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=== Symptoms in females === {{Further|Cardiovascular disease in women}} Symptoms in females can differ from those in males, and the most common symptom reported by females of all races is shortness of breath.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = McSweeney JC, O'Sullivan P, Cleves MA, Lefler LL, Cody M, Moser DK, Dunn K, Kovacs M, Crane PB, Ramer L, Messmer PR, Garvin BJ, Zhao W | display-authors = 6 | title = Racial differences in women's prodromal and acute symptoms of myocardial infarction | journal = American Journal of Critical Care | volume = 19 | issue = 1 | pages = 63β73 | date = January 2010 | pmid = 20045850 | pmc = 2860802 | doi = 10.4037/ajcc2010372 }}</ref> Other symptoms more commonly reported by females than males are extreme fatigue, sleep disturbances, indigestion, and anxiety.<ref name="McSweeney-2003">{{cite journal | vauthors = McSweeney JC, Cody M, O'Sullivan P, Elberson K, Moser DK, Garvin BJ | title = Women's early warning symptoms of acute myocardial infarction | journal = Circulation | volume = 108 | issue = 21 | pages = 2619β23 | date = November 2003 | pmid = 14597589 | doi = 10.1161/01.CIR.0000097116.29625.7C | doi-access = free }}</ref> However, some females experience irregular heartbeat, dizziness, sweating, and nausea.<ref name="Cleveland Clinic" /> Burning, pain, or pressure in the chest or upper abdomen that can travel to the arm or jaw can also be experienced in females, but females less commonly report it than males.<ref name="McSweeney-2003" /> Generally, females experience symptoms 10 years later than males.<ref>{{cite web |title=Women & Cardiovascular Disease |url=https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17645-women--cardiovascular-disease |website=Cleveland Clinic }}</ref> Females are less likely to recognize symptoms and seek treatment.<ref name="Cleveland Clinic"/>
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