| EMT Has Heart Attack In Right Place, At Right Time
(CBS/AP) NEW YORK Jeffrey Sanger picked the optimal place to have a heart attack. The 39-year-old collapsed Friday afternoon during his Fire Department paramedic class. And, of course, his classmates went right into action administering CPR and a shock with a defibrillator. Sanger, of the Bronx, was in stable condition after being taken to the Long Island Jewish Hospital. The drama started around 1:30 p.m. Friday, when he felt chest pains as about a dozen paramedics prepared to begin a training session at the Emergency Medical Service Training Center in Fort Totten, Queens. He suspected it was just indigestion, and stayed in the locker room. But his instructors followed him, worried that he was experiencing the typical symptoms of a heart attack, the lieutenant on duty, Arthur Lester said in a published report.Sanger at first protested that he was all right, but collapsed within minutes and stopped breathing.
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Former first lady died of heart disease
ALBUQUERQUE -- Medical investigators have determined heart disease killed former first lady Dee Johnson who was found dead in her cabin at Taos shortly before Christmas. The Office of the Medical Investigator reported Johnson died of hypertensive cardiovascular disease, and there was evidence of a prior heart attack. Only therapeutic levels of prescription drugs were found in her system. Johnson, remember as a woman full of heart, succumbed to what is now the No. 1 killer of American women. But unfortunately it was heart disease that killed her and it is sadly ironic that OMI has release the cause of her death during a month dedicated to women's heart health. About 500,000 women die of heart disease each year. It has killed more women than men for the past 20 years.
Session targets heart disease in women
A big heart in February, National Heart Month, is more than a valentine. It's a reminder that heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women, and many women don't realize that the symptoms of a heart attack often are different in women than they are in men. Classic signs of a heart attack include chest pain, shortness of breath, pain in the arm and tightness in the chest. But women often have less recognized symptoms, including indigestion, back pain or abdominal pain, nausea or vomiting. Women can learn about heart disease and steps to prevent it at the fourth annual Women Take Heart Conference 8:30 a.m. to noon Feb. 17 at Five Seasons Country Club in Crestview Hills. The program is sponsored by St. Elizabeth Women's Wellness, part of St. Elizabeth Medical Center. Dr. Patricia Grodecki of Cardiology Associates will discuss heart disease in women.
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