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Heart attacks seem like they occur without warning. Michael Roizen, MD, says you can spot signs of a heart attack—and cues to your risk just by keeping an eye on a few symptoms. In this video, he shares his advice for preventing heart attacks.

What are 4 things to know about heart attacks?

What is the difference between cardiac arrest and a heart attack?

Daytime Naps Once or Twice a Week Can Be Good for Your Heart, Study Finds

Hi, I'm Dr. Kevin Soldun, with an important tip if you have a history of heart attacks and other heart trouble. Sign up for cardiac rehab. Cardiac rehab is a safe supervised exercise class, cardiac rehab helps lower lousy LDL cholesterol, raise healthy HDL, reduce inflammation, ease depression and trim excess pounds. 

In one study it cut the risk of subsequent heart attacks by 50%. Here are a few tips to maximize the benefits of cardiac rehab, first find out if you are a good candidate. You are if you've had a heart attack, bypass surgery, stance, worsening heart failure or worsening angina. Next sign up and actually go to the classes. 

In one study perfect attendance for a 36 series rehab class reduced the risk for repeat heart attack at extra 12% compared to attending 75% of class. Third if you're a female, look for an all female class, women are more vulnerable to depression after a heart attack. One study found that a women only rehab program counter depression better than a mixed class for these patients. 

For more ways to live healthy, watch all our smart tips right here. 
  

If you have a history of heart attacks, you're a good candidate for cardiac rehab classes. In this Health Smarts video, Kevin Soden, MD, explains how cardiac rehab improves cholesterol, reduces inflammation, eases depression, and more.

How to Cut Your Heart Attack Risk in Half

After a heart attack, we still want to work to prevent you from having another heart attack. That's called secondary prevention and it really is just as important as primary prevention. So what should you do after you've had a heart attack? You will be on medication specific for your heart but there are other lifestyle things do as well. 

Now one very important activity would be cardiac rehabilitation, your insurance most likely will cover this and it generally involves going for about 12 weeks, three sessions a week. So if your health care provider has not made arrangements for cardiac rehabilitation ask him or her to call around and see where it's available in your area. 

Other things you can do are start a walking program yourself. Look at you diet, consider going to a nutritionist to review your diet and what you can do to have a more heart-healthy diet. Some people find that it's important to reduce the stress in their life, although we don't have as much good search telling us about this, but certainly consider. 

Your job is too stressful or other life circumstances are you may want to work with a professional to see how you can reduce the stress in your life. So all these things are important to do after you have had a heart attack and help you to recover and get heart healthy. 
  

Cardiovascular specialist Dr. Merle Myerson discusses the lifestyle changes you should implement after having a heart attack. Watch Dr. Myerson's video for important tips and information about heart health.

What Lifestyles Changes Should I Make After a Heart Attack?

Diabetes is devastating because it has such severe medical complications. It causes heart attacks, stroke, loss of limbs from poor circulation amputation, blindness, and so diabetes which is so closely linked to obesity is a major problem because it's so common and has such serious devastating medical complications. 

  

From blindness to heart attacks, the serious risks associated with diabetes are nothing to take lightly. In this video, HealthMaker Samuel Klein, MD, explains why it is such a devastating disease.

Why Is Diabetes So Devastating?

When a woman is having a heart attack, she may have chest pain but she also may have more subtle symptoms, shortness of breath, fatigue, flu-like symptoms, back pain, jaw pain, nausea. But when a woman is experiencing issues with her heart, she might have symptoms like palpitations, dizziness, lightheadedness or even feeling unwell just like having the flu. It's very important as a woman, if you can't do the things that you usually do in your life, go see your doctor because any change in your ability to exercise or to just be and live your life, it might actually be your heart. 

When we think of heart attacks in men, it's really that Hollywood heart attack of a man clutching his chest having chest pain and pressure, that's a very classic heart attack in men, in women, it might be more subtle than that. 
  

Women's heart attack symptoms are different and subtler than in men; she may have chest pain, but shortness of breath, fatigue, flu-like symptoms, back pain and nausea are also common. Watch cardiologist Suzanne Steinbaum, DO, explain these symptoms.

What is the difference between cardiac arrest and a heart attack?

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What are 4 things to know about heart attacks?