(StatePoint) Whether you are at-risk for developing a heart condition or you’re one of the 13 million Americans who suffer from coronary artery disease, arming yourself with the facts you need to stay healthy can help.
February is National Heart Health Month and it’s a great time to learn about coronary artery disease, its symptoms and about the latest developments in treatment.
kA 2=:8?lQ46?E6CQmkDEC@?8mr@C@?2CJ pCE6CJ s:D62D6k^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmr@C@?2CJ 2CE6CJ 5:D62D6 :D 42FD65 H96? A=2BF6 3F:=5FA 4C62E6D 3=@4<286D @C ?2CC@H:?8D :? E96 2CE6C:6D] %96 3=@4<286D C6DEC:4E 3=@@5 7=@H 2?5 C65F46 E96 2>@F?E @7 @IJ86? 56=:G6C65 E@ E96 962CE[ A@E6?E:2==J AFEE:?8 2 A6CD@? 2E C:D< 7@C 2 962CE 2EE24<]k^Am
kAmr@>>@? DJ>AE@>D @7 4@C@?2CJ 2CE6CJ 5:D62D6 :?4=F56 496DE A2:?[ D9@CE?6DD @7 3C62E9[ 72E:8F6 2?5 @G6C2== H62<?6DD]k^Am
kAm$:>A=6 =:76DEJ=6 492?86D 42? 96=A AC6G6?E 2?5 >2?286 4@C@?2CJ 2CE6CJ 5:D62D6] %96D6 :?4=F56 >2?28:?8 @36D:EJ 2?5 9:89 3=@@5 AC6DDFC6[ =:G:?8 2? 24E:G6 =:76DEJ=6[ >2<:?8 962=E9J 5:6E2CJ 49@:46D 2?5 DE@AA:?8 D>@<:?8]k^Am
kA 2=:8?lQ46?E6CQmkDEC@?8mx>AC@G65 %C62E>6?EDk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAm$E2J:?8 @? E@A @7 E96 =2E6DE >65:42= 25G2?46D 96=AD 6?DFC6 J@F 2?5 =@G65 @?6D D64FC6 E96 36DE EC62E>6?E 2G2:=23=6]k^Am
kAm~?6 25G2?46>6?E :? EC62E>6?E :D DFAA@CE65 3J ?6H C6DF=ED 7C@> E96 up|t a $EF5J 7F?565 3J $E] yF56 |65:42= 2?5 AF3=:D965 :? E96 }6H t?8=2?5 y@FC?2= @7 |65:4:?6] %96 DEF5J 7@F?5 E92E FD6 @7 2 3=@@5\7=@H >62DFC6>6?E E649?@=@8J[ 42==65 uC24E:@?2= u=@H #6D6CG6 Wuu#X 5FC:?8 EC62E>6?E @7 DE23=6 4@C@?2CJ 2CE6CJ 5:D62D6 H:== C6DF=E :? 36EE6C 962=E9 @FE4@>6D]k^Am
kAmuu# E649?@=@8J @776CD A9JD:4:2?D 2 36EE6C 2DD6DD>6?E @7 H96C6 3=@@5 7=@H 3=@4<286D @44FC :? E96 4@C@?2CJ 2CE6C:6D 2?5 H96E96C EC62E>6?E E@ @A6? 2? 2CE6CJ ?2CC@H:?8[ 2=@?8 H:E9 >65:42E:@?[ 42? 96=A =@H6C 2 A2E:6?E’D C:D< @7 496DE A2:? 2?5 962CE 2EE24<]k^Am
kAmuC@> =6DD =:<6=:9@@5 @7 2 A2E:6?E 36:?8 C625>:EE65 E@ E96 9@DA:E2= 7@C FC86?E 42C6[ E@ 2 C65F4E:@? :? 962=E9 42C6 4@DED[ up|t a C6D62C49 56>@?DEC2E6D E92E A2E:6?ED H9@ C646:G6 uu#\8F:565 EC62E>6?E 6IA6C:6?465 36EE6C @FE4@>6D E92? E9@D6 EC62E65 H:E9 >65:42E:@? 2=@?6]k^Am
kAm“%96 up|t a $EF5J C6DF=ED @776C 7FCE96C 6G:56?46 E92E uu# D9@F=5 36 4@?D:56C65 E96 DE2?52C5 @7 42C6 7@C EC62E:?8 A2E:6?ED H:E9 4@C@?2CJ 962CE 5:D62D6[” D2:5 uC2?< y] r2==2892?[ AC6D:56?E @7 E96 r2C5:@G2D4F=2C 2?5 p3=2E:@? %649?@=@8:6D s:G:D:@? 2E $E] yF56 |65:42=]k^Am
kAmx7 J@F 36=:6G6 J@F 92G6 4@C@?2CJ 2CE6CJ 5:D62D6[ 4@?DF=E J@FC A9JD:4:2? 7@C 255:E:@?2= :?7@C>2E:@? 2?5 E@ 56E6C>:?6 36DE EC62E>6?E @AE:@?D]k^Am
kAm|@C6 :?7@C>2E:@? @? uu# :D 2G2:=23=6 2Ei k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]D;>]4@>^77C\724E\D966EQmHHH]D;>]4@>^77C\724E\D966Ek^2m] k^Am
kA 2=:8?lQ46?E6CQmYYYYYk^Am
kAm!9@E@ rC65:Ei W4X #J2? |4'2J \ %9:?< $E@4<k^Am
kAmk:>8 DC4lQ9EEAi^^7665D]DE2E6A@:?E]?6E^E@H??6HD^A=246>6?E]2D9InEl4U2>Aj:5lahfhQ ^mk^Am
