A heart attack involves discomfort or pain in the center of the chest:
- Chest pain (pressure, squeezing, fullness, or sharp)
- Upper body pain (Arms, shoulders, back, neck, teeth or jaw)
- Stomach pain
- Anxiety
- Shortness of breath
- Light-headed or dizzy
- Sweating
- Nausea and vomiting
Note that symptoms of a heart attack in women may not be as typical (e.g., sharp chest pain,
pain down the arm, shortness of breath) as they often are in men. Women need to be aware that dull,
aching chest pain, that goes to the jaw, with nausea and dizziness, may be a heart attack and not
just indigestion, especially if it lasts longer than a few minutes.
Stroke symptoms come on suddenly:
- Numbness or weakness in the face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of the
body
- Confusion, trouble speaking, or understanding
- Trouble seeing in one or both eyes
- Trouble walking, dizziness, loss of coordination or balance
- Severe headache