Some Warning Signs for Heart Attack and Stroke

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Heart Attack

  • Uncomfortable pressure, fullness, squeezing or pain in the center of the chest lasting more than a few minutes.

  • Pain spreading to the shoulders, neck or arms.

  • Chest discomfort with lightheadedness, fainting, sweating, nausea or shortness of breath.

  • Upper back pain

Stroke

  • Sudden numbness ore weakness of face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body.

  • Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding.

  • Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes.

  • Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination.

  • Sudden, severe headache with no known cause.