Angina

Women go about taking care of children and they're quick to tell their spouses and friends to run to the emergency room if they have chest pain, but they tend to downplay it if they feel it themselves - Jo Parrish

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The chest pain of angina comes in four flavours


There are four main types of angina pectoris women should know about, no matter how you pronounce it: ‘anj-EYE-nuh’ in Canada or Australia, or ‘AN-gin-uh’ in the U.S.

The chest pain called angina is not the same as a heart attack – but it can feel like one and can in fact lead to one. Here are the four types of angina you need to know:

  • Stable angina: Mayo Clinic cardiologists define this as any pain/discomfort between neck and navel that comes on with exertion and is relieved by rest. When you climb stairs, exercise or walk, your heart muscle demands more blood, but it’s harder for the muscle to get enough blood when your coronary arteries…

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  The chest pain of angina comes in four flavours

There are four main types of angina pectoris women should know about, no matter how you pronounce it: ‘anj-EYE-nuh’ in Canada or Australia, or ‘AN-gin-uh’ in the U.S.

Five things to know about angina

Don’t forget: Angina is not a disease. Instead, it is most often symptom of other heart conditions, including coronary artery disease.

Heart & Stroke

Usually angina only lasts a few minutes, but if the pain lasts longer, it may mean that you have a sudden, total blockage of a coronary artery or that you may be having a heart attack and you need to get help immediately. If you are experiencing chest pain or pressure that is not relieved with rest or nitroglycerin after 15 minutes, you may be having a heart attack. Don't delay. Call 9-1-1 or your local emergency response number immediately.

British Heart Foundation

Angina is a pain or discomfort felt in the chest, and usually caused by coronary heart disease. However, in some cases the pain may affect some people in only the arm, neck, stomach or jaw.

National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

The NHLBI developed the DCI for patients and the public. The DCI contains health information, written in plain language, on diseases, conditions, and procedures.

Seconds Count

You may hear it pronounced with the accent on the second syllable, and a long i: an-GI-na. Or you may hear it pronounced with the accent on the first syllable and a short i: AN-gi-na. Which is correct? Both. Equal numbers of people, and doctors use each pronunciation, and many use both.

ClinicalTrials.gov

Information on Clinical Trials and Human Research Studies related to angina.

MedicineNet

Television shows often introduce certain diseases to ramp up the intensity of the plot line and aside from trauma, heart attacks are perhaps the best way to capture the viewers' attention. There is nothing more dramatic than a character clutching their chest while crumpling to the ground. This gets media ratings but in the real world, a heart attack may be considered a failure of preventive medicine.

MedlinePlus

There are three types of angina: stable, unstable and variant. Unstable angina is the most dangerous. It does not follow a pattern and can happen without physical exertion. It does not go away with rest or medicine. It is a sign that you could have a heart attack soon.

Patient

In most cases, angina pains come on with a certain amount of exertion and you can predict the level of exertion that triggers a pain. This situation is called stable angina. More than a million people in the UK have stable angina.

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