Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20110203:20:42:00
The chest or upper belly, not necessarily that severe, crushing pain, pain going down the arms, which is the classic. so women may not pick up their heart symptoms as early as men. but it's just as big a problem especially in our women past age 65 years. >> dr. wilson, what's the science behind the differences in symptoms for men and women in a hard attack? >> one is thought to be a smaller vessel, and so a woman has a smaller vessel and it may develop ath throw sclerosis slightly differently. the way they get a heart attack, the way you get the final blockage, may be slightly different. the o...