It's reported that 40 per cent of women experience this seemingly harmless symptom before a heart attack strikes.
Experts have revealed a common heart attack symptom that often affects women, and most people tend to just brush it off.
The Mirror reports that experts have warned of the lesser-known heart attack symptom of indigestion, saying it could signal the condition. Indigestion can be pain or discomfort in your upper abdomen or burning pain behind the breastbone , says the NHS. But this "contributes to misunderstandings in clinicians and lay individuals, leads to inaccurate diagnosis, and causes women to delay seeking treatment".
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