Cardiac Rehabilitation at ULHT and NHS Lincolnshire
Chest pain management guidelines
What is angina?
Angina is pain coming from the heart. When we ask our heart to do more work, it needs more oxygen. If the heart doesn’t get enough oxygen because the arteries around it are narrowed, then it complains. The symptoms experienced are known as angina. Everybody’s angina symptoms are slightly different, if you think you may be getting angina then it is important to see your GP to enable the diagnosis to be confirmed. He/ or she may provide you with a GTN spray.
What to do if you get angina
- Stop and rest.
Sit down or lean on something. - Take your GTN spray (2 x puffs under your tongue, close your mouth) or tablets
- Wait 5 minutes
Has the angina gone?
- if no -
- Take your GTN spray or tablets
- Wait 5 minutes
Has the angina gone?
- if no -
- Take your GTN spray or tablets
- Wait 5 minutes
Has the angina gone?
- if no -
- Dial 999
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