Please suggest some important questions i can ask my doctor about angina and chest pain.

Ask: Ask how many times you should take nitroglycerine during angina. And when should you call 911?

Have: Have your homocysteine checked. A risk factor often overlooked. 2500mcg of B12 will lower it!

Is: Is your chest pain reproducible? Does it happen with exertion? What makes it better or worse?

Ask: Ask if an ekg to see if you have any evidence of previous heart attacks is indicated in your case.

Ask: Ask your doctor: how can i distinguish between angina and a heart attack?

First: First seek your doc asap. Then ask what ekg and echocardiogram showed. Also how to prevent recurrence.

Is: Is this angina? How severe is it? Should i avoided activities? Do i need a stress test?

Discuss: Discuss benefit of one baby Aspirin a day if appropriate for you as a patient.

Any: Any symptoms between your ears and your belly button might be from your heart. Ask your doctor.

Help: Help me stop or reverse the problems, not just treat the symptoms.

If: If you have hypertension, diabetes, high lipids, obesity, and smoking history, have an annual ekg.

What: What to do when i get chest pain?, how much exercise can I do and should I do?, diet restrictions?

If: If all heart testing is normal, ask if symptoms could be due to stomach or esophagus.

"How: "how can heart disease present differently in women. How confortable are you with iidentifying it?".

Ignore: What's the cause? Is medication enough or revascularization (stenting or bypass surgery) is needed?

Ignore: Ask your doctor when you should call about chest pain, if it changes or additional symptoms.

Ignore: Tell your doctor all other symptoms that accompany your angina like shortness of breath,sweats,dizzy.