{"id":3293,"date":"2015-02-20T21:39:26","date_gmt":"2015-02-20T21:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=3293"},"modified":"2015-02-20T21:39:26","modified_gmt":"2015-02-20T21:39:26","slug":"texans-wore-red-friday-to-help-fight-leading-killer-of-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=3293","title":{"rendered":"Texans Wore Red Friday to Help Fight Leading Killer of Women"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>by John Michaelson\/TNS<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>AUSTIN, Texas &#8211; Residents across Texas tomorrow wore their hearts on their sleeves, so to speak, as this past Friday was National Wear Red Day.<\/p>\n<p>The goal of the annual Wear Red Day is to raise awareness that heart disease is not just something that impacts men. Interventional cardiologist Dr. Richard Aplin says it\u2019s just as deadly for women. While they can have the same heart attack symptoms of men, like chest pain and nausea, women can also present in a more atypical manner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPerhaps they have more jaw discomfort,\u201d he says. \u201cI\u2019ve seen women maybe have more arm pain and more shortness of breath with their heart attack symptoms.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3294\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3294\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3294\" src=\"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/gr-44369-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Friday was National Wear Red Day, as the color choice for clothing was meant to raise awareness of the impact of heart disease on women. Photo: Mario\/Flickr.\" width=\"600\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/gr-44369-1-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/gr-44369-1-1-300x263.jpg 300w, https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/gr-44369-1-1-405x355.jpg 405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3294\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Friday was National Wear Red Day, as the color choice for clothing was meant to raise awareness of the impact of heart disease on women. Photo: Mario\/Flickr.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>According to the American Heart Association, one-third of all women in this country die from heart disease and stroke.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re suffering from any of these symptoms and they don\u2019t subside with the ending of any physical exertion, Aplin says it\u2019s time to call 9-1-1, so the process of diagnosis and preparing for treatment can begin, instead of the person trying to drive to the hospital themselves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s lots of problems with that, but if anybody has an (cardiac) arrest while somebody\u2019s being driven in, then what are they going to do with that situation,\u201d asks Aplin. \u201cIt\u2019s never a good idea to drive to the emergency room.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aplin adds, for women and men, heart disease and stroke are highly preventable with healthy lifestyle choices like quitting smoking, a nutritional diet and physical activity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by John Michaelson\/TNS AUSTIN, Texas &#8211; Residents across Texas tomorrow wore their hearts on their sleeves, so to speak, as this past Friday was National Wear Red Day. The goal of the annual Wear Red Day is to raise awareness that heart disease is not just something that impacts men. 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