Angina Pectoris (Stable Angina); Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

4) Profuse sweating

Sweating, Profuse sweating

Sweating is our body’s way of decreasing its temperature to avoid overheating which can literally “boil” our brains. It is activated by the autonomic nervous system -yes you guessed it right; it is called auto-nomic because we have no control over it-. In case of angina, it is no different except that there is no excess heat. Angina causes severe distress, leading to the activation of the sympathetic part of the autonomic nervous system, causing the profuse sweating. Any sweating without fever is considered significant enough that it may be the only prevalent symptom of angina.