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When blood vessels towards the heart decrease in surface area, blood flow is restricted<ref>http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Angina/Pages/Introduction.aspx</ref>. This leads to a pain in the chest area known as Angina<ref>http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Angina/Pages/Introduction.aspx</ref>. The NHS say that "the pain and discomfort of angina feels like a dull, heavy or tight pain in the chest that can sometimes spread to the left arm, neck, jaw or back"<ref>http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Angina/Pages/Introduction.aspx</ref>. | When blood vessels towards the [[heart|heart]] decrease in surface area, blood flow is restricted<ref>http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Angina/Pages/Introduction.aspx</ref>. This leads to a pain in the chest area known as Angina<ref>http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Angina/Pages/Introduction.aspx</ref>. The NHS say that "the pain and discomfort of angina feels like a dull, heavy or tight pain in the chest that can sometimes spread to the left arm, neck, jaw or back"<ref>http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Angina/Pages/Introduction.aspx</ref><ref>http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Angina/Pages/Introduction.aspx (accessed on 20/10/14)</ref>. | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:00, 24 October 2014
When blood vessels towards the heart decrease in surface area, blood flow is restricted[1]. This leads to a pain in the chest area known as Angina[2]. The NHS say that "the pain and discomfort of angina feels like a dull, heavy or tight pain in the chest that can sometimes spread to the left arm, neck, jaw or back"[3][4].