Angina

Angina Pectoris Angina Symptoms: Feeling of heavy weight, oppression or choking under breastbone Pain extending across both sides of chest and sometimes to the arms (especially the left arm) Oxygen Supply to the Heart is Blocked Build-up of atherosclerotic plaque (coronary artery disease) narrows the diameter of the tubular space inside the blood vessel and …

Angina Pectoris Chest Pain Is a Sign Angina is a term for chest pain. It develops when the heart does not get as much oxygen as it needs, a condition known as myocardial (heart muscle) ischemia (without oxygen). Angina is commonly a sign of coronary artery disease, in which the arteries that supply blood to …