What is the difference between chronic stable angina pain and pain associated with myocardial infarction?

Chest pain of CSA vs pain due to Myocardial Infarction

 Chronic Stable Angina Pain:

 Onset: Is likely to happen systematically during the activities such as sports or exercises, whenever one is under stress or has other provoking causes.

 Duration: Usually of a few minutes’ duration, often settling with rest or nitroglycerin.

 Quality: Defined as chest discomfort that may be aching, tightness, or weight-like sensation. It may also be present in the neck, jaw, shoulder or the arm.

 Relief: The symptoms are improved either by resting or taking the nitroglycerin, meaning that pain results from temporary lack of blood supply.

 Pattern: Most commonly it appears in a given form, it manifests at a certain rate and has a certain level of intensity.

 Pain Associated with Myocardial Infarction (MI):Pain Associated with Myocardial Infarction (MI):

 Onset: Pleased might happen at any time when the person doesn’t have to be exerting himself or herself or stressed.

 Duration: Usually lasts more than angina, may last more than 20 minutes and is not relieved by rest or nitroglycerin.

 Quality: May be described as severe, crushing or burning in character. It may be associated with such symptoms as nausea, sweating, shortness of breath and, possibly, anxiety.

 Relief: This type of pain is not relieved by rest or nitroglycerin to suggest prolonged but severe ischemia.

 Pattern: The pain experience may be of higher degree, and is definitely not rhythmic, which in most cases signals a more critical condition.