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Please share an interesting fact about living with angina.

16 doctors weighed in across 29 answers

Ignore: Don't smoke, eat a mediterranean diet, try and walk a half hour daily, take your medicines.

Answered 3/26/2014

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Ignore: If you slowly increase your exercise level, you can often improve your pain-free exercise level.

Answered 7/31/2014

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Ignore: There are multiple treatments which help living with angina, your doctor needs to know your symptoms.

Answered 9/29/2016

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Ignore: Learning about angina and how to control it can help you help yourself.

Answered 3/26/2014

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Ignore: Exercise regularly to Tolerance to improve cardio vascular performance.

Answered 5/15/2014

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Ignore: Most patients' chronic stable angina resolves after one year.

Answered 6/21/2015

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Dr. Bradford Romans answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Ignore: Any change in the pattern of your angina should prompt a call to the cardiologist.

Answered 6/8/2014

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Ignore: New type of angina pain enough to run to get help. Don't delay, don't wait.Seeking help saves life.

Answered 7/2/2014

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Ignore: 1) Monitor your limits 2) Reduce your risks 3) Take your meds 4) Get attention for symptom change.

Answered 7/28/2014

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Dr. Harinder Gill answered

Specializes in Cardiology

Ignore: Stable angina can be compatible with a long life.

Answered 1/18/2019

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Dr. David Lipkin answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Standing: Standing up after a meal clears fat from your blood stream much faster than sitting: Take a walk!!

Answered 9/26/2014

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Dr. John Munshower answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

The: The main cause of angina is a narrowing of the coronary arteries which supply oxygen to the heart.

Answered 11/23/2014

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Dr. John Munshower answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Lack: Lack of oxygen to coronary arteries causes pain in the chest.

Answered 11/23/2014

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Dr. John Munshower answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Angina: Angina happens when the heart needs more oxygen than usual, like during physical exercise or stress.

Answered 11/23/2014

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Dr. John Munshower answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Angina: Angina isn't a heart attack, but it does increase your risk of having a heart attack.

Answered 11/23/2014

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Dr. John Munshower answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

It's: It's important you know the limits of your physical activity.

Answered 11/23/2014

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Dr. John Munshower answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

It's: It's important you know how and when to seek medical attention.

Answered 11/23/2014

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Dr. John Munshower answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Anger,: Anger, arguing, and worrying are examples of emotional stress that can trigger angina.

Answered 11/23/2014

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Dr. John Munshower answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Alcohol: Alcohol and drug use play a part in causing stress and don't relieve it.

Answered 11/23/2014

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Dr. John Munshower answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Most: Most people who have stable angina can continue their normal activities.

Answered 11/23/2014

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Dr. John Munshower answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Sometimes: Sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference between unstable angina and a heart attack.

Answered 11/23/2014

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Dr. John Munshower answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

"For: "For Heart Patients, Angina Is the Price for Living Longer."-Dr. Braunwald-Harvrad cardiology.

Answered 11/23/2014

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Dr. John Munshower answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Episodes: Episodes of stable angina usually develop slowly and last two to five minutes.

Answered 11/23/2014

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Dr. Milton Alvis, jr answered

Specializes in Preventive Medicine

Can: Can it be reversed? In most cases Yes. How? Aggressively optimize the drivers; study my answers.

Answered 6/8/2015

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Dr. David Lipkin answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Sexual: Sexual activity is safe for patients with mild angina and minimal to no symptoms on routine activity.

Answered 9/1/2015

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Know: Know that shortness of breath or nausea can be heart attack symptoms.

Answered 1/24/2016

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Pain: Pain in the chest, neck, jaw, arm, or back, while shoveling snow may be heart attack signs.

Answered 1/24/2016

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Dr. David Lipkin answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Meditation: Meditation has been shown to reduce angina. SPIRE is a wonderful device> http://bit.ly/28W8bpB.

Answered 10/28/2016

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Angina: Angina isn't always chest pain. Sometimes it shows up as jaw pain, neck, shoulder, or forearm pain.

Answered 1/1/2018

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