What should you know about anti angina?

Angina occurs when heart muscle does not receive enough oxygen-rich blood for its workload. Treatment may include a fast-acting medicine for an episode and daily medicines that reduce the heart's workload or improve blood flow. Other medicines may manage blood pressure, cholesterol or clotting risk. The appropriate combination depends on the angina pattern, other health conditions and possible medicine interactions.

Take each medicine exactly as prescribed and learn which one is intended for sudden symptoms. Keep any fast-acting medicine accessible, check storage instructions and replace it when advised. Record what you were doing when discomfort began, how long it lasted and whether the prescribed medicine helped. Do not stop regular heart or blood-pressure medicines abruptly; a clinician can adjust them if headaches, dizziness or other side effects occur.

Call UAE emergency services for new, severe or worsening chest pressure, particularly when it occurs at rest, lasts despite following your prescribed action plan, or comes with breathlessness, sweating, nausea, faintness, or discomfort spreading to the arm, back, neck or jaw. Do not drive yourself. A change in the usual frequency, trigger or recovery pattern also warrants prompt medical assessment.

Confirm how to use your rapid-relief medicine, what to do if discomfort remains and which side effects merit a call. Ask whether an electrocardiogram or another assessment is appropriate, what activity is suitable for you, and how smoking, sleep and meals affect symptoms. Bring a complete list of prescriptions, supplements and non-prescription medicines so interactions can be checked.