Question 1

what would angina pain feel like please explain?

Accepted Answer

See below:: Angina is generally not painful although it can get painful if unchecked. It's typically described as a pressure or tightness in the mid chest. Many describe it as a vise tightening around their chest or weight sitting on their chest. There is often breathlessness. It lasts 5 to 20 minutes usually but is variable.  Please note: it does not occur in 19 year olds!

Question 2

what can i do if medication is not helping my angina pain?

Accepted Answer

Surgery or stent: The best treatment for angina which is not controlled by optimal medical therapy is revascularization by coronary artery bypass grafting or stenting.

Question 3

how can i tell if i have angina pain or costochondritis?

Accepted Answer

See details: If you have tenderness to palpation over the costochondral joints, you likely have costochondritis. If you have chest pain associated with exertion and not local tenderness it may be related to coronary artery disease.

Question 4

angina? can angina pain be mild, localized and only occur at rest lasting a just few seconds?

Accepted Answer

: None of the mentioned pain characteristics would be typical for angina. However, pain remains a subjective ailment and given the life threatening potential of coronary artery disease, cardiac work up is still done and may sometimes reveal significant silent coronary artery disease.

Question 5

how effectively does roxonal work for angina pain compared to nitro spray?

Accepted Answer

Roxonal: Roxonal is morphine. Morphine in sufficient dose is effective for most pain. We do not blithely prescribe morphine for angina unless all other forms of therapy are exhausted and inadequately effective. Nitro spray works effectively and rapidly for most anginal episodes. We generally use multiple drugs when treating patients with coronary artery disease and when appropriate stents or surgery.

Question 6

how can you tell the difference between having heartburn pain and angina pain?

Accepted Answer

GERD vs heart pain: If in doubt, seek medical attention. Esophagus pain can easily be confused with heart pain, there can be overlap, &/or the symptoms can occur together or be meal-associated. Symptoms that respond to antacids however are more likely peptic (acid-related). On the other hand, get to er as soon as possible if accompanying shortness of breath, pain radiating to the left arm or jaw, exertional symptoms.

Question 7

can angina pain be worsened when breathing in deeply? or is there no connection

Accepted Answer

Prob no relation: Angina occurs when heart muscle doesn't get enough blood flow.   Most often during strenuous activity.    If occurs during deep inspiration. I doubt pain is cardiac.

Question 8

which types of heart conditions cause angina pain?

Accepted Answer

Several: Angina is chest, jaw, arm, back or shoulder pain that comes from the heart due to lack of proper blood flow to heart muscle. The classic cause of angina is coronary disease, this is typically cholesterol blockage of the arteries of the heart. Another cause is "syndrome x" which is spasm in the small vessels of the heart.  Prinzmetal angina is caused my spasm (pinching) of larger heart arteries.

Question 9

experiencing angina pain? do i need bypass surgery?

Accepted Answer

Various factors: Depends upon the type, site and number of blockages and the also the heart pump function.  Also depends on whether or not medical therapy has improved your symptoms and the degree of functional limitation you are experiencing.  A detailed discussion with your cardiologist after your coronary angiogram  is the best way to proceed.

Question 10

how do you know if you are having a heart attack or it's just "angina" pain?

Accepted Answer

Pain on exertion/aft: Angina is a chest pain, due to ischemia of heart muscle due to obstruction or spasm of coronary artery. Caused by atherosclerosis of artery leading to the heart.Angina pain comes after exercise or physical activity or strong emotion and lasts less than 5mts.But it can lead to unstable angina at rest and angina lasting more than 15 minutes and at rest as in heart attack
pain may be in neck, jaw , arm.

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Angina? can angina pain be mild, localized and only occur at rest lasting a just few seconds?

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How effectively does roxonal work for angina pain compared to nitro spray?

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How can you tell the difference between having heartburn pain and angina pain?

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Can angina pain be worsened when breathing in deeply? or is there no connection

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Which types of heart conditions cause angina pain?

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