Is angina pectoris the same as stable angina?

severe suffocating chest pain caused by brief lack of oxygen supply to heart muscle.it is attributed to acute shortage in the supply of oxygen to the essential heart muscle cells.it is as a result of...

The chest pain is caused by obstruction or occlusion of the coronary arteries (arteries that supply blood to the heart), this can be due to thickening of the artery from fatty cholesterol deposits....

Usually a stenotic coronary artery caused by atherosclerosis. The stenotic (narrowed) artery can give a brief period of ischemia (withholding of blood) to a region of the heart, which is felt as an...

1.Avoid smoking. 2.avoid taking heavy meal3.maintain ideal weight.4.take sublingual nitrates before any physical exertion that may induce angina.5.regular exercise should be encouraged.

The main symptom of angina pectoris is sharp pain on the left side of the chest that may radiate throughout the upper body.