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Singapore Heart Foundation launches HELP acronym to help women identify heart attack symptoms

Friday, 8 May 2026, 07:36 · 1 min read

The Singapore Heart Foundation (SHF) has unveiled a new mnemonic tool called HELP to help women recognise atypical heart attack symptoms, which include heaviness over the chest, extreme fatigue, light-headedness, and pain beyond the chest such as in the neck or jaw. The tool was launched at the foundation's United Hearts, One Cause event on 7 May, under the campaign tagline "Spot HELP, Act Fast." The initiative follows an SHF survey revealing significant awareness gaps: while 85 per cent of respondents recognised classic symptoms like chest pain, fewer than half could identify subtler warning signs, and just 11 per cent knew that cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death among women in Singapore.

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Channel NewsAsiaSingapore Heart Foundation launches HELP tool to enable women to spot heart attack symptoms ↗︎
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