Symptoms of Angina

• Pressure or squeezing chest pain
  • Some people do not experience the pain as severe
  • Elderly people, women, and people with diabetes more likely to have atypical or subtle symptoms
  • Some people have silent ischemia and experience no symptoms of chest pain
  • Chest pain of any kind deserves a medical evaluation to determine its cause
  • Chest pain or discomfort is the hallmark symptom of angina

The likelihood of a heart attack is increased when chest discomfort is severe, lasts more than 15 minutes, and is accompanied by other symptoms such as:

• Pain in the shoulder(s) or arm(s), or into the jaw
• Weakness
• Sweating
• Nausea
• Shortness of breath