National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease, www.heartinfo.org
Created: Jan 15, 2007 10:00 AM
[bul]Pressure, fullness, squeezing or pain in the centre of the chest for more than a few minutes, or which goes away and comes back. Heart discomfort is rarely a sharp, stabbing pain. It feels like an aching in the chest and is often accompanied by shortness of breath.
[bul]Pain radiating to the shoulder, neck, upper back, jaw or arms.
[bul]Chest discomfort.
[bul]Light-headedness, fainting, sweating or nausea.
[bul]Atypical chest pain, stomach or abdominal pain.
[bul]Cold, sweaty skin and paleness.
[bul]The pain generally goes away when you stop exerting yourself, and it frequently isn't especially severe, which is, perhaps, unfortunate.