O’Donnell Recovering from Heart Attack

Comedian Rosie O’Donnell told her fans this week that she is “lucky to be here” after not recognizing signs of a heart attack. O’Donnell wrote on her blog August 20 about nausea, aches and other symptoms the week before. She said she did an online search for “women’s heart attack symptoms” and was concerned enough to take aspirin. This can help to prevent blood clots that cause heart attacks. But O’Donnell did not go to the emergency room. She went to see a cardiologist the next day. O’Donnell said one of her arteries was 99% blocked. Doctors inserted a stent, a small tube, to open the artery. She urged her female fans to know the symptoms of heart attacks and not ignore them if they occur. The Associated Press wrote about O’Donnell’s illness.