High Point Medical Center
Men's Heart Health
Men have unique health issues including being at higher risk for heart disease. Join Dr. Thomas Folk with UNC Regional Physicians Carolina Cardiology to learn more.
the health minute is brought to you by UNC regional physicians expert medical care for every member of your family heart disease remains the leading killer of individuals in the United States about six hundred seventy thousand people a year die of heart disease the big risk factors for heart disease are hypertension or high blood pressure diabetes smoking being overweight and a sedentary lifestyle the signs and symptoms of a heart attack are the typical chest pressure which may radiate through to the back or into the jaw associated with sweating and shortness of breath to reduce the risk of a heart attack or heart disease individuals should make sure that they're living a healthy lifestyle exercising on a regular basis if they have high blood pressure make sure that's well treated and treat their diabetes if someone's concerned about their heart health or heart disease they should either see their family practice doctor or we'd be more than happy to see them here for evaluation the health minute is brought to you by UNC regional physicians expert medical care for every member of your family
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