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Learn more about angina

Article Summary by: MarinaBezerra    

Original Author: Dráuzio Varella
This abstract was translated from Saiba MAIS SOBRE ANGINA
The ANGINA is characterized as a very strong pressure or pain in the chest, resulting from the decrease in blood support,
generating low of nutrients and oxygen circulating. It is usually felt during exercise, emotional stress, full stomach and exposure to low temperatures and regresses after the rest. This pain is precisely because the heart is receiving less blood you should!
The treatments for angina include changes in lifestyle, medications, special procedures and cardiac rehabilitation. The main goals of treatment are to reduce the frequency and severity of symptoms and prevent or reduce the risk of heart attack and death. Special treatments may be the bypass grafts or angioplasty, and defendants are when you do not have success in the pharmacological treatment.
Tips to Prevent Angina:
* Physical Activities;
* Balanced Food, rich in fruits, vegetables, fiber ..
* Reducing the weight in cases of overweight;
* Relax!
* Control blood pressure;
* Avoid smoking and alcohol ....
And do not forget: the aperecer any symptoms, seek your doctor!
See summary in Portuguese:
http://pt.shvoong.com/medicine-and-health/in vestigative-medicine/1850129-saiba-mais-sobre-angina/
I hope I have helped!
Published: November 12, 2008
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