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WJZ-TV 13's On Time
Cardiovascular Disease and Women
Host: Kai Jackson
Panelists:
Dr. Patrice Nickens, Leader of the
Cardiovascular Disease Division and Heart and Vascular Diseases for the
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of
Health (NIH)
Brenda Romney, Director of Programs and
Policy for the National Black Women's Health Project in Washington, D.C.
Paula Upshaw, Member of WomenHeart, the National Coalition
for Women with Heart Disease. She is also a survivor of a heart attack.
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Cardiovascular disease, commonly known as heart
disease, causes more deaths than breast cancer in women. Heart disease can be
prevented and controlled. Unfortunately, women are not aware that heart disease
is the leading cause of disability and death in both women and men in the
United States. See what a cardiologist from NIH and two women who have had
experiences with cardiovascular disease have to say.
Total Running Time: 0:40 |
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Join Dr. Patrice Nickens, Brenda Romney, and Paula
Upshaw in a discussion that can save lives. Heart disease is the leading cause
of death for African American women between the ages of 45 and 64. However,
there is a widespread misconception that heart disease is primarily a man's
disease. The NHLBI is committed to educating patients, health professionals,
and the public on how cardiovascular disease can be prevented and
controlled.
Total Running Time: 12:16
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When it comes to heart disease, women's symptoms can
be very different from men's symptoms. A cardiologist from NIH and two African
American women who have had experiences with cardiovascular disease talk about
the risk factors and symptoms of heart disease and the importance of
communicating with your physician.
Total Running Time:
6:34 |
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