What is the cause of angina pectoris?
Just like any muscle in the body, the myocardium (heart muscles) need oxygen and nutrition in order to “feel” comfortable, remain healthy and function well. The oxygen and nutrition are carried by blood that is circulating inside the arteries that supply all muscles, other tissues and organs throughout the body. If any of these arteries are blocked for any reason, the blood supply to the intended areas is diminished or totally cut off. The heart muscles are supplied by the coronary arteries. If these coronary arteries are blocked, the heart muscles are deprived of blood, and therefore of oxygen and nutrition, and these muscles suffer from “asphyxiation” (choking from lack of oxygen) and go into severe spasm, causing the angina pectoris. How are these arteries blocked? Blockages in the arteries in our body is caused by arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) brought on, and/or aggravated, by several health risk factors. The main culprit ingredient is cholesterol, which mostly come
