Women, know the FACTSS about heart disease to CURB heart attack risk

The 'classic' heart attack symptom of crushing chest pain is classic for men, but uncommon for women, whose symptoms are liable to be more vague. Researchers from Upstate‘s College of Nursing and Binghamton University collaborated on acronyms to raise awareness of:

the common heart attack symptoms for women:

F - fatigue

A - anxiety

C - chest discomfort

T - tummy troubles (indigestion)

S - shortness of breath

S - sleeping difficulty

and the early warning signs of heart attack for women:

C - chest discomfort

U - unusual fatigue

R - radiating pain

B - breathing difficulties