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heart, stable angina, angina, stable, angina, pain, discomfort, in the chest, adjacent areas, insufficient blood flow, heart muscle, chest pain is relieved by rest, a short period of time, 15 minutes, chest pain of a longer duration, pain appearing, a lower level of effort than, at rest, considered unstable angina, angina affects approximately 3% to 5%, population, most common cause is coronary artery disease, cad, cad is a condition, the blood flow, heart is partially, completely blocked, build-up of a sticky substance, plaque, in the coronary arteries, situations that, require increased blood flow, heart, angina, cad, exercise, heavy meals, stress, risk factors, cad, in turn causes, angina, male gender, cigarette smoking, high cholesterol levels, in particular, high ldl, low hdl cholesterol, high blood pressure, hypertension, diabetes, family history of coronary heart disease, age 55, sedentary lifestyle, obesity, less common causes, angina, coronary artery spasm, prinzmetal's angina, the heart valves, heart failure, abnormal heart rhythms, anemia, coexist, cad, a feeling of tightness, heavy pressure, squeezing pain, crushing chest pain, under the breastbone, slightly, left, not clearly focused in one spot, may spread to shoulder, arm, jaw, neck, areas, feel like gas, indigestion, occurs after activity, stress, exertion, lasts 1 to 15 minutes, relieved with rest, nitroglycerin, call doctor, go to the hospital, chest pain, heaviness lasts longer than 15 minutes or is not relieved by three sublingual nitroglycerin tablets under the tongue, each taken 5 minutes apart, pain may represent unstable angina, a heart attack, note changes in blood pressure, a heart murmur, arrhythmias, irregular heartbeats, an exercise tolerance test, stress test, treadmill test, ecg changes associated, the chest pain, confirm the diagnosis of coronary artery disease in patients, angina, a stress echocardiogram, the heart's ability to squeeze, contract, altered, a heart scan, an coronary angiography, ordered, goals, to reduce symptoms, prevent complications, experience angina, rest, health care provider recommended that take nitroglycerin to relieve the discomfort, long-term treatment, stable angina includes nitroglycerin, oral nitrates administered, the skin, aspirin, beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers, medications, given to control high cholesterol, high blood pressure, abnormal heart rhythms, recommend a cardiac rehabilitation program to help improve heart's fitness, patients, need surgery to treat the underlying coronary artery disease, ptca, balloon angioplasty to a coronary artery, ptca, includes placement of a stent, a wire mesh device to help keep the artery open, another type of surgery is coronary artery bypass grafting, cabg, stable angina, improved, medical treatment, a sign of coronary artery disease, progressive disease, unstable angina, heart attack, sudden death, lethal arrhythmias, any, chest pain develops that has not been evaluated, angina changes in frequency, severity, duration, character, happens at rest, angina, increasing doses of nitroglycerin, not relieved, 15 minutes, involved in an activity, trigger angina, advise to take nitroglycerin a few minutes in advance, prevent the pain, long term, best prevention, angina, modify, many risk factors, coronary heart disease, stop smoking, lose weight, overweight, control blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol, reducing risk factors, according to some studies, prevent the blockages from getting worse, reduce the severity, the blockages, thus markedly reducing angina.