What Is Angina? And What Is The Cure?

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coronary arteries.
Like any other organ, the heart requires a steady flow of oxygen and nutrients
to provide energy for rmovement, and to maintain the delicate balance of
chemicals which allow for the careful electrical rhythm control of the heart
beat. Unlike some other organs, the heart can survive only a matter of minutes
without these nutrients, and the rest of the body can survive only minutes
without the heart--thus the critical nature of these syndromes.
Causes of blockage range from congenital tissue strands within or over the
arteries to spasms of the muscular coat of the arteries themselves. By far the
most common cause, however, is the deposition of plaques of cholesterol,
platelets and other substances within the arterial walls. Sometimes the buildup
is very gradual, but in other cases the buildup is suddenly increased as a chunk
of matter breaks off and suddenly blocks the already narrowed opening.
Certain factors seem to favor the buildup of these plaques. A ...

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