but that doesn’t mean that heart problems are inevitable. There are many changes you can make to your day-to-day life that will decrease your risk. Find out how.

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Women’s Heart Attack Symptoms: Do You Know the Signs?

The classic heart attack symptom is described as feeling a huge weight on your chest. Yet women’s symptoms often differ from men’s. Women may have more subtle symptoms prior to a cardiovascular event, such as increasing fatigue or insomnia.

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3 Things You Must Do When Recovering From a Heart Attack

Recovering from a heart attack can be a difficult journey. Here are some things that you can do to improve your health and wellness after suffering from a cardiac event.