Widowmaker heart attack survivor talks warning signs
WAVY.com • • health
Key Points:
- Charlene Grabowski, who survived a widowmaker heart attack in 2013, is now dedicated to raising awareness about the unique warning signs of heart attacks in women.
- A widowmaker heart attack involves a 100% blockage in the left anterior descending artery, which supplies blood to the heart's main pumping chamber, and has a survival rate of only 10% outside a hospital.
- Symptoms in women can be subtler than in men, often presenting as nausea or mild pain, which leads to many women ignoring these signs and risking their lives.
- Cardiac disease remains the leading cause of death among women, with one in three women expected to experience a cardiac event in their lifetime.
- The American Heart Association emphasizes
