Go Red for Women highlights importance of heart health
Cincinnati woman and doctor share their stories Share Updated: 6:23 PM EST Feb 5, 2021
Cincinnati woman and doctor share their stories Share Updated: 6:23 PM EST Feb 5, 2021
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Show Transcript HER DOCTOR IS HELPING HER GET HEART HEALTHY. ALANNA: A SELF-PROCLAIMED HEARTY EATER, DENISE BURTON SAYS SHE’S NEVER BEEN ONE TO MAKE HEALTH A PRIORITY I ALWAYS SAID IN MY MIND, I DON’T NEED TO EXERCISE BECAUSE I’M SMALL, BUT THAT DIDN’T TURN OUT TO BE THE CASE. ALANNA: AFTER BEING PLAGUED WITH CHEST PAIN, AND DOCTORS TELLING HER IT’S A NON-CARDIAC ISSUE, SHE SUFFERED A SMALL STROKE LAST APRIL. IT WAS A SCARY MOMENT. ALANNA: DR. ODAYME QUESADA IS THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR FOR THE WOMEN’S HEART CENTER AT THE CHRIST HOSPITAL. SHE’S DEDICATED HER LIFE’S WORK TO HELPING WOMEN LIKE BURTON, BATTLING THE NUMBER ONE KILL OF WOMEN, HEART DISEASE. IT TAKES MORE LIVES THAN ALL FORMS OF C