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Heed warning signs: squeezing chest pain, upper body discomfort, shortness of breath and nausea.

By Nellie Curtiss … On December 30, 1963, President Lyndon B. Johnson (https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/proclamation-3566-american-heart-month-1964)declared February 1964 as the very first American Heart Month to tackle heart disease in the United States.  So since then, most presidents declare the month of February Heart Awareness month. The American Heart Association (AHA) writes on their website (https://www.heart.org), “Don’t waitContinue reading “Heed warning signs: squeezing chest pain, upper body discomfort, shortness of breath and nausea.”