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Hjerteinfarkt kan, særlig hos kvinner, gi atypiske symptomer som for eksempel smerter bare i rygg eller øvre del av magen.
Hjerteinfarkt kan, særlig hos kvinner, gi atypiske symptomer som for eksempel smerter bare i rygg eller øvre del av magen.

Akutt hjerteinfarkt - en oversikt

Hjerteinfarkt er en alvorlig og akutt tilstand. Symptomene beskrives typisk som klemmende eller snørende smerter midt i brystet, ofte med strålinger ut mot venstre arm, hals eller underkjeve. Du blir ofte tungpustet og kvalm, og det er vanlig at du kaldsvetter.

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