What No One Tells Black Women About Heart Disease

The signs and symptoms show up differently in our bodies

Illustration: Chelsea Charles

I thought I was having an asthma attack when I visited my primary care physician in May 2019. By the time I left that appointment, I’d been referred to a cardiologist to have an echocardiogram (or heart ultrasound) to figure out exactly what was happening. Within two weeks, I’d been…