Angina question.?!
Question: Does anyone have angina and if so how long have you had it and how do you cope with it.Thanks.
Answers: Does anyone have angina and if so how long have you had it and how do you cope with it.Thanks.
Yes i have had it now over two years, I use nitro , under the tounge. and several other meds. like isorbide however this can give head aches till you have been on it for a while.
i have angina.
I have a GTN spray that i use if i need to.
My cardiologist sees me regularly and i have regular scans and traces.
I do get tired easily and very breathless but i have learned when to use my spray and when to call for help.
Angina is due to atherosclerotic narrowing or blockages in the arteries of the heart. Sublingual nitroglycerin will alleviate the acute attack. There are many available medications to prevent the attack from occuring including long acting nitrates, beta blockers and calcium blockers to name a few. Medications to lower cholesterol when appropriate help to prevent worsening. Angioplasty and stenting can unblock the arteries and coronary surgery can bypass the blocked areas. Your doctor needs to determine which is most appropriate for your case.
The meaning of Angina pectoris; heart attack is less than 5 minutes then normal.
If The heart Attack more than 5 minutes, it's called Infark Myocard. (it can be murderer).
Now technology can help you to describe how worse the heart condition?
Here it is CTSCAN 64 slices. This device can describe/allocate where the artery coronary exactly have the problem clearly !
So the doctor can manage by PTCA if the patient came with early warning, it can be succesfull and the patient get minimal risk.
I have a sister with angina, but as we live a long way apart I hardly ever see her & don't know what treatment or method she uses to control it.