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Help for the 6.5 million Americans with angina

	Taking medication and changing your lifestyle can help you have fewer and milder angina attacks, but getting stable angina is also a warning that you could have a heart attack. ConsumerReportsHealth.org can help you find treatments for stable angina that work well.
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If you or someone you know is diagnosed with stable angina, you're not alone. Consumer Reports Health can help with the best research on angina, and expert evidence and advice about treatments.

Angina is the discomfort or pain you feel, usually in your chest, when your heart isn't getting enough oxygen. Stable angina is caused by coronary artery disease, and occurs in a regular pattern. Typically, you get angina when you do something active and it goes away when you rest. In the United States, about 6.4 million people are living with this condition. And each year, about 400,000 people are diagnosed with stable angina.

Key points about treating angina

• You can take pills or a spray you put under your tongue to get quick relief from an angina attack. This medicine is called nitroglycerin (NTG for short).
• If you plan to do something that usually brings on your angina, you can take this medicine first to stop you from getting an attack.
• Drugs called beta-blockers help you have fewer angina attacks and stay active. They are usually the first treatment doctors give for stable angina.
• Two other types of medicines, calcium channel blockers and nitrates, also work for angina.

This report discusses treatments for the most common type of angina. Doctors call this stable angina because it has a regular pattern to it. There are some good treatments that can relieve the discomfort or pain of an angina attack, cut the number of attacks and help you get on with your life. Your doctor will also suggest treatments to stop your angina and heart disease from getting worse and to lower your chances of having a heart attack.

There are several treatments for stable angina. Learning as much as you can about angina will help you cope better. As a Consumer Reports Health subscriber, you'll have access to our expert research and recommendations, and you'll be more confident and knowledgeable about which treatments are best for you.