Angina - Stable
Alternate Names : Angor Pectoris - Stable
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Stable Angina Symptoms & Signs
A feeling of tightness, heavy pressure, or squeezing or crushing chest pain that:
- is mid-sternal (under the breastbone) or slightly to the left
- is not clearly localized
- may radiate to shoulder, arm, jaw, neck, back, or other areas
- may feel similar to gas or indigestion.
- is precipitated by activity, stress, or exertion
- lasts 1 to 15 minutes
- is usually relieved by rest and/or nitroglycerin
Chest pain or heaviness that is not relieved by more than 1 nitroglycerin tablet taken 5 minutes apart, and that lasts longer than 15 minutes may represent mean unstable angina or even a heart attack.
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