Complications of Angina

Complications list for Angina: The list of complications that have been mentioned in various sources for Angina includes:

• Heart attack - Angina may be the start of a heart attack and having angina raises the risk of a later heart attack
• Heart damage (see Heart symptoms) - Angina usually indicates some sort of heart problem that may become serious.

Complications of Angina: An episode of angina is not a heart attack, but it does mean that you have a greater chance of having a heart attack. Angina pain means that some of the heart muscle is not getting enough blood temporarily. A heart attack, on the other hand, occurs when the blood flow to a part of the heart is suddenly and permanently cut off, usually by a blood clot. This can lead to serious heart damage. ¹

Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Angina: NWHIC

Last revision: October 23, 2003

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