Cardiovascular Disease Symptoms WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Cardiovascular Disease Symptoms
The most common symptom of cardiovascular disease is angina. Angina can be described as a discomfort, heaviness, pressure, aching, burning, fullness, squeezing or painful feeling in your chest. It can be mistaken for indigestion or heartburn. Angina is usually felt in the chest, but may also be felt in the shoulders, arms, neck, throat, jaw or back.1
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- Other symptoms include shortness of breath, palpitations, a faster heartbeat, weakness or dizziness, nausea, and sweating.1
- It is important to recognize the signs of a heart attack and to act immediately by calling 9–1–1.2
- A heart attack or stroke may be the first warning of underlying disease.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cleveland Clinic (via WebMD): Cardiovascular Disease
- ↑ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Heart Disease Signs and Symptoms
- ↑ World health Organization: What are Common Symptoms of Cardiovascular Disease?
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Nov. 13, 2009
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Symptoms of Cardiovascular Disease, Symptoms of Coronary Heart Disease, Symptoms of Heart Disease
- Last update: Nov. 13, 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.
