Angina pectoris
Disease information
Angina pectoris
The chest
angina
is
a
suffering caused by the diminution of the sanguineous flow in transitory form at level of the arteries in
charge
to nourish and to irrigate the heart.
It is pronounced by
a
recurrent
pain in the chest, that are originated underneath the breastbone and in many cases it extends towards the neck, the jaw and the arms, generally the left one and in the superior part of the back.
General malaise also appears, difficulty to breathe and sensation of oppression in the chest,
tension
, slowness and ahogamiento with difficult breathing and generally begins like an annoyance that intensifies in few minutes and later it disappears totally.
The chest
angina
can feel like equal to an
attack
to the heart or
infarct
of myocardium,
but
the symptoms are temporary since these crises usually last between one and 10 minutes and do not cause permanent damage generally although yes they represent
a
greater risk of
attack
the heart.
The manifestations or symptoms appear when the
cardiac
muscle
does not receive sufficient oxygen and the main cause is the aterosclerosis, or angostamiento of the
coronary
arteries due to deposits of plates of fat and
cholesterol
.
The narrow arteries can be able to take sufficient rich oxygen blood until the
cardiac
muscle
so that it carries out his activities
normal
, nevertheless, when the heart works more by some additional effort like doing excessive and nonhabitual exercises or at moments of
stress
,
fear
or
tension
, the
cardiac
muscle
require and suffer by the lack of oxygen. This condition is called isquemia.
A
heavy food or
a
exhibition to the cold also can cause
a
chest
angina
, because the sanguineous flow is turned aside of the
coronary
arteries towards other parts of the organism.
To some people an
attack
of chest
angina
happens to them, while they rest or they sleep. This type of
angina
noncaused, sometimes is caused by
espasmos
of the
coronary
artery and is
a
sign of an imminent
attack
to the heart.
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charge
on its use.
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