Here's how heart disease can differ between women and men, according to the source:•Symptoms Many people think that women will have chest pain when experiencing heart disease. Still, women might experience symptoms that seem like something other than a heart attack1. Women might describe the feeling as achy, tight, or heavy instead of feeling pain. They might feel it in their back, between their shoulder blades, instead of in the chest1. Other signs of heart disease in women are trouble breathing, trouble sleeping, feeling sick to the stomach, feeling scared or nervous, new or worse headaches, and feeling "heavy" or "tight" in the chest1.•Risk Factors Being stressed, angry, or sad may increase a woman's risk of heart attack. Also, hormones for menopause should not be used to