{"id":10680,"date":"2022-03-01T09:10:42","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T08:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/?page_id=10680"},"modified":"2022-08-01T16:31:23","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T14:31:23","slug":"women-cvd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/what-we-do\/women-cvd\/","title":{"rendered":"Women &#038; CVD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The most common heart attack symptom, in both men and women, is some type of <strong>chest pain, pressure or discomfort<\/strong>. But chest pain is not always the most noticeable symptom, especially in women, who are more likely to experience it as <strong>pressure or tightness in the chest<\/strong>. They may even have no chest pain at all.<\/p>\n<p>For women, the pain may be more diffused, spreading to the <strong>shoulders, neck, <\/strong><strong>jaw, <\/strong><strong>arms, abdomen and back<\/strong>. Women may experience pain more like <strong>heartburn or <\/strong><strong>indigestion<\/strong>, as well as <strong>unexplained anxiety<\/strong>, <strong>nausea<\/strong>, <strong>dizziness<\/strong>, <strong>shortness of breath<\/strong>, <strong>palpitations<\/strong> and <strong>cold sweat<\/strong>. Heart attacks in women may be preceded by <strong>unexplained fatigue<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Compared with men, women tend to have symptoms more often when resting, doing regular daily activities, or even when asleep.<\/p>\n<p>Studies have shown that young women are more likely to suffer adverse outcomes following a heart attack than young men. Because women&#8217;s heart attack symptoms can differ from men&#8217;s, women might be diagnosed less often with heart disease than men. 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