Chest pain, many causes can cause, the more serious is angina pectoris.
But many people have chest pain, they just endure it, and it is this kind of thinking that misses the best treatment time for some heart diseases.
Chest pain can be ranked second in the emergency department, and many hospitals have also built a chest pain center, which also knows the severity of chest pain.
Although chest pain is not necessarily caused by angina, it is necessary to suspect that it may be angina.
Because when angina attacks, because the heart ischemia, it causes pain in the chest.
Chest pain, how to determine whether it is angina? These 5 points to know
1. Pain location
Angina is usually in the anterior region, or behind the ribs, but as the pain worsens, it radiates to other areas.
For example, radiation to the left upper arm, as well as the neck, teeth and other parts, so the continuous pain in these areas can not be relieved, and it should be noted that it may be caused by angina or myocardial infarction.
There are also a small number of patients who may have pain in the epigastric region, although it is a very small number of patients, but it can not be ignored.
2. The nature of the pain
Chest pain caused by angina is often a stuffy feeling, or a squeezed feeling in the chest, and some patients can't even say what kind of discomfort the chest is.
However, the chest pain of angina myocardial infarction is not like the general colic sensation, so it is different from the ordinary pain, which needs to be known.
In particular, some middle-aged and elderly patients are a high incidence of myocardial infarction and need to recognize the characteristics of angina myocardial infarction.
3. Duration of pain
In general, the duration of angina is about 1-15 minutes, and if the duration of the pain persists, it is necessary to be vigilant that it may be a myocardial infarction.
If the chest pain persists and does not resolve, it is recommended that you should get a doctor immediately to avoid delays and delays in the treatment of the disease.
4. Pain onset time
In general, the onset time of angina is mainly during exertion or emotional agitation, mainly because the body is too tired or the emotions are too excited, which will increase blood pressure and accelerate the blood flow rate.
Patients with angina pectoris have narrowed arterial blood vessels, blood pressure rises, blood flow accelerates, narrow blood vessels can not give the heart enough supply, so the heart will appear ischemic and painful.
5. Angina pain will be relieved after medication
When chest pain occurs in angina, after rest or taking nitroglycerin and salvia, there is a possibility of relief, and generally within 1-5 minutes the pain will disappear or be relieved.
So this is also a distinguishing feature.