17th annual Detroit Go Red for Women Luncheon goes digital amid pandemic
Organization promotes awareness of heart disease in women
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At the time, no one would know how much would change in a few short weeks.
Like everything during the coronavirus pandemic, the 17th annual Detroit Go Red for Women Luncheon will be very different, but organizers said that’s a good thing.
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The warning signs of heart disease in women may not be what you think. Women are more likely to suffer less specific symptoms, such as fatigue, shortness or breath, nausea, vomiting, back, arm or jaw pain.
Doctors warn heart risks rising in younger women
Cardiovascular disease leading killer of women in the US
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Yesenia Berbiar woke up a little over a year ago feeling off. She had no idea she was suffering a life-threatening emergency.
“I just felt dizzy, I felt drunk, I didn’t really think anything of it,” Berbiar said. “And it wasn’t until I called my husband that he noticed a slur in my in my voice.”
By the time she got to the hospital, she couldn’t smile or speak. She was having a stroke, which doctors discovered was caused by an undiagnosed heart condition that she was born with.
#GoRedForWomen: National Wear Red Day raises awareness of heart health
Cardiovascular disease leading killer of women in the US
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Are you familiar with the connection between your cardiovascular health and COVID-19? (Photo used with permission from Heart & Vascular Institute)
DETROIT – Cardiovascular disease is the leading killer of women in the United States, according to the American Heart Association.
According to the association’s newly released 2021 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics, heart disease kills one woman approximately every 80 seconds. Cardiac events are on the rise in women in their 20s.
The association is calling on women to spread awareness about cardiac health on Friday, which is National Wear Red Day. Women and men are encouraged to “wear red and give” as part of the Go Red For Women movement.