{"id":18286,"date":"2025-04-29T15:54:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T15:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-southcoast-health-multi.southcoast-health.org\/news\/taking-care-of-your-heart\/"},"modified":"2025-04-29T15:54:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T15:54:06","slug":"taking-care-of-your-heart","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/news\/taking-care-of-your-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuidar el coraz\u00f3n: Lo que toda mujer debe saber\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>A medida que nos acercamos al Mes de la Salud de la Mujer, Southcoast Health Heart &amp; Vascular Cardiologist, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/doctors\/jeannine-jeha-do\/#\/appointment-chooser\/providerId\/3453\/patientTypeId\"><em>Dra. Jeannine Jeha<\/em><\/a><em>,<\/em><em> se toma un momento para hablar de un tema de salud femenina que no siempre recibe la atenci\u00f3n que merece: el coraz\u00f3n.<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Las cardiopat\u00edas son la principal causa de muerte de las mujeres en Estados Unidos, pero muchas no saben que corren ese riesgo. En parte, esto se debe a que los signos de un ataque al coraz\u00f3n en las mujeres pueden ser muy distintos de los que se observan normalmente en los hombres. Por eso, conocer los s\u00edntomas y escuchar a su cuerpo puede salvarle la vida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>S\u00edntomas de un infarto: No siempre son los esperados<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cuando la gente piensa en un infarto, suele imaginarse a alguien agarr\u00e1ndose el pecho con un dolor intenso. Aunque el dolor o malestar en el pecho sigue siendo el s\u00edntoma m\u00e1s frecuente en las mujeres, puede que no sea tan intenso u obvio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He aqu\u00ed algunos signos comunes de un ataque al coraz\u00f3n en las mujeres:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Molestias en el pecho,<\/strong> presi\u00f3n, opresi\u00f3n, sensaci\u00f3n de plenitud o dolor en el centro del pecho que dura m\u00e1s de unos minutos o aparece y desaparece<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Falta de aliento - <\/strong>con o sin molestias tor\u00e1cicas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dolor o malestar<\/strong> en uno o ambos brazos, la espalda, el cuello, la mand\u00edbula o el est\u00f3mago<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>N\u00e1useas<\/strong>, <strong>mareo<\/strong>o estallar en un <strong>sudor fr\u00edo<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fatiga inusual<\/strong> - sensaci\u00f3n de cansancio extremo, incluso con tareas sencillas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Estos s\u00edntomas pueden ser sutiles. Muchas mujeres los describen como \"simplemente no me siento bien\". Por eso es tan importante que prestes atenci\u00f3n a tu cuerpo y conf\u00edes en tus instintos. Si algo no te parece bien, no esperes y hazte un chequeo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conozca su riesgo, tome el control<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Existen varios factores que pueden aumentar el riesgo de padecer enfermedades cardiacas, entre ellos<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hipertensi\u00f3n arterial<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Colesterol alto<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Diabetes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fumar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Falta de actividad f\u00edsica<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mala alimentaci\u00f3n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Estr\u00e9s<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Historia familiar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>La buena noticia es que muchos de estos factores de riesgo son controlables. Peque\u00f1os cambios en su estilo de vida pueden suponer grandes mejoras en su salud cardiaca. He aqu\u00ed algunas medidas que puede tomar:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Mu\u00e9vete m\u00e1s.<\/strong> Intente realizar 30 minutos de actividad la mayor\u00eda de los d\u00edas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Coma alimentos cardiosaludables.<\/strong> M\u00e1s frutas, verduras, cereales integrales, prote\u00ednas magras y grasas saludables como salm\u00f3n, aguacates, aceite de oliva y frutos secos como nueces y almendras.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Deja de fumar.<\/strong> Seg\u00fan la Asociaci\u00f3n Americana del Coraz\u00f3n, s\u00f3lo un a\u00f1o despu\u00e9s de dejar de fumar, reducir\u00e1s el riesgo de padecer una enfermedad coronaria. <strong>por 50%<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Controla el estr\u00e9s.<\/strong> T\u00f3mate tiempo para ti, habla con alguien y no dudes en pedir ayuda.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Revisiones peri\u00f3dicas<\/strong>. Su m\u00e9dico puede ayudarle a controlar la tensi\u00f3n arterial, el colesterol, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lo esencial<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Las mujeres son fuertes, resistentes y suelen dar prioridad a los dem\u00e1s, pero su salud tambi\u00e9n importa. Si experimentas alg\u00fan s\u00edntoma que te preocupe, no tardes. Llame al 911 o acuda al servicio de urgencias m\u00e1s cercano. Cuanto antes se trate un infarto, mejor ser\u00e1 el resultado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Usted es su mejor defensor. En este Mes de la Salud de la Mujer, ponga su coraz\u00f3n a la cabeza de su lista de prioridades. T\u00f3mese su tiempo para conocer los signos, comprender los riesgos y tomar decisiones que protejan su salud. Su coraz\u00f3n y sus seres queridos se lo agradecer\u00e1n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u00bfQuiere saber m\u00e1s?<\/strong> Inscr\u00edbete en nuestro <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/womens-heart-health2-seminar\/\">Seminario en l\u00ednea sobre la salud cardiaca de la mujer<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Le deseo buena salud,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/doctors\/jeannine-jeha-do\/#\/appointment-chooser\/providerId\/3453\/patientTypeId\">Jeannine Jeha, DO, MPH<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":18287,"template":"","categories":[1229],"class_list":["post-18286","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-expert-insights"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Taking Care of Your Heart: What Every Woman Should Know\u00a0 - Southcoast Health<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Jeannine Jeha takes a moment to talk about a women\u2019s health issue that doesn\u2019t always get the attention it deserves \u2013 your heart.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/test-southcoast-health-multi.southcoast-health.org\/news\/taking-care-of-your-heart\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Taking Care of Your Heart: What Every Woman Should Know\u00a0 - 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