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A woman goes to the emergency room. she tells the nurse that after carrying several loads of laundry up a flight of stairs she is having chest pain and a sensation she describes as her heart being crushed. which condition is she likely experiencing?

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The possible condition that she may be experiencing would be:

Angina Pectoris

This is a medical term for chest pain or the coronary heart disease, it happens when there is not enough blood received in the heart muscle. The symptoms that you would typically experience with Angina would be the pain at the center of the chest or uncomfortable pressure.

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