Beyond chest pains.How do you know if you're having a heart attack? Waiting for chest pains--the most common symptom in men--could be a mistake if you're a woman. Researchers surveyed 515 women who had recently suffered a heart attack. Nearly half had no chest pain during their heart attacks. Their other common symptoms: * shortness of breath Shortness of Breath Definition Shortness of breath, or dyspnea, is a feeling of difficult or labored breathing that is out of proportion to the patient's level of physical activity. (58%) * weakness (55%) * unusual fatigue (43%) * cold sweat cold sweat n. A reaction to nervousness, fear, pain, or shock, characterized by simultaneous perspiration and chill and cold moist skin. (39%) * dizziness dizziness: see vertigo. (39%) During the months before their heart attacks, common symptoms were: * unusual fatigue (71%) * disturbed sleep (48%) * shortness of breath (42%) * indigestion indigestion or dyspepsia, discomfort during or after eating caused by some interference with the normal digestive process. Symptoms include nausea, heartburn, abdominal pain, gas distress, and a feeling of abdominal distention. (39%) * anxiety (36%) What to do: If you've been tired lately, don't panic
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Circulation 108: 2619, 2003. |
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