Please share some do's and dont's for patients with angina and chest pain.

Using: Using more nitroglycerine than before? It's time to check in with your cardiologist.

Firm: Firm diagnosis. If cad(heart disease) get treatment asap.

Do: Do see a doctor who can do a stress test to find out how bad the disease is.

Less: Less fat, exercise and a daily aspirin.

It: It is vital that angina patients not smoke... Anything!

Getting: Getting on a daily walk program can gradually help improve angina.

Don't: Don't smoke! do get some moderate exercise like walking every day.

The: The best prevention is taking care of yourself so you don't get angina and chest pain.

Many: Many options for medications and work with your doctor to find the best combo for you.

Seek: Seek medical attention asap -- don't be guessing or play doctor yourself.

EDTA: Edta chelation has recently been shown to be a successful treatment for cardiovascular disease.

Angina: Angina only occurs if you have coronary disease. Avoid rapid increase in exercise. Rest if pain increases.

Caused: Caused by coronary artery disease, angina is largely preventable and reversible, if you cut out fats.

Angina: Angina and chest pain is your internal alarm so you don't want to suppress it but respond to it.

Chest: Chest pain due to a heart condition is usually squeezing/tightness in nature. Acid reflux is usually burning.

If: If you have pain and are not sure of the source, seek immediate medical care.

Exercise: Exercise is important, but you need to go slow. So, when you go for a walk, take a friend and talk.

If: If you are doing something that gives you angina, take a nitro before starting and slow down.

Know: Know your physical limits & heart rate, don't push them. Pace yourself. Keep fresh nitroclycerin with you.

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Do: Do get a pet! recent studies show pets help people live longer & reduce cardiovascular events.

Take: Take your medications as prescribed, see your doctor regularly, eat healthy, exercise as directed.

Do: Do take meds as directed, call 911 if unstable chest pain at rest. Don't eat salty, fatty foods.

Treatment-: Treatment meds: nitroglycerin, aspirin, plavix, (clopidogrel) beta blockers. Non-med: angioplasty, stents, bypass.

If: If you get chest pain, one of the best things you can do is chew a 325 mg Aspirin right away.

If: If your Nitroglycerin doesn't cause a headache, it may be too old (lasts about 6 months).

Commonly: Commonly cardiac angina or chest pain is treatable so don't cope but seek treatment.

Women's: Women's heart symptoms may be different than men's symptoms. Even forearm pain can be a symptom!

Do: Do not smoke! take your medication as prescribed. Let your doctor know if symptoms change.

See: See doctor regularly, talk about symptoms, stay on meds. Talk about problems with meds, don't give up!

Tell: Tell your doctor how you are feeling, describe your symptoms thoroughly & follow medical advice.

Never,: Never, ever start smoking cigarettes!

Exercise: Exercise done regularly will decrease angina. William heberden, md 1832.

Exercise and meds: Exercise helps condition the heart, causing it to develop collateral vessels around the blockages. Taking a Nitroglycerin under the tongue before exercise may help to prevent the discomfort. Using long acting Nitroglycerin or a medication called Ranexa (ranolazine) may reduce the frequency of anginal episodes.

It: If not on Aspirin rx, take one immediately (325mg) if your chest pain persists. And call 911!

No: Know your limits of exertion at which point angina occurs! stay below that level.

DON'T: Don't wait if you're experiencing chest pain--do seek medical help immediately!

Do: Do not ignore symptoms and seek help when you think something is happening.

Nitroglycerin: Nitroglycerin can be helpful for angina by making the blood vessels larger so flow is improved.

Chest: Myth: chest pain feels always different in women compared to men.

Keep: Keep a fresh bottle of Nitroglycerin tablets or spray handy at all times, if you have angina.

Exercise: Exercise routinely and consistently at a level that is low enough not to cause chest pain.

Control: Control blood pressure. This will decrease work the heart has to perform. Pain will decrease.

Take: Take your medicine before your symptoms occur, to prevent them from occurring.

Getting: Myth: getting rid of pain means you live longer. Actually, you only feel better.

Eat: Eat healthy diet, avoid processed food. Daily exercise 20-30 minutes. Be compliant with medication.

Do: Do be compliant with medication. Do not self-medicate without your physician's advice.

Treatments: Treatments always need to be individualized, so discuss best options with the cardiologist.

Eat: Eat healthy, avoid tobacco products, exercise daily and be compliant with medication.

If: If you take Nitroglycerin for angina, do not use viagra (sildenafil). The combo can be deadly. Talk to your doc.

Men: Men with low testosterone & angina should be on hrt! it improves cardiac function almost immediately.

Focus: Focus on changing the underlying causes of atherosclerosis, not just the symptom treatments.

You: You have to carry Aspirin with you. Chew two of them if you get chest pain.

People: People with coronary disease who start having pain again need reevaluation; may have a new blockage.

If: If you have new or worrisome chest pain, do not stay home and wonder. Seek medical evaluation now.

Do: Do not take Nitroglycerin if you have taken viagra, levitra, (vardenafil) or cialis. Dangerous low blood pressure.

Have: Have Aspirin in each car you ride in. If you are out on the road and get chest pain, chew 2 aspirin.

Don't: Don't assume the next few minutes mean your pain will get better. Go to er.

Avoid: Avoid activities known to bring it on. Have nitro pills on you at all times. Take your meds daily.

Don't: Don't wait, call 9-1-1. Do stop activity causing angina. Do take your medicine regularly.

Call: Call 9-1-1 immediately or go to er if near it. Take Nitroglycerin under tongue if available.

Stop: Stop smoking! Exercise regularly, eat heart healthy diet which limits your saturated and trans fats.

Most: Most cases of chest pain are not heart attacks, but why take a chance? Get yourself evaluated!

Take: Take your meds. If you have angina, you must get care, and do what your doc says!

Oxygen: Oxygen and rest can sometimes relieve angina and chest pain.

Chest: Chest pains can be caused from exercise, a pneumothorax, pleurisy, gerd, or heart problems.

A: A good diet and healthy exercise can prevent any heart condition that can cause these symptoms.

Meds: Meds betablockers, nitrates, calcium channel blockers & Ranexa (ranolazine) may help. Discuss with cardiologist.

Wear: Wear a medical alert bracelet. If you lose consciousness, it may help others save your life.

Don't: Don't ignore your angina and keep working.

Know: Know your typical chest pain, so that you can distinguish new, possibly worrisome pain.

Take: Take meds as prescribed. Don't push your limits with activity; stop if having pain.

Regular: Regular exercise , low fat high fiber diet, weight loss, reduce stresses, quit smoking , be happy.

Healthy: Healthy life style changes may improve symptoms of angina.

Watch: Watch your diet, cholesterol, no smoking and regular exercise will help avoid heart disease.

Always: Always carry your mitt with you and never leave home without it.

A: A myth about angina is that it will eventually always lead to a heart attack.

Realize: Realize angina is chronic, not going away, and live a happy full life anyway!

Vitamin: Vitamin k2 gets calcium out of arteries and into bones.

Chelation: Chelation can detox heavy metals and can help atherosclerosis.

Stopping: Stopping smoking if you do is most important.

When: When you get chest pain from angina stop and rest. If needed, take your Nitroglycerin

Know: Know what activities or stress will bring on the pain and avoid them.

Watch: Watch diet, daily exercise prescribed by cardiologist. Dont take erectile dys pills and nitro togeth.

Don't: Don't wait, it may be too late.

Chronic: Chronic angina treatment requires the right meds coupled with close f/u. Many options available.

Regular: Regular attempts at exercise along with the right meds helps raise the threshold before angina occur.

It: It is a myth that patients with angina should not exercise. They need to exercise carefully.

Angina: Angina that has changed in its characteristics and is worsening needs immediate er evaluation.

Nitrate: Nitrate comes in sub-lingual tablets, spray and patch.

Get: Get treatment. The longer the chest pain goes on the more likely its a heart attack.

Patients: Patients with ischemic heart disease and positive attitude less likely to die at 5 years.

Patients: Patients with ischemic heart disease and positive attitude more likely to exercise at 5 years.

Not: Not all heart attacks patients have typical chest pain.

Take: Take medicine on time and follow-up with cardiologist regularly. Avoid exertion.

Keep: Keep blood pressure in good control to avoid anginal pains.

Take: Take meds as prescribed. Avoid excess stress or unusual physical activity. Report any change to dr.

Heart: Heart artery narrowing can cause any number of symptoms such as aches pressure squeezing discomfort.

Plan: Plan your activity well to get full enjoyment. Let people know of your condition.

1200mg: 1200mg epa omega 3 fatty acids/day benefitts heart health as much as would stopping cigarettes.

Even: Even just 1dose of 81mg Aspirin per week can decrease risk of heart attack and stroke.

If: If chest pain present, always get it evaluated by a physician.

Take: Take a class and practice mindfulness meditation!

Ignore: Anginal symptoms may differ from patient to patient, but for a particular patient it is unique.

Ignore: It is a myth that: coronary disease is only present if chest pain exists.

Ignore: Understand your body and know your limits with exercise so as to avoid angina as much as possible.

Often: Often no chest pain if you are diabetic, a silent heart attack ; sudden death possible. Faint? ER!

Ignore: Take your meds religiously, control your blood pressure, sugar, cholesterol;eat healthy, exercise.

Ignore: Many have been helped with treatments many more no nothing .Hyperbaric oxygen, chelation, nutrition.

Ignore: To prevent angina after a snowstorm, leave the shoveling to someone else and just enjoy the beauty.

Ignore: Take your medications as directed and try to avoid stress and heavy physical exertion.

Ignore: Some people think it's safe to use nitrites with viagra (sildenafil) or viagra (sildenafil)-like drugs, but it's not safe.

Ignore: Avoid isometric exercises unless closely supervised and concentrate on aerobic conditioning graduall.

Ignore: Call an ambulance and go to an emergency room immediately. Take an Aspirin before you go.

Ignore: See your doctor regularly. Take meds as prescribed. If not responding to meds, discuss intervention.

Ignore: Meds first for chest pain. If not effective, consider revascularization (stenting/bypass surgery).

Do: Do take chest, jaw, left arm pain seriously-and if diabetic, even silent shortness of breath!

Ignore: Stay within physical limits 4 age. Startnew sstressful activity slowly. Report any chest pain.

Ignore: It is important to exercise and remain active, but if you develop chest pain or discomfort then stop.

Ignore: If you have heart disease and develop chest pain, stop and rest, if it does not go away take nitro.

Ignore: Don't let your emotions get out of hand.

Ignore: It's a myth that angina can't be treated. There are many treatment options available.

Magnesium: Magnesium supplementation cuts arrhythmias and overall mortality in cad!

Ignore: Relax and take rests more, avoid large meals and rich foods, avoid stress as much as possible.

Ignore: Eat a healthy diet fruits vegetables and whole grains, avoid smoking or 2nd hand smoke, take nec med.

Tests/procedures: Tests/procedures which do not solve problems are far more commonly promoted; rarely the solutions.

Ignore: Be sure your nitro is within easy reach and not expired.