Heart attack symptoms

This picture shows the main symptoms of a heart attack. People who are having a heart attack often have only some of these symptoms. The pain, pressure, and discomfort caused by a heart attack mostly affect the left side of the body, but can also affect the right.

Women are more likely than men to have to have symptoms other than chest pain. But chest pain or discomfort is the most common symptom of a heart attack in both women and men.