Jakarta (ANTARA) – Many people think that chest pain is just the sign of a cold or simple tiredness. In fact, chest discomfort can be an early sign of angina or angina, a serious condition linked to reduced blood flow to the heart.
Unfortunately, because the symptoms are often vague and similar to other ailments such as stomach ulcers or mild shortness of breath, many sufferers only become aware of them when the condition is an emergency.
To learn more, check out the following review on angina symptoms that are often ignored and their causes, so you can be more vigilant and immediately seek medical help when needed, based on information gathered from various health sources.
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Sitting wind symptoms
Previously it was necessary to understand that the symptoms of angina may vary depending on the type, such as stable angina, unstable angina, variant angina (Prinzmetal) or angina microvascularization. Even so, there are a number of common signs that appear in many cases and unfortunately they are often considered trivial.
The main complaint is usually pain or strong pressure in the chest area, as if a heavy weight is crushing the heart. In addition to this, the following symptoms may also accompany it:
• Dizziness or lightheadedness
• Gets tired easily
• Nausea
• Pain radiates to the arms, neck, jaw, shoulders, or upper back
• Breathing seems shallow or short
• The body sweats cold
In stable angina, these disorders generally appear when the patient does physical activity or experiences stress, and then regress after rest or taking medications.
However, if the pain does not go away even after resting, or appears when sitting relaxed or sleeping, then this condition leads to unstable angina, which requires immediate medical treatment due to the risk of developing into a heart attack.
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Causes of sitting wind
According to information from Siloam Hospitals, the heart muscle works continuously and requires a continuous flow of oxygen-rich blood. If the heart’s oxygen supply decreases, a person may experience chest pain or suffer from angina.
This decrease in blood flow usually occurs due to narrowing of the coronary arteries due to plaque buildup (atherosclerosis). Besides atherosclerosisThere are many other coronary artery disorders that can inhibit blood flow to the heart, including:
• Coronary artery disease
• Illness microvascularization in the coronary arteries
• Narrowing of the valve aorta (aortic stenosis)
• Leaks in the valves aorta
• Thickening of the cardiac wall muscles (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy)
• Sudden spasm of the coronary arteries
• Hypertension
• Anemia
Not only triggered by medical conditions, wind sitting can also be related to lifestyle habits and external factors. Some of them are:
• Prolonged emotional stress
• Being overweight or obese
• Inflammation in the body
• Family history of heart disease
• Metabolic syndrome
• Smoking habit
• History of heart failure
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Reporter: Sean Anggiatheda Sitorus
Publisher: Suryanto
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