What is angina and the causes of?

Answer 1

A pain in the chest caused by inadequate blood flow through the blood vessels of the heart.

adam.about.com/care/cholesterol/Cholesterol-glossary.htm ==The blood flow flows through your arteries and when you eat fat it raises your cholesterol level. When that is raised, the cholesterol in your arteries that flow through with build a wall on the inside of the artery, clogging it up. It is a slow process, but once it is complete, the human ends up having a cardiac arrest or a stroke. When that wall is being built, it causes the blood to have a hard time getting through the artery. ==

Answer 2

A diet heavy in red meat. It depends on your body, and there may be a food which your body does not know how to handle. This may be the case even when everyone else's body does. Just like an allergic reaction. Try to spot a pattern.

Answer 3

Angina pectoris is the chest pain one feels when there is ischemia (lack of blood supply) of the heart muscle. Ischemia can be caused by either an occlusion by an embolus, thrombus, atherosclerosis or spasms of the coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart.
The main things that causes ischemia are unhealthy diet practices and most notably smoking.

Answer 4

The chest pain is caused by obstruction or occlusion of the coronary arteries (arteries that supply blood to the heart), this can be due to thickening of the artery from fatty cholesterol deposits. The cause be a very serious problem.

Answer 5

Angina restricts blood to the heart, as a result the heart trys harder to get blood and starts to strain itsself, The heart is capable of distroying its self trying to get blood. and this is painfull.

Answer 6

In layman's term, angina pectoris means (severe) chest pain due to the lack of blood and oxygen supply of the heart (ischemia). The chest pain is not more than 10-15 minutes. It can be described as a feeling of tightness or squeezing and can radiate to the neck area, shoulder and arm, (particularly the left), and even the epigastrium. It is usually relieved by rest, and nitroglycerin.

Answer 7

angina is the first sign of Heart disease with several of the arteries becoming narrower. a sharp pain develops in the left arm and the heart and the person becomes tired much more quickly than they should

Answer 8

A heart healthy lifestyle includes eating right, exercising regularly, maintaining an appropriate weight, not smoking, drinking in moderation, controlling hypertension , and managing stress.

Answer 9

Angina of effort is a common disorder caused by the narrowing of the arteries (atherosclerosis ) that supply oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle.