Straight From the Heart   Women are particularly at risk for
heart-related maladies. Cardiovascular diseases are the number
one killer of American women, taking more lives annually than
the next five causes of death combined.  Unfortunately,
awareness, or lack thereof, about heart disease is largely at
fault for allowing this villain to wreak havoc on our bodies.
Only 13 percent of American women believe that heart disease is
a genuine health threat, and only 20 percent of American
physicians recognize that more women than men die from heart
disease each year.  So, what actually happens during a heart
attack? Basically, when blood flow to the heart is blocked,
typically by a blood clot, the heart muscle begins to die. If
any part of the heart muscle is not receiving adequate blood
flow, the result is a heart attack.  Women suffering from heart
attacks report symptoms such as neck, arm, and jaw pain,
feelings of indigestion, nausea, fatigue, shortness of breath,
and dizziness. Since women tend to associate hea