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Elizabeth A. Triana, M.D., FAAFP
Women and Heart Attacks
In the USA there are 1.25 Million heart attacks each year. This translates into one per 217 people.
Many think that women are protected from heart attacks by the estrogen progesterone cycle which causes their periods.
The facts are different. By the time one reaches the 45-54 age group, the incidence of cardiovascular disease is equal in men and women.
In the next decade women aged 55-64 with heart disease, will exceed men by 3%.
The following decade women aged 65-74 will exceed men by 7%.
The following decade after that women aged 75-up will have an incidence rate that exceeds men by 10%.
The clinical management of women who have a heart attack or stroke is more complicated than men and for many women the first sign of a heart attack is sudden death!
The Triana Prevention Center is prepared to evaluate individual risk factors and offer treatment to help prevent heart attack and stroke.
The next issue will introduce the role of diabetes in cardiac risk.
We accommodate same day appointments & accept many different health insurance plans. Contact us today & get on the road to good health. Your life depends on it!
LIVE RADIO SHOW!
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Dr. Triana also has a very informative live radio show that broadcasts on channel WCCF 1580 AM every Friday morning at 11:05-12:00. You can web-stream the broadcast live from www.wccfam.com or listen to previously recorded radio shows.