Heart attack symptoms

Symptoms of a heart attack may widely vary, from the classic "elephant on the chest" feeling of crushing pain, to the nausea and heartburn mistaken for indigestion. Atypical symptoms are often common in women. In some patients, the symptoms may be only sudden fatigue or an oppressive feeling of impending doom.

Review Date: 09/05/2009
Reviewed By: Harvey Simon, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital.

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