Pain or discomfort (often a pressure-like pain) in or around the chest, shoulders, jaw, neck, back, or arms that may feel like a squeezing, pressing sensation (usually lasting two to five minutes)
Indigestion or heartburn-type sensation
Nausea
Fatigue
Shortness of breath
Sweating
Lightheadedness
Weakness.

Some women may have more vague symptoms of angina, such as:

Unusual tiredness
Trouble sleeping
Problems breathing
Anxiety (feeling uneasy or worried).

If you have any of the following serious symptoms of angina, call 911 immediately. You may actually be having a heart attack:

Pain or discomfort that is very bad, gets worse, and lasts longer than 20 minutes
Pain or discomfort along with weakness, feeling sick to your stomach, sweating, or fainting
Pain or discomfort that does not go away when you take angina medicine
Pain or discomfort that is worse than you have ever had before.

(Click Women With Symptoms of Angina to learn more about angina and how it affects women.)

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Written by/reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD

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