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title: "What are the signs of heart disease in women after menopause"
description: "Learn the signs of heart disease in women after menopause, from chest pain to fatigue, shortness of breath, palpitations, and urgent warning signs."
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# What are the signs of heart disease in women after menopause

> Learn the signs of heart disease in women after menopause, from chest pain to fatigue, shortness of breath, palpitations, and urgent warning signs.

## What are the signs of heart disease in women after menopause?

After menopause, heart disease symptoms in women can be easy to miss. The more classic sign is chest pain, pressure, or a squeezing feeling, but a lot of women have less obvious symptoms, like unexplained or extreme fatigue, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, nausea or indigestion, dizziness or lightheadedness, and pain in the back, neck, shoulders, jaw, or stomach.

There can also be subtler changes, like new or worsening high blood pressure, getting winded more easily with activity, or a racing heartbeat. Palpitations can happen during menopause for hormonal reasons too, but they still should be checked out.

One of the trickiest parts is that symptoms after menopause are often gradual and vague, and can look like reflux, stress, anxiety, poor sleep, or menopause itself. Some research also links frequent or severe hot flashes and sleep disruption with higher cardiovascular risk.

For a deeper read, these Alloy articles are helpful: [early warning signs of heart disease during menopause](https://www.myalloy.com/blog/menopause-and-heart-disease-understanding-the-cardiovascular-risk-and-early), [hidden heart attack symptoms in women](https://www.myalloy.com/blog/what-are-the-5-hidden-or-atypical-heart-attack-symptoms-in-women), and [vascular aging in menopause](https://www.myalloy.com/blog/what-is-vascular-aging-in-menopause-how-estrogen-affects-your-system).

If symptoms are new, persistent, worsening, or happening together, they should be evaluated promptly. Chest pain or pressure, fainting, severe shortness of breath, or jaw or back pain with nausea should be treated as urgent.

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