February 12, 2014
Heart disease symptoms in women can be different from symptoms in men. Instead of shortness of breath and pains shooting down the left side of the body, women may experience vomiting and nausea, fatigue, shortness of breath, unexplained sweating, back or jaw pain, and flu-like symptoms.
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Ingalls Health System’s "Hearts in the Right Place" Event Focuses on Women’s Heart Health
“Cardiology is one of our major service lines at Ingalls Health System,” said Kim Garrison, Ingalls Health System Marketing and Communications Manager. “Our goal is to impact women’s health. We want to positively impact it; encourage [women] to be more proactive and an active partner in their own health care. We want them to know their risks for heart disease which is deadly but could be preventable.”