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Angina is | Angina is chestf pain or discomfort you get when your heart muscle does not get enough blood. It may feel like pressure or a squeezing pain in your chest. It may feel like indigestion. You may also feel pain in your shoulders, arms, neck, jaw or back. | ||
Angina is a symptom of coronary artery disease (CAD), the most common heart disease. CAD happens when a sticky substance called plaque builds up in the arteries that supply blood to the heart, reducing blood flow | Angina is a symptom of coronary artery disease (CAD), the most common heart disease. CAD happens when a sticky substance called plaque builds up in the arteries that supply blood to the heart, reducing blood flow | ||
==What are symptom of Angina?== | |||
:*chest pain | |||
:*feeling of chest pressure | |||
:*feeling of indigestion | |||
:*pain in shoulders,arms,jaw or back | |||
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What is Angina?
Angina is chestf pain or discomfort you get when your heart muscle does not get enough blood. It may feel like pressure or a squeezing pain in your chest. It may feel like indigestion. You may also feel pain in your shoulders, arms, neck, jaw or back.
Angina is a symptom of coronary artery disease (CAD), the most common heart disease. CAD happens when a sticky substance called plaque builds up in the arteries that supply blood to the heart, reducing blood flow
What are symptom of Angina?
:*chest pain :*feeling of chest pressure :*feeling of indigestion :*pain in shoulders,arms,jaw or back Template:WH Template:WS