Heart Attack in Women
Know the Symptoms
- Chest pain or discomfort
- Unusual upper body discomfort
- Shortness of breath
- Breaking out in a cold sweat
- Unusual or unexplained fatigue (tiredness)
- Light-headedness or sudden dizziness
- Nausea (feeling sick to the stomach)
A woman suffers a heart attack every 90 seconds in the United States. Yet according to a 2009 American Heart Association survey only half of women indicated they would call 9-1-1 if they thought they were having a heart attack and few were aware of the most common heart attack symptoms.
SOURCE:
WomensHealth.gov



