The warning signs of heart attack vary. The symptoms usually last for at least 10 minutes and you may experience more than one of the symptoms below.
Pain in the chest
A heart attack usually causes discomfort or pain in the centre of the chest. The pain may come on suddenly, or sometimes starts slowly, developing over minutes. It may feel like tightness, pressure, heaviness, fullness, or squeezing. The feeling has been described as: 'like a steel band tightening around my chest', 'like an elephant sitting on my chest' or 'like a red hot poker in the centre of my chest'. The pain may be severe, moderate or even mild.
Pain spreading
The chest discomfort may spread to the neck and…
