Angina is a medical condition that is Latin for tightening or squeezing of the chest. Angina is chest pain or other discomfort that commonly occurs when there is a reduction of blood oxygen supplied to an area of the heart muscle. During most cases the lack of blood supply is commonly caused by narrowing of ...
One of the most frequent causes of chest pain that can be very uncomfortable and scary is costochondritis. This is an inflammation where a rib joins the sternum over the general area where one might experience angina. When I practiced nursing, the treatment was usually a triamcinolone(corticosteroid) mixed with some 1 or 2 percent lidocaine ...
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Do you get those pains in your chest like something is squeezing your heart? It may be heartburn or it might be angina. What is angina? Angina occurs when you eat too much greasy foods and fat that clog up your arteries in your heart. An angina attack can happen when the blood flow to ...
When the blood supply to your heart is reduced, or partially cut off, you will experience a variety of symptoms, the most common of which is chest pain. The restricted blood flow is caused by coronary artery disease, or disease to the vessels that supply blood to your heart, and the resulting pain is called ...
Angina is chest pain or discomfort caused by reduced blood flow to the heart. As a result, the heart muscle doesn’t receive enough oxygen. Angina is considered one of the main signs of coronary artery disease (CAD). Although angina is fairly common, the symptoms can be difficult to distinguish from other kinds of chest pains, ...
Chest pain is one of the more frightening medical symptoms a person can experience. It immediately brings to mind heart attacks and sudden death. However, not all chest pain is a heart attack. Angina is a relatively common condition which causes chest pain. It is most often caused by atherosclerotic heart disease, and is considered ...