heart attack
Angina pectoris is a feeling of pain in the chest area of discomfort, resulting from a lack of blood to the heart, and is one of the symptoms associated with coronary artery failure, lack of access to the heart on the need for oxygen and food produces pain in the chest, and can be described as a sense of weight And pressure with chest tension and pain, and the number of people suffering from this problem is somewhat large, and describe the feeling of pain as if something heavy on their chests.
Types of angina
There are types of angina, namely:
- Chronic, stable, chronic angina.
- Unstable angina is the occurrence of heart attacks.
- Variable angina resulting from convulsions and dysfunction of the coronary artery.
It may be difficult to distinguish between pain from angina, due to chest pain, so it is advisable to consult your doctor when you feel any pain in your chest.
A characteristic symptom of an angina is the feeling of severe chest pain with discomfort, nausea and difficulty breathing accompanied by tiredness and fatigue with increased excretions and dizziness.
Characteristics of angina pectoris
It is characterized by a heavy weight on the chest or as a sharp instrument to close it, and may move the feeling of pressure and discomfort to the left arm and neck area in addition to the possibility of injury back Shoulder area.
- Stable angina: The result of physical activity or the rise of the stairs lasts 5 minutes, the pain accompanying it goes to sleep, or after taking the prescribed drugs, it may cause emotional pressure as well as psychological.
- Unstable angina: unpredictable. It occurs at different times, including rest times lasting up to 30 minutes, indicating heart attacks.
- Variable bronchial angina, characterized by its severity, may be associated with resting times, and may be minimized by the use of antiretroviral drugs.
Causes of angina
The lack of blood flow to the heart muscle is the main cause of angina, with the rate of oxygen is necessary and necessary for the survival of the heart alive, and if this amount is reduced until the heart becomes a condition called Non-perfusion , And the reason for lack of blood flow due to the disease and dysfunction of the coronary artery, as a result of the accumulation of fat on the walls of the internal, a condition called Atherosclerosis , And the main reasons for the occurrence of each type of angina can be summarized as follows:
- Stable angina, which is caused by a very large physical effort, the heart consumes large amounts of blood, and as a result of blockage of arteries does not reach the blood in large quantities, and eating foods saturated with fat and high psychological pressure cause angina.
- Unstable angina, caused by degeneration of the fatty layers, or due to blood clots that cause blockage of the arteries and blood vessels, sudden interruption of blood reaching the heart, this type of angina occurs, and anemia is another cause of infection.
- Variable chest angina: As mentioned earlier, it is caused by convulsions of the coronary artery, narrowing the artery. This impedes the passage of blood to the heart.
Factors that increase the incidence of angina
- Smoking.
- Hypertension.
- High cholesterol.
- Diabetes.
- Alcohol consumption.
- Anxiety and tension.