Monday, July 12, 2010

Why do some groups of people tend to be under-diagnosed for heart disease until it is too late

Why do some groups of people tend to be under-diagnosed for heart disease until it is too late?

Heart Diseases - 10 Answers
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1 :
i suppose we don't seek help until something goes wrong...that's why.
2 :
Lack of access to affordable healthcare; ignorance of symptoms.
3 :
Unfortunatly that is why heart disease and strokes are the number 1 cause of leading deaths in the U.S. every year. Also strokes and heart disease is also known as silent killers.
4 :
Just like my dad, they ignore signs of heart problems such as minor pains in left arm and numbness etc.
5 :
Lack of insurance coverage, ignorance of the need for regular checkups .... And it's other health aspects as well, not just heart disease.
6 :
heart disease is hard to diagnose believe it or not. you really can't see heart disease until it becomes problematic. plus it disguises itself in many ways such as gall bladder, anxiety, muscle spasms, digestive problems.
7 :
Ok, that means women. It's because we need a woman president, Hillary Clinton, who will provide us with health care to get a check-up and medicine. I haven't been for a checkup in 30 years thanks to no health insurance. THAT'S the group you mean...me.
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Ya-I went to school with a girl ya high school the doctor told her not to worry about her palpitations.She had a heart attack at age 16.She had no weight problems or anything else so the doctors just didn't even test her for anything.She's ok BTW thank goodness.the reason I would think is they really underestimate different ages and weight.Only checking older more over weight people.
9 :
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10 :
You're kidding, right? There's zillions of us who have no "health" insurance and don't happen to have a doctor friend to ask questions of. Where the hell are we going to get diagnosed with heart disease? When we drop dead you'll know. Frankly I'm old enough not to care anymore - the sooner the better for me as long as I live long enough to see see Bush out of the White House

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