Women and Heart Disease

Did you know that Heart Disease is the leading cause of death for women in the United States?

According to data collected by the CDC, heart disease accounts for 1 in every 4 female deaths in the United States. That's over 292,000 women each year. Often heart problems are considered a man's disease and in the past not enough gender specific data has been collected on symptoms and outcomes of cardiac pathologies. We now know, however, that heart disease affects women at a rate even higher than men in the U.S. and often goes under reported or unnoticed due to differing symptoms between the two genders.

Some women with heart disease will experience no symptoms at all before their first major event. Some women experience the classic angina symptoms of sharp chest pain, pressure in the upper abdomen, general discomfort, pain in the neck, pain in the jaw and throat, or back pain. These symptoms may occur in women with no stimulus, after strenuous exercise, or even be triggered by emotional or mental stress.

One of the major differences in the experiences of women with heart disease is the common presence of sharp, burning pain in the chest, neck and jaw. Women tend to under-report their symptoms which may lead to increased rates of unexpected fatal events.  XCellCure is working hard to prevent these type of tragic and unnecessary fatalities. With our reliable and predictive biomarker panel, we put the power to predict and prevent heart disease fatalities in the hands of your care provider. Whether it is an experienced cardiologist working with a woman with known acute coronary syndrome, or a general practitioner testing nondiscript symptoms and chest pain, the AMiAware helps predict impending heart attack and implement early, more effective therapy and lifestype changes. Our technology also has a 99.9% accuracy with heart attack rule out when the patient presents with generalized discomfort and can move the process of treatment along with efficiency and high efficacy.

Reduce your risk for heart disease. Talk to your care provider today about incorporating an AMiAware cardiac panel into your routine annual physical or well-woman exam!

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