What are heart attack symptoms in women? Before continuing to read this article, don’t forget to read also the previous related article about common symptoms of heart disease!
It is undeniable that one of the serious diseases that can kill a lot of people in this modern living is heart disease. Even this disease kills more women /year than any other diseases. Men are more likely to show up at hospital with chest pain than women. This is one of facts why heart attack symptoms in women are slightly difficult to be recognized.
According to a published article in the Journal of the American Medical Association, when young women who are under 55 of the age get a heart attack ‘but at the same time they don’t show up with chest pain’ then they will be more likely to die.
Understanding heart attack in women
Like mentioned before, young women who are having heart attack may not be recognizing due to some of them do show up without involving chest pain during a heart attack.
The delay problem on detecting the signs of heart attack in women can be a serious problem in lifesaving treatments.
A study that involves about 1 million people of men and women found that only about ‘58 percent of women’ who felt chest pain during a heart attack, compared to about ‘70 percent of men’.
Overall, heart attack symptoms in women can be quite different, and it’s so important for all of women to seriously learn about common warning symptoms for better chance of treatment.
Heart attack signs (symptoms) in women
Before talking about the symptoms of the disease, you may need also to know about any risk factors of heart attack -- and the following are some them:
- Uncontrolled emotional (like anger and stress).
- Diabetes (read more the correlation between diabetes and heart disease!)
- Less exercise (it can lead to the weakening of the heart).
- High level of bad cholesterol (or familiar known as LDL).
- CRP “C-Reactive Protein” -- It also can lead to peripheral artery disease and stroke!
- Overweight (being overweight is not only bad for your heart but also can increase your risk of diabetes).
- High blood pressure.
- And if you are a smoker, you should quit smoking as earlier as possible -- otherwise you will increase your risk of heart disease.
- Other risk factors that cannot be controlled are the heart disease family history, gender, age, and race.
And back to the topic -- according to some studies, the following are common symptoms of heart attack in women (contact your doctor or call 911 immediately if you experience one of these symptoms!):
- You feel unusual fatigue without a clearly reason!
- Weakness.
- Shortness of breath (in many cases, it is the most often common symptom in women with a heart attack).
And other atypical symptoms include: upper back pain, indigestion feeling due to upper abdominal pressure, dizziness, discomfort feeling in the lower chest, and nausea.
For more detailed information about heart attack symptoms in women and risk factors of heart disease, don’t forget to talk with your doctor!
You may also be interested to know about how to prevent heart disease!
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