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Mrs Smith’s family called for an ambulance after she developed severe chest pain. She is 34 years old and has not been seen by a physician for more than 10 years. Today she has been drinking whiskey for the past several hours. when EMS arrives they find her alert and verbally abusive. She is still complaining of substernal pain without radiation. A 12 lead ECG shows ST wave elevation in the lateral leads. after refusing treatment for 20 minutes the paramedics and family finally convince her to allow transport to the local hospital.

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Angina is a form of heart disease where the blood flow to the heart is restricted by a blockage in one or more of the arteries that carry blood into the heart. Usually, the first sign Angina is a pain in the chest, not unlike a squeezing or pressing sensation. Angina is also referred to as heart disease or coronary heart disease. Other symptoms or conditions associated with angina or more generally heart disease are a high cholesterol level, high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes, a family history of heart disease, especially early on in life and menopause in women is also a condition that can suggest or contribute to developing heart disease. as always, prevention is better than cure so let us look at how you can help prevent developing angina or heart disease. most actions we can take to prevent heart disease are those that can prevent the onset of some of the symptoms of heart disease mentioned above. Your doctor or health physician can help you with these steps which are controlling high blood pressure or a high cholesterol level. Maintain a healthy diet. A dietitian can help you with this. Developing an effective dietary or meal plan along with moderate regular exercise can help avoid angina.

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Are you familiar with angina? if not, then you need to be, because it plays a significant role in a specific condition of the heart. in fact, angina is not a specific type of disease but it is known as one of the symptoms. when it attacks, angina causes symptoms like unexplainable discomfort and pain often felt in the chest area.

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In England, it is estimated that one in seven men and one in 12 women over the age of 65 experience chest pain called angina caused by narrowing of the arteries in the heart. around 60,000 such patients a year are fitted with a coronary stent – a wire mesh tube that acts as a scaffold to keep open arteries that risk becoming blocked, leading to a heart attack. however, stents sometimes lead to problems later on as they can promote the growth of scar tissue, leading to re-narrowing of the artery. It is therefore important to determine when a stent is needed and when it might not be worth the risk.

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