Angina Pectoris: Chest Pain That's Warning You — Are You Listening?

Your Heart Is Speaking — Don't Ignore It

Angina pectoris is chest pain or pressure when the heart muscle doesn't receive enough oxygen-rich blood — typically during physical exertion or emotional stress. It's a direct signal that coronary artery disease is narrowing the arteries that feed your heart. In Nigeria, where cardiac care is often sought only after a crisis, angina is frequently the last warning before a heart attack.

What Angina Feels Like

• Pressure, squeezing, or heaviness in the centre of the chest
• Pain radiating to the left arm, jaw, neck, or back
• Triggered by exertion and relieved by rest
• Episodes typically last 2–5 minutes

Unstable angina — pain at rest, increasing frequency, or lasting more than 15 minutes — is a cardiac emergency. Go to hospital immediately.

FXMed's Preventive Cardiology Approach

Our Functional Health Analysis goes beyond cholesterol to assess true cardiovascular risk: Lp(a), ApoB, hsCRP, homocysteine, fasting insulin, and advanced lipid fractionation. Combined with ECG, this gives a complete picture of your heart's status. We then build a personalised protocol — dietary, supplemental, and lifestyle — to slow or reverse atherosclerosis.