Warning signs of heart attack for
women
are often different from
those for
men. They can include
nausea and shortness of breath.
Your heart is a muscle responsible for
pumping about
2,000
gallons of blood
through your body each day.
1
In the average person's lifetime,
the human heart will beat more than
2.5 billion times.
2
5
Tampa Bay
sponsored by
4
Enhance your heart health know-how with these facts.
Did You Know?
Coronary artery disease can begin in
childhood. Making sure your child eats
a healthy diet and gets enough physical
activity each day can help
prevent
the onset of coronary
artery disease.
Tampa General Hospital (TGH) is the
new sponsor of the American Heart
Association (AHA) Tampa Bay
Life is Why campaign. The AHA
and TGH want people to live longer,
healthier lives. In an effort to reach
this goal, we are opening doors for
individuals to express WHY they
want to experience more of life's
precious moments. We're starting
conversations around healthy living,
and we're distributing educational
resources that will help people take
steps toward ideal heart health.
Through activities, events and social
media engagement, our hope is to
increase the quality of life for our
community members.
Heart disease is the No. 1 cause
of death for American men and
women. However, roughly
80
percent
of cases are preventable.
6
3
3
summer 2016 / tgh.org
