• chest pain
  • sudden, severe
  • sharp, stabbing, tearing, or ripping
  • located below the sternum, under the shoulder blades, or in the back
  • pain may radiate to shoulder, neck, arm, jaw, abdomen, hips
  • location of pain may change
• changes in thought ability, concentration (confusion, disorientation)
• decreased movement, any location
• decreased sensation, any location
• anxiety
• pallor
• rapid pulse (heart rate)
• profuse sweating
• dry skin/mouth, thirst
• nausea, vomiting
• dizziness, fainting
• shortness of breath (dyspnea)
  • difficulty breathing when flat (orthopnea)
  • difficulty breathing at night (paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea)

Note: Symptoms may begin suddenly.

Additional symptoms that may be associated with this disease:

• yawning, excessive
• skin, clammy
• pulse, weak or absent
• cough
• blood pressure, high