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Calculated Shard: 61 (from laksa007)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa061.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.today.com/health/5-heart-attack-warning-signs-never-ignore-t107554\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.today.com/health/5-heart-attack-warning-signs-never-ignore-t107554\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.today.com\/health\/5-heart-attack-warning-signs-never-ignore-t107554","crawl_time":1776232941,"first_indexed_time":1502142348,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,today!www,\/health\/5-heart-attack-warning-signs-never-ignore-t107554 s443","src_root_hash":"14344358153203253461","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Heart attack warning signs you shouldn't ignore","meta_descriptions":["Heart attack symptoms in women can be different than in men. Signs of a heart attack include chest pain, dizziness, changes in ability to exercise, doctors say."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"That unwell, breathless, overwhelmingly tired feeling you're experiencing could be the first sign of a\nheart attack\n. Will you or your doctor dismiss it?\nHeart disease is the No. 1 killer of men\nand\nwomen in the U.S., yet many people still think of it as a “man’s illness.\"\nHere are a few things men and women should know about heart disease and how to know if you're experiencing a heart attack.\n03:25\nSymptoms not always obvious\n“As a health care community, I think that we’ve done a really bad job of treating women,” Dr. Jennifer Haythe, co-director of the Women’s Center for Cardiovascular Health at Columbia University Medical Center, told TODAY. “We tend to write off women’s symptoms as they’re having a panic attack, they’re anxious.”\nStill, predicting a\nheart attack\nbefore it happens can be difficult. Many men and women who die suddenly of coronary heart disease have no previous symptoms,\naccording to the CDC\n.\n“Some people will say it was out of the blue, and that’s probably most people,” said Dr. Sharonne Hayes, a cardiologist at the Mayo Clinic. “A substantial minority of patients will have some symptoms that, had they paid attention to them or sought an outpatient evaluation, they might have had a different outcome.”\nPotential heart attack symptoms can be subtle. Here are five signs you should never ignore:\nBeing aware of these symptoms could save your life.\nCourtesy of the American Heart Association\n1. Chest pain\nEven though women may experience some different heart attack symptoms than men, chest pain is still the number one warning sign for both sexes.\n“It’s important to say that we’re way more alike than we are different,” Hayes said. “The main symptom for men and women is some type of chest discomfort, pain, pressure, burning. About 90% plus of men and women have that, if asked.”\nThe pain could be sharp, dull or the sensation that an elephant is sitting on your chest.\n2. Lightheadedness, dizziness, and other pain\nWhere the differences between the sexes lie is that women have more shortness of breath, or nausea and vomiting than men, Hayes added. Women also more frequently have pain in the neck, jaw, throat, abdomen or back, the CDC notes.\nNerve fibers in the arm and jaw run together with the cardiac nerve fibers to the brain, so you may feel pain in those areas because your brain confuses the pain signal from the heart, Haythe noted.\nBreaking out in a cold sweat, dizziness or lightheadedness can also be warning signs, the\nAmerican Heart Association\nwarns.\n04:09\n3. Changes in your ability to exercise\nOne big warning sign is lower\nexercise tolerance\n: You used to be able to walk up the stairs easily, but now you feel very breathless or even have to stop mid-way and take a break. That should be taken very seriously, Haythe warned.\n“I find as a physician, one of the most helpful questions when somebody comes in and says they’re breathless, I say, think back: Could you do that earlier this summer or last summer, and now you can’t?” Hayes said.\nIf so, it may be time for a cardiac evaluation.\n4. Heavy or labored breathing\nBeing short of breath or having labored breathing, especially while at rest, can be a sign of heart attack or heart failure — when the heart function is not normal. It can also be a sign of certain arrhythmias.\nGet it checked out, Haythe said, especially if it’s a new phenomenon or others are making note of it.\n04:40\n5. An overall feeling of being uncharacteristically unwell or fatigued\nMany people are familiar with the “Hollywood heart attack,” where a middle-aged man clutches his chest and falls over dead. In reality, symptoms can wax and wane, Hayes said.\nSome people who simply report not feeling well or feeling fatigued go on to have a heart attack hours later. Sometimes, the chest pain is there, but the nausea is much more prominent so people may mistake the symptoms for the flu.\nHow can you tell what’s really going on?\nThe key is to know your risk factors. If you’re generally healthy and you wake up with what you think is the flu, you probably have the flu. But if you’re obese, sedentary, have high blood pressure and a family history of heart disease, you have to take your symptoms more seriously.\n“I tell patients: If anything seems strange; if in your gut, you feel like something is not right,\" Haythe said. \"If you feel some sense of doom; if you feel like you’ve had a sense of indigestion or chest discomfort, trouble breathing or being lightheaded and it’s not normal for you, it’s persisting, it’s a little out of character... go see your doctor.”\nSigns from your body about potential future risk\nSome clues about your heart health and heart attack risk can show up years before in unexpected ways and places.\nWomen who have\npreeclampsia\n, or high blood pressure during pregnancy, are at increased risk for heart disease later in life, Haythe said.\nYour body can also send some unusual signals, which are associated with increased risk of heart disease and heart attack, according to to a 2013\nstudy\npublished in the journal Circulation:\nHaving yellow fat deposits around the eyelids\nMale pattern baldness\nAn earlobe crease — a diagonal fold or wrinkle in the skin of your earlobe\nThe risk was higher whether you had one, two or all three of those characteristics.\nIt’s not clear why, but Haythe said she does pay attention to patients’ ears and eyelids much more since the study came out.\nFollow TODAY Health and Wellness on\nFacebook\n.","attrs_markdown":"[Top Editor-Curated Beauty Picks for Spring — Plus, Exclusive Deals](https:\/\/marketplace.today.com\/boxes?cid=web_td_cb&utm_source_uc=web&utm_medium_uc=curatedbox&utm_campaign_uc=TODAYmarquee&utm_content_uc=boxhomepage&utm_program_uc=TODAY&utm_source=web&utm_medium=CB&utm_campaign=TODAYmarquee)\n\nIE 11 is not supported. 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Will you or your doctor dismiss it?\n\nHeart disease is the No. 1 killer of men *and* women in the U.S., yet many people still think of it as a “man’s illness.\"\n\nHere are a few things men and women should know about heart disease and how to know if you're experiencing a heart attack.\n\n0 seconds of 3 minutes, 25 secondsVolume 90%\n\nPress shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcuts\n\nKeyboard Shortcuts\n\nEnabledDisabled\n\nPlay\/PauseSPACE\n\nIncrease Volume↑\n\nDecrease Volume↓\n\nSeek Forward→\n\nSeek Backward←\n\nCaptions On\/Offc\n\nFullscreen\/Exit Fullscreenf\n\nMute\/Unmutem\n\nDecrease Caption Size\\-\n\nIncrease Caption Size\\+ or =\n\nSeek %0-9\n\nSettings\n\nOff\n\nEnglish\n\nFont Color\n\nWhite\n\nFont Opacity\n\n100%\n\nFont Size\n\n100%\n\nFont Family\n\nArial\n\nCharacter Edge\n\nNone\n\nBackground Color\n\nBlack\n\nBackground Opacity\n\n50%\n\nWindow Color\n\nBlack\n\nWindow 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Many men and women who die suddenly of coronary heart disease have no previous symptoms, [according to the CDC](https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/dhdsp\/data_statistics\/fact_sheets\/fs_women_heart.htm).\n\n“Some people will say it was out of the blue, and that’s probably most people,” said Dr. Sharonne Hayes, a cardiologist at the Mayo Clinic. “A substantial minority of patients will have some symptoms that, had they paid attention to them or sought an outpatient evaluation, they might have had a different outcome.”\n\nPotential heart attack symptoms can be subtle. Here are five signs you should never ignore:\n\n![Being aware of these symptoms could save your life.](https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/newscms\/2019_06\/1408075\/190206-heart-attack-warning-signs-infographic-aha.jpg)\n\nBeing aware of these symptoms could save your life.Courtesy of the American Heart Association\n## 1\\. Chest pain\nEven though women may experience some different heart attack symptoms than men, chest pain is still the number one warning sign for both sexes.\n\n“It’s important to say that we’re way more alike than we are different,” Hayes said. “The main symptom for men and women is some type of chest discomfort, pain, pressure, burning. About 90% plus of men and women have that, if asked.”\n\nThe pain could be sharp, dull or the sensation that an elephant is sitting on your chest.\n\n### Related\n[![](https:\/\/media4.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/newscms\/2020_52\/1655686\/heart-healthy-kb-main-201224_74e7375bd301d0de9946a4a675bb7a06.focal-60x60.jpg)](https:\/\/www.today.com\/health\/these-are-best-diet-heart-health-according-dietitians-t204736)\n\n[Health & Wellness](https:\/\/www.today.com\/health\/these-are-best-diet-heart-health-according-dietitians-t204736)\n### [Health & Wellness](https:\/\/www.today.com\/health\/these-are-best-diet-heart-health-according-dietitians-t204736)[What’s the best diet for heart health? Dietitians weigh in](https:\/\/www.today.com\/health\/these-are-best-diet-heart-health-according-dietitians-t204736)\n## 2\\. Lightheadedness, dizziness, and other pain\nWhere the differences between the sexes lie is that women have more shortness of breath, or nausea and vomiting than men, Hayes added. Women also more frequently have pain in the neck, jaw, throat, abdomen or back, the CDC notes.\n\nNerve fibers in the arm and jaw run together with the cardiac nerve fibers to the brain, so you may feel pain in those areas because your brain confuses the pain signal from the heart, Haythe noted.\n\nBreaking out in a cold sweat, dizziness or lightheadedness can also be warning signs, the [American Heart Association](https:\/\/www.heart.org\/HEARTORG\/Conditions\/HeartAttack\/WarningSignsofaHeartAttack\/Heart-Attack-Symptoms-in-Women_UCM_436448_Article.jsp) warns.\n\n0 seconds of 4 minutes, 9 secondsVolume 90%\n\nPress shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcuts\n\nKeyboard Shortcuts\n\nEnabledDisabled\n\nPlay\/PauseSPACE\n\nIncrease Volume↑\n\nDecrease Volume↓\n\nSeek Forward→\n\nSeek Backward←\n\nCaptions On\/Offc\n\nFullscreen\/Exit Fullscreenf\n\nMute\/Unmutem\n\nDecrease Caption Size\\-\n\nIncrease Caption Size\\+ or =\n\nSeek 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Changes in your ability to exercise\nOne big warning sign is lower [exercise tolerance](https:\/\/www.today.com\/health\/american-heart-health-month-6-exercises-work-your-heart-t148147): You used to be able to walk up the stairs easily, but now you feel very breathless or even have to stop mid-way and take a break. That should be taken very seriously, Haythe warned.\n\n“I find as a physician, one of the most helpful questions when somebody comes in and says they’re breathless, I say, think back: Could you do that earlier this summer or last summer, and now you can’t?” Hayes said.\n\nIf so, it may be time for a cardiac evaluation.\n\n### Related\n[![](https:\/\/media3.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/newscms\/2020_37\/1607997\/unhealthy-foods-kb-main-200909_21261985a770f6fb78faa671a2672d13.focal-60x60.jpg)](https:\/\/www.today.com\/health\/eating-heart-health-8-foods-cardiologists-try-avoid-t132853)\n\n[Health & Wellness](https:\/\/www.today.com\/health\/eating-heart-health-8-foods-cardiologists-try-avoid-t132853)\n### [Health & Wellness](https:\/\/www.today.com\/health\/eating-heart-health-8-foods-cardiologists-try-avoid-t132853)[8 foods cardiologists try to avoid](https:\/\/www.today.com\/health\/eating-heart-health-8-foods-cardiologists-try-avoid-t132853)\n## 4\\. Heavy or labored breathing\nBeing short of breath or having labored breathing, especially while at rest, can be a sign of heart attack or heart failure — when the heart function is not normal. 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An overall feeling of being uncharacteristically unwell or fatigued\nMany people are familiar with the “Hollywood heart attack,” where a middle-aged man clutches his chest and falls over dead. In reality, symptoms can wax and wane, Hayes said.\n\nSome people who simply report not feeling well or feeling fatigued go on to have a heart attack hours later. Sometimes, the chest pain is there, but the nausea is much more prominent so people may mistake the symptoms for the flu.\n\n### Related\n[![](https:\/\/media1.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/newscms\/2020_25\/1580212\/battel-family-kb-main-200615_5ee01ec9ff0cae96de11fda83267dfd3.focal-60x60.jpg)](https:\/\/www.today.com\/health\/heart-attack-covid-19-why-young-father-didn-t-go-t184278)\n\n[Health & Wellness](https:\/\/www.today.com\/health\/heart-attack-covid-19-why-young-father-didn-t-go-t184278)\n### [Health & Wellness](https:\/\/www.today.com\/health\/heart-attack-covid-19-why-young-father-didn-t-go-t184278)[After man, 38, dies of heart attack, wife shares urgent message: ‘Go to the ER’](https:\/\/www.today.com\/health\/heart-attack-covid-19-why-young-father-didn-t-go-t184278)\n## How can you tell what’s really going on?\nThe key is to know your risk factors. If you’re generally healthy and you wake up with what you think is the flu, you probably have the flu. But if you’re obese, sedentary, have high blood pressure and a family history of heart disease, you have to take your symptoms more seriously.\n\n“I tell patients: If anything seems strange; if in your gut, you feel like something is not right,\" Haythe said. \"If you feel some sense of doom; if you feel like you’ve had a sense of indigestion or chest discomfort, trouble breathing or being lightheaded and it’s not normal for you, it’s persisting, it’s a little out of character... go see your doctor.”\n\n## Signs from your body about potential future risk\nSome clues about your heart health and heart attack risk can show up years before in unexpected ways and places.\n\nWomen who have [preeclampsia](https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/ency\/article\/000898.htm), or high blood pressure during pregnancy, are at increased risk for heart disease later in life, Haythe said.\n\nYour body can also send some unusual signals, which are associated with increased risk of heart disease and heart attack, 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Will you or your doctor dismiss it?\n\nHeart disease is the No. 1 killer of men *and* women in the U.S., yet many people still think of it as a “man’s illness.\"\n\nHere are a few things men and women should know about heart disease and how to know if you're experiencing a heart attack.\n\n![](https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-760x428,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2022_02\/1643722192369_tdy_health_8a_torres_heart_220201_1920x1080-agytox.jpg)\n\n03:25\n## Symptoms not always obvious\n“As a health care community, I think that we’ve done a really bad job of treating women,” Dr. Jennifer Haythe, co-director of the Women’s Center for Cardiovascular Health at Columbia University Medical Center, told TODAY. “We tend to write off women’s symptoms as they’re having a panic attack, they’re anxious.”\n\nStill, predicting a [heart attack](https:\/\/www.today.com\/health\/american-heart-month-how-reduce-risk-heart-attack-t147851) before it happens can be difficult. Many men and women who die suddenly of coronary heart disease have no previous symptoms, [according to the CDC](https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/dhdsp\/data_statistics\/fact_sheets\/fs_women_heart.htm).\n\n“Some people will say it was out of the blue, and that’s probably most people,” said Dr. Sharonne Hayes, a cardiologist at the Mayo Clinic. “A substantial minority of patients will have some symptoms that, had they paid attention to them or sought an outpatient evaluation, they might have had a different outcome.”\n\nPotential heart attack symptoms can be subtle. Here are five signs you should never ignore:\n\n![Being aware of these symptoms could save your life.](https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/newscms\/2019_06\/1408075\/190206-heart-attack-warning-signs-infographic-aha.jpg)\n\nBeing aware of these symptoms could save your life.Courtesy of the American Heart Association\n## 1\\. Chest pain\nEven though women may experience some different heart attack symptoms than men, chest pain is still the number one warning sign for both sexes.\n\n“It’s important to say that we’re way more alike than we are different,” Hayes said. “The main symptom for men and women is some type of chest discomfort, pain, pressure, burning. About 90% plus of men and women have that, if asked.”\n\nThe pain could be sharp, dull or the sensation that an elephant is sitting on your chest.\n\n## 2\\. Lightheadedness, dizziness, and other pain\nWhere the differences between the sexes lie is that women have more shortness of breath, or nausea and vomiting than men, Hayes added. Women also more frequently have pain in the neck, jaw, throat, abdomen or back, the CDC notes.\n\nNerve fibers in the arm and jaw run together with the cardiac nerve fibers to the brain, so you may feel pain in those areas because your brain confuses the pain signal from the heart, Haythe noted.\n\nBreaking out in a cold sweat, dizziness or lightheadedness can also be warning signs, the [American Heart Association](https:\/\/www.heart.org\/HEARTORG\/Conditions\/HeartAttack\/WarningSignsofaHeartAttack\/Heart-Attack-Symptoms-in-Women_UCM_436448_Article.jsp) warns.\n\n![](https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-760x428,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2022_02\/1643725656265_tdy_health_8a_heart_workouts_220201_1920x1080-8ddgh4.jpg)\n\n04:09\n## 3\\. Changes in your ability to exercise\nOne big warning sign is lower [exercise tolerance](https:\/\/www.today.com\/health\/american-heart-health-month-6-exercises-work-your-heart-t148147): You used to be able to walk up the stairs easily, but now you feel very breathless or even have to stop mid-way and take a break. That should be taken very seriously, Haythe warned.\n\n“I find as a physician, one of the most helpful questions when somebody comes in and says they’re breathless, I say, think back: Could you do that earlier this summer or last summer, and now you can’t?” Hayes said.\n\nIf so, it may be time for a cardiac evaluation.\n\n## 4\\. Heavy or labored breathing\nBeing short of breath or having labored breathing, especially while at rest, can be a sign of heart attack or heart failure — when the heart function is not normal. It can also be a sign of certain arrhythmias.\n\nGet it checked out, Haythe said, especially if it’s a new phenomenon or others are making note of it.\n\n![](https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-760x428,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2022_02\/1645452872681_tdy_health_8a_harper_heart_workout_220221_1920x1080-c4bko5.jpg)\n\n04:40\n## 5\\. An overall feeling of being uncharacteristically unwell or fatigued\nMany people are familiar with the “Hollywood heart attack,” where a middle-aged man clutches his chest and falls over dead. In reality, symptoms can wax and wane, Hayes said.\n\nSome people who simply report not feeling well or feeling fatigued go on to have a heart attack hours later. Sometimes, the chest pain is there, but the nausea is much more prominent so people may mistake the symptoms for the flu.\n\n## How can you tell what’s really going on?\nThe key is to know your risk factors. If you’re generally healthy and you wake up with what you think is the flu, you probably have the flu. But if you’re obese, sedentary, have high blood pressure and a family history of heart disease, you have to take your symptoms more seriously.\n\n“I tell patients: If anything seems strange; if in your gut, you feel like something is not right,\" Haythe said. \"If you feel some sense of doom; if you feel like you’ve had a sense of indigestion or chest discomfort, trouble breathing or being lightheaded and it’s not normal for you, it’s persisting, it’s a little out of character... go see your doctor.”\n\n## Signs from your body about potential future risk\nSome clues about your heart health and heart attack risk can show up years before in unexpected ways and places.\n\nWomen who have [preeclampsia](https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/ency\/article\/000898.htm), or high blood pressure during pregnancy, are at increased risk for heart disease later in life, Haythe said.\n\nYour body can also send some unusual signals, which are associated with increased risk of heart disease and heart attack, according to to a 2013 [study](http:\/\/circ.ahajournals.org\/content\/early\/2013\/12\/13\/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.001696) published in the journal Circulation:\n\n- Having yellow fat deposits around the eyelids\n- Male pattern baldness\n- An earlobe crease — a diagonal fold or wrinkle in the skin of your earlobe\n\nThe risk was higher whether you had one, two or all three of those characteristics.\n\nIt’s not clear why, but Haythe said she does pay attention to patients’ ears and eyelids much more since the study came out.\n\n**Follow TODAY Health and Wellness on [Facebook](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/todayhealth\/).**","meta_canonical":null}

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Boilerpipe Text	That unwell, breathless, overwhelmingly tired feeling you're experiencing could be the first sign of a heart attack . Will you or your doctor dismiss it? Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of men and women in the U.S., yet many people still think of it as a “man’s illness." Here are a few things men and women should know about heart disease and how to know if you're experiencing a heart attack. 03:25 Symptoms not always obvious “As a health care community, I think that we’ve done a really bad job of treating women,” Dr. Jennifer Haythe, co-director of the Women’s Center for Cardiovascular Health at Columbia University Medical Center, told TODAY. “We tend to write off women’s symptoms as they’re having a panic attack, they’re anxious.” Still, predicting a heart attack before it happens can be difficult. Many men and women who die suddenly of coronary heart disease have no previous symptoms, according to the CDC . “Some people will say it was out of the blue, and that’s probably most people,” said Dr. Sharonne Hayes, a cardiologist at the Mayo Clinic. “A substantial minority of patients will have some symptoms that, had they paid attention to them or sought an outpatient evaluation, they might have had a different outcome.” Potential heart attack symptoms can be subtle. Here are five signs you should never ignore: Being aware of these symptoms could save your life. Courtesy of the American Heart Association 1. Chest pain Even though women may experience some different heart attack symptoms than men, chest pain is still the number one warning sign for both sexes. “It’s important to say that we’re way more alike than we are different,” Hayes said. “The main symptom for men and women is some type of chest discomfort, pain, pressure, burning. About 90% plus of men and women have that, if asked.” The pain could be sharp, dull or the sensation that an elephant is sitting on your chest. 2. Lightheadedness, dizziness, and other pain Where the differences between the sexes lie is that women have more shortness of breath, or nausea and vomiting than men, Hayes added. Women also more frequently have pain in the neck, jaw, throat, abdomen or back, the CDC notes. Nerve fibers in the arm and jaw run together with the cardiac nerve fibers to the brain, so you may feel pain in those areas because your brain confuses the pain signal from the heart, Haythe noted. Breaking out in a cold sweat, dizziness or lightheadedness can also be warning signs, the American Heart Association warns. 04:09 3. Changes in your ability to exercise One big warning sign is lower exercise tolerance : You used to be able to walk up the stairs easily, but now you feel very breathless or even have to stop mid-way and take a break. That should be taken very seriously, Haythe warned. “I find as a physician, one of the most helpful questions when somebody comes in and says they’re breathless, I say, think back: Could you do that earlier this summer or last summer, and now you can’t?” Hayes said. If so, it may be time for a cardiac evaluation. 4. Heavy or labored breathing Being short of breath or having labored breathing, especially while at rest, can be a sign of heart attack or heart failure — when the heart function is not normal. It can also be a sign of certain arrhythmias. Get it checked out, Haythe said, especially if it’s a new phenomenon or others are making note of it. 04:40 5. An overall feeling of being uncharacteristically unwell or fatigued Many people are familiar with the “Hollywood heart attack,” where a middle-aged man clutches his chest and falls over dead. In reality, symptoms can wax and wane, Hayes said. Some people who simply report not feeling well or feeling fatigued go on to have a heart attack hours later. Sometimes, the chest pain is there, but the nausea is much more prominent so people may mistake the symptoms for the flu. How can you tell what’s really going on? The key is to know your risk factors. If you’re generally healthy and you wake up with what you think is the flu, you probably have the flu. But if you’re obese, sedentary, have high blood pressure and a family history of heart disease, you have to take your symptoms more seriously. “I tell patients: If anything seems strange; if in your gut, you feel like something is not right," Haythe said. "If you feel some sense of doom; if you feel like you’ve had a sense of indigestion or chest discomfort, trouble breathing or being lightheaded and it’s not normal for you, it’s persisting, it’s a little out of character... go see your doctor.” Signs from your body about potential future risk Some clues about your heart health and heart attack risk can show up years before in unexpected ways and places. Women who have preeclampsia , or high blood pressure during pregnancy, are at increased risk for heart disease later in life, Haythe said. Your body can also send some unusual signals, which are associated with increased risk of heart disease and heart attack, according to to a 2013 study published in the journal Circulation: Having yellow fat deposits around the eyelids Male pattern baldness An earlobe crease — a diagonal fold or wrinkle in the skin of your earlobe The risk was higher whether you had one, two or all three of those characteristics. It’s not clear why, but Haythe said she does pay attention to patients’ ears and eyelids much more since the study came out. Follow TODAY Health and Wellness on Facebook .
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Will you or your doctor dismiss it? Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of men and women in the U.S., yet many people still think of it as a “man’s illness." Here are a few things men and women should know about heart disease and how to know if you're experiencing a heart attack. 0 seconds of 3 minutes, 25 secondsVolume 90% Press shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcuts Keyboard Shortcuts EnabledDisabled Play/PauseSPACE Increase Volume↑ Decrease Volume↓ Seek Forward→ Seek Backward← Captions On/Offc Fullscreen/Exit Fullscreenf Mute/Unmutem Decrease Caption Size\- Increase Caption Size\+ or = Seek %0-9 Settings Off English Font Color White Font Opacity 100% Font Size 100% Font Family Arial Character Edge None Background Color Black Background Opacity 50% Window Color Black Window Opacity 0% Reset White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan 100% 75% 50% 25% 200% 175% 150% 125% 100% 75% 50% Arial Courier Georgia Impact Lucida Console Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana None Raised Depressed Uniform Drop Shadow White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan 100% 75% 50% 25% 0% White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan 100% 75% 50% 25% 0% Auto270p (251 kbps) 1080p (4090 kbps) 720p (2926 kbps) 540p (1498 kbps) 360p (816 kbps) 270p (438 kbps) 270p (251 kbps) Live 00:00 03:25 03:25 ![](https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_focal-760x428,f_auto,q_auto:best/mpx/2704722219/2022_02/1643722192369_tdy_health_8a_torres_heart_220201_1920x1080-agytox.jpg) - [![](data:image/svg+xml;base64,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)Add TODAY to Google](https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=today.com) [What toll has the pandemic taken on heart health?](https://www.today.com/video/what-toll-has-the-pandemic-taken-on-heart-health-132158533890) 03:25 ## Symptoms not always obvious “As a health care community, I think that we’ve done a really bad job of treating women,” Dr. Jennifer Haythe, co-director of the Women’s Center for Cardiovascular Health at Columbia University Medical Center, told TODAY. “We tend to write off women’s symptoms as they’re having a panic attack, they’re anxious.” Still, predicting a [heart attack](https://www.today.com/health/american-heart-month-how-reduce-risk-heart-attack-t147851) before it happens can be difficult. Many men and women who die suddenly of coronary heart disease have no previous symptoms, [according to the CDC](https://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/data_statistics/fact_sheets/fs_women_heart.htm). “Some people will say it was out of the blue, and that’s probably most people,” said Dr. Sharonne Hayes, a cardiologist at the Mayo Clinic. “A substantial minority of patients will have some symptoms that, had they paid attention to them or sought an outpatient evaluation, they might have had a different outcome.” Potential heart attack symptoms can be subtle. Here are five signs you should never ignore: ![Being aware of these symptoms could save your life.](https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best/newscms/2019_06/1408075/190206-heart-attack-warning-signs-infographic-aha.jpg) Being aware of these symptoms could save your life.Courtesy of the American Heart Association ## 1\. Chest pain Even though women may experience some different heart attack symptoms than men, chest pain is still the number one warning sign for both sexes. “It’s important to say that we’re way more alike than we are different,” Hayes said. “The main symptom for men and women is some type of chest discomfort, pain, pressure, burning. About 90% plus of men and women have that, if asked.” The pain could be sharp, dull or the sensation that an elephant is sitting on your chest. ### Related [![](https://media4.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2020_52/1655686/heart-healthy-kb-main-201224_74e7375bd301d0de9946a4a675bb7a06.focal-60x60.jpg)](https://www.today.com/health/these-are-best-diet-heart-health-according-dietitians-t204736) [Health & Wellness](https://www.today.com/health/these-are-best-diet-heart-health-according-dietitians-t204736) ### [Health & Wellness](https://www.today.com/health/these-are-best-diet-heart-health-according-dietitians-t204736)[What’s the best diet for heart health? Dietitians weigh in](https://www.today.com/health/these-are-best-diet-heart-health-according-dietitians-t204736) ## 2\. Lightheadedness, dizziness, and other pain Where the differences between the sexes lie is that women have more shortness of breath, or nausea and vomiting than men, Hayes added. Women also more frequently have pain in the neck, jaw, throat, abdomen or back, the CDC notes. Nerve fibers in the arm and jaw run together with the cardiac nerve fibers to the brain, so you may feel pain in those areas because your brain confuses the pain signal from the heart, Haythe noted. Breaking out in a cold sweat, dizziness or lightheadedness can also be warning signs, the [American Heart Association](https://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/HeartAttack/WarningSignsofaHeartAttack/Heart-Attack-Symptoms-in-Women_UCM_436448_Article.jsp) warns. 0 seconds of 4 minutes, 9 secondsVolume 90% Press shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcuts Keyboard Shortcuts EnabledDisabled Play/PauseSPACE Increase Volume↑ Decrease Volume↓ Seek Forward→ Seek Backward← Captions On/Offc Fullscreen/Exit Fullscreenf Mute/Unmutem Decrease Caption Size\- Increase Caption Size\+ or = Seek %0-9 Settings Off CC English Font Color White Font Opacity 100% Font Size 100% Font Family Arial Character Edge None Background Color Black Background Opacity 50% Window Color Black Window Opacity 0% Reset White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan 100% 75% 50% 25% 200% 175% 150% 125% 100% 75% 50% Arial Courier Georgia Impact Lucida Console Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana None Raised Depressed Uniform Drop Shadow White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan 100% 75% 50% 25% 0% White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan 100% 75% 50% 25% 0% Auto270p (257 kbps) 1080p (4323 kbps) 720p (3116 kbps) 540p (1597 kbps) 360p (861 kbps) 270p (455 kbps) 270p (257 kbps) Live 00:00 04:09 04:09 ![](https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_focal-760x428,f_auto,q_auto:best/mpx/2704722219/2022_02/1643725656265_tdy_health_8a_heart_workouts_220201_1920x1080-8ddgh4.jpg) - [![](data:image/svg+xml;base64,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)Add TODAY to Google](https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=today.com) [3 exercises to improve heart health](https://www.today.com/video/20-minute-work-out-plan-to-improve-heart-health-132163653968) 04:09 ## 3\. Changes in your ability to exercise One big warning sign is lower [exercise tolerance](https://www.today.com/health/american-heart-health-month-6-exercises-work-your-heart-t148147): You used to be able to walk up the stairs easily, but now you feel very breathless or even have to stop mid-way and take a break. That should be taken very seriously, Haythe warned. “I find as a physician, one of the most helpful questions when somebody comes in and says they’re breathless, I say, think back: Could you do that earlier this summer or last summer, and now you can’t?” Hayes said. If so, it may be time for a cardiac evaluation. ### Related [![](https://media3.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2020_37/1607997/unhealthy-foods-kb-main-200909_21261985a770f6fb78faa671a2672d13.focal-60x60.jpg)](https://www.today.com/health/eating-heart-health-8-foods-cardiologists-try-avoid-t132853) [Health & Wellness](https://www.today.com/health/eating-heart-health-8-foods-cardiologists-try-avoid-t132853) ### [Health & Wellness](https://www.today.com/health/eating-heart-health-8-foods-cardiologists-try-avoid-t132853)[8 foods cardiologists try to avoid](https://www.today.com/health/eating-heart-health-8-foods-cardiologists-try-avoid-t132853) ## 4\. Heavy or labored breathing Being short of breath or having labored breathing, especially while at rest, can be a sign of heart attack or heart failure — when the heart function is not normal. It can also be a sign of certain arrhythmias. Get it checked out, Haythe said, especially if it’s a new phenomenon or others are making note of it. 0 seconds of 4 minutes, 39 secondsVolume 90% Press shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcuts Keyboard Shortcuts EnabledDisabled Play/PauseSPACE Increase Volume↑ Decrease Volume↓ Seek Forward→ Seek Backward← Captions On/Offc Fullscreen/Exit Fullscreenf Mute/Unmutem Decrease Caption Size\- Increase Caption Size\+ or = Seek %0-9 Settings Off CC English Font Color White Font Opacity 100% Font Size 100% Font Family Arial Character Edge None Background Color Black Background Opacity 50% Window Color Black Window Opacity 0% Reset White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan 100% 75% 50% 25% 200% 175% 150% 125% 100% 75% 50% Arial Courier Georgia Impact Lucida Console Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana None Raised Depressed Uniform Drop Shadow White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan 100% 75% 50% 25% 0% White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan 100% 75% 50% 25% 0% Auto270p (265 kbps) 1080p (4518 kbps) 720p (3225 kbps) 540p (1655 kbps) 360p (881 kbps) 270p (469 kbps) 270p (265 kbps) Live 00:00 04:39 04:39 ![](https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_focal-760x428,f_auto,q_auto:best/mpx/2704722219/2022_02/1645452872681_tdy_health_8a_harper_heart_workout_220221_1920x1080-c4bko5.jpg) - [![](data:image/svg+xml;base64,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)Add TODAY to Google](https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=today.com) [Try these easy exercises to make your heart healthy](https://www.today.com/video/keep-your-heart-healthy-with-this-workout-routine-133664325866) 04:40 ## 5\. An overall feeling of being uncharacteristically unwell or fatigued Many people are familiar with the “Hollywood heart attack,” where a middle-aged man clutches his chest and falls over dead. In reality, symptoms can wax and wane, Hayes said. Some people who simply report not feeling well or feeling fatigued go on to have a heart attack hours later. Sometimes, the chest pain is there, but the nausea is much more prominent so people may mistake the symptoms for the flu. ### Related [![](https://media1.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2020_25/1580212/battel-family-kb-main-200615_5ee01ec9ff0cae96de11fda83267dfd3.focal-60x60.jpg)](https://www.today.com/health/heart-attack-covid-19-why-young-father-didn-t-go-t184278) [Health & Wellness](https://www.today.com/health/heart-attack-covid-19-why-young-father-didn-t-go-t184278) ### [Health & Wellness](https://www.today.com/health/heart-attack-covid-19-why-young-father-didn-t-go-t184278)[After man, 38, dies of heart attack, wife shares urgent message: ‘Go to the ER’](https://www.today.com/health/heart-attack-covid-19-why-young-father-didn-t-go-t184278) ## How can you tell what’s really going on? The key is to know your risk factors. If you’re generally healthy and you wake up with what you think is the flu, you probably have the flu. But if you’re obese, sedentary, have high blood pressure and a family history of heart disease, you have to take your symptoms more seriously. “I tell patients: If anything seems strange; if in your gut, you feel like something is not right," Haythe said. "If you feel some sense of doom; if you feel like you’ve had a sense of indigestion or chest discomfort, trouble breathing or being lightheaded and it’s not normal for you, it’s persisting, it’s a little out of character... go see your doctor.” ## Signs from your body about potential future risk Some clues about your heart health and heart attack risk can show up years before in unexpected ways and places. Women who have [preeclampsia](https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000898.htm), or high blood pressure during pregnancy, are at increased risk for heart disease later in life, Haythe said. Your body can also send some unusual signals, which are associated with increased risk of heart disease and heart attack, according to to a 2013 [study](http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/early/2013/12/13/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.001696) published in the journal Circulation: - Having yellow fat deposits around the eyelids - Male pattern baldness - An earlobe crease — a diagonal fold or wrinkle in the skin of your earlobe The risk was higher whether you had one, two or all three of those characteristics. It’s not clear why, but Haythe said she does pay attention to patients’ ears and eyelids much more since the study came out. 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Readable Markdown	That unwell, breathless, overwhelmingly tired feeling you're experiencing could be the first sign of a [heart attack](https://www.today.com/health/heart-attack-covid-19-why-young-father-didn-t-go-t184278). Will you or your doctor dismiss it? Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of men and women in the U.S., yet many people still think of it as a “man’s illness." Here are a few things men and women should know about heart disease and how to know if you're experiencing a heart attack. ![](https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_focal-760x428,f_auto,q_auto:best/mpx/2704722219/2022_02/1643722192369_tdy_health_8a_torres_heart_220201_1920x1080-agytox.jpg) 03:25 ## Symptoms not always obvious “As a health care community, I think that we’ve done a really bad job of treating women,” Dr. Jennifer Haythe, co-director of the Women’s Center for Cardiovascular Health at Columbia University Medical Center, told TODAY. “We tend to write off women’s symptoms as they’re having a panic attack, they’re anxious.” Still, predicting a [heart attack](https://www.today.com/health/american-heart-month-how-reduce-risk-heart-attack-t147851) before it happens can be difficult. Many men and women who die suddenly of coronary heart disease have no previous symptoms, [according to the CDC](https://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/data_statistics/fact_sheets/fs_women_heart.htm). “Some people will say it was out of the blue, and that’s probably most people,” said Dr. Sharonne Hayes, a cardiologist at the Mayo Clinic. “A substantial minority of patients will have some symptoms that, had they paid attention to them or sought an outpatient evaluation, they might have had a different outcome.” Potential heart attack symptoms can be subtle. Here are five signs you should never ignore: ![Being aware of these symptoms could save your life.](https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best/newscms/2019_06/1408075/190206-heart-attack-warning-signs-infographic-aha.jpg) Being aware of these symptoms could save your life.Courtesy of the American Heart Association ## 1\. Chest pain Even though women may experience some different heart attack symptoms than men, chest pain is still the number one warning sign for both sexes. “It’s important to say that we’re way more alike than we are different,” Hayes said. “The main symptom for men and women is some type of chest discomfort, pain, pressure, burning. About 90% plus of men and women have that, if asked.” The pain could be sharp, dull or the sensation that an elephant is sitting on your chest. ## 2\. Lightheadedness, dizziness, and other pain Where the differences between the sexes lie is that women have more shortness of breath, or nausea and vomiting than men, Hayes added. Women also more frequently have pain in the neck, jaw, throat, abdomen or back, the CDC notes. Nerve fibers in the arm and jaw run together with the cardiac nerve fibers to the brain, so you may feel pain in those areas because your brain confuses the pain signal from the heart, Haythe noted. Breaking out in a cold sweat, dizziness or lightheadedness can also be warning signs, the [American Heart Association](https://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/HeartAttack/WarningSignsofaHeartAttack/Heart-Attack-Symptoms-in-Women_UCM_436448_Article.jsp) warns. ![](https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_focal-760x428,f_auto,q_auto:best/mpx/2704722219/2022_02/1643725656265_tdy_health_8a_heart_workouts_220201_1920x1080-8ddgh4.jpg) 04:09 ## 3\. Changes in your ability to exercise One big warning sign is lower [exercise tolerance](https://www.today.com/health/american-heart-health-month-6-exercises-work-your-heart-t148147): You used to be able to walk up the stairs easily, but now you feel very breathless or even have to stop mid-way and take a break. That should be taken very seriously, Haythe warned. “I find as a physician, one of the most helpful questions when somebody comes in and says they’re breathless, I say, think back: Could you do that earlier this summer or last summer, and now you can’t?” Hayes said. If so, it may be time for a cardiac evaluation. ## 4\. Heavy or labored breathing Being short of breath or having labored breathing, especially while at rest, can be a sign of heart attack or heart failure — when the heart function is not normal. It can also be a sign of certain arrhythmias. Get it checked out, Haythe said, especially if it’s a new phenomenon or others are making note of it. ![](https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_focal-760x428,f_auto,q_auto:best/mpx/2704722219/2022_02/1645452872681_tdy_health_8a_harper_heart_workout_220221_1920x1080-c4bko5.jpg) 04:40 ## 5\. An overall feeling of being uncharacteristically unwell or fatigued Many people are familiar with the “Hollywood heart attack,” where a middle-aged man clutches his chest and falls over dead. In reality, symptoms can wax and wane, Hayes said. Some people who simply report not feeling well or feeling fatigued go on to have a heart attack hours later. Sometimes, the chest pain is there, but the nausea is much more prominent so people may mistake the symptoms for the flu. ## How can you tell what’s really going on? The key is to know your risk factors. If you’re generally healthy and you wake up with what you think is the flu, you probably have the flu. But if you’re obese, sedentary, have high blood pressure and a family history of heart disease, you have to take your symptoms more seriously. “I tell patients: If anything seems strange; if in your gut, you feel like something is not right," Haythe said. "If you feel some sense of doom; if you feel like you’ve had a sense of indigestion or chest discomfort, trouble breathing or being lightheaded and it’s not normal for you, it’s persisting, it’s a little out of character... go see your doctor.” ## Signs from your body about potential future risk Some clues about your heart health and heart attack risk can show up years before in unexpected ways and places. Women who have [preeclampsia](https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000898.htm), or high blood pressure during pregnancy, are at increased risk for heart disease later in life, Haythe said. Your body can also send some unusual signals, which are associated with increased risk of heart disease and heart attack, according to to a 2013 [study](http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/early/2013/12/13/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.001696) published in the journal Circulation: - Having yellow fat deposits around the eyelids - Male pattern baldness - An earlobe crease — a diagonal fold or wrinkle in the skin of your earlobe The risk was higher whether you had one, two or all three of those characteristics. It’s not clear why, but Haythe said she does pay attention to patients’ ears and eyelids much more since the study came out. Follow TODAY Health and Wellness on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/todayhealth/).
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