What you want to learn with regards to Unstable angina

Angina basically means chest pain. The reason for this is ischemia. The term angina pectoris was derived from the Greek word ankhone which means strangling and the Latin word pectus which means the chest. Indeed angina pectoris is like a strangling feeling in the chest area.

There are three recognizable types of angina pectoris but in this article, we will be focusing more on Unstable angina. Unstable angina is an irregular kind of chest pain because it changes or worsens as the pain progresses. It has three defining features: it occurs even at rest, severe and gradually increases when left untreated. For many medical professionals, an unstable angina is very dangerous and needs emergency intervention because this can surely lead to a full-blown heart attack.

Why is it considered “unstable”? Unstable angina symptoms have no known pattern and are unpredictable. It is so unpredictable that it can occur without any trigger. In addition, the symptoms carry on longer than stable type and the pain is usually not reduced by nitroglycerin. Another reason why it is called unstable is that there is an actual rupture of the plaque in the blood vessel which leads to a production of a clot that will eventually block the vessel.

As mentioned before, unstable angina symptoms are defined into three: pain occurs even at rest or with minimal exertion at lasts more than 20 minutes; it is severe frank pain and is within and this means that there is a new onset within a month; and lastly, it follows a crescendo pattern which means that the frequency and length is more prolonged compared to the older episode.