(HealthDay News) -- Every 90 seconds, a woman in the United States has a heart attack, according to the womenshealth.gov website. Sadly, many women don't recognize these typical symptoms:

Having chest pain or discomfort.
Feeling a strange sense of upper-body discomfort.
Feeling short of breath.
Suddenly breaking out in a cold sweat.
Having an unusual sense of fatigue.
Feeling light-headed or sudden dizziness.
Feeling nauseated.

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