The heart is often the cause of chest pain

For chest pain, women should think about their heart

01/26/2015

Women suffering from chest pain should remember their heart because it is often the cause of such ailments. More women under 65 die of cardiovascular disease than of breast cancer. If symptoms occur, "get medical attention as soon as possible".

More deaths from cardiovascular disease than from breast cancer
Even in middle age, women should pay more attention to their hearts. Because this is compared to the most suspected breasts much more often the cause when it hurts in the chest. In the „pharmacy magazine“ (1/2015 B), Professor Ursula Härtel from the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich explained: „Women do not know that among those under the age of 65, more of them die from cardiovascular disease than from breast cancer.“

Symptoms that indicate the heart
Although men suffer twice as often from a circulatory disorder in the heart, which can lead to an infarction. But in relative terms, more women than men die of this disease, 43 percent versus 37 percent. Symptoms that may indicate the heart include severe chest pain in the chest, breathing in the arms, shoulders, and neck, as well as epigastric pain with nausea and vomiting. Experts advise you to visit a doctor quickly if you have any complaints. Most suitable are special breast pain centers that exist in different clinics.

Chest pain can have various causes
But even if many people immediately think of a heart attack with sudden puncture in the chest, the pain can have other causes. For example, tension, respiratory, stomach and esophageal disorders can be felt as chest pain. Also pulmonary diseases such as tuberculosis, pulmonary embolism and lung cancer may be possible causes of the symptoms. Oer just the mentioned diseases of the cardiovascular system such as arteriosclerosis or coronary heart disease. (Ad)