Each year, about 785,000 Americans suffer a first heart attack. And nearly half a million more suffer a repeat attack.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. for both men and women. In fact, heart disease kills more people each year than all cancers combined, and is responsible for nearly a third of all deaths.
And when it comes to heart attack symptoms, most people think of chest pain, or perhaps pain in the left shoulder or arm. Unfortunately, 25% of all heart attacks happen “silently,” without clear or obvious symptoms. Common symptoms may be mild or seem unrelated to the heart.