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GO RED

By KARRIS GOLDEN

For The Courier

Whether practical or the latest fashion, a purse is much more than an accessory.

It holds important things — money, keys and identifi cation. A good bag also serves as a catch-all for lipstick, breath mints and other must-have items.

But do you realize that lifesav-ing items also are in the bag?

That’s the message of the sev-enth annual Go Red for Women Luncheon, presented by the American Heart Association.

This Cedar Valley event takes place Nov. 5 at Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center, and all attendees are encouraged to wear red.

The day’s schedule will include morning events, beginning at 9 a.m., and culminate in a heart-healthy lunch. Tara Thomas of KWWL-TV will serve as emcee.

Keynote speaker Penny O’Connor will talk with local women about heart health and reveal the life-saving items every woman should carry with her.

Allen Hospital serves as the local spon-sor. National

Go Red for Women sponsors are Macy’s and Merck.

All proceeds go to fund local, regional and national heart health research that specifi cally targets the unique concerns of women.

“This annual event has been successful in educating women at the local and regional level,” said Linda Hudwalker Bowman, who chairs the luncheon com-mittee. “There are women who have attended every year and continue to derive a great deal of information and entertainment from the event. However, we realize there are still many who don’t yet know that heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women.”

This understanding fuels the need for this luncheon, Bowman added. Just when she believes “everyone knows,” she meets a woman who doesn’t know of her risks.

“We hope women who have attended in the past will keep coming back and bring someone new — a friend, relative or co-worker who needs to hear this message. And men are welcome, too, of course!”

Past Cedar Valley Go Red for Women luncheons took place in February. Bowman and the American Heart Association decided to move the luncheon to November so it coincides with other Iowa events, as well as the national campaign. In the past, the Cedar Valley event has been Iowa’s largest in terms of attendance.

Silent auction items will be on display throughout the morn-ing and include fare designed to refl ect many “purse-onali-ties.” These bags will include a variety of items donated by local businesses.

For details, call (888) 619-7980, ext. 0, or go to www.

heart.org/water-l o o i a g o r e d

luncheon.

What’s your ‘purse-onality?’

Schedule of eventsSchedule of events

Can you handle it?

The Nov. 5 Go Red for Women Lun-cheon will take place at Five Sul-livan Brothers Convention Center in Waterloo. Participants can take advantage of the full schedule or attend certain events.

Tickets are $40 per person and can be purchased by calling (888) 619-7980, ext. 0, or go to www.heart.

org/waterlooiagoredluncheon.

Seventh annual Go Red for Women Luncheon features education, entertainment

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9 a.m.9 a.m.H e a l t h H e a l t h

screenings by screenings by Allen Hospital.Allen Hospital.

Vendor booths.Vendor booths.P u rs e - o n a l i ty P u rs e - o n a l i ty

silent auction.silent auction.Picture & a Promise, Picture & a Promise,

sponsored by Cedar Val-sponsored by Cedar Val-ley Vein Clinic.ley Vein Clinic.

10 and 11 a.m.10 and 11 a.m.Breakout sessions Breakout sessions

(off ered twice): Cooking (off ered twice): Cooking

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demonstration, sponsored demonstration, sponsored by Western Home Com-by Western Home Com-munities, and “Dance, Dance, munities, and “Dance, Dance, Dance” and “Genetics & Heart Dance” and “Genetics & Heart Disease,” both sponsored by Disease,” both sponsored by Allen Hospital.Allen Hospital.

Noon Noon Heart-healthy lunch served at 12:10 Heart-healthy lunch served at 12:10

p.m.p.m.Luncheon, with Tara Thomas as Luncheon, with Tara Thomas as

emcee.emcee.Keynote speaker Penny O’Connor.Keynote speaker Penny O’Connor.Heart health stories of local women.Heart health stories of local women.

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By CJ HINES

For The Courier

They come in all shapes, sizes and colors, and for any occasion — clutch, barrel, cargo, shoulder, messenger, satchel and hobo. Our purses refl ect our moods and our personality.

But what’s inside can reveal a commitment to a heart-healthy lifestyle.

Elise Campbell, 28, carries baby aspirin.

As a young girl, Campbell used to faint in church. High metabo-lism, she said.

She was 14 when her father broke his toe and doctors found a heart murmur. They diagnosed him with idiopathic hypertro-phic subaortic stenosis, a thick-ening of the heart muscle, hin-dering the fl ow of blood.

Because IHSS is inherited, Campbell and her two siblings were tested; she was diagnosed with IHSS. In 2004, her car-diologist, unsure of her condi-tion, sent her to Mayo Clinic for a heart biopsy. Doctors catego-rized her condition as noncom-paction cardiomyopathy.

Patients with noncompaction cardiomyopathy are at greater risk for developing blood clots from blood retained in the heart. Campbell is on blood thinner, blood pressure medication and daily aspirin. She eventually may get a heart defi brillator.

“I hope I won’t have to, as technology advances. But it used to be a death sentence for people with my prognosis,” said Campbell, a Council Bluff s native now living in Cedar Falls.

“I have restrictions. I can’t run a marathon. But it doesn’t mean I can’t exercise. I’m into yoga, and I encourage others to eat healthy and take care of themselves. I started a walk-

ing team at work. I want people to know heart disease can be prevented.”

Prevention is vital for Chelley Pratt, whose purse contains a glucose test kit.

She knew she was at risk for health problems. Her mother had Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and congestive heart failure. She died of a massive stroke in 1997. Her father has high blood pressure and all of her siblings have diabetes.

Pratt was diagnosed three years ago with Type 2 diabetes.

“I threw myself a pity party when I found out,” said Pratt, 41, director of human resources at the Isle Casino Hotel Waterloo.

But she didn’t take her con-dition seriously until last November.

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In the bagGO RED

Items women carry reveal commitment to heart-healthy lifestyles

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Elise Campbell, left, and Chelley Pratt are committed to living heart-healthy lifestyles.See IN THE BAG, page 4

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“My blood sugar was over 200. It scared me; it had never been over 200 before. I didn’t want that to continue. I joined a gym and started exercising,” said Pratt, who has lost weight since November.

Pratt has her hemoglobin checked three to four times a year and is more attuned to how she feels.

“I use what I know about how I feel. Diabetes, high blood pres-sure and high cholesterol make you more prone to heart disease,” she said.

She also has cut salt and meat from her diet.

“I eat a lot of salads, potatoes, beans and whole grains and take supplements. I’m not on anything except oral medication,” she said.

Pratt enjoys the Go Red events for the information as well as the camaraderie and support net-work it provides.

“I try to use what I know to coach others,” she said.

Brittany Svoboda, who hopes to help others going through similar ordeals, always carries her daughter’s photo and medical information.

Neither Svoboda nor her hus-band, Shannon, have heart-related problems, although many of their family members suff er from heart disease. They’re both health conscious and take care of themselves.

But heart disease hit home when their 4-week-old daughter, Riley, was diagnosed with two holes in her heart — one between her two atria and one between her two ventricles.

“Many babies are born with this; it’s not uncommon. The symptoms don’t show up until babies are between 4 and 6 weeks old,” said Svoboda, 28, of rural

Mount Auburn. “She didn’t eat. The nurses noticed how fast she was breathing, so they did an echocardiogram and found the two holes. She couldn’t eat, so she couldn’t grow.”

Born on Oct. 5, 2009, Riley was transferred to the University of Iowa’s NICU on Oct. 9.

Doctors found blood going into her lungs, putting her in conges-tive heart failure.

“I about fell on the fl oor when they told us that, thinking about my relatives with that. But with a baby, it is easily treatable,” Svo-boda said.

On Nov. 3, 2009, doctors stitched one hole closed and put a mesh patch on the other. By the next day, she was off the ventila-tor. By day eight, she went home.

Since then, Riley has not been on any medication and has not been sick. On her fi rst birthday, her cardiologist declared her “perfectly healthy and should not have to see a cardiologist again,” Svoboda said.

IN THE BAGFrom page 3 “I have restrictions.

I can’t run a marathon.

But it doesn’t mean I can’t exercise. I’m

into yoga, and I encourage others to eat healthy and take care of themselves. I started a walking

team at work. I want people to

know heart disease can be prevented.”

Elise Campbellliving with heart disease

RICK CHASE / Courier Staff Photographer

Brittany Svoboda with daughter Riley. Riley was diagnosed with

two holes in her heart when she was 4 weeks old. She had surgery to correct the problem, and today the toddler is “perfectly healthy.”

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Know the signs of heart attack, strokeIf you or someone you know

shows signs of heart attack or stroke, call 911 right away. An Emergency Medical Services team can begin treatment when it arrives. That means treatment can begin sooner than it would if the patient arrived at the hospital by car. What’s more, the EMS team also is trained to revive someone whose heart has stopped, which saves hundreds of lives each year.

If you have symptoms and you can’t access EMS, ask someone to drive you to the hospital immedi-ately. Don’t drive yourself, unless there’s just no other option.

What is cardiovascular disease?

Cardiovascular disease includes diseases of the heart and blood vessels. Most heart and blood vessel problems develop over

time and occur when your arter-ies develop atherosclerosis, a process that begins in childhood and involves a gradual buildup of plaque inside your arteries.

Plaque contains fat, cholester-ol and other substances and can grow large enough to signifi cant-ly reduce blood fl ow through an artery. Most of the damage occurs when a plaque becomes fragile and ruptures.

Plaques that rupture can cause blood clots to form. These clots can block blood fl ow at the site of the rupture or can break off and travel through the artery to another part of the body. If either happens and blocks an artery that feeds the heart or brain, it causes a heart attack or stroke.

What is a heart attack?Some heart attacks are sudden

and intense, causing someone to

gasp dramatically, clutch her heart and drop to the ground. No one has any doubts about what’s hap-pening. But most heart attacks start slowly, with mild pain or dis-comfort. Often the people aff ected aren’t sure what’s wrong and wait too long before getting help.

Heart attack warning signsChest discomfort. Most heart

attacks involve discomfort in the center of the chest that lasts more than a few minutes, or that goes away and comes back. It can feel like uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain.

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Discomfort in other areas of the upper body. Symptoms can include pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach.

Shortness of breath. This feel-ing may occur with or without chest discomfort.

Other signs of discomfort. These may include breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness.

As with men, women’s most common heart attack symptom is chest pain or discomfort. But women are somewhat more like-ly than men to experience some of the other common symptoms, particularly shortness of breath, nausea/vomiting and back or jaw pain.

If you or someone you are with has chest discomfort, especially

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Each woman participat-ing in the Go Red event Nov. 5 can choose from three diff er-ent breakout sessions off ering insights into the areas of heart health. All three breakout ses-sions will be off ered twice from 10 to 10:30 a.m. and 11 to 11:30 a.m. on the main level at Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center.

In addition, presenting spon-sor Allen Hospital is provid-ing free heart-health evalu-ations through its HeartAware program.

Sessions include:

‘Heart-Healthy 30 Minute-Meals,’ Western Home Communities

Nick and Heidi DuCharme will present “Heart-Healthy 30-Minute Meals.” Nick is director of dining services for south campus at Western Home Communities. Heidi is manager of 3 Heart at Allen Hospital and former coordinator of the Allen HeartAware program. Nick will do a cooking demonstration on how to prepare heart-healthy meals from start to fi nish in 30 minutes, and the couple will give ideas on food items to keep on hand for quick and healthy meals.

‘Dance, Dance, Dance,’ Allen Hospital

Being heart healthy can be fun, and “Dance, Dance, Dance” will

showcase a variety of rhythmic dance styles off ered in the Cedar Valley. No matter your age, fi t-ness level or dance experience, this session will demonstrate that dance can be an option for your fi tness routine. Presenters include Helen Harton, instruc-tor for Prairie Rose Middle East-ern Dance Troupe; Karla Brown, certifi ed Zumba instructor; a local tap instructor; and a local salsa instructor. They will give attendees a taste of each dance style, its fi tness benefi ts and information on local classes and dance groups.

‘Genetics and Heart Disease,’ Cedar Valley Cardiovascular Center

Salam Sbaity, M.D., will pres-ent “Genetics and Heart Dis-ease.” Dr. Sbaity is board certi-

fi ed in cardiology and internal medicine. His practice is located at Cedar Valley Cardiovascular Center, and he is affi liated with Allen Hospital.

Allen HeartAware evaluations

The Allen Hospital HeartAware evaluation is a free cardiovascu-lar risk assessment conducted online. It only takes about seven minutes to complete and pro-vides women with personalized and strictly confi dential infor-mation. The Allen HeartAware program helps you:

Assess your current cardio-vascular health status and iden-tify those medical or lifestyle conditions that may lead to development of the disease.

Take action to reduce your

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level of risk, including making you aware of the many services available through Allen Hospital.

Receive, at your option, free continuing education via e-mail about your specifi c cardiovascu-lar health and risk factors.

Knowing your risk profi le will enable you to take control of your

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health and provide you with the best defense against cardiovas-cular disease.

Tickets to attend the Cedar Valley Go Red for Women Lun-cheon are $40 per person and can be reserved by calling (888) 619-7980, or visiting www.heart.org/waterlooiagoredluncheon.

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with one or more of the other signs, don’t wait longer than fi ve minutes before call-ing 911 for help.

What is a stroke?A stroke, the No. 3 killer of women, is

a type of vascular disease that aff ects the arteries leading to and within the brain. A stroke occurs when an artery that carries blood, oxygen and nutrients to the brain either bursts or is blocked by a clot. When that happens, part of the brain can’t get the blood it needs, so it starts to die.

When part of the brain dies from lack of blood fl ow, the part of the body it controls is aff ected. Strokes can cause paralysis, aff ect language and vision and cause other problems. Seeking early treatment can minimize the potential-ly devastating eff ects of stroke, but to receive them, a person must recognize the warning signs and act quickly.

For more information about stroke and its eff ects, visit www.american-heart.org.

Stroke warning signsA stroke is a medical emergency.

Learn to recognize a stroke because any delay in treatment can lead to brain damage. Warning signs may include:

Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body.

Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding.

Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes.

Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination.

Sudden, severe headache with no known cause.

Not all these warning signs occur in every stroke. If you or someone with you has one or more stroke symptoms that last more than a few minutes, don’t delay. Call 911.

Also, check the time so you’ll know when the fi rst symptoms appeared. It’s very important to take immediate action. If given within three hours of the start of symptoms, a clot-busting drug can reduce long-term disability for the most common type of stroke.

Source: American Heart Association

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SIGNSFrom page 5

The story behind the red dress

Why is the red dress the sym-bol of women and heart disease?

In 2003, the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, the American Heart Association and other organizations committed to women’s health joined together to raise awareness of women and heart disease.

The NHLBI introduced the red dress as a national symbol for women and heart dis-ease awareness and the American Heart Association adopted this symbol to cre-ate synergy among all organizations committed to fi ghting this cause.

By working together to advance this important cause, the Ameri-can Heart Association, NHLBI and other women’s health groups will have a greater impact than any one group could have alone.

Source: goredforwomen.org

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Three SMART Women. THEY JUST DIDN’T FEEL RIGHT. BUT THEY DIDN’T JUST IGNORE IT.

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Marketa, Sarah and Lana had classic warning signs of women’s heart disease. Marketa M k S h d L h d l i i i f ’ h di M kand Lana were unusually tired. Sarah had persistent chest pain. But when you comedown to it, all three had the same red fl ag: they just didn’t feel right. That’s the most important early warning sign of all.

Women’s warning signs are often more subtle than men’s, but they are just as serious.That’s why Marketa, Sarah and Lana were so smart. They listened to their bodies.They knew things weren’t right. And they persisted until they got the answers andthe cardiac care they needed.

Allen Hospital is proud to present Go Red for Women. Join us on Friday, November 5,at the Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center in Waterloo. Heart health starts withheart awareness. Marketa, Sarah and Lana know what that means, and they’re here to

share their stories with you.

Marketa Lana

Sarah