This may present as shortness of breath or chest pain in women, and it often mimics a heart attack, he adds. The difference? There is no disruption of blood flow to the heart muscle, and a ...

In the Coronary Artery Surgery Study (CASS), [6] this chest pain history was found to predict significant CAD in women 72% of the time, whereas the same history in men was predictive of ...

Chest pain (i.e. angina pectoris) is the predominant initial and subsequent presentation of CHD in women. Evaluation of chest pain and risk stratification to determine the need for further ...

Chest pain is one of the basic warning signs of a cardiac issues, but not always serious. Know when it's an emergency and what commonly triggers the pain. Chest Pain in Women: What Causes It, and When ...

the most prevalent symptom of a heart attack for both men and women is heart pain and pressure in the chest area. The pain of ...

Intercostal muscle strains are the most common type of musculoskeletal chest pain. The intercostal muscles are thin muscles that attach between the ribs. During breathing, the external intercostals ...

Twenty percent of women will not have the same symptoms from a heart attack that a man has, and instead of the classic, there's an elephant on my chest or chest pain ... is that right, I'm very ...

Localisation of maximum pain (retrosternal, left or right chest side), pain radiation (right arm, left arm, neck, back or epigastric), quality of pain (stabbing, pressure, burning or squeezing), pain ...

Aides said that the former leader of the Scottish National Party had complained about pains in his right leg on the morning of the ... and are less likely to get a pre-hospital ECG. Women may report ...

The findings represent the first step to potentially augmenting current risk models with Lp(a) measurements, the author says.