EDITORIAL: Recognizing the impact of heart disease as the number one killer in men and women Updated: 7:00 AM CST Feb 12, 2021 By Susana Schuler Opinion Share Updated: 7:00 AM CST Feb 12, 2021
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Show Transcript HAVE LOST FOCUS ON WHAT REMAINS THE NUMBER ONE KILLER OF MEN AND WOMEN-HEART DISEASE. ACCORDING TO THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL HEART DISEASE IS TO BLAME FOR 1 OUT OF EVERY 4 DEATHS. WOMEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED PARTICULARLY WOMEN OF COLOR. YOU MAY THINK YOU KNOW THE WARNING SIGNS AND IT CAN’T HAPPEN TO YOU, BUT DURING THIS HEART HEALTH MONTH TAKE A MOMENT TO BE CERTAIN. ALMOST THREE YEARS AGO I IGNORED THE SYMPTOMS THINKING I FELT OKAY, I EXERCISE EVERY DAY, I EAT HEALTHY MOST OF THE TIME AND NEVER SMOKED. YET DOCTORS FOUND I HAD THE WIDOW MAKER’S DISEASE WITH ALMOST TOTAL BLOCKAGE IN ONE ARTERY. YOU CAN’T CONTROL FAMILY HISTORY OR AGE, BUT YOU CAN MONITOR BLOOD PRESSURE AND CHOLESTEROL LEVELS, WATCH WHA