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==What is Angina?== | ==What is Angina?== | ||
Angina is | Angina is chest pain or discomfort you get when your heart muscle does not get enough blood. It may feel like pressure or a squeezing pain in your chest. It may feel like indigestion. You may also feel pain in your shoulders, arms, neck, jaw or back. | ||
Angina is a symptom of coronary artery disease (CAD), the most common heart disease. CAD happens when a sticky substance called plaque builds up in the arteries that supply blood to the heart, reducing blood flow | Angina is a symptom of coronary artery disease (CAD), the most common heart disease. CAD happens when a sticky substance called plaque builds up in the arteries that supply blood to the heart, reducing blood flow | ||
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:*feeling of indigestion | :*feeling of indigestion | ||
:*pain in shoulders,arms,jaw or back | :*pain in shoulders,arms,jaw or back | ||
==Who is at risk of Angina?== | |||
===Risk Factors You Can Change=== | |||
:*tobacco smoke | |||
:*high blood cholesterol | |||
:*depression | |||
:*weight:fat,body index of more than 28 | |||
:*high blood pressure | |||
:*drinking too much alcohol | |||
===Risk Factors That You Cannot Change=== | |||
:*age: being older than 65 years or more | |||
:*gender: male | |||
:*heredity: having a history of cardiovascular diseases | |||
:*race: African Americans are at a higher risk | |||
:*Diabetes mellitus | |||
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What is Angina?
Angina is chest pain or discomfort you get when your heart muscle does not get enough blood. It may feel like pressure or a squeezing pain in your chest. It may feel like indigestion. You may also feel pain in your shoulders, arms, neck, jaw or back.
Angina is a symptom of coronary artery disease (CAD), the most common heart disease. CAD happens when a sticky substance called plaque builds up in the arteries that supply blood to the heart, reducing blood flow
What are symptom of Angina?
- chest pain
- feeling of chest pressure
- feeling of indigestion
- pain in shoulders,arms,jaw or back
Who is at risk of Angina?
Risk Factors You Can Change
- tobacco smoke
- high blood cholesterol
- depression
- weight:fat,body index of more than 28
- high blood pressure
- drinking too much alcohol
Risk Factors That You Cannot Change
- age: being older than 65 years or more
- gender: male
- heredity: having a history of cardiovascular diseases
- race: African Americans are at a higher risk
- Diabetes mellitus Template:WH Template:WS