Call your doctor or 911 if you have sudden chest pain and
other symptoms of a heart attack.
Other symptoms of a heart attack in women can include pressure, squeezing, or tightness in the middle of your chest; shortness of breath; and pain in your arms, back, neck, jaw, or stomach.
Not exact matches
While chest pain is a common
symptom of a
heart attack, women may sometimes experience
other symptoms such as jaw, neck, or back pain, shortness
of breath, cold sweats, unexplained nausea, unusual dizziness, or unusual fatigue.
Heart attack symptoms may include pain, dizziness, and shortness
of breath, among
others.
Although some MI events can manifest «silently,» or without any
symptoms,
others produce any
of the following
heart attack symptoms or warning signs:
GERD and
other gastrointestinal problems such as ulcers, muscle spasms in the esophagus, a gallbladder
attack, and pancreatitis can all cause chest pain and
other symptoms that mimic those
of a
heart attack or angina, a crushing type
of chest pain caused by decreased blood flow to the
heart.
(Their main
symptoms, chest pain and shortness
of breath, can also be signs
of heart attacks and
other serious conditions.)
Nearly a quarter
of the women they interviewed downplayed the severity
of their
symptoms during their
attack, and a fifth
of them chalked up their
symptoms to something
other than a
heart attack.
High blood pressure, or hypertension, usually has no
symptoms, but can seriously damage the body — raising the risk
of heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, and
other problems.
Many
of these
symptoms can be mistaken for
other conditions like kidney stones,
heart attack and hepatitis.
Don't be fooled by the name: Women can have widowmaker
heart attacks as well as
other types
of heart attacks, and the
symptoms might be different from those that men experience.
Signs and
symptoms of Thyroid Storm are extremely elevated
heart rate, open - mouthed breathing, appearance
of a panic
attack, possible aggression and / or
other hysterical behavior when handling.
Marriage is the central relationship for the majority
of adults, and morbidity and mortality are reliably lower for married individuals than unmarried individuals across such diverse health threats as cancer,
heart attacks, and surgery.1 - 4 Although loss
of a spouse through death or divorce can provoke adverse mental and physical health changes,1,5 - 7 the simple presence
of a spouse is not necessarily protective; a troubled marriage is itself a prime source
of stress, while simultaneously limiting the partner's ability to seek support in
other relationships.8 The impact
of a turbulent marriage is substantial; for example, epidemiological data demonstrated that unhappy marriages were a potent risk factor for major depressive disorder, associated with a 25-fold increase relative to untroubled marriages.9 Similarly,
other researchers found a 10-fold increase in risk for depressive
symptoms associated with marital discord.10