WHHI’s exploration of five themes found to characterize the experience of young women hospitalized with heart attack continues. In this post, we explore some of the reasons why young women hesitate to seek medical care. In a recent study, several competing and conflicting priorities were found to affect a young woman’s decision to seek medical...
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The Dangers of Self-Diagnosis When it Comes to your Heart
In a recent study, discussed by WHHI in this blog post, five themes were found to characterize the experience of young women hospitalized for a heart attack. WHHI’s exploration of these five themes continues with the finding that participants are often inaccurate when assessing their risk of heart disease and commonly attribute their symptoms to...
The Heart Attack Symptoms You May Not Know About
In our last blog, we presented some of the latest findings about young women and heart disease, specifically, five themes that characterize the experiences of young women hospitalized for AMI (Acute Myocardial Infarction). Because WHHI believes that prevention is so important when it comes to heart disease, we are breaking down these five themes to...
Young Women and Heart Disease
Although heart disease is less common in younger women, it is no less important to understand the disease, and your risk factors at a young age. In fact, you could say it is even more important to be aware at a younger age, because heart disease is largely preventable. This means that the things you...
Heart Disease in Women & Why Gender-Specific Research is Important
Cardiovascular disease has long been a leading cause of death in Canada, and for a long time, it was predominantly associated with older men. In the 1970s, with research and awareness on the rise, deaths due to cardiovascular disease began to decline for the total population. However, for women, the number of annual cardiovascular deaths...
The Heart Healthy Diet
When we say that heart disease is largely a preventable disease, it means you can greatly decrease your risk by engaging in a healthy lifestyle. One of the best preventions is a balanced diet. While no one diet alone can cure disease, food in many ways is our best medicine against illness. Food nourishes; it...
February is Heart Month
February is Heart Month, and WHHI is proud to join with women around the country to raise awareness for such an important health issue. Today, cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for women in Canada. One in four women die of heart disease in Canada every year. Such facts are sobering and indicative...
The Facts about Women & Heart Health
With heart health month upon us, we would like to take the time to share some important facts about heart disease, and the preventative measures you should be taking to protect your health. Unfortunately heart disease is a stealthy—and often silent—killer, largely because many people are unaware of the facts. Currently, more women die from...
WHHI in the Montreal Gazette!
WHHI founder, Wendy Wray, was recently featured in an article in the Montreal Gazette by June Thompson. In the article, Wray discusses the WHHI, and why the work the Initiative does is so innovative and important to Canadian women. Created in May 2009 at the McGill University Health Center, WHHI is the first nurse-led heart...
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