Angina Pectoris is best described as which symptom?

Angina Pectoris is best described as which symptom?

• A. CHEST PAIN DUE TO ISCHEMIA
• B. Abdominal pain after meals
• C. Headache due to hypertension
• D. Pain in the joints

Answer: (A)

Angina pectoris is chest pain caused by insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle (myocardial ischemia). It happens when the heart doesn’t get enough oxygen-rich blood, usually due to narrowed or blocked coronary arteries. The discomfort is commonly described as pressure, tightening, squeezing, or heaviness in the center of the chest and may radiate to the left arm, neck, jaw, or back. It’s often triggered by physical effort or emotional stress and relieved by rest or nitroglycerin. This distinguishes it from abdominal pain after meals, headaches from hypertension, or joint pain, none of which reflect ischemia of the heart muscle.

Angina pectoris is chest pain caused by insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle (myocardial ischemia). It happens when the heart doesn’t get enough oxygen-rich blood, usually due to narrowed or blocked coronary arteries. The discomfort is commonly described as pressure, tightening, squeezing, or heaviness in the center of the chest and may radiate to the left arm, neck, jaw, or back. It’s often triggered by physical effort or emotional stress and relieved by rest or nitroglycerin. This distinguishes it from abdominal pain after meals, headaches from hypertension, or joint pain, none of which reflect ischemia of the heart muscle.