As a sign of coronary artery disease, angina is a term used to describe chest pain that is brought on by inadequate blood flow to the heart muscle. Angina is frequently described as a pressing, squeezing, heavy, tightening, or pain in your chest.
Angina, also known as angina pectoris, is a condition that can develop gradually over time or suddenly and severely.
If you experience unexplained chest pain, you should seek medical attention right away because angina can be difficult to distinguish from other types of chest pain, such as the pain or discomfort of indigestion.
Causes-Your heart muscle needs oxygen, which is carried by your blood, to survive, and when it doesn’t get enough of it, it results in ischemia, which is the medical term for the condition that causes angina.
Heart (coronary) arteries can narrow due to deposits called plaques, which is a condition known as atherosclerosis. Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common cause of reduced blood flow to your heart muscle.
You may wonder why you don’t always have angina if your heart arteries are narrowed due to fatty buildup because your heart muscle may be able to get by on the reduced amount of blood flow without inducing angina symptoms during times of low oxygen demand, such as when you’re resting, for example. But when you increase the demand for oxygen, such as when you exercise, your heart muscle may be able to get by on the reduced amount of blood flow without inducing angina symptoms.
Stable angina.In addition to physical activity, other factors, such as emotional stress, cold temperatures, heavy meals, and smoking, can narrow arteries and cause angina. Stable angina is typically brought on by physical exertion. When you climb stairs, exercise, or walk, your heart demands more blood, but it’s harder for the muscle to get enough blood when your arteries are narrowed.
Unstable angina.Unstable angina can also be brought on by blood clots that block or partially block the blood vessels in your heart. Blood clots that block or partially block your heart’s blood vessels can quickly block or reduce flow through a narrowed artery, causing a sudden and severe decrease in blood flow to your heart muscle.
If the blood flow doesn’t improve, heart muscle deprived of oxygen dies — a heart attack — from unstable angina, which worsens and is not alleviated by rest or your regular medications.
Variant angina.Variant angina, also known as Prinzmetal’s angina, can happen even when you’re at rest and is frequently severe. It can be treated with medications. Variant angina is caused by a spasm in a coronary artery, which causes the artery to temporarily narrow, reducing blood flow to your heart and causing chest pain.
Symptoms–Angina symptoms include the following:
· Chest pain or discomfort
Chest pain accompanied by pain in your shoulders, arms, neck, jaw, or back.
· Nausea
· Fatigue
· Shortness of breath
· Sweating
· Dizziness
People who experience angina symptoms often describe their chest pain and discomfort as pressure, squeezing, fullness, or pain in the center of their chest. For some, angina may feel like indigestion, while for others, it may feel like a heavy weight has been placed on their chest.
It’s crucial to recognize any new or changing chest pain because it could be a sign of a heart attack or a more dangerous form of angina (unstable angina), all of which can vary in severity, duration, and type.
To find out what’s causing your chest pain and receive the right treatment, it’s important to see your doctor if it’s a new symptom for you. Stable angina is the most common type of angina, and it typically occurs with exertion and goes away with rest. If your stable angina worsens or changes, get medical help right away.
Characteristics of stable angina
Can occur when your heart pumps more forcefully, such as during exercise or stair climbing.
Usually predictable, and the pain will be similar to other chest pains you’ve experienced in the past.
It only lasts a few minutes, maybe five.
If you take your angina medication or rest, it goes away more quickly.
Characteristics of unstable angina (a medical emergency)
· Occurs even at rest
Is your angina’s typical behavior changing?
· Is unexpected
Typically lasts up to 30 minutes and is more severe than stable angina.
Angina may persist despite rest or medication use.
Could indicate a heart attack
Angina in women
Women often experience symptoms like nausea, shortness of breath, abdominal pain, or extreme fatigue, with or without chest pain, and these variations may cause women to delay seeking treatment for their angina.
Risk factors–You’re more likely to develop coronary artery disease and angina if you have the following risk factors:
Tobacco use.The interior walls of arteries, including the arteries to your heart, are damaged by chewing tobacco, smoking, and prolonged exposure to secondhand smoke, which makes it possible for cholesterol deposits to build up and obstruct blood flow.
Diabetes.Insulin, a hormone secreted by your pancreas that allows your body to use glucose, a form of sugar from foods, is what allows you to use them. Diabetes is the inability of your body to produce enough insulin or respond to insulin properly. Diabetes increases the risk of coronary artery disease, which causes atherosclerosis and causes angina and heart attacks.
High blood pressure.Blood flow resistance in your arteries and the volume of blood your heart pumps determine blood pressure, which over time damages your arteries.
High blood cholesterol or triglyceride levels.Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, also known as the “bad” cholesterol, is a significant component of the deposits that can narrow arteries throughout your body, including those that supply your heart. A high level of LDL cholesterol raises your risk of angina and heart attacks. A high level of triglycerides, a type of blood fat related to your diet, is also undesirable.
History of heart disease.You run a higher risk of developing angina if you suffer from coronary artery disease or have already experienced a heart attack.
Older age.Younger adults are at a higher risk than men and women over the age of 45 and 55, respectively.
Lack of exercise.However, it is important to speak with your doctor before beginning an exercise program. An inactive lifestyle contributes to high cholesterol, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and obesity.
Obesity.In addition to being linked to high blood pressure, diabetes, high blood cholesterol levels, and other risk factors for angina and heart disease, obesity makes it harder for your heart to pump blood to the extra tissue.
Stress.In addition to raising blood pressure, stress and anger can both increase your risk of developing angina and having a heart attack. Stress hormone surges can also cause your arteries to become more narrow, which aggravates angina.
Complications: The most dangerous complication to worry about with angina is a heart attack, but the chest pain that can accompany angina can make some common activities, like walking, uncomfortable.
Common signs and symptoms of a heart attack include:
A chest pain, pressure, or fullness that lasts for more than a few minutes in the middle of your chest.
Pain that radiates from your chest to your arm, shoulder, back, or even your teeth and jaw.
More frequent chest pain attacks
Long-lasting upper abdominal pain
· Shortness of breath
· Sweating
· Impending sense of doom
· Fainting
· Nausea and vomiting
HOMOEOPATHIC REMEDIES
The most effective treatments for angina pain are a strict diet and homoeopathic medications.
LATRODECTUS MACtANS 6—Latrodectus mac., a spider remedy, is regarded as a specific treatment for angina pectoris, which causes severe pain in the chest, left shoulder, back, and neck, as well as left arm and finger tingling. The condition is also characterized by extreme restlessness, depression, and pain that persists for some time after the attack has passed, and may occasionally spread to the abdomen.
CACTUS GRANDIFLORUS QOne of the best remedies for the treatment of angina pectoris is cactus grandiflorus. The symptoms of angina pectoris include pain from the apex shooting down the left arm, heat that feels clutched and released alternately by an iron band and constriction as from an iron band, a weak, irregular, quick pulse, and great palpitations that are worse when lying on the left side.
DIGITALIS PURPUREA 30The best treatment for angina pectoris with sudden sensations that the heart has stopped beating, the need to hold one’s breath and remain still, attacks that worsen with raising the arms, violent palpitations brought on by even the slightest movement, and future anxiety is digitalis.
SPIGELIA 30Spigelia is effective for treating angina, which is more common in smokers and intoxicated people.
NAJA TRIPUDIANS 6—Naja tripudians, a snake remedy, should be tried if there are no specific symptoms. There is dragging and anxiety in the precordia. There is a feeling of weight on the heart. There is stitching pain in the region of the heart. Angina pains extend to the left shoulder, arm, and nape of the neck. There is pain in the forehead and temples along with heart symptoms.
HYDROCYANIC ACID 3X—Hydrocyanic acid is effective for Angina pectoris that is accompanied by severe pain, a tightening or clutching sensation in the chest, palpitations, anxiety, and a slow heartbeat.
AMYLENUM NITROSUM 3The best treatment for angina with severe anxiety is amyl nitrate. Other symptoms of angina include tumultuous action of the heart, violent heartbeat, and pounding carotids.
To provide immediate relief, place a cotton ball dampened with Amylenum nitrosum Q close to the patient’s nostril for inhalation.
When there is a history of the disease in the patient, aconitum napellus should be administered right away at the onset of the pain when there is great fear, anxiety, and restlessness. There is palpitation with anxiety. The pulse is full, hard, tense, and bounding. Occasionally cough may present as well.
TERMINALIA ARJUNA Q-Terminalia arjuna is great for Angina pectoris, which is characterized by weakness and pain in the chest, palpitations, pain that radiates to the left shoulder and hand and gets worse when you walk and after eating, vertigo, and night blindness.
AMMONIUM CARB 30Angina pectoris is characterized by a great weakness of the heart, drowsiness, and the risk of heart failure from a protracted illness. The best treatment for this condition is ammonium carb.
ARGENTUM NITRICUM 30When a heart attack happens after eating, argentum nitricum is recommended. The angina pain is worse at night, and palpitations and nausea are worse when lying on the right side.
ARSENIC ALBUM 30-Arsenic alb is prescribed for angina that is accompanied by severe anxiety, restlessness, and a fear of dying.
BRYONIA ALB QIn cases of stitching pain in the cardiac region that lasts and gets worse with movement, bryonia alb is prescribed.
CIMCIFUGA RACEMOSA 30Cimcifuga works best for angina, a condition marked by sudden cessation of heartbeat and immediate suffocation, as well as pain in the left arm and chest region.
GLONOINUM 30Glonoinum is prescribed when the heart beats rapidly, as if it were about to burst open, when the breathing is labored, when pain spreads throughout the body, and when weakness extends down the left arm.
STOPHANTHUS HISP. QAs a result of heart weakness, strophanthus works best for angina.
VERATRUM ALB 30Veratrum alb is an excellent heart stimulant and is prescribed for Angina with collapse, extreme coldness, blueness, and weakness of the body.
CRATAEGUS OXY. Q– Crataegus works as a powerful heart tonic to fortify the heart.
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