Patient Resources and Education
Heart patient resources and education
We care about your heart and can show you how to keep it healthy.
- Know the signs of a heart attack
- Heart attack signs for women
Know the signs of a heart attack
- Chest pressure or tightness
- Pain to shoulder, arm, jaw and neck
- Difficulty breathing, heavy sweating
- Unusual heartburn or indigestion
*If you feel or see these signs, call 9-1-1 at once. Do not drive yourself or others to the hospital.
Signs often felt by women
- Chest pain that feels like an ache (some women do not feel chest pain)
- Upper body discomfort in the arm(s), back, neck, jaw or stomach
- Feeling tired or weak
- Anxiety or a sense of doom
- Nausea, vomiting, dizziness or loss of consciousness
