The Heart Truth Slide Presentation
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SLIDE 1: Welcome
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SLIDE 2: A National Campaign
- To help women understand their risk of heart disease and take
action
- Especially women ages 40 to 60
- Partnership of many groups
- Red Dress—the national symbol for women and heart disease
awareness
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SLIDE 3: Today's Session Will Cover
- Why women need to know about heart disease
- What heart disease is
- Risk factors
- Talking to your doctor
- Taking action
- Surviving a heart attack
- Resources
- Getting on the road to heart health
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SLIDE 4: The Heart Truth
- Heart disease is the #1 killer of American Women—no matter what
their race or ethnicity
- Heart disease kills 1 of every 4 American women
- Heart disease can permanently damage your heart—and your
life
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SLIDE 5: The Heart Truth
- Heart disease is a "now" problem
- "Later" may be too late
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SLIDE 6: What Is Heart Disease?
- Heart doesn't get enough nutrient-rich blood
- Chronic—develops over years
- Atherosclerosis—arteries harden as cholesterol, fat, and other
substances build up in artery walls
- Blockage can result in heart attack
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SLIDE 7: No Quick Fix
- Not "fixed" by surgery or procedures, such as bypass and
angioplasty
- Worsens if not treated—leads to disability or death
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SLIDE 8: Good News
- Heart disease can be prevented or controlled
- Treatment includes lifestyle changes and, if needed, medication
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SLIDE 9: Why Me? Why Now?
- Risk rises ages 40–60
- Estrogen level drops during menopause
- Risk factors
- Smoking
- High blood pressure
- High blood cholesterol
- Overweight/obesity
- Physical inactivity
- Diabetes
- Family history of early heart disease
- Age (55 and older for women)
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SLIDE 10: Heart Disease Risk Factors
- Multiply their effects
- Same lifestyle steps prevent/control many of the risk factors
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SLIDE 11: Have a Heart-to-Heart
- Ask your doctor about your risk of heart disease
- Draw up a list of questions before your visit
- Write down or tape record what the doctor says
- Tell your doctor your lifestyle behaviors, such as smoking or being
physically inactive
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SLIDE 12: Key Tests for Heart Disease
Risk
- Blood pressure
- Blood cholesterol
- Fasting plasma glucose (diabetes test)
- Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference
- Electrocardiogram
- Stress test
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SLIDE 13: Why Women Don't Take Action Against
Heart Disease
- They don't put their health as a top priority
- They think they're not old enough to be at risk
- They feel too busy to make changes in their lives
- They're already feeling stressed
- They're tired
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SLIDE 14: How To Lower Heart Disease
Risk
- Begin today
- Be physically active—30 minutes of moderate-intensity activity
on most days of the week
- Follow a healthy eating plan
- Low in saturated fat, trans fat, and cholesterol and
moderate in total fat
- Limit salt and sodium
- If you drink alcoholic beverages, have no more than one per
day
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SLIDE 15: How To Lower Heart Disease
Risk
- Maintain a healthy weight
- Balance calories taken in with those used up in physical
activity
- Stop smoking
- Manage diabetes
- Take medication, if prescribed
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SLIDE 16: Heart Attack Warning
Signs
- Chest discomfort
- Usually in the center of the chest
- Lasts for more than a few minutes, or goes away and comes back
- Can feel like uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness, or
pain
- Discomfort in other areas of the upper body, including pain or
discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw, or stomach
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SLIDE 17: Heart Attack Warning
Signs
- Shortness of breath, with or without chest discomfort
- Other symptoms, such as breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea, or
light-headedness
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SLIDE 18: To Survive a Heart
Attack
- Call 9-1-1 within minutes—5 minutes at most
- Emergency medical personnel will begin treatment at once
- Don't drive yourself to the hospital
- Uncertainty is normal—don't be embarrassed by a false
alarm
- Plan ahead
- Learn the warning signs
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SLIDE 19: Resources for a Healthy
Heart
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SLIDE 20: It All Begins With You
- Take one step at a time
- Replace unhealthy habits with healthier ones
- Eat for heart health
- Remember that calories count
- Start walking—try 10 minutes and add time gradually to get 30
minutes a day
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SLIDE 21: How To Keep Going
- View changes as new lifestyle, not quick fixes
- Set realistic goals
- Buddy up
- Don't worry about a slip
- Reward your success
- Be your own advocate—ask questions and seek information
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SLIDE 22: The Heart Truth
It's up to you to protect your heart health—start today!
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