Jul 8, 2026 · 38 min · 17 segments
Heart disease remains the leading cause of death, but recognizing the warning signs early can make all the difference. In this episode, cardiology nurse practitioner Monica Sanford shares the symptoms…
Monica SanfordGuest
Bob SchruppHost
sure so getting into talking about heart issues what are the top three signs or symptoms people often overlook that should prompt them to see a cardiologist
A lot of men, a lot of women just think that fatigue is, and a lot of providers kind of blow it off as, you know, you're getting older, you're getting, you're gaining weight, it's hormones, it's stress or whatever it is.
But a lot of people just don't take that into account when they have their functional daily life and all of a sudden they're getting more tired and uh you know taking down the garbage or walking up a flight of stairs so it is fatigue and that is a big one that people just uh overlook really easy uh the other one it can be weight gain it depends on where you're gaining your weight if you are you know you see swelling in your feet things like that people just think that uh that's normal you know i over soyed or over eight or whatever um But that needs to be checked out.
But little twinges here and there of chest pain definitely need to be investigated.
Um, even, even if you have some other, you know, if you have asthma or you're a smoker or things like that, and you have increased short of breath or increase what we call dyspnea, that's exertional short of breath, you're doing something and, um, you.
are tiring out more easy and short of breath more easy, things like that, definitely, 100%.
Don't let the provider tell you, especially if you're a woman, don't let the provider tell you that it's just hormones or you're growing, you know, you're getting older, things like that.
sure so getting into talking about heart issues what are the top three signs or symptoms people often overlook that should prompt them to see a cardiologist
A lot of men, a lot of women just think that fatigue is, and a lot of providers kind of blow it off as, you know, you're getting older, you're getting, you're gaining weight, it's hormones, it's stress or whatever it is.
But a lot of people just don't take that into account when they have their functional daily life and all of a sudden they're getting more tired and uh you know taking down the garbage or walking up a flight of stairs so it is fatigue and that is a big one that people just uh overlook really easy uh the other one it can be weight gain it depends on where you're gaining your weight if you are you know you see swelling in your feet things like that people just think that uh that's normal you know i over soyed or over eight or whatever um But that needs to be checked out.
But little twinges here and there of chest pain definitely need to be investigated.
Um, even, even if you have some other, you know, if you have asthma or you're a smoker or things like that, and you have increased short of breath or increase what we call dyspnea, that's exertional short of breath, you're doing something and, um, you.
are tiring out more easy and short of breath more easy, things like that, definitely, 100%.
Don't let the provider tell you, especially if you're a woman, don't let the provider tell you that it's just hormones or you're growing, you know, you're getting older, things like that.
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