Angina symptoms are describing as pain, discomfort, pressure, squeezing, burning, or tightness in the chest. It usually begins in the chest behind the breastbone.
Angina Symptoms vary based on the angina type
Angina pain also can occur in the arms, shoulders, neck, jaw, throat, or back. It may feel similar to indigestion. Some people cannot be able to describe exactly where the pain is coming from.
Angina may also have symptoms such as nausea, fatigue, tiredness, weakness, shortness of breath, sweating, and light-headedness may occur. Most often women feel discomfort in their back, shoulders, and abdomen.
Stable Angina symptoms
Pain or discomfort that
- Occurs mostly during physical exertion, when the heart work harder
- Episodes of pain are similar and comes without surprise or at expected instance
- mostly lasts for 5 minutes or less
- gone away after a rest or medication
- is similar to gas or indigestion
- starts from chest and spreads to the arms, back, or other areas
Unstable Angina symptoms
The pain or discomfort:
- mostly occurs while resting or with little physical exertion
- occurs as a surprise or at unexpected instances
- last longer up to 30 minutes and the pain is more severe
- not relieved by rest or medicine
- means a prior notice to a heart-attack
Variant Angina symptoms
The pain or discomfort:
- mostly occurs while sleeping at midnight to early-morning hours that is severe
- relieved by medicine
Chest pain that lasts longer and are not relieved by rest or angina medication may mean you are having or about to have a heart attack, need immediate medical care.