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Variant Angina and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
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The word “angina” probably causes you to think of your heart and chest pain. However, angina is a word that can refer to pain in other parts of your body, also.

For example, Ludwig’s angina is a serious, potentially life-threatening infection of the tissues of the floor of your mouth. Abdominal angina is a type of angina that is used in reference to postprandial abdominal pain that occurs in people when there is not enough blood flow to take care of your mesenteric visceral demands.

However, in spite of those types of angina that were just mentioned, when you hear the word “angina,” it is probably chest pain and your heart that comes to your mind. The form of angina that has to do with chest pain and your heart is known as angina pectoris.

Variant angina is a kind of angina that involves chest pain and your heart. As the name implies, variant angina is a variant form of angina pectoris.

Variant angina is a syndrome that is usually characterized by angina (heart chest pain) that develops while you are at rest. Variant angina is heart chest pain that takes place in cycles while you are resting.

Variant angina affects about 4 out of every 100,000 people in the United States. Even though variant angina may occur in anyone at any time, most of the time it develops in people who smoke, have high cholesterol or have high blood pressure (hypertension).

Men get variant angina far more often than women do. In fact, 70 to 90% of the people with variant angina are men.

Variant angina is known by other names. It is also called Prinzmetal’s angina, angina inversa and coronary artery spasm. Once again, it is a variant type of angina pectoris.

It should be understood that variant angina is not a disease or an ailment. Variant angina is a sign or symptom of an underlying ailment or disease that is causing it to occur. In fact, variant angina may very well be the primary indication of whatever that underlying condition is.

Variant angina is caused by something that is called vasospasm. Vasospasm is a narrowing of your coronary arteries that results from the contraction of the smooth muscle tissue in your vessel walls rather than being caused by atherosclerosis (buildup of fatty plaque and hardening of the arteries).

The primary sign or symptom of variant angina is chest pain. This is chest pain that usually takes place while you are at rest, rather than with exertion. These attacks of chest pain usually develop at night. The pain caused by variant angina may:

Ÿ  Be relieved by taking nitroglycerin

Ÿ  Cause fainting or a loss of consciousness

Ÿ  Develop most often while you are resting

Ÿ  Take place at the same time each day, which is usually between 12:00 midnight and 8:00 AM

Ÿ  Be located under your breast bone

Ÿ  Continue for a period of time lasting anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes

Ÿ  Be described as crushing, pressure, squeezing, constricting, or tightness

Ÿ  Be severe and radiate (move) to your arm, shoulder, jaw or neck.

Are you disabled and prevented from being able to work because of the underlying disease or ailment and/or complications that have come about from whatever it is that has caused your variant angina. If this is true, do you need financial help?

Have you applied for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration? Was your application turned down by the Social Security Administration?

The attorney at socialsecurityhome.com can help you as you seek after Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration. Do not waste time. Go to socialsecurityhome.com. Socialsecurityhome.com is the place that can help.

 

 

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A Coronary Artery Spasm and Receiving Social Security Disability

Monday, August 22nd, 2011
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When you hear the word “angina,” you probably think about chest pain and your heart. Did you know that angina can also be used in reference to pain that develops in other areas of your body?

An example of this is abdominal angina. It is a form of angina that refers to postprandial abdominal pain that develops in people when they do not have sufficient blood flow to meet their mesenteric visceral demands,

Another example is Ludwig’s angina. It is a serious, potentially life-threatening infection of the tissues of the floor of your mouth.

Even though there are other forms of angina like those just mentioned, when you hear the word “angina,” it is still probably your heart and chest pain that you think about. The kind  of angina that is about chest pain and your heart is referred to as angina pectoris.

A coronary artery spasm is a brief, temporary narrowing (contraction) of the muscles in an artery wall in your heart. A coronary artery spasm may narrow and decrease or even stop the flow of blood to part of your heart muscle.

If a coronary artery spasm lasts long enough, it can result in angina or even a heart attack (myocardial infarction). The angina caused by a coronary artery spasm usually takes place while you are at rest. This is not like typical angina. It usually occurs with some type of physical activity.

A coronary artery spasm develops in about 4 out of every 100,000 people in the United States. Even though a coronary artery spasm may take place in anyone at any time, it occurs most often in people who smoke, have high cholesterol or have high blood pressure (hypertension).

There are other things that may trigger a coronary spasm. Some of these may include:

Ÿ  Stimulant drugs like cocaine and amphetamines

Ÿ  Extreme emotional stress

Ÿ  Alcohol withdrawal

Ÿ  Medications that bring about narrowing of your blood vessels (vasoconstriction)

Ÿ  Exposure to cold.

However, a coronary artery spasm may take place in someone who has no risk factors like those that have just been mentioned. It can also occur in people who have disorders that are affecting their immune system like lupus.

Men are far more likely to have a coronary artery spasm than women are. In fact, 70 to 90% of the people who have a coronary artery spasm are men.

A coronary artery spasm is not an ailment or a disorder. A coronary artery spasm is a sign or symptom of an underlying ailment or disease that causes it to occur.

The hallmark sign or symptom of a coronary artery spasm is angina (chest pain). This is chest pain that usually occurs while you are resting, rather than with exertion. The pain resulting from a coronary artery spasm may:

Ÿ  Be located under your breast bone

Ÿ  Be described as squeezing, crushing, constricting, tightness or pressure

Ÿ  Develop while you are at rest

Ÿ  Take place at the same time each day, which is usually between 12:00 midnight and 8:00 AM

Ÿ  Be severe and radiate (move) to your neck, jaw, arm or shoulder

Ÿ  Continue for a period of time lasting anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes

Ÿ  Result in fainting or a loss of consciousness

Ÿ  Be relieved by taking nitroglycerin.

You may be incapacitated and unable to work because of the underlying disorder or disease and/or complications that have been brought about by whatever it is that has resulted in a coronary artery spasm. As a result, you may need financial assistance?

Have you put in a claim for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration? Was that claim denied?

The lawyer at socialsecurityhome.com can help. Do not delay. Contact socialsecurityhome.com, today. Socialsecurityhome.com is the right place to go.

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Angina Ludovici and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Friday, July 22nd, 2011
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Angina ludovici is a serious, potentially life-threatening infection of the tissues of the floor of your mouth. It usually develops in adults who have bordering dental infections.

Angina ludovici is not the same thing as angina pectoris that is commonly known as “angina”. “Angina” is a word that is taken from the Greek word ankhon, meaning, “strangling”.

Angina ludovici is used in reference to the feeling of strangling, not the feeling of chest pain. However, it is possible for you to experience chest pain with angina ludovici if the infection spreads into your retrosternal space.

Angina ludovici is a type of cellulitis that involves inflammation of the tissues of the floor of your mouth, which is under your tongue. Many times, it develops after a mouth injury or an infection of the roots of your teeth.

Angina ludovici usually results from a bacterial infection, like streptococci or staphylococci. There are also other bacteria that can cause this infection.

Angina ludovici seems to develop most often in people with a condition of lowered immunity, but it can occur in healthy individuals also. With the coming of antibiotics, angina ludovici has become a rare disease.

There are several different signs and symptoms that you may experience which may be an indication that you have angina ludovici. Some of these include:

 

  • Swelling of your neck
  • Neck pain
  • Redness of your neck
  • Difficulty swallowing (dysphagia)
  • Swelling, pain and raising of your tongue
  • General feeling of weakness or sickness (malaise)
  • Swelling of the tissues of your  sublingual and submandibular spaces
  • Fever
  • Drooling
  • Earache
  • Confusion or other mental changes
  • In severe cases, difficulty in breathing.

 

There are important signs and symptoms to watch for with angina ludovici. These include when you are not able to swallow your own saliva and when you have audible difficulty in breathing. As mentioned at the beginning, angina ludovici can be life-threatening because the swelling of tissues develops quickly and may block your airway.

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Intestinal Angina and Receiving Social Security Disability

Friday, April 8th, 2011

When you think about “angina,” you probably think about the heart and pain that involves the heart. Did you know that angina can also be a term that is used for stomach or abdominal pain?

Intestinal angina is postprandial abdominal pain that comes about because you do not have sufficient blood flow to take care of your mesenteric visceral demands. Intestinal angina is stop and start again abdominal pain that often takes place at a fixed time after eating.

One good thing about intestinal angina is that it is extremely rare. Women have intestinal angina three times as often as men. It is most common in people over 60 years of age.

One thing that you need to keep in mind is that intestinal angina is not a disease. It is a sign or symptom of an underlying disorder that is causing this condition. In fact, intestinal angina may be the main sign or symptom of the underlying disorder that is causing it.

The underlying cause of intestinal angina is usually your stomach and intestines temporarily having insufficient amounts of blood that are needed for these organs to function like they should. A condition that is known as arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) is almost always the cause of this poor circulation of blood. In rare cases, there are other disorders that may cause intestinal angina. Some of these are:

§  Aortic coarctation

§  Antiphospholipid syndrome

§  Carcinoid tumor.

There is one principle risk factor for intestinal angina. It is smoking. Somewhere between 75 and 80% of the people who develop intestinal angina are smokers.

Even though intestinal angina is a sign or symptom of an underlying disorder rather than being a disease, the primary symptom or indication of this condition is disabling central abdominal pain that usually begins 10-15 minutes after eating. This pain usually gets worse until it reaches a plateau. Then, it slowly goes away several hours after eating.

When intestinal angina first starts, this pattern of pain usually only occurs after eating a large meal. However, as time goes on, the pain happens even after small meals. You begin to associate the eating of a meal with pain.

Another sign or symptom of intestinal angina is substantial weight loss. This is unintended weight loss.

You or a loved one may be experiencing intestinal angina. This condition may be the primary indication of an underlying disorder that is the reason why you or your loved one is disabled and cannot work.

If this is your situation, you may need help. You may need financial assistance.

You or your loved one may be intending to apply for the financial help that you need from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability that has resulted from an underlying disorder whose primary sign or symptom is intestinal angina. You may have already taken this step, and your application was denied by the Social Security Administration.

If you or your loved one is planning on reapplying or appealing the denial, you really need to remember this important fact that you may not be aware of. The simple truth is that people who have a disability attorney working for them like the one you will find at socialsecurityhome.com are approved more often than people who are not represented by a disability lawyer.

Please do not hesitate or wait until tomorrow. Contact the disability attorney at socialsecurityhome.com, today.

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Chest Pain and Receiving Social Security Disability

Friday, March 25th, 2011

Chest pain is something that should always be taken with great seriousness. It can be extremely dangerous to ignore chest pain and not do anything about it.

Chest pain is not always a sign of an impending heart attack. Many times, chest pain is not related to any heart problem. Even if your chest pain is not related to your heart, it may still be a sign of a serious problem.

The effects of chest pain are different according to what is causing your chest pain. If your chest pain is heart related, it can be an indication of:

§  A heart attack can cause fullness, pressure or a crushing chest pain that lasts longer than a few minutes.

§  Pericarditis causes a sharp, piercing chest pain that is centralized.

§  Angina can cause recurrent episodes of chest pain.

§  Coronary artery spasm can cause varying degrees of chest pain.

§  Aortic dissection can cause a sudden, tearing chest pain as well as back pain.

Non-heart related chest pain can be a sign or symptom of:

§  Heartburn is a burning, painful sensation behind your breastbone. It usually follows a meal and can last for hours.

§  Pleurisy causes a sharp, localized chest pain that gets worse when you cough or inhale.

§  Panic attack can cause chest pain as well as intense fear, rapid breathing and heartbeat, shortness of breath and profuse sweating.

§  Pulmonary embolism causes a sharp, sudden chest pain that gets worse when you cough or take a deep breath.

§  Costochondritis can cause sudden, intense pain that may cause you to think you are having a heart attack. A heart attack usually involves pain that is more widespread.

§  Injured ribs or pinched nerves can cause chest pain.

§  Sore muscles usually cause chest pain when you raise your arms or twist from side to side.

§  Achalasia is a swallowing disorder that causes food to back up into your esophagus causing chest pain.

§  Esophageal spasms can cause chest pain.

§  Gallbladder or pancreas problems can cause abdominal pain that radiates to your chest.

§  Shingles can cause a sharp, burning chest pain.

Whatever is causing your chest pain may be keeping you from working. The underlying cause of your chest pain may be the reason you are disabled.

Do you need help? Do you need financial help?

Have you applied for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration and been denied? Are you wondering what to do now?

If you are thinking about appealing the denial by the Social Security Administration, you will need a proven disability lawyer like the one at socialsecurityhome.com to represent you in this process. This is true because people who are represented by a qualified disability attorney are approved more often than those people who do not have a lawyer.

Do not wait. Do not put this off. Contact the trustworthy disability attorney at socialsecurityhome.com, today.

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Ludwig’s Angina and Receiving Social Security Disability

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

Ludwig’s angina is a serious, potentially life-threatening infection of the tissues of the floor of your mouth. It usually occurs in adults with adjacent dental infections.

Ludwig’s angina is also known as angina ludovici. This infection is named after the German physician, Wilhelm Frederick von Ludwig who first described this condition in 1836.

Ludwig’s angina should not be confused with angina pectoris that is commonly referred to as “angina”. “Angina” is a word that comes from the Greek word ankhon, meaning, “strangling”.

Ludwig’s angina refers to the feeling of strangling, not the feeling of chest pain. However, it is possible for chest pain to occur in Ludwig’s angina if the infection spreads into your retrosternal space.

Ludwig’s angina is usually caused by a bacterial infection, like streptococci or staphylococci. There are also other bacteria that can cause this infection.

Ludwig’s angina seems to occur more frequently in people with a condition of lowered immunity, but it can take place in healthy individuals also. With the coming of antibiotics, Ludwig’s angina has become a rare disease.

There are several ways that you may be affected by Ludwig’s angina. Some of these are:

  • Pain, swelling and raising of your tongue
  • Swelling of the tissues of your submandibular and sublingual spaces
  • Swelling of your neck
  • Malaise (general feeling of sickness or weakness)
  • Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing)
  • Fever
  • In severe cases, difficulty in breathing.

Important effects to look for with Ludwig’s angina include when you are not being able to swallow your own saliva and the presence of audible difficulty in breathing.

Ludwig’s angina is not normally a condition that will disable you and cause you to be unable to work. However, if you have other conditions along with Ludwig’s angina or you have complications that have resulted from it; you may be disabled.

If this is the case for you or a loved one, you may need help. You may need financial help.

Who will be able to give you the financial assistance that you or your loved one needs? Where will that help come from?

Have you or your loved one applied for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration because of the disability caused by complications along with or resulting from Ludwig’s angina? Were you or your loved one denied?

You or your loved one may be thinking about appealing the denial by the Social Security Administration. If you do, here is something to remember. People who are represented by a disability attorney are approved more often than those people without a lawyer.

This is something that could affect you or your loved one for the rest of your life. Do not delay. Contact us today so we can help you find a disability lawyer near you.

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Arteriosclerosis, Atherosclerosis and Receiving Social Security Disability

Monday, March 29th, 2010
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Arteries are blood vessels that carry nutrients and oxygen from your heart to the rest of your body. Healthy arteries are elastic, flexible and strong. Over time, however, too much pressure in your arteries can make the walls of your arteries thick and stiff. Sometimes this restricts blood flow to your tissues and organs. This process is called arteriosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries.

The two terms arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis are often used interchangeably. Atherosclerosis, however, is a specific type of arteriosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is a hardening of an artery due specifically because of the buildup of plaque.

There is a third term that is similar in spelling, yet distinct in both spelling and meaning. Arteriolosclerosis refers to a hardening of arterioles (small arteries), while arteriosclerosis refers to a hardening of medium and large arteries.

Atherosclerosis can affect arteries in any part of your body, even though it is usually considered to be a heart problem. When it affects arteries going to your limbs you may have circulation problems in your legs and arms called peripheral arterial disease. When atherosclerosis affects arteries that supply blood to your brain, you could have a stroke or a transient ischemic attack (TIA). If the arteries of your heart are affected, you may have angina, heart attack or coronary artery disease. Atherosclerosis can also cause a bulge in the wall of your artery. This is called an aneurysm.

Arteriosclerosis/atherosclerosis is a gradual process. You do not usually experience any effects until your artery becomes so clogged or narrowed that it cannot supply an adequate amount of blood to your tissues and organs.

Specific ways that arteriosclerosis/atherosclerosis can affect you depend on which of your arteries are affected. If it affects:

  • Arteries in your arms and legs – You may experience signs and symptoms of peripheral arterial disease like leg pain when you are walking.
  • Heart arteries – You may have symptoms of a heart attack like chest pain.
  • Arteries supplying blood to your brain – You may experience signs of a stroke, such as dizziness, numbness and weakness.

Arteriosclerosis/atherosclerosis may also cause erectile dysfunction in men.

The effects caused by this condition may be keeping you or a loved one from working. Arteriosclerosis/atherosclerosis may be the reason for your disability.

If this is true, you or your loved one may need help. You may need financial assistance.

Have you or your loved one applied for financial assistance from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits because of the disability caused by arteriosclerosis/atherosclerosis? Were you or your loved one denied?

If you or your loved one is planning on appealing the denial by the Social Security Administration, keep this in mind. People who are represented by a disability attorney like the one you will find at socialsecurityhome.com are approved more often than those people who are without a lawyer.

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Angina and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Thursday, January 14th, 2010
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Angina relates to a painful tightness or constriction somewhere in your body. Even though angina is usually spoken of in connection with the heart, it can refer to other parts of your body, also.

In fact, there are several types of angina. Some of these are:

  • Ludwig’s angina – This is a serious, potentially life-threatening infection of the tissues of the floor of your mouth.
  • Prinzmetal’s angina – It is a syndrome that generally consists of cardiac chest pain while a person is at rest. This takes place in cycles.
  • Vincent’s angina – This is also referred to as trench mouth. It is an infection of your gums that leads to bleeding, deep ulceration, inflammation and necrotic gum tissue.
  • Angina tonsillaris – This disorder is an inflammation of your tonsils.
  • Abdominal angina – It involves postprandial abdominal pain that occurs in you when you have insufficient blood flow to meet your visceral demands.
  • Angina pectoris – This is the medical term for chest pain or discomfort due to coronary heart disease.

Even though angina is not a disease, but rather a sign or symptom of a condition, angina may have several affects on you. Some of these are:

  • Tightening
  • Heaviness
  • Pressure
  • Squeezing or aching across your chest, especially behind your breastbone
  • Pain that radiates to your back, arms, neck, jaw or even your teeth
  • Heartburn
  • Indigestion
  • Nausea
  • Weakness
  • Sweating
  • Shortness of breath
  • Cramping.

These effects produced by angina may reach a point where you are disabled and unable to work. If this is where you or a loved one is at, again, it is important to remember that angina is not the cause of your disability.

Whatever the underlying condition is that is causing your angina is the real cause of your disability. Angina is probably the main sign or symptom that you or your loved one is experiencing.

If this is true, you or your loved one may need help. You may need financial assistance.

Have you or your loved one thought about applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration because of the disability that is characterized primarily by angina. Have you already done this and been denied by the Social Security Administration?

You may be wondering what to do next? Do you have any recourse? What options are open to you?

One step that you or your loved one can take is to appeal the denial by the Social Security Administration. If you decide to do this, here is something to think about.

You or your loved one is going to need a disability lawyer like the one at socialsecurityhome.com to represent you in this process. This is true because people who have a disability attorney are approved more often than those people without a lawyer.

Do not wait. Contact the qualified disability attorney at socialsecurityhome.com, today.

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Angina Pectoris and Receiving Social Security Disability

Friday, November 6th, 2009

When you say the word, “angina” most people immediately think of pain in the chest.  They think of pain related to the heart. Angina, however, can refer to other parts of your body.

There are also other types of angina that are not directly related to your heart. However, when you say the word most people think of chest pain and the heart.

The angina related to your heart is angina pectoris, or most commonly referred to just as angina. Angina is a Latin word that refers to a painful constriction or tightness somewhere in your body. Angina pectoris is pain in your chest that results from ischemia (a lack of blood and hence oxygen supply) of your heart muscle due to spasm or obstruction of your coronary arteries (the heart’s blood vessels).

People commonly equate the severity of angina pectoris with the risk of a fatal heart attack. There is a weak relationship between severity of pain and the degree of oxygen deprivation in your heart muscle. In other words, you can have severe angina pectoris with little or no risk of a heart attack. On the other hand, you can have little or no angina pectoris and have a heart attack.

Angina pectoris is classified in two ways. It is classified as stable or unstable angina.

Unstable angina pectoris is usually grouped with similar medical conditions like acute coronary syndrome pain. Some of the ways that unstable angina pectoris can affect you are:

  • Pain that gets worse and worse, which is called, “crescendo” angina
  • Sudden-onset angina while resting
  • Pain that lasts for more than 15 minutes are symptoms of unstable angina.

These symptoms require immediate medical attention, and are usually treated like a presumed heart attack.

Stable angina pectoris refers to the more common understanding of angina related to a lack of blood supply and oxygen of your heart muscle. Some of its effects are:

  • Chest discomfort
  • Tightness
  • Heaviness
  • Pressure
  • Burning, squeezing
  • Choking Sensation
  • Pain in jaw, back, shoulders, arms or neck.

These effects are usually brought on by some activity (running, walking, etc) with minimal or non-existent symptoms at rest. These indications usually go away several minutes following stopping the precipitating activities and begin again when activity resumes.

You may be unable to work because of angina pectoris. It is important to remember that whatever underlying condition is causing your angina pectoris is the real cause of your disability. Angina pectoris is the main symptom that you are experiencing.

You may need help. You may need financial help.

Have you applied for Social Security disability benefits from the Social Security Administration and been denied? If you plan on appealing the denial, remember this. People who are represented by a caring disability attorney are approved more often than those people without a lawyer.

Socialsecurityhome.com is where you will find a skilled disability attorney. Contact the smart disability lawyer at socialsecurityhome.com, today.

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