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HEART ATTACKS IN WOMEN
HEART ATTACKS IN WOMEN
ANCHOR LEAD: SYMPTOMS OF A HEART ATTACK IN WOMEN ARE QUITE DIFFERENT THAN IN MEN, ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS
When women suffer a heart attack they may have symptoms that are very different than those in men. Richard Lange, director of clinical cardiology at Johns Hopkins, says women need to be aware of those differences and act on their symptoms when they occur.
LANGE: The following symptoms could all be consistent with a heart attack and if a woman has these she ought to seek medical advice. That is a woman that has a shortness of breath, describes acute onset of extreme fatigue, nausea, dizziness, pain in one or both arms, pain in the neck or the jaw, and heart burn or indigestion. All of those symptoms should prompt medical attention. :29
Heart attacks are much more common in postmenopausal women, and they're also more deadly than those in men. For these reasons Lange urges women to be evaluated as quickly as possible. As with strokes, prompt medical attention and intervention improves survival.
At the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, I'm Elizabeth Tracey reporting.
