What Is Angina? And What Is The Cure?

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those arteries supplying the
heart muscle itself, i.e., the 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.

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