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Heart HealthSymptoms of heart disease in womenNearly 90% of women with a heart attack will have some form of chest pain. However, chest pain has not been considered a great value in predicting heart disease in women because women may experience uncharacteristic features of heart-related chest discomfort. The likelihood of chest pain coming from the heart depends to a great extent on the person's particular risk profile. For example, a premenopausal woman who smokes is as likely to have cardiac chest pain as a postmenopausal woman with hypertension is.All chest discomfort in women must be taken seriously and evaluated for its source, whether cardiac or otherwise. One should not wait to seek medical attention if there are symptoms of chest discomfort with or without physical exertion. Some studies have shown that women who tell their doctors about chest pain are not treated as aggressively as are men. Women who are not satisfied with a physician’s evaluation of their chest discomfort should be persistent and seek another opinion.
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