Angina in women feels like pressure, squeezing and or tightness in your chest.
Angina in women can also present itself as less typical symptoms like shortness of breath, fatigue, nausea or pain in your jaw, your neck, throat, back or your stomach.
The angina pain can sometimes also be described as a stabbing pain instead of a crushing pain.
Men with angina often feel the classic chest pain, but women are more prone to the varied and subtler signs of angina, which can also sometimes be mistaken for indigestion and other issues, which can delay the diagnosis and treatment.
Common angina symptoms and feelings in both men and women include pressure, squeezing, fullness or burning under your breastbone, like a tight band or a bra.
Radiating pain and discomfort that spreads to your arms, shoulders, neck, jaw, teeth or back, especially between your shoulder blades.
Shortness of breath and feeling winded during light activity.
Fatigue and unusual tiredness and weakness and sweating, dizziness, lightheadedness, gas or stomach pain.
Angina pain starts behind the breastbone as pressure, squeezing or tightness, but the angina pain often also spreads or radiates to your arms, especially your left arm, neck, your jaw, shoulders, back and even your stomach.
The angina pain can feel like a dull ache, burning or heaviness feeling.
The angina pain can also be and is often accompanied by shortness of breath, fatigue, sweating or nausea and women with angina sometimes experience atypical symptoms like throat discomfort or jaw discomfort more prominently.
Common locations of angina pain are in the chest, in the center under the breastbone or sternum.
Pain in the arms with angina, which radiates down one arm or both arms and often the left arm.
Pain in the neck and jaw, and pain or discomfort in your throat, jaw or teeth.
Pain in your shoulders and back, as the pain spreads to the shoulders or upper back.
And pain in the abdomen or upper stomach area can also occur with angina.
The pain with angina feels like pressure, squeezing, tightness, heaviness or burning.
The angina pain can be mild or more severe, and sometimes even be described as a vague ache.
Other symptoms of angina are shortness of breath, fatigue or feeling faint, sweating, nausea or indigestion and dizziness or lightheadedness.
If you have any new or worsening or severe chest pain that does not go away with rest or medicine or you're experiencing trouble breathing or think you may be having a heart attack you should call 911 and get emergency medical help.
Angina is chest pain or discomfort which comes and goes and Angina can be a sign of a heart attack and so you should seek medical attention if you experience angina.
Angina is not always a heart attack, but you should seek medical attention to be checked out as some people have heart attacks without any symptoms and can have a silent heart attack.
So it's best to get checked out for the angina pain to know for sure what is causing it.
The main symptom of angina is sudden pain in your chest, neck, shoulders, jaw or arms and the pain often feels like tightness, squeezing or pressure, or even feel like a dull ache, and make you feel sick, breathless, dizzy or sweaty.