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What could cause pain in the lower left side while walking?
My educated guess: Angina. Angina is a sign that the heart is not getting sufficient blood during exercise. It is a common precursor to a heart attack. Your doctor should be able to verify if it really is angina, and if it is, tell you what steps to take.
Is angina contagious?
Only if the people who get it have been indulging in high fat food and lack of exercise together. Angina is pain caused by narrowing of arteries around the heart, so no.
What are the causes of angina?
Having angina can be very serious. Major causes of angina is smoking, high fat and cholesterol diet, high cholesterol levels, high blood pressure and high blood sugar levels. A way to keep from getting it is a healthy diet and exercise.
What is the most common treatment for angina?
he first step in angina treatment is to eliminate risk factors that are likely to hasten the progression of heart disease. This means that people with angina should stop smoking, lose excess weight, eat a "heart-healthy" diet, and exercise regularly, if possible. Although physicians do not know everything about the causes of angina and atheroma (fatty deposits, or plaques, within the blood vessels), they do know enough to offer effective medical therapy. Such therapy will depend upon the results of exercise tolerance and other tests, the presence or absence of symptoms, and the individual's personal preferences. In general, most angina treatment involves medication, with or without an operative procedure. Some other common treatments are * Smoking cessation * Weight loss and proper nutrition * Regular exercise * Medication * Surgery
When should I seek a doctor's advice for angina?
If you've been in the hospital and diagnosed with angina, you should see your family doctor within a week of being released from the hospital.
Does the chest hurt if have Angina?
Yes a patient suffering from angina can feel severe chest pain that can move to left arm of body. This type of chest pain can be burning, sharp, dull and stabbing mainly caused due to insufficient supply of blood and oxygen. Patients should undergo for certain lab tests such as ECG and Exercise tolerance test to diagnose angina properly. Most commony prescribed drugs to counter anginal pain are nitrates such as nitroglycerine.
Why does an exercise physiologist calculate pressure rate product?
Rate-pressure product is a good estimate of myocardial oxygen demand. RPP = Heart Rate X Systolic Blood Pressure. When using the RPP with patients with Coronary Artery Disease and with angina symptoms, it can indicate the oxygen demand at which Angina initially occurs (angina threshold).
What should one do immediately if he experiences symptoms of angina?
If a person is experiencing the symptoms of angina then, as with all chest pain, they should immediately consult their doctor or seek emergency attention. Angina is a serious medical condition, and can often be a sign of increased risk of other medical conditions such as heart attack.
What is the word for the condition of episodes of severe chest pain due to inadequate blood flow to the myocardium is known as?
Angina pectoris, but everyone just calls it angina
Who is more likely to have angina pectoris due to ischemia?
People with angina are at risk of having a heart attack.
What care should angina sufferers have?
Lots, and very specific! There are vasodilator medications which help bloodflow in your heart, but there are a lot of types and stages of angina. Your doctor is the best person to start with if you have this condition.
What is the symptoms of Angina and Heartattack?
Angina is a medical term for chest pain. Symptoms of Heart Attack or Myocardial Infarction is Angina(chest pain), the pain usually radiates to the jaw, right shoulder and back. Pain could be mild to severe, it should not be ignored and it needs immediate medical intervention.
