Heart Attack Symptoms in Women — Are they Different?

Chest pain is still the most common sign of a heart attack for
most women, although studies have shown that women are more likely
than men to have symptoms other than chest pain or discomfort when
experiencing a heart attack or other form of acute coronary syndrome
(ACS), according to an article “Symptom Presentation of Women
With Acute Coronary Syndromes — Myth vs. Reality” published
online Dec. 10 in the . The
study was funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
(NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health.