Please provide some do's and don'ts on living with angina.

Always: Always report any increase in frequency, duration, or ease ofbinging on angina to your doctor asap.

Ignore: Do keep your diet prudent, do keep your weight down, walk every day, do not smoke, control stress.

Ignore: Know your limitations. Don't push yourself to the point of causing chest pain.

Ignore: Maintain physical activity but do not overdo it. Maintain ideal body weight, takes meds as directed.

Have: Have a plan for your angina. Know exactly when you would call the Medics!

Ignore: When you get pain or angina, stop and rest. If the pain does not go away take a nitro tablet.

Ignore: Make sure your Nitroglycerin stays in the dark bottles,is within easy access,and is up to date.

Ignore: Do follow all dr orders and stop any exertion at the sign of chest pain.

Take: Take all your medications exactly as prescribed to prevent angina attacks!

Ignore: Avoid stimulants, perform intense correction of cardiac risks. Keep nitro at hand.

Ignore: Consider low impact exercises like swimming, walking, and biking.

Sometimes: Sometimes you can take nitroglycerine before you perform an activity to prevent angina.

Do: Do know what medicines you take and how to take them. Make sure your meds are readily available.

Know: Know what level of physical exertion triggers your angina and stop and rest before chest pain starts.

If: If chest pain occurs during physical exertion, stop and rest or take your angina medicine.

Try: Try to avoid or limit situations that cause stress.

If: If large meals lead to chest pain, eat smaller meals. Also, avoid eating rich foods.

It’s: It’s important that you and your family know how and when to seek medical attention.

Take: Take action quickly if your chest pain becomes severe.

Take: Take quick action if your pain isn't relieved by rest or medicine.

Unstable: Unstable Angina and heart attacks are both emergencies, so you should call 9–1–1 right away.

Ignore: Taking medications as prescribed is very important to avoid episodes of angina. Nitro sublingual imp.

Frequent: Frequent rest breaks lessen the stress on the heart, if you are shoveling snow.

Use: Use a smaller shovel, as it is more risky for your heart, if you lift big shovelfuls of snow.

With: With angina patients, it is usually safer to use a snow-blower or hire somebody to shovel snow.