Cardiologist Lists Unexpected Heart Attack Symptoms
A heart attack can sometimes start strangely: a person may experience unexplained pain in the jaw, arm, or between the shoulder blades,
Consensus
- Heart attacks do not always begin with severe chest pain.
- Symptoms may include pain in the jaw, arm, or under the left scapula.
- Unexplained weakness can be a sign of a heart attack.
- Chest pain should prompt immediate medical evaluation.
- An electrocardiogram (ECG) is recommended for anyone over 45 with chest pain.
- Heart attacks can occur in people as young as 30.
- Symptoms may be mistaken for gastrointestinal issues.
Points of divergence
- Actor Roman Yunusov was recently hospitalized in Moscow with suspected arrhythmia after feeling unwell during a performance at 'Teatrium on Serpukhovka'. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- Cardiologist named unexpected symptoms that indicate a heart attack — Фонтанка
- What symptoms of a heart attack may be — Вечерняя Москва