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Health Tip: Signs of Heart Attack in Women

(HealthDay News) -- Every 90 seconds, a woman in the United States has a heart attack, according to the womenshealth.gov website. Sadly, many women don't recognize these typical symptoms:

  • Having chest pain or discomfort.

  • Feeling a strange sense of upper-body discomfort.

  • Feeling short of breath.

  • Suddenly breaking out in a cold sweat.

  • Having an unusual sense of fatigue.

  • Feeling light-headed or sudden dizziness.

  • Feeling nauseated.

Online Medical Reviewer: Louise Akin, RN, BSN
Online Medical Reviewer: Daphne Pierce-Smith, RN, MSN, FNP, CCRC
Last Review Date: 10/22/2012
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