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PREVENTION
Cardiac events are often prevent-
able. Follow these tips to reduce
your risk of heart attack:
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Quit smoking
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Stay within a healthy weight
range
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Manage your blood pressure
and cholesterol
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Know your family history
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Prevent or carefully manage
diabetes
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Eat a healthy diet
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Exercise daily
Detection
Sometimes it can be hard to
detect a heart attack. If you expe-
rience some of these symptoms,
call 911.
PREVENTIVE CARE:
Jeff Calvert adopted
an exercise regimen
as part of his cardiac
rehabilitation at
Kootenai Health.
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Chest pain or
pressure
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A sweaty, light-headed
or nauseated feeling
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Shortness of breath
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Pain radiating to other
parts of the body, such
as the arms, back,
neck or stomach
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