Denton County Living Well Magazine Summer 2014 | Page 12

Medical Center of Lewisville’s
Cardiac Care Center
The Care You Need... In Your Own Neighborhood
By Van McKnight, AVP of Cardio-Pulmonary Services
Cardiac Disease is the nation’s number one killer. Americans are at risk due to
our societal influences, our lack of attention to proper eating habits, and the
prevalence of diabetes and other genetic risk factors — not to mention, the
tendency towards smoking and lack of exercise.
Cardiac disease has been known for affecting men, but did you know that
women are also at risk equal to or at a greater degree than men? In fact, the
American Heart Association reports that women suffer more subtle heart attack
symptoms that are “atypical” of the signs and sym