Angina pectoris , commonly known as angina , is chest pain due to ischemia (a lack of blood, thus a lack of oxygen supply and waste removal) of the heart muscle , generally due to obstruction or spasm of the coronary arteries (the heart s blood vessels). Coronary artery disease , the main cause of angina, is due to atherosclerosis of the cardiac arteries. The term derives from the Latin angina ( infection of the throat ) from the Greek ἀγχόνη ankhonē ( strangling ), and the Latin pectus ( chest ), and can therefore be translated as a strangling feeling in the chest . There is a weak relationship between severity of pain and degree of oxygen deprivation in the heart muscle (i.e., there can be severe pain with little or no risk of a heart attack, and a heart attack can occur without pain). Worsening ( crescendo ) angina attacks, sudden-onset angina at rest, and angina lasting more than 15 minutes are symptoms of unstable angina (usually grouped with similar conditions as the acute coronary syndrome ). As these may herald myocardial infarction (a heart attack), they require urgent medical attention and are generally treated as a presumed heart attack.
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Is it possible to have an angiogram under conscious sedation so that I won't remember anything about it when in the recovery room? I am 68-years-old, have angina and am overweight.
Hi My wife has had a stent put in her rca..she is 45 and her bp has been running about 110/ 65 ..she recently was woken up out of sleep with chest pain..she went to er and was sent to erie hamot hospital for a XXXXXXX ..they said all is well with...
Hello. I have recently been having an irregular heart beat. It feels like something is "missing" in my chest. Other symptoms include fatigue, shortness of breath, nausea and light headedness. My right pulse is...
i have left chest pain with fluid sounds mailnly on left side of chest. x-ray, echo, ecg all are normal. i had taken gastritis related tablets but the discomfort is not clearing off . i am feeling some fluid...
Im 29 years old male. Last week i had chest pain on my right side by my arm pit. it radiated to my right arm all the way to my finger tips. It was hard to raise my arm. it lasted about 2 minutes. I went for a cbc, and...
i keep getting these very sharp chest pains almost like a bunch of tiny little neddles stabbing me in the chest right between my breast they sometimes hurt all the way up to the top of my neck the exact spot it hurts...
I think I have a pulled muscle in my back which is causing some chest pain. My problem is when I drink Diet Mtn Dew I get several sharp chest pains on the right side of my chest. The pain is so severy that it causes...
My mother had cardiac catheterization. Her doctor said she needs a bypass. She is 65 and has no angina. Should she she get a second opinion?
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i've had chest pain for the past couple of months i do smoke. about half a pack to a pack a day. sometimes the pain is bad to the point to where if i take XXXXXXX breathsit hurts worse sometimes it starts beatin...
I frequently end up in hospital, with angina types of pains.
Oten, EKGs show Poor-R-Wave Progression, changes in anterolateral
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Can anyone tell me the difference between the two? My Dad has had a few angina attacks really but I dont understand the difference.. is there anything we can do to help him?? Can an agina attack be fatal? Thanks everyone... all answers helped
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what is angina pectoris ?
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MY DAUGHTER IS 33 YEARS AGE SHE IS LAZY TO GET UP AND TO DO ANY ACTIVITY FOR 3 MONTHS HAS SWELLING AND INFICTION AROUND THE HEART SHE HAS SYSTS ON THE OVERIES TAKING HORMON TODAY WILL DO ANGINA IN DUBAI
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How do nitrates reduce angina?
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For a number of years I have had what appear to be angina attacks. Sometimes it wakes me up at night or just comes on if I m at rest during the day. pain in my throat or jaw moving down to my chest and rib area I have seen my doctor a number of times and also the hospital. All have told me it is not Angina. I am a female of sixty eight.
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I had an angina at rest a few days ago. What am I supposed to do now? This was my first attack. Do I need to see a doctor?
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Does anyone know why eating an indian meal makes my father experience an angina attack? My father is 60 years of age and has had a triple heart bypass about 5 years ago. The symptoms of angina disapeared for a while after his operation but unfortunately returned. He has angina attacks when very emotional and if subjected to cold conditions. More...
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to do with premature heart attacks and angina attacks
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What is thefull form of ECG?
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what is angina?
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