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Effort chest pressure easing with rest is angina; pain with sweating beyond 15-20 minutes is a heart attack - call 102/108.
CAD speaks in two voices: the warning voice of angina - chest discomfort on effort that eases with rest - and the emergency voice of heart attack. Learning both, and their atypical disguises, saves lives. Emergencies first.
Effort-triggered chest pressure that eases with rest is angina; chest pain with sweating or breathlessness lasting over 15-20 minutes is a heart attack - call 102/108, sit down, and chew aspirin only if advised.
Written By
Dr. Daksh
BDS
Reviewed By
Dr. Varun Gupta
MD Pharmacology, MBBS
Last updated on
27 Sep 2022 • 06:23 PM (IST)
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