Did you know you could have a heart attack without feeling any chest pain? Heart failure and heart disease don’t show the same signs for everyone, especially women. The heart is a muscle that contracts to pump blood to the body. A heart attack, or myocardial infarction, occurs when the heart muscle doesn’t get enough blood. Blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the heart muscle. When there isn’t enough blood flowing to your heart muscle, the affected part can get damaged or die. This is often called a myocardial infarction. This is dangerous and sometimes deadly