How to identify heart disease risk factors and symptoms

Today is Go Red for Women day. Heart disease is the number one killer of women, and a new report estimates nearly half of all adults in the U.S. have some form of heart or blood vessel disease. Cardiologist Dr. Tara Narula, a spokesperson for the American Heart Association, joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss how to identify your risk factors for cardiovascular disease.

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[debraledford]

I’m 58, 5’8, 117 lbs and almost vegetarian. I had my first heart attack 7 months ago. They placed a stent. 2 months later, I had my second heart attack. I was astounded when they told me that I was having one. I’m an EMT and I didn’t recognize that I was having one when I woke up in agony. It felt like somebody was pushing a 3” pvc pipe down my throat all the way down to the bottom of my rib cage. It was horrible. Get checked.

[Roadlesstraveled]

Who can afford the procedure . The medical bills. over 80, 000.00 dollars.

[donniemoder]

This "my friend" example is actually not effective communication. And saying that the 80% blockage could cause an event "in several years" is not effective communication, it says the risk is very far in the future.

[isaacharrison]

I thought having this disease was as a result of my old age, while I was diagnosed of heart disease Dec. 19, 2020, I used series of medication but I was still having the severe pain, until I used an herbal mixture from Dr. Gbenga which I saw on YouTube and I was completely cured, I appreciate Dr. Gbenga for his help.