Women develop symptoms of heart disease an average of 10 years later than men.
Women report symptoms prior to having a cardiac event, although these are not typical “heart” symptoms. In a multi-center study of 515 women who had an acute heart attack (MI), the most frequently reported symptoms were unusual fatigue, sleep disturbances, shortness of breath, indigestion and anxiety. The majority of women (78 percent) reported at least one symptom for more than one month before their heart attack. Only 30 percent reported chest discomfort, which was described as an aching, tightness, pressure, sharpness, burning, fullness or tingling .
If you have these symptoms, you should contact your doctor for a full evaluation. This is even more important if you have risk factors for heart disease, such as family history, smoking, diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. A full risk factor evaluation, combined with symptoms and an exam, will help the doctor know your risk for future events and guide additional testing.
Women tend to have heart attacks about 10 years later than men do 1.
By learning and recognizing the symptoms, women can become more assertive in their treatment.
The most common symptoms of heart attack in women are 2:
If angina occurs and you have been prescribed nitroglycerin (a medication):
Amyl nitrite. [Aml-n]
In acute attacks of this disease **Amyl nitrite is usually the remedy
given, and it is given by olfaction of the crude substance, Its action
is to produces a speedy dilation of the capillaries in the upper part
of the body, the face becomes flushed, the heart's action is rapid and
tumultuous, there is a feeling as of a band around the head,
constriction about the heart and oppressed breathing. It is very
useful in relieving the paroxysm, and if the symptoms correspond it
will be found useful at other times.
**Aconite is especially useful during a attack of vaso-motor angina
from exposures to cold, with intesnse anxiety. Coldness pain radiating
from head in all directions, with numbness, tingling, paraesthesia.
Glonoine [Glon]
or **Nitro glycerine is a very similar remedy. It has been proved and
its action is fairly well known.
Its grand characteristic is throbbing all over the body in every
vessel, a feeling of fulness in region of heart, and perhaps sharp
pains radiating in all directions from heart, labored breathing, and
fluttering of the heart, it feels contracted. **Arsenicum has also
proved useful especially in preventing the paroxysms.
Crataegus. [Crat]
Sudden, terrible pain in the left breast, radiating over the heart and
down left arm, despondent and fearful of death. Use tincture in water,
frequent doses.
Cimicifuga [Cimic]
has pains radiating all over the chest and a sensation as if the left
arm were bound to the side The patient may become unconscious;us, the
heart's action suddenly ceases, there is a sense of impending
suffocation,l and the pulse is weak and feeble.
**Kalmia has shooting pains above the heart to the scapula, anguish
about heart, pressure form epigastrium to heart.
**Kali carbonicum has stitches from heart to scapula and there is
great weakness.
**Magnesia phosphorica 6x in hot water will frequently greatly relieve
the paroxysms of angina and lessen their duration. It has contraction
of the chest with pains radiating from the heart in all directions.
**Aurum produces a pressure on sternum as from a heavy weight.
#Spigelia [Sep]
is a useful remedy in anguishing substernal pain which radiates to
neck and arms, irregular pulse, tendency to syncope, palpitation and
sharp stitches in heart, pulse weak and irregular, or full and
bounding with aggravation from the least motion.
**Cuprum has a slow pulse, and clinically it has proved useful in
angina, where there is an uneasy feeling about the heart.
In cases ;of "tobacco heart," or uneasy pains about the heart due to
tobacco, **Nux vomica, Staphisagria and Tabacum have proved useful.
**Tabacum 3x has cured cases of angina pectoris in patients with
arterio-sclerosis. Especially useful in anginas caused by tobacco also
in the intermittent hearts of the aged.
If organic disease of the heat be present as a cause of the angina,
**Cactus may be the remedy when the grasp of the "iron hand" is
present. **Arnica has a sudden pain in the heart as if squeezed and
pain in left arm and left arm and left chest. If the sore, bruised
feeling be present the choice is easy. An other remedy to be thought
of in tobacco heart is Kalmia. a numbness of the right hand and arm
should suggest **Lilium, which is an excellent remedy in heart
troubles. **Latrodectus mactans deserves to be studied, as it has
worked well in many cases.
Women report symptoms prior to having a cardiac event, although these are not typical “heart” symptoms. In a multi-center study of 515 women who had an acute heart attack (MI), the most frequently reported symptoms were unusual fatigue, sleep disturbances, shortness of breath, indigestion and anxiety. The majority of women (78 percent) reported at least one symptom for more than one month before their heart attack. Only 30 percent reported chest discomfort, which was described as an aching, tightness, pressure, sharpness, burning, fullness or tingling .
If you have these symptoms, you should contact your doctor for a full evaluation. This is even more important if you have risk factors for heart disease, such as family history, smoking, diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. A full risk factor evaluation, combined with symptoms and an exam, will help the doctor know your risk for future events and guide additional testing.
Symptoms of a Heart Attack
Women are less likely to recognize the symptoms of a heart attack and seek treatment right away. For more information on heart attack in women, click hereWomen tend to have heart attacks about 10 years later than men do 1.
By learning and recognizing the symptoms, women can become more assertive in their treatment.
The most common symptoms of heart attack in women are 2:
- Shortness of breath
- Weakness
- Unusual fatigue
- Cold sweat
- Dizziness
- Pain or pressure in the back or high chest
- Pain or discomfort in one or both arms
- Discomfort may be described as pressure, ache, or tightness; may come and go
- A burning sensation in the chest or upper abdomen
- Irregular heartbeat
- Nausea
What do I do if I have angina?
If you have angina that lasts more than 5 minutes - and you DO NOT have a prescription for nitroglycerin - call for emergency help. DO NOT DELAY. Call for emergency help Quick treatment of a heart attack is very important to lessen the amount of damage to your heart. Due to the possible benefits of taking aspirin early on during a heart attack, emergency personnel may tell you to chew an aspirin if there is no medical reason for you to avoid aspirin. If your symptoms stop completely in five minutes, still call your doctor to report your symptoms.If angina occurs and you have been prescribed nitroglycerin (a medication):
- Stop what you are doing and rest.
- Take one nitroglycerin tablet and let it dissolve under your tongue, or if using the spray form, spray it under your tongue. Wait 5 minutes.
- If you still have angina after 5 minutes, call for emergency help (dial 911 in most areas) or have someone take you to the local emergency room. Emergency personnel may tell you to chew an aspirin to break up a possible blood clot, if there is not a medical reason for you not to take aspirin.
Amyl nitrite. [Aml-n]
In acute attacks of this disease **Amyl nitrite is usually the remedy
given, and it is given by olfaction of the crude substance, Its action
is to produces a speedy dilation of the capillaries in the upper part
of the body, the face becomes flushed, the heart's action is rapid and
tumultuous, there is a feeling as of a band around the head,
constriction about the heart and oppressed breathing. It is very
useful in relieving the paroxysm, and if the symptoms correspond it
will be found useful at other times.
**Aconite is especially useful during a attack of vaso-motor angina
from exposures to cold, with intesnse anxiety. Coldness pain radiating
from head in all directions, with numbness, tingling, paraesthesia.
Glonoine [Glon]
or **Nitro glycerine is a very similar remedy. It has been proved and
its action is fairly well known.
Its grand characteristic is throbbing all over the body in every
vessel, a feeling of fulness in region of heart, and perhaps sharp
pains radiating in all directions from heart, labored breathing, and
fluttering of the heart, it feels contracted. **Arsenicum has also
proved useful especially in preventing the paroxysms.
Crataegus. [Crat]
Sudden, terrible pain in the left breast, radiating over the heart and
down left arm, despondent and fearful of death. Use tincture in water,
frequent doses.
Cimicifuga [Cimic]
has pains radiating all over the chest and a sensation as if the left
arm were bound to the side The patient may become unconscious;us, the
heart's action suddenly ceases, there is a sense of impending
suffocation,l and the pulse is weak and feeble.
**Kalmia has shooting pains above the heart to the scapula, anguish
about heart, pressure form epigastrium to heart.
**Kali carbonicum has stitches from heart to scapula and there is
great weakness.
**Magnesia phosphorica 6x in hot water will frequently greatly relieve
the paroxysms of angina and lessen their duration. It has contraction
of the chest with pains radiating from the heart in all directions.
**Aurum produces a pressure on sternum as from a heavy weight.
#Spigelia [Sep]
is a useful remedy in anguishing substernal pain which radiates to
neck and arms, irregular pulse, tendency to syncope, palpitation and
sharp stitches in heart, pulse weak and irregular, or full and
bounding with aggravation from the least motion.
**Cuprum has a slow pulse, and clinically it has proved useful in
angina, where there is an uneasy feeling about the heart.
In cases ;of "tobacco heart," or uneasy pains about the heart due to
tobacco, **Nux vomica, Staphisagria and Tabacum have proved useful.
**Tabacum 3x has cured cases of angina pectoris in patients with
arterio-sclerosis. Especially useful in anginas caused by tobacco also
in the intermittent hearts of the aged.
If organic disease of the heat be present as a cause of the angina,
**Cactus may be the remedy when the grasp of the "iron hand" is
present. **Arnica has a sudden pain in the heart as if squeezed and
pain in left arm and left arm and left chest. If the sore, bruised
feeling be present the choice is easy. An other remedy to be thought
of in tobacco heart is Kalmia. a numbness of the right hand and arm
should suggest **Lilium, which is an excellent remedy in heart
troubles. **Latrodectus mactans deserves to be studied, as it has
worked well in many cases.
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