Melissa Claire Egan女演员,44岁,通过常规测试了解到她患有冠心病,敦促妇女优先进行心脏健康筛查。
Actress Melissa Claire Egan, 44, learned she has coronary heart disease via a routine test, urging women to prioritize heart health screenings.
女演员Melissa Claire Egan, 44, 披露她在常规血液测试后 被诊断为冠心病, 在LAD动脉中 进行了心脏钙扫描,
Actress Melissa Claire Egan, 44, revealed she was diagnosed with coronary heart disease after a routine blood test led to a heart calcium scan showing mild plaque in her LAD artery, a condition sometimes called the "widow maker."
她公开分享了她的诊断结果,以提高认识,并指出,心脏病是造成妇女死亡的主要原因,每年有三分之一的妇女死于心脏病。
She shared her diagnosis publicly to raise awareness, noting that heart disease is the leading cause of death among women, responsible for 1 in 3 deaths annually.
Egan, 一位日间Emmy提名人, 1200多集在《年轻人与无休止者》上, 强调早期发现的重要性, 并敦促其他人与医生讨论具体的血液测试和心脏扫描, 特别是如果有家族史的话。
Egan, a Daytime Emmy nominee with over 1,200 episodes on *The Young and the Restless*, emphasized the importance of early detection and urged others to discuss specific blood tests and heart scans with their doctors, especially if there’s a family history.
她赞扬她的医生早早发现这个问题,并鼓励预防性的心脏保健。
She credited her doctors for catching the issue early and encouraged proactive heart health care.