February is National Heart Health Month and many people are working to spread
awareness of the number one killer in women: heart disease. According to the
American Heart Association it causes one in three deaths every year. That's about
one woman every minute. ABC 2 News Shannel Pearman has more on what you should be
doing to make sure that your heart isn't just happy on this Valentine's Day, but
that it's also healthy. Keeping a healthy heart is something 50-year-old Kim Winder
has been mindful of her entire life, especially since it impacted her life at
an early age. When I was a little girl, I was diagnosed with a heart murmur.
Growing up she took the necessary steps to stay healthy. As an adult she says she
felt fine, that was until she didn't. It was a gripping pain. It was one of those
types of pains that would come, significantly grab you, kind of get a
hold on you and then it would just go away. Winder didn't quite know what was
wrong, but she did know something wasn't right, a common factor for many women. One
thing which is very common is that I know that they know something is wrong
but can never sort of pin it down. Dr. Momina Mastoor with MedStar Hospital
has spent years working with women with heart disease. She knows firsthand how
difficult it can be for women to know something is wrong. And the symptoms can
range from feeling tired to not feeling right to having a fluttering sensation
in the chest or feeling short of breath. Thankfully, Winder acted quickly. She
discovered she had other heart issues outside of her heart murmur. That was
very scary for me. So I didn't want to play any games. Dr. Mastoor stresses the
importance of women knowing their bodies and thinking of heart health. It's not
too early to start when you're in your 20s. That's when it's I think important
to establish your baseline and, you know, your numbers in terms of your blood
pressure and your cholesterol, also your BMI. You know, focus on that and then try
to establish good eating habits. Once you've established a good foundation in
your 20s, Dr. Mastoor says you should be mindful of stress in your 30s. When
you're in your 30s, I feel that most people, you know, have a
job, they have a family. So, you know, stress -- you know, which is I think
really part and parcel of our lives. And stress has -- plays a very important
role. She recommends exercising and staying active to help balance stress. If it
becomes a way of life, then your chances are that you'll stay like that. And as you get older
these are things you should continue to keep in mind, knowing your numbers, having
good eating habits, staying active, and, of course, if you feel like anything is
wrong, go get checked out. I appreciate when patients do come forward, you know,
with vague symptoms and and then, you know, we can go over their history and
risk factor stratification and try to figure out what's wrong. After being
proactive and catching her heart issues early, Winder says she's doing well. I was
determined to make sure that I would be healthy, that I would follow the advice
of my physician, and that we would collaborate and make this a team effort
so that I could live a healthy life. Just because you feel fine doesn't mean you
aren't at risk for heart disease. If you feel like something is wrong, even if you
can't pinpoint exactly
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