Angina itself is a symptom (or set of symptoms), not a disease. Any of the following may signal angina:
Other symptoms may occur with an angina attack, as follows:
These symptoms are identical to the signs of an impending heart attack described by the American Heart Association. It is not always easy to tell the difference between angina and a heart attack, except angina only lasts a few minutes and heart attack pain does not go away.
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Angina pectoris is the result of myocardial ischemia caused by an imbalance between myocardial blood supply and oxygen demand.
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