Angina Symptoms in Women WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Angina Symptoms in Women
Common symptoms of angina in women include pain or discomfort in the chest, shoulders, jaw, neck, back, or arms, nausea, fatigue, sweating, shortness of breath, lightheadedness, and weakness. Pain or discomfort typically lasts for two to five minutes. Pain that lasts longer than twenty minutes, is more severe than pain felt previously, does not go away with angina medication, or is accompanied by weakness, nausea, sweating, or fainting is a medical emergency and 911 should be called immediately.1
Fast Facts:
- Women are more likely to have angina than men, although men are more likely to have a heart attack.2
- Approximately 6.7 percent of women worldwide have angina.2
- A health care provider should be consulted anytime chest pain or discomfort occurs.2
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Research Notes References
- ↑ eMedTV: Women with Symptoms of Angina
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 EverydayHealth: Women and Chest Pain
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 14, 2009
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Symptoms of Angina in Women, Symptoms of Women With Angina
- Last update: Jul. 31, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
