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Go Red For Women Presents: Choose To Live
Go Red For Women is teaching women across the country how to make small -- and lifesaving -- choices for their hearts in a new 30-minute television special. The show premieres on NBC in national syndication beginning in September and on MSNBC on Sept. 12. For local listings, visit GoRedForWomen.org.

Take the "Act in Time HEart Attack Sign Quiz Here.  If you didn't do too well or you want to cram for the test,  here are the common signs of a heart attack.

Chest discomfort. Most heart attacks involve discomfort in the center of the chest that lasts for more than a few minutes, or goes away and comes back. The discomfort can feel like uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness, or pain. Discomfort in other areas of the upper body. Can include pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw, or stomach. Shortness of breath. Often comes along with chest discomfort. But it also can occur before chest discomfort. Other symptoms. May include breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea, or light-headedness.

For more information, visit US Department of Health and Human Services, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute at http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/