Carolyn Thomas Shares Women's Heart Attack Risk Factors That No One Is Talking About

[@altyrrell3088]

Around 14:00 "Any symptom between neck and navel that comes on with exertion and goes away with rest should be considered cardiac until proven otherwise." Very important information.

[@kateskeys]

God Bless Carolyn.🌹

[@Tourmaline200]

I identify strongly with the situational depression. Losing my hearing in right ear and somewhat in my left and the vertigo of Menieres was life changing. Not fatal but life altering in a big way

[@nanpeterson35]

So much of Carolyn story parellels my experience with a nd Takotsubo event in 2021. Thankfully, I new something was very wrong with my heart, but still called someone else to drive me to the ER. Lesson learned. Bless all the women like Carolyn and my Takitsubo support group for being instrumental to impowering me and my healing. ❤

[@jacuzzic8095]

excellent interview. I'm a 2-time heart attack survivor (stents) and I can so relate to many of the issues that Carolyn has discussed. I had pre-eclampsia during both pregnancies, which resulted in life-long hypertension. I felt more than once that the ER doctors were not taking my symptoms seriously - I've had pericarditis 3x since and twice was told it was "nothing" despite 12/10 pain. I now advocate for others.

[@francespolistuk8405]

Thank you for this, it has been very helpful to hear this . I have survived a heart attack and 4 strokes. I now have learned how to go forward.

[@kateskeys]

God bless you. I know my stoke is inevitable- I’m scared.

[@hattiedraper1061]

Interesting and helpful. Many thanks to you both.

[@robinsmith100]

I have survived 2 heart attacks and both were very different. The first one I was very sick with what I thought was the flu and had no pain at all. The next one I had some pain but very little . I now have 10 stents .

[@mballer]

Pregnancy problems and depression are not risk factors in themselves, they are indications of other ignored risk factors. This is a very important distinction.

[@kkdoc7864]

Thank you for linking this video for me. Women often have epigastric pain radiating isn’t the chest as the only sxs of an MI. Once I had a 29 yr old thin female patient without known risk factors, (although I suspected cocaine use)whose chief complaints were vomiting, some diarrhea, and burning pain radiating into chest. I had to decide whether this was GI or cardiac. Nitroglycerin can help pain with both conditions, but she also had relief with a “GI cocktail”, and labs were ok. I ended up doing 3 EKG’s p, and the 4th showed the classic ST elevations in the anterior leads. A short time later I was called over by a panicked nurse , to see the patient in ventricular tachycardia ((a deadly rhythm). We defibrillated her successfully, and she did well hereafter after stent placement. I’m sharing this story because nanny docs would have stopped after the first normal EKG, and discharged the patient with the Dax of gastroenteritis. And she would have died. The interviewee was in error talking about sudden death. Many times, the fatal arrhythmia happens without pain. Doubling over with severe pain is a frequent presentation of an MI, but there isn’t any correlation with pain level and death.

[@FriendlyPharmacy5]

This is very interesting. Thank you for sharing. The timing of the EKG is something I have often wondered about - for example, can a person be symptomatic for a heart condition but sometimes have a normal EKG? Appreciate the comment.

[@bettywhill]

Being a distance runner IS a risk factor.

[@kimbrian5664]

thanks.

[@FriendlyPharmacy5]

You're welcome

[@xzx3]

What about left calf pain (unrelated to exercise) or weakness sign of clot in the arteries?

[@LatashaStanley-t1t]

I have the gerd indigestion,kneck back stomach arm and shoulder pain ftired most of the time feeling like i want to throw up all the time .i also smoke and i have diabetes and hypertition

[@rolandemorgan5992]

Be very careful and go get checked today. Don't let people tell you dint worry.

[@waleyefish9026]

Even if you have a HMO or a Advantage Plan go for a Second Opinion. Just tell the MD your symptons. They have new ways to image cardiac problems. ER Doctors are Obvious MD's. Pressed for time.