Posts Tagged ‘angina pectoris’



  • Let’s Cope Up With Angina Pectoris
    Let’s Cope Up With Angina Pectoris
    Angina pectoris is a medical condition wherein the victims suffer from pain in the middle of the chest. This medical term is in Latin, which means tight chest. This means that in this disease, the chest gets narrowed and tight; however, the pain might also become repressive such that one can feel that something is squashing the chest. In angina pectoris, the pain commences in the chest’s middle portion that exists at the back of the breastbone (sternum) or on the left side of the front chest. On the way of its progress, the pain can extend to the other regions of the body such as arms, shoulders, and stomach. Angina Types Listed below are the three types of angina. Stable Angina In this type, the chest pain occurs when there is load on the heart to function even harder. Unstable Angina In this type, the chest pain can occur even  [...]
    Posted at January 6th, 2010 | Health A-Z