Heart attack signs missed in women123RF/ Andrey Popov A tummy bug, or a sign of a heart attack? READ MORE:* Knowing the signs of a heart attack* Women get healthier after their husbands die* Barbra Streisand advocates for better heart health care123RF Back pain is another sign you could be having a heart attack. Because women's heart attack symptoms are more subtle than men's, they are more likely to be misdiagnosed. "This suggests women have a lower threshold of troponin levels for diagnosis of heart attack and that if we keep using the same threshold as used in men, we will keep missing some heart attacks in women," says Dr Knapton. - Chest pain or discomfort - the most recognised symptom of a heart attack, though not always present.

Source: Stuff August 29, 2016 22:05 UTC