{"id":15154,"date":"2025-06-17T00:13:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T00:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/area54.thedct.net\/herheart\/?page_id=15154"},"modified":"2025-11-06T06:20:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T06:20:49","slug":"heart-attack-signs-in-women","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/area54.thedct.net\/herheart\/heart-health-for-women\/heart-attack-signs-in-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Heart Attack Signs in Women"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5>Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death for women globally. In Australia, we lose almost 20 women a day to heart disease.\u00a080% of deaths from heart disease are preventable.<\/h5>\n<p>Did you know that women experience unique symptoms of heart attack? About 40% of women won\u2019t experience severe chest pain. So, it\u2019s critical to know the female specific signs and seek immediate medical attention.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"grve-element grve-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What happens during a heart attack? - Krishna Sudhir\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3_PYnWVoUzM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><b>Symptoms of heart attack in women:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Unusual pain in your neck, chest, shoulder, jaw, abdomen and\/or through to your back<\/li>\n<li>Feeling short of breath, sweaty<\/li>\n<li>Racing of your heart or feeling of \u201cfluttering\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Lightheadedness<\/li>\n<li>Extreme fatigue and nausea<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>If you experience one or more of these symptoms, then you should get immediate medical attention.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Women juggle many demands and typically prioritise others over themselves. However, while it can be difficult to put yourself first, dismissing heart attack symptoms by thinking they\u2019ll just go away results in women not receiving medical care quickly enough.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Her Heart Wallet Card<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Health professionals talk about \u201ctime being muscle\u201d, which means the longer you delay seeking medical treatment for a heart attack the greater the risk of heart muscle damage. Learning what the early warning signs of a heart attack are, and what to do should they arise, can help you seek treatment sooner.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a class=\"popup-on-click__wallet-card pum-trigger\" href=\"https:\/\/herheart.org\/heart-attack-signs-in-women\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download your FREE Her Heart Wallet Card today to learn how to identify heart attack symptoms and know what to do in an emergency.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>NOTE: The Her Heart Wallet Card emergency phone number is only available within Australia.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"grve-element grve-image grve-align-center\">\r\n\t<div class=\"grve-image-item\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n<div class=\"grve-image-wrapper grve-no-effect\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"grve-thumbnail-wrapper\"  style=\"width: 480px;\"><div class=\"grve-thumbnail\"  style=\"padding-top: 100%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/area54.thedct.net\/herheart\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Resources-Wallet-card-preview.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" data-column-space=\"auto\" data-lazyload=\"\" data-grve-filter=\"yes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/area54.thedct.net\/herheart\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Resources-Wallet-card-preview.png 480w, https:\/\/area54.thedct.net\/herheart\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Resources-Wallet-card-preview-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/area54.thedct.net\/herheart\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Resources-Wallet-card-preview-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death for women globally. 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