February is national Women’s Heart Health month in order to raise awareness about heart disease and prevention. Cardiovascular disease, according to an article published yesterday in WNCT, cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of women in the United States. One out of four women dies of heart disease.
The severity of the disease calls for action. Doctors and patients need to work together on preventive care. IMC medical clinic Houston offer a wellness program for women that includes cholesterol and triglyceride checks, blood cell counts, blood pressure screening, weight management, smoking cessation, exercise stress test, and diabetes screening, all of which are important preventive tests and screenings for women.
Writer for WNCT, Amanda Goodman reports that we are mostly ignoring symptoms of heart disease and that is vital to pay attention to primary symptoms. In her article Goodman reports that Dr. Noel Peterson from East Carolina Heart Institute warns that women will experience symptoms such as pain in the jaw, down the arms, shoulder blades, fatigue, shortness of breath about one month before a heart attack. Other common warning signs include fatigue, sleep problems, shortness of breath, indigestion, and anxiety.
Goodman urges patients to learn more about their health condition and to pay attention to these symptoms. If you think you are at risk for heart disease, are overweight, or smoke, its important to know that have an increased risk for heart disease. Smoke cessation and weight loss clinic Houston and other wellness programs alike are great ways to prevent heart disease and increase your overall health and quality of life.
To learn more about IMC wellness programs visit and screening tests visit their wellness program Houston webpage
