Question 1

my dad and his mum both have angina. could i get heart problems too? i'm overweight and have had slightly high blood pressure in the past.

Accepted Answer

Yes: If there is heart disease in the family, you can be at risk.

Question 2

can high blood pressure cause angina pain? i don't have coronary heart disease. but can get pain on exertion

Accepted Answer

Yes: When the heart has to work harder because of significant hypertension, it requires more oxygen.  In some cases, the oxygen demand may be more then even normal coronary arteries can provide. If that is the case, then after your blood pressure is treated your chest pain should resolve.

Question 3

how to differentiate from esophageal spasm/gerd and prinzmetal's angina? waiting for testing but get burning squeezing pain in center of chest. sometimes into my back and arm, but also have burning in stomach. ecg and troponin normal but crp high?

Accepted Answer

: Can  be difficult to do.
May need GI and heart studies with drugs injected to see if they can bring it on and see coronary artery go into spasm.

Question 4

how do you get angina?

Accepted Answer

Angina: Angina is the pain produced by not enough blood flow to the heart muscle. Both exercise and stress increase the heart need for blood flow to the muscle. When the demand rises and the narrowed arteries don;t allow the supply to increase, angina results.

Question 5

oh my goodness i cant relief my stress. last night i had an angina episode due to high levels of stress. how to handle this?

Accepted Answer

Variant Angina: Vasospastic angina (coronary spasm) is associated with  normal  coronaries,. In the presence of significant physical, emotional or chemical (drug abuse) stress, chest pain is experienced.. Nitroglycerin, calcium channel blockers, anti-anxiety medication relaxation therapy help. Also worth trying  omega oils (eg from www. Cardiamin.com using discount code CMC), magnesium and vitamin D supplements.

Question 6

can you get angina at an early age if it is in your genes?

Accepted Answer

Angina: Angina is a symptom and not a condition or disease caused by genetics.

Question 7

my dad died of angina, am i more likely to get it?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Your dad likely died of the medical conditions that cause angina - atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and hypertensive cardiovascular disease. These diseases are passed on in families. So you have a likely chance to also have those diseases.

Question 8

for the past week i have been having an elevated heartbeat and im wondering if i have angina?

Accepted Answer

: Angina is a descriptive label for chest pain due to ongoing injury to the heart. It is crushing in nature. An elevated heart rate may accompany angina, but it is not the same thing. At your listed age of 23 I would look to other reasons for a rate change than heart issues.

Question 9

if you get angina 20mins biking at 130bpm but walk up stairs 150bpm and no angina. how is this explained?

Accepted Answer

No angina: At 22 years old it is unlikely angina. Check with your gp , if it is angina, there is a possibility of aortic valve problem or heart wall or septal hypertrophy.

Question 10

if someone had angina from blockages in heart. would they get the angina at the same level of activity regardless of whether laid down or stood up?

Accepted Answer

Angina symptoms: A blockage at the coronary arteries will decrease the supply of o2 at the myocardial site the specific coronary supply. If the person increase activity the o2 demand to that area will increase. But, because of the blockage the supply won't increase as supposed. Ischemia will happen and angina as symptom of it.

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My dad and his mum both have angina. could i get heart problems too? i'm overweight and have had slightly high blood pressure in the past.

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Can high blood pressure cause angina pain? i don't have coronary heart disease. but can get pain on exertion

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How to differentiate from esophageal spasm/gerd and prinzmetal's angina? waiting for testing but get burning squeezing pain in center of chest. sometimes into my back and arm, but also have burning in stomach. ecg and troponin normal but crp high?

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How do you get angina?

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Oh my goodness i cant relief my stress. last night i had an angina episode due to high levels of stress. how to handle this?

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Can you get angina at an early age if it is in your genes?

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My dad died of angina, am i more likely to get it?

A member asked:

For the past week i have been having an elevated heartbeat and im wondering if i have angina?

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If you get angina 20mins biking at 130bpm but walk up stairs 150bpm and no angina. how is this explained?

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If someone had angina from blockages in heart. would they get the angina at the same level of activity regardless of whether laid down or stood up?

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