Recent medical research has help us have longer and healthier lives. But still coronary heart disease is America's No. 1 killer. Stroke is No. 3 and a leading cause of serious disability.
The American Heart Association and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute have launched a new "Act in Time" campaign to increase people's awareness of heart attack and the importance of calling 9-1-1 immediately at the onset of heart attack symptoms.
You must act quickly and call 9-1-1 immediately if you see or have any of the following symptoms:
Chest discomfort. Most heart attacks involve discomfort in the center of the chest that lasts more than a few minutes, or that goes away and comes back. It can feel like uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain.
Discomfort in other areas of the upper body. Symptoms can include pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach.
Shortness of breath. May occur with or without chest discomfort.
You also might see breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness. Women are more likely then men to have these symptoms also women have been noted to have back and jaw pains. .
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