Meaning of Angina
Drowning, weight in the chest, tightness, discomfort, these are some of the symptoms of angina , a correct definition of its name angere , from the old Latin that refers in its translation to suffocate or constrict, a transitory sensation that is felt in the chest is more frequent in men due to physical effort , in women it is more emotional; A strong emotion or a risky situation can trigger angina pectoris, it also produces pain in the neck, back, jaw, shoulders and arms that many confuse with poor digestion .
The coronary arteries are the blood vessels responsible for supplying blood to the heart, and giving it the necessary oxygen, but for various reasons, by failing to do so, it causes these spasms, this is because they are obstructed, although not entirely, by a plaque of fat or cholesterol that hardens and does not allow the blood to pass fluently through them, and when doing exaggerated exercises or having strong emotions such as fear or worry, it demands that the heart requires a large amount of blood and oxygen , which by not Getting it calls for attention by producing acute pain that the brain detects and identifies as a heart attack .
This type of event can be occasional or initial, progressive and stable, the patient together with the doctor must do more intense tests to identify them, one of them is the stress test, which consists of the patient running or riding a treadmill or exercise bike , thus achieving the greatest possible effort; When reaching a safe diagnosis, proper precautions should be taken and the necessary changes made to have a better healthy life , continuous exercise adapted to your condition, a good diet, more medication would improve and delay a more aggressive procedure such as surgery, which are used as extreme procedures to correct the problem of the arteries, such as angioplasty, which through a catheter introduce a small balloon and in this way expand the arteries, inflating it and then implanting a stent or intravascular mesh-type prosthesis and thus keep the fluid stable and continuous .