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The Heart

of the Matter
An Educational Talk on Heart Disease in Women

Think women don’t have heart attacks?


Think Again!
Heart disease kills more women than
men, and the incidence is rising.
Heart Disease Symptoms in Women
• Pain in upper back, jaw or neck
• Shortness of breath
• Flu-like symptoms: nausea or
vomiting, cold sweats
• Fatigue or weakness
• Feelings of anxiety, loss of
appetite, discomfort

Heart Attack Warning Signs


• Pressure, burning, squeezing in
the center of the chest
• Discomfort in one or both arms, Lorraine Mackstaller, MD
shoulders, neck, jaw, stomach Associate Professor,
or back Internal Medicine,
Section of Cardiology
• Shortness of breath
The Brach Foundation/Brady
• Fatigue, cold sweat, nausea,
Endowed Lecturer for
weakness
Heart Disease in Women at
UA Sarver Heart Center
Join us to Learn More!
Saturday, June 19, 2010
9:30 a.m.
Holy Trinity Church
1300 N. Greasewood, Tucson
Sarver Heart Center
Please RSVP to 884-9021, ext. 100

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