A member asked:

Do i have heart disease or angina? my upper left side was hurting for 2 days but after a 2 hour walk, i felt better. days go by and i started feeling better by eating healthier but once in a while i feel slight chest discomfort. its better now

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Angina: Angina is heart disease. Angina by definition is block in coronary arterial blood flow usually by atherosclerosis, but sometimes by rare other causes such as Prinzmetal's angina, exercise induced (I got this once running ultra marathon), cocaine, and other causes.

Answered 9/15/2019

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