Every 40 seconds, one American has a heart attack – and nearly 1 in 4 people who have had a heart attack will have another one. This is why “Hidden Risk” has launched a campaign to help everyone understand the hidden risk factors for a heart attack and all the things they can do to help prevent a cardiovascular event.
The campaign kicked off with an event in downtown Manhattan where artist Alexa Meade painted three different heart attack survivors “hidden” into life-size murals to symbolize those hidden risks and represent each survivor’s personal story of survival. More than 400,000 people witnessed this day-long, live installation.While not everyone could be at the event, they can have the Hidden Risk experience. By going to YourHiddenRisk.com they can learn more about their risk factors for a heart attack and see what they would look like “hidden” in an Alexa Meade painting. On the website they can launch an augmented reality experience that creates a selfie for posting on Facebook or Instagram. For every selfie shared with #YourHiddenRisk, Bayer®Aspirin will donate $1.00 to Mended Hearts or WomenHeart* up to $50,000**.
WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease
Donation amount will be evenly distributed amongst Mended Hearts and WomenHeart; purchase is not required.
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Survivors like Yesenia, whose story is featured on YourHiddenRisk.com, are representative of so many women whose heart attack symptoms have presented differently than they typically do in men.
