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Women's Heart Attack Symptoms
By Bobby Gill

Introduction

Women's Heart Attack Symptoms

It is important that everyone learn that may be different in women than in men. Women's heart attack symptoms can occur as early as a month prior to the heart attack. These symptoms include:

slight discomfort in the chest

Uncomfortable pressure

shortness of breath

Unusual fatigue

Cold sweat

nausea

Dizziness

fainting

pain below the left shoulder blade

back pain

tingling in the jaw, elbow, arm or throat

Pain that spreads to the shoulders, neck, jaw or arms

\ Less common heart attack signs in women:

atypical chest pain

stomach or abdominal pain

unexplained weakness

fatigue

anxiety Palpitations

cold sweat or paleness

Both women and men may have "classic" chest discomfort, pressure or tightening that grips the chest and spreads to the shoulders, neck or arms. However, women can also experience:

abdominal discomfort/indigestion

burning sensation in the chest or upper abdomen

Women's tend to be less obvious than men's. Women's include a burning pain or heavy pressure in the chest instead of the vice-like pressure which many men get. Heart disease remains the number one reason for death in both men and women. Because many women don’t even know that they have heart disease, it’s important to know the warning signs and when it’s time to see your doctor. Heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases claim the lives of more than half a million women each year in the United States. Heart disease sneaks up on you when you least expect it. Heart attacks, or myocardial infarctions, are the most dramatic manifestation of CVD: they will affect approximately 345,000 American women this year. are your bodys way of telling you trouble is coming. Women push through their routines for hours or days, using antacids and over the counter pain relievers to mask symptoms. Women tend to report more nausea, indigestion, fatigue and pain that affects the chest, neck, jaw, shoulders and upper back. Women present with nontraditional symptoms of stroke 62% of the time, much more frequently than men. Women are more likely to report pain as a symptom of their stroke, including chest pain, and sudden face or limb pain. Women may experience hiccups and heart palpitations during a stroke, which are more rare in their male counterparts. Women are also more likely to die from their heart attack. Women under 50 who were hospitalized for heart attacks were twice as likely to die from their heart attack than men. Women need, and should pursue aggressive diagnostics for heart attack symptoms. Summary Symptoms which are most common in women include fatigue, sleep disturbance and difficulty breathing, including shortness of breath, discomfort in shoulder blades, dizziness, nausea and painful indigestion. Heart attack symptoms follow a common pattern. Symptoms such as chest tightness and shortness of breath seem to be less common in women. Symptoms can be relieved with bed rest and by keeping well hydrated. Symptoms of a coronary, on the other hand, include severe pain in the chest and elsewhere in the upper torso, shortness of breath, nausea, and death.


 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
   

 

 

 

 

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