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FIRST
CHOICE.
BEST
CHOICE.
Health. Happiness. Success. It’s all about making the right choices.
Slippery Rock University has what you need to succeed:
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State-of-the-art facilities
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Extensive, career-focused programs
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Undergraduate research opportunities
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Leadership training you’ll use for a lifetime
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Make SRU your first choice for success.
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IF YOU ARE AWOMAN
who cares about health,
it’s crucial to embrace the health of your heart.
Think heart disease is just a man’s problem?
Look at some facts:
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Each year, 1 in 4 deaths among U.S. women is
from heart disease—the leading killer, reports the
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
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Heart disease, stroke and other
cardiovascular diseases kill more
American women each year than
the next five leading causes of
death combined.
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Women are less likely than
men to survive a heart attack.
Of all the threats to a woman’s
heart, the most common is coro-
nary heart disease (CHD), which
can lead to heart attacks. CHD results when plaque
buildup narrows the heart’s arteries. Even worse, an
artery can become blocked by clots, triggering a
heart attack.
Several factors can increase your risk of heart
disease. Among them are smoking, having high
blood pressure or abnormal cholesterol levels, be-
ing overweight, or having diabetes.
If early heart disease runs in the family or you’re
older than 55, your risk increases too.
To understand your risk—and how to lower it—
have a heart-to-heart with your doctor. You can
also discuss other factors that may affect a wom-
an’s heart, such as using birth control pills if you’re
older than 35 and a smoker.
Recognize warnings
from the heart
Indica-
tions of heart disease and
heart attacks can be differ-
ent for men and women.
A common symptom of
heart disease in everyone is
chest discomfort (angina).
In women, however, angina
is often a sharp, burning pain that may be felt in
other areas, such as the back, neck or jaw.
Pain in any of these areas can also be a heart
attack—a medical emergency. Women may have
other heart attack warnings as well, such as short-
ness of breath or nausea. Don’t ignore any of these
symptoms of a possible heart attack. Call 911 within
five minutes of having any of these symptoms.
Third annual Carol Dietrich
Memorial Symposium
Butler Health System is planning its third annual Carol Diet-
rich Memorial Symposium for Nov. 10. This year’s focus will
be on cardiology, including topics such as cardiac MRI, heart
surgery and heart issues unique to women.
The symposium was made possible by the Carol A. Dietrich
Memorial Education Fund—created by friends and family af-
ter the passing of former BMH Chief Operating Officer Carol
Dietrich in 2009. The fund was established to provide major
health care educational programming for health care profes-
sionals, including doctors, nurses and ancillary personnel. The
fund sponsors one major continuing education conference at
the BHS Knowledge Institute.
To donate to this fund, call the Foundation office at
724-284-4716
or email kris.bowser@butlerhealth
system.org.
Heart facts
for women
FOCUS ON THE HEART
To learn more
about heart
disease, visit the
American Heart
Association
website. Go to
www.heart.org
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