Angina can affect which organ?

Angina is chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart muscles. It's not usually life threatening, but it's a warning sign that you could be at risk of a heart attack or stroke.

With treatment and healthy lifestyle changes, it's possible to control angina and reduce the risk of these more serious problems.

Angina is usually caused by the arteries supplying blood to the heart muscles becoming narrowed by a build-up of fatty substances.

This is called atherosclerosis.

Things that can increase your risk of atherosclerosis include:

- an unhealthy diet

- a lack of exercise

- smoking

- increasing age

- a family history of atherosclerosis or heart problems

More Info: www.nhs.uk

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David Holmes

It can be a frightening experience. I carry a Glyceryl Trinitrate sublingual spray to treat the occasional attack. Having had a full blown heart attack it's rather scary.

snowballs

My father had this but they couldn’t detect it in the early 70’s and it took his life at 52 😪😪

earlepg

My mother went through a couple of these attacks when she was alive. I ended up with the stroke instead.

earlepg

Carole Benner, Only 13.5% missed this question. Of course it's possible that a few got the answer from the majority, but i expected to see a few more misses.

Denise Currie

Mum, Dad, Brother and Sister all had heart problems and suffered from this, but I have not had this problem thankfully (I hope I haven't jinxed myself now)