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Symptoms of Heart Attack in Women

Could It Be A Heart Attack?
 
Symptoms for Women Include:

  • Shortness of breath
  • Unusual Fatigue or exhaustion
  • Lightheadedness
  • Nausea, Heartburn or Indigestion
  • Chest pain/ tightness/pressure that lasts more than a few minutes or that goes away and comes back
  • Heart Palpitations
  • Discomfort/pain in one or both arms, the back, between the shoulder blades, neck, jaw or upper stomach
  • Flu-like symptoms with chills & cold sweats
  • Anxiety, or feeling of doom

Time To Take Action!  
  • If you think you may be having a heart attack.
    1. Call 911 Immediately
    2. Chew and swallow a whole aspirin* 
    3. Get to the hospital immediately

Minutes make a difference

GET HELP ASAP!!!

*Unless you are allergic to aspirin

Source: Johns Hopkins Special Report on Heart Health: Detecting and Treating Heart Disease in Women May 2006