Heart Throbs

A third of all patients won't feel any chest pain during a heart attack. Could you be one of them?

You probably already know that a viselike pressure in the chest is the most common physical sign of a heart attack. You may even be aware that the body sometimes "refers" the pain of a heart attack, sending it to the neck, jaw or arms. But do you know the second, third or fourth most common sign of a heart attack? You should. As many as a third of all men and women feel no muscle pain when they suffer a heart attack, according to a study in last week's Journal of the American Medical Association. Recognizing the less common signs...

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