Symptoms of coronary heart disease:
Symptoms of coronary heart disease vary from one to another, depending on arterial obstruction degree. Some people are asymptomatic, while others have severe symptoms.
1-Angina:
Angina is chest pain due to low blood flow to the heart muscles. It is a warning sign that you may have a heart attack. According to the frequency and duration of the anginal attack, angina may be stable, unstable, microvascular, or variant angina.
Stable angina has a regular frequency, course, and severity, while unstable angina is irregular. Its leading cause is atherosclerosis (buildup of plaques inside the coronary arteries). Microvascular angina is due to obstruction of small vessels of the coronaries. Variant angina occurs at rest. The patient with angina may feel pressure, heaviness, tightness, or burning chest pain. Also, he may complain of heartburn, weakness, sweating, nausea, and Mal-digestion.
The females may complain of vomiting, abdominal pain, shortness of breath, and fatigue. The frequency, course, and severity of angina depend on its type. You can relieve the anginal chest pain of angina by the rest.
2- Dizziness:
It is the sensation of being unbalanced and fearing to fall because the brain doesn’t receive enough blood. So, you may feel faint, lightheaded, and nauseous.
3- Shortness of breath:
occurs due to a decreased amount of oxygen that reaches your tissues. You will feel tightness, suffocation, difficulty catching the breath, and rapid breathing.
4- Fatigue:
You feel tired and don’t have the energy to do anything.
5- Nausea:
You will feel that you want to vomit to relieve this feeling.
6- Cold sweat:
You will sweat without working out or in hot weather due to the stress during the attack.
7- Sleep disturbance:
You will notice disruption of your sleep time and quality.
