Protect your heart


03.01.2008

Woman sitting on sofa with a headache

What to look for

Classic symptoms

  • Crushing central chest pain

  • Pain that spreads to the shoulders, neck or arms

  • Nausea

  • A feeling of impending doom


Other worrying symptoms

  • Vague pain or discomfort under the breast bone or indigestion-type pain

  • Shortness of breath

  • Vomiting

  • Abdominal, back or jaw pain

  • Unexplained severe fatigue

 

The answers to specific problems may not apply to everyone and are not substitutes for professional medical advice. If you're worried, see your GP. For more information, visit www.netdoctor.co.uk


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