In a recent study that got a lot of press -- leading to headlines like this "Contrary to common belief, women feel same heart-attack symptoms as men" reseachers clain that men and women actually have the same symptoms.
This is actually a distortion of the trial results. Despite the fact that women and men were equally likely to report chest discomfort or other "typical" symptoms of acute coronary syndrome, women were significantly more likely to report nonchest discomfort such as pain in the neck, jaw, and throat.
It has been known for some time now that some women feel "typical heart pain" but some women do not. More often than men, women having a hreat attack present with throat, stomach, or back symptoms.
My conclusion:- men and women need to be educated on the "typical" symptoms of a heart attack- women need to be educated on the "atypical" symptoms of a heart attack
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