Male and female heart attack – what is the difference in symptoms

The article explains the difference in heart attack symptoms between men and women, emphasizing that in women the clinical picture is often masked as gastrointestinal issues, increasing the risk of delayed diagnosis.

An article on the Cursorinfo portal, written by Max Fleer, examines the differences in myocardial infarction symptoms between men and women. The author relies on a publication by The Guardian. In men, a heart attack typically presents "classically": severe crushing chest pain radiating to the left arm, jaw, or back, and shortness of breath. In women, the picture is more blurred: due to physiological and hormonal features, symptoms are often masked as an upset stomach — nausea, vomiting, heartburn, pain in the upper abdomen. Severe dizziness and sudden fatigue are also possible. The author emphasizes that knowledge of these atypical symptoms is critical for timely calling an ambulance. The article lists dangerous complications of a heart attack: arrhythmia, cardiogenic shock, pulmonary edema, thromboembolism, myocardial rupture, and cardiac aneurysm. Data from the Ukrainian Ministry of Health is cited: over 45,000 cases of acute heart attack are registered annually, with about 25% of patients under 55. The article is educational in nature and contains no signs of propaganda or commercial advertising.