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    This document discusses complications, diagnosis, and treatments of angina. Angina is a symptom of coronary artery disease where the heart muscle does not receive enough oxygen-rich blood. It can cause chest pain and lead to serious complications like heart attack, arrhythmias, or sudden cardiac death. Angina is diagnosed through tests like ECG, stress tests, and angiography. Treatments include lifestyle changes, medications like nitrates and beta blockers, and procedures like angioplasty and bypass surgery.

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    This document discusses complications, diagnosis, and treatments of angina. Angina is a symptom of coronary artery disease where the heart muscle does not receive enough oxygen-rich blood. It can cause chest pain and lead to serious complications like heart attack, arrhythmias, or sudden cardiac death. Angina is diagnosed through tests like ECG, stress tests, and angiography. Treatments include lifestyle changes, medications like nitrates and beta blockers, and procedures like angioplasty and bypass surgery.

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    This document discusses complications, diagnosis, and treatments of angina. Angina is a symptom of coronary artery disease where the heart muscle does not receive enough oxygen-rich blood. It can cause chest pain and lead to serious complications like heart attack, arrhythmias, or sudden cardiac death. Angina is diagnosed through tests like ECG, stress tests, and angiography. Treatments include lifestyle changes, medications like nitrates and beta blockers, and procedures like angioplasty and bypass surgery.

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    Complications Of Angina Treatments Of Angina

    • Atrioventricular block (i.e., absence 1 Lifestyle changes


    of electrical conduction between
    the atrium and ventricle)
    • Episodes of disabling pain
    2 Medications
    • Heart attack • Nitrates
    • Severe arrhythmias • Aspirin University Of Raparin
    • Sudden cardiac death (sudden • Statins College Of Nursing
    cardiac arrest [SCA]) • Beta blockers Adult Nursing Department
    • Living with a condition such as • Ranolazine (Ranexa)

    Angina
    angina can cause feelings of stress • Clot-preventing drugs
    and anxiety in some people, which • Calcium channel blockers
    can lead to symptoms of depression. • Blood pressure-lowering medica-
    tions

    3 Medical procedures and surgery


    Diagnosis Of Angina • Angioplasty and stenting
    • Coronary artery bypass surgery
    • Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)
    • Stress test and Nuclear stress test
    • Echocardiogram
    • Chest X-ray
    • Blood tests
    • Coronary angiography
    • Cardiac MRI
    • Cardiac computerized tomogra-
    phy (CT) scan

    SAFIN KHALID OMER


    PAVEL MSTAFA KAREM
    What is Angina? Types of Angina Symptoms of Angina
    Angina is not a disease in its own • Stable Angina / Angina Pectoris
    right but a probable symptom of • Unstable Angina
    1 Angina is usually felt in the
    coronary artery disease. chest region as:
    • Variant (Prinzmetal) Angina
    • Microvascular Angina
    It is a tightness, pain, or discom- • Squeezing
    fort in the chest that occurs when • Pressure
    an area of the heart muscle Risk Factors of Angina • Heaviness
    receives less blood oxygen than • Unhealthy cholesterol levels • Tightening
    usual. • High blood pressure • Burning or Aching across the
    • Yobacco smoking chest, usually starting behind
    Causes Of Angina • Diabetes the breastbone
    Angina is most frequently the • Being overweight or obese
    result of underlying coronary • Metabolic syndrome
    artery disease. The coronary arter- • Sedentary lifestyle 2 This pain often spreads to the
    • Being over 45 years of age for neck, jaw, arms, shoulders,
    ies supply the heart with oxy-
    gen-rich blood. When cholesterol men and over 55 years of age for throat, back, or even the teeth.
    aggregates on the artery wall and women
    hard plaques form, the artery nar- • A family history of early heart
    disease 3 Patients may also complain of
    rows.
    symptoms including:

    • Indigestion
    • Heartburn
    • Weakness
    • Sweating
    • Nausea
    • Cramping
    • Shortness of breath

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