Symptoms

Chest pain that does not go away with rest and nitroglycerin
-Or-
Chest pain that feels like something pressing down on you
  -Along with –

(If you are a woman you may not feel the chest pain but will still experience some of the below symptoms)

• Feeling “a lump” in your throat
• Feeling like you need to keep swallowing
• A cold sweat
• Fatigue
• Abdominal pain
• Pain in your jaw or neck
• Nausea
• Breathlessness
• Feeling your heart pumping hard, fast, or irregularly
• Numbness or pain in your arm or hand
• Dizziness
• Fainting 
• Swelling in the legs or ankles

If you start to have a combination of these symptoms or see someone else exhibiting them, call 911 for an ambulance. The medics will be able to start treatment immediately. The person experiencing the symptoms should chew an adult aspirin if he/she is not allergic.  

Risk Factors for a Heart Attack:

• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol 
• Diabetes
• Smoking
• Family history of heart disease
• Overweight