Ladies’ Night Out: Know The Tests and Tools To Prevent Heart Disease

St. Joseph’s Women’s Hospital presents this informative evening to help women recognize the signs of heart disease and how to prevent it. For instance, the most important sign of heart disease in women is feeling really tired, even after enough sleep. Other signs include trouble breathing; trouble sleeping; feeling sick to the stomach; feeling scared or nervous; new or worse headaches; an ache or burning feeling in the chest; feeling “heavy” or “tight” in the chest; pain in the back or between the shoulders; pain or tightness in the chest that spreads to the jaw, neck, shoulders, ear or the inside arms; and pain in the belly or above the belly button.