Know the Symptoms of Heart Attack

Women who experience any of these symptoms should seek medical treatment immediately:

• Chest discomfort, pressure or burning
  
• Chest or abdominal discomfort or pain spreading to the shoulders, neck, arm or jaw
  
• Discomfort or pain between the shoulder blades*
  
• Shortness of breath*
  
• Sweating
  
• Nausea or vomiting*
  
• Indigestion or gas-like pain*
  
• Dizziness or fainting
  
• Unexplained weakness or fatigue
  
• Sense of impending doom

* More common in women than men
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