Women, the elderly, and persons with diabetes are more likely to have subtle or atypical symptoms.
In the people with the unusual or atypical symptoms and no memory problems, 53% had been incorrectly diagnosed when first seen by a doctor.
Women who have "atypical" symptoms, such as arm or back pain or nausea, might not realize at first that they're having a heart attack.
These atypical symptoms are particularly likely in older people, women, and those with diabetes.
Women and older patients report atypical symptoms more frequently than their male and younger counterparts.
Most atypical symptoms are seen in woman, diabetics, and the elderly more than anyone else.
He said women with heart disease often have atypical symptoms or describe them differently from men, throwing doctors off the track.
Distorted grief: A pattern characterized by extremely intense or atypical symptoms.
In every ward there had been cases of patients with known and properly diagnosed ailments displaying, or at least complaining about, atypical symptoms.
Q: What atypical symptoms should women watch out for?