What are some noticeable early signs of heart disease?

Over half the time, the first symptom of heart disease is death. That includes people who have passed stress tests with flying colors. If you are lucky enough to have symptoms, angina pectoris is the classic one. read more

Angina can be described as a discomfort, heaviness, pressure, aching, burning, fullness, squeezing, or painful feeling in your chest. In some case there are no symptoms too. Palpitations is also a sign of heart disease. It is the irregular heart beats or a flip-flop feeling in your chest. read more

The Silent Signs of Heart Disease For some people, the early signs of heart disease aren’t felt or heard, but are discovered as the result of testing of some kind. High cholesterol is one such symptom that can eventually lead to more serious, painful conditions after years of being a silent time bomb. read more

Some heart symptoms don’t even happen in your chest, and it’s not always easy to tell what’s going on. "If you're not sure, get it checked out," says Charles Chambers, MD, director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at Penn State Hershey Heart and Vascular Institute. read more