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Are There Symptoms Before a Stroke?

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Don’t expect to have symptoms before a stroke.

If you are observing symptoms of stroke, it is best to assume that a stroke is presently occurring, and call 911.

In other words.  The answer to, “Are there symptoms before a stroke?”, is NO!  There are symptoms DURING a stroke!

There are, however, risk factors for stroke that you should be aware of.

Reduce Risk of Suffering a Stroke.

Are there symptoms before a stroke?

Controllable or treatable risk factors:

  •  high blood pressure
  •  atrial fibrillation
  •  high cholesterol
  •  diabetes
  •  tobacco use and smoking
  •  alcohol use
  •  physical inactivity

Uncontrollable risk factors:

  •  family history
  •  fibromuscular dysplasia
  •  patent foramen ovale
  •  previous stroke or TIA

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How Does a Heart Attack Effect the Body; Do You Know the Symptoms?

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How does a heart attack effect the body?

When you think about someone having a heart attack, does it involve drama … grabbing the chest and falling to the floor?

How does a heart attack effect the body?

Though chest pressure is a common symptom of heart attack, you may also experience other less obvious symptoms.

More women are dying of heart disease than men!  Women especially may experience symptoms that are vague and not as obvious.

Women shoulder so much of the burden in modern society that they often push through the pain, dismissing it as normal everyday pain.

If you have a heart attack, your life may depend on getting help fast!

It is important that doctors and patients pay much closer attention to save lives!  Problem is, women don’t get the respect they deserve in an Emergency Room the way that men do.

If more women die of heart disease than men, why are women still not being carefully evaluated when they come in with vague symptoms of pain?

Good question!  Your life may depend on you complaining loud enough to get the care you desperately need!

Symptoms That Should NEVER Be Ignored: Continue reading How Does a Heart Attack Effect the Body; Do You Know the Symptoms? →