ANGINA PECTORIS

Chest pain caused by decreased coronary oxygen supply and increased oxygen demand of the heart.

ETIOLOGY: Reduced blood flow to the heart muscles.

RISK FACTORS: -Physical exertion -Stress -Eating Heavy meal

-Exposure to cold -High cholesterol diet
-Sedentary lifestyle
-obesity

Release of ↑ blood flow

↑myocardial catecholamines to mesenteric
oxygen demand area
Formation of
atheromatous
Vasoconstriction plaque
HR ↓blood
accelerates supply to
↑ BP, heart heart atherosclerosis
rate

↓Oxygen
supply
Heart becomes
ischemic
pallor
Ischemia
Diaphoresis

anxiety
Cell
PAIN anaerobic
weakness
metabolism

Nausea
and
Lactic acid
vomiting