3. Swollen legs, ankles, and feet
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When your heart isn’t pumping well, fluid flows from the blood vessels into the surrounding tissues, and your legs and feet are the most common ailments due to gravity alone. This is known as peripheral edema and many people with it do not have heart disease. Still, it is a very common symptom in patients with heart disease and you should take special care.
4. Pain spreading to the arm
Many men experience pain within the left arm, while women experience an equivalent pain in one or both arms. Some women have also reported unusual elbow pain before an attack. This happens because pain travels from your heart to your medulla spinalis where many nerves in your body are connected and your brain is confused thinking that your arm is in pain when it’s not.
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