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squeezing or heavy pressure-like pain in the chest caused by an insufficient
supply of oxygen to the heart muscle. It can also be experienced as pain in the
left shoulder blade, left arm, or jaw. The pain usually lasts from one to twenty
minutes. It is typically brought on by physical exertion or stress
and subsides with rest, because exertion and stress increase the heart's need
for oxygen. Angina is usually a precursor to heart attack, although many people
have angina for years without experiencing damage to the heart itself. Angina is
almost always caused by atherosclerosis, the
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In people with angina, atherosclerosis narrows and eventually
doses the coronary arteries, the blood vessels leading to the heart. Blockage of
the coronary arteries in turn reduces the supply of blood (and therefore oxygen)
to the heart. When the flow of oxygen to the heart is substantially reduced, or
when there is an unusually high demand for oxygen in the heart, angina is the
result. Angina can also result from extreme hypoglycemia.
That is because hypoglycemia can lead to increased production of hormones
associated with stress, which can put a strain on the heart. There is another,
rare form of the condition known as Prinzmetal's variant angina, which is
essentially a migraine affecting the blood vessels serving the heart rather than
the blood vessels serving the brain-that is, the blood vessels are periodically
narrowed by spasms rather than by a buildup of plaque. for
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Types of Angina
The major types of angina include: stable, unstable, variant or
Prinzmetal's, and microvascular. Awareness how these types are different is
important to consider because they have different symptoms and require different
treatments.
Stable Angina - is the most common type of angina. It occurs when the
heart is working harder than usual. Stable angina has a regular pattern relating
to how often the angina occurs, how severe it is, and what factors trigger it.
If you have stable angina, you can learn it's pattern and even predict when the
pain will occur. The pain normally goes away a few minutes after you rest or
take your angina medicine. Stable angina isn't a heart
attack, but it is a warning that a heart attack is more likely to happen.
Unstable Angina - does not have a pattern and it may occur more often
and be more severe than the stable angina. Unstable angina may also happen with
or without physical exertion, and rest or medicine may not relieve the pain.
Unstable angina is very dangerous and requires emergency treatment. This type of
angina is a sign that a heart attack may happen soon. Variant Prinzmetal's
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Variant angina - is rare and a spasm in a coronary artery causes this
type of angina. Variant angina normally occurs while you're sleeping or resting
and the pain can be severe. It normally happens in the hours between midnight
and early morning. Medicine can relieve this type of angina.
Microvascular Angina - can be more severe and also last longer than other
forms of angina. Medicine may not relieve this type of angina.
Notes:
Experts believe that nearly 7 million people in the United States suffer from
angina. The condition occurs equally among men and women. Angina can be a sign
of CHD, even if initial tests don't point to the disease. However, not all chest
pain or discomfort is a sign of CHD.
Other conditions that may also cause chest pain include::
* Pulmonary embolism (a blockage in a lung artery)
* A lung infection
* Aortic dissection (tearing of a major artery)
* Aortic stenosis (narrowing of the heart’s aortic valve)
* Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (heart muscle disease)
* Pericarditis (inflammation in the tissues around the heart)
* A panic attack
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