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Click Murmur Syndrome could qualify you for SSI or SSDI

Tuesday, December 27th, 2011

Click murmur syndrome is a disorder that develops when your mitral valve of your heart does not close the way that it ought to. When this happens, it may result in blood being permitted to leak back into your left atrium. This is what is known as mitral valve regurgitation.  Click murmur syndrome, the heart disorder, may qualify you for social security disability benefits.   The mitral valve of your heart is also known as your left atrioventricular valve or your bicuspid valve. Your mitral valve is what is referred to as a dual-flap valve. Your mitral valve separates the ventricle (lower) and atrium (upper) chambers of the left side of your heart. Your mitral valve has the task of controlling blood flow from your left atrium into your left ventricle.

The most common heart valve abnormality in the United States is click murmur syndrome. In fact, it is thought that as high as 10% of the general population of the United States may have some kind of click murmur syndrome. If you have click-murmur syndrome, you may be entitled to some type of social security disability benefits like SSI or SSDI. The right thing to do is to turn to one of the social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com. The social security attorneys at socialsecurityhome.com are experienced in matters relating to getting disability benefits from the Social Security Administration.

At this time, the specific thing that results in click murmur syndrome has not been discovered. However, click-murmur syndrome has been connected with several different things. Some of these are:

  • Your genetic makeup (heredity)
  • Minor chest wall deformities that may be present
  • Medical conditions and disorders, such as scoliosis, Graves disease, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Marfan syndrome, polycystic kidney disease and osteogenesis imperfects.
  • There are some risk factors that may increase your risk of having click-murmur syndrome. Some of these include:
  • Being between the ages of 14 and 30
  • A low body weight
  • Having Marfan syndrome (a condition that involves your connective tissue)
  • Being female
  • Having scoliosis ( a disorder that results in deformity and curvature of your spine)
  • Low blood pressure (hypotension)
  • A family history of click-murmur syndrome
  • Graves disease (a disease involving your thyroid gland)
  • A thin chest diameter
  • Chest wall deformities that you may have.

 

Most of the time, click-murmur syndrome does not produce any signs or symptoms at all. It probably will not need any treatment. However, when the heart disorder click-murmur syndrome does result in signs and symptoms, it may lead to serious, life-threatening complications.

The signs and symptoms produced by click-murmur syndrome may vary greatly from person to person. Some of the possible signs and symptoms that you may have are:

  • Dizziness or lightheadedness
  • Migraine headaches
  • Shortness of breath or problems breathing that often occurs when you are doing physical activity or are lying down flat
  • A heart murmur (an unusual or extra sound during your heartbeat)
  • Fatigue
  • Chest pain that does not come about because of a heart attack or coronary artery disease
  • Low blood pressure (hypotension) that develops when you lie down
  • An irregular or racing heartbeat (cardiac arrhythmia)
  • Panic attacks, depression and anxiety
  • A persistent cough
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Heart Muscle Disease and Receiving Social Security Disability

Thursday, September 29th, 2011
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Your heart is obviously one of the most important, if not the most important, organs in your body. In order for your cells to live and work like they ought to, they have to have the oxygen that is in your blood. Your heart is the organ that pumps your blood to all of your cells.

Heart muscle disease is the layman’s term for cardiomyopathy. Heart muscle disease has to do with the deterioration of the working of your myocardium (your actual heart muscle). This medical disease hinders your heart’s capacity to pump blood.

There are three major forms of heart muscle disease. They are:

Ÿ  Restrictive heart muscle disease – This type of heart muscle disease is characterized by your heart muscle becoming less elastic and rigid. This interferes with the expansion and filling of your heart’s ventricles with blood between heartbeats or contractions.

Ÿ  Hypertrophic heart muscle disease – This form of heart muscle disease is evidenced by abnormal thickening or growth of your heart muscle. This is especially true in regard to the muscle of your left ventricle. This leads to your heart becoming stiff, and the size of your pumping chamber may shrink. This interferes with your heart’s capacity to pump blood.

Ÿ  Dilated heart muscle disease – This kind of heart muscle disease is marked by your heart’s main pumping chamber becoming enlarged (dilated), and its pumping ability becoming hindered. Dilated heart muscle disease is the first and most common form of heart muscle disease.

The cause of your heart muscle disease has to do with the kind of heart muscle disease that you have. If you have hypertrophic or dilated heart muscle disease, it may result from your family history or heredity. The cause of restrictive heart muscle disease may not be determined, or it can be caused by other diseases in your body that involve your heart. In most cases of heart muscle disease, the cause is unknown.

However, there are some conditions that may contribute to or result in the development of heart muscle disease. Some of these include:

Ÿ  The use of chemotherapy drugs to treat cancer

Ÿ  Sustained hypertension (high blood pressure)

Ÿ  A chronic rapid heart rate

Ÿ  Metabolic disorders, such as thyroid disease or diabetes

Ÿ  Heart valve difficulties

Ÿ  Pregnancy

Ÿ  Certain viral infections that may hurt your heart

Ÿ  The excessive use of alcohol over many years.

Some people do not have any signs or symptoms in the early stages of heart muscle disease.  Signs and symptoms usually develop as heart muscle disease advances. When heart muscle disease does produce signs and symptoms, they are similar to those of congestive heart failure. Some of these are:

Ÿ  Fatigue

Ÿ  Irregular heart rhythm

Ÿ  Swelling of your lower extremities

Ÿ  Distention of your abdomen with fluid

Ÿ  Fainting, lightheadedness and dizziness

Ÿ  Breathlessness that takes place with exertion or even during rest.

The signs and symptoms of heart muscle disease usually get worse as time passes. For some people this deterioration increases quickly. Others get to a plateau and remain stable for a long time. In some cases, heart muscle disease may actually improve.

Are you incapacitated and cannot work as a result of heart muscle disease and/or complications that have been brought about by it or other underlying conditions that you have along with this disease? As a result of your disability, are you looking for financial aid?

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

If you consider reapplying or appealing your denial, you really need the lawyer at socialsecurityhome.com to be in your corner. The lawyer at socialsecurityhome.com is capable of enabling you to receive the disability benefits that you deserve.

Do not hesitate. Contact socialsecurityhome.com, today.

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Pericardial Effusion and Receiving Social Security Disability

Monday, December 13th, 2010
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Your pericardium is a tough, layered sac that surrounds your heart. Your heart slides easily inside this sac as it beats.

Pericardial effusion is a condition in which there is an abnormal amount of fluid between the pericardium and your heart. When things are as they should be, there are about 2 to 3 tablespoons of clear-yellow pericardial fluid between two layers. This lubricates your heart’s movement within the pericardium. With pericardial effusion, much larger amounts of pericardial fluid accumulate. If the pericardial effusion is small, you may have 100 milliliters of pericardial fluid. If it is large, you may have more than 2 liters of pericardial fluid.

Pericardial effusion may be a part of pericarditis. Pericarditis is a condition in which there is irritation and swelling of your pericardium. Sometimes, the cause of this condition is unknown. It is not clear how some diseases may play a role in causing pericardial effusion. However, there are some specific causes of this condition. These include:

§  Dressler’s syndrome (inflammation of the pericardium after a heart attack or heart surgery)

§  HIV/AIDS

§  Autoimmune disorders like lupus or arthritis

§  Fungal, bacterial, parasitic or viral infections

§  Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid)

§  Idiopathic pericarditis (inflammation of the pericardium from an unknown cause)

§  Certain medications like hydralazine, phenytoin or isoniazid

§  Cancer of the heart or pericardium

§  Puncture wound or trauma near your heart

§  Chemotherapy treatment for cancer

§  Uremia (waste product that is in your blood resulting from kidney failure

§  Radiation treatment for cancer if your heart is in the field of radiation

§  The spread (metastasis) of some cancers like leukemia, Hodgkin’s disease, lung cancer, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma or breast cancer.

You may not have any signs or symptoms with pericardial effusion. On the other hand, there are several signs and symptoms that may be an indication of this condition. Some of these are:

§  Low-grade fever

§  Cough

§  Overall sense of weakness or fatigue

§  Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing (dyspnea)

§  Painful breathing that is particularly prominent when you are lying down or inhaling

§  Rapid heart rate

§  Orthopnea (shortness of breath when you are lying down)

§  Dizziness or fainting

§  Chest pain that usually occurs on the left side of your chest or behind your breastbone.

You or a loved one may have or have had pericardial effusion. Complications resulting from pericardial effusion and/or other underlying conditions along with it may be why you are disabled and in need of financial help.

You or your loved one may be thinking about applying for the financial assistance that you need from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability caused by complications resulting from pericardial effusion and/or other underlying conditions along with it. You or your loved one may have already done this and been denied.

If you or your loved one is considering reapplying or appealing the denial, consider this. People who have a disability lawyer working for you like the one you will find at Social Security Home are approved more often than people who are not represented by a disability attorney.

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Ventricular Septal Defect and Receiving Social Security Disability

Monday, September 20th, 2010

Your heart has four chambers. The upper right and left chambers are called an atrium. The lower left and right chambers are called a ventricle.

When your heart is normal, your right and left chambers are completely separated from one another by a wall of muscle that is called a septum. The right and left atrium are separated by the atrial septum, and the right and left ventricle are separated by the ventricular septum.

It is normal for all infants to be born having a small hole in the atrial septum. This hole usually closes during the first few weeks of an infant’s life. It is not normal for an infant to be born with a hole in the ventricular septum.

When this happens, it is referred to as a ventricular septal defect (VSD). It is also commonly called a hole in the heart. This is a condition where there are one or more holes (defects) in the ventricular septum.

A ventricular septal defect is present at birth. Defects present at birth are referred to as congenital.

A ventricular septal defect is the most common congenital heart defect in infants. About 8 out of every 1,000 babies are born with heart defects. About 30% of those babies have a VSD.

There are different kinds of ventricular septal defects. This is determined by where they are located inside of the ventricular septum. Ventricular septum defects are also different in size. A VSD can occur by itself or along with other congenital defects and conditions.

Depending on the size and location of you or your child with disability’s ventricular septal defect, you may not have any signs or symptoms. If you do have signs and symptoms, you or your child with disability may experience:

  • Failure to gain weight
  • Perspiring while eating
  • Shortness of breath
  • Frequent respiratory infections
  • Paleness
  • Pounding heart
  • Hard breathing
  • Fast heart rate
  • Fast breathing
  • Swelling of abdomen, feet or legs
  • Tiring easily
  • Eating poorly
  • Failure to thrive.

You or your child with disability may have a ventricular septal defect. This defect and/or complications resulting from it may be why you or your child with disability is disabled.

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

Have you applied for financial help from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits on behalf of you or your child with disability because of the disability caused by a ventricular septal defect and/or complications resulting from it? Were you or your child with disability turned down by the Social Security Administration?

If you appeal the denial by the Social Security Administration, think about this. People who are represented by a disability lawyer like the one at socialsecurityhome.com are approved more often than people who do not have a disability attorney standing with them.

Please do not hesitate. Contact the disability lawyer at socialsecurityhome.com, today.

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Coronary Artery Disease and Receiving Social Security Disability

Thursday, June 17th, 2010
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The coronary arteries supply your heart with oxygen, blood and nutrients. When blood flow through these arteries becomes hindered through disease or damage, the disease is called coronary artery disease.

This obstruction happens when there is a gradual buildup of fatty deposits (plaques) inside of your coronary arteries (atherosclerosis). These deposits slowly narrow your coronary arteries, causing your heart to receive less blood.

Coronary Artery disease develops very slowly. Often times, it takes decades for this disease to develop. Because of this, coronary artery disease may go unnoticed until it produces a heart attack.

At first, as these fatty deposits are building up inside of your coronary arteries, you may not have any effects from coronary artery disease. As the disease progresses, however, you may be affected by things that include:

  • Shortness of breath – You may experience total fatigue with exertion and swelling in your ankles and feet.
  • Chest pain – You may experience tightness or pressure in your chest like someone is standing on your chest.
  • Heart attack – You may have pain in your arm or shoulder, crushing pain in your chest and shortness of breath, which are all classic symptoms of a heart attack.

The effects produced by coronary artery disease and/or serious complications resulting from it can cause you to be incapacitated. These effects can cause you to be disabled and unable to work or hold a job.

This may describe you or a loved one’s situation. You or your loved one may be disabled and unable to work because of the disability caused by coronary artery disease and/or complications resulting from this condition.

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

Who will you turn to for the financial help that you need? Where will it come from? Who can and will help you?

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 caused by coronary artery disease and/or complications resulting from it? Have you or your loved one already done this and been denied by the Social Security Administration?

You or your loved one may be planning on appealing the denial by the Social Security Administration. If you decide to do this, here is something important to think about.

You or your loved one might need a disability lawyer like the one you will find at Social Security Home to represent and advise you in what can prove to be a long and exasperating process. The reason for this being true is because people who have a disability attorney on their side are approved more often than those people who do not have a lawyer.

Do not delay. Do not put this off. This could affect you or your loved one for the rest of your life.

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Brugada Syndrome and Receiving Social Security Disability

Monday, June 7th, 2010
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Your heart is the center of your cardiovascular system. Your heart pumps blood to all of your cells through your body’s blood vessels. Your blood carries oxygen that your cells need.

Brugada syndrome is a medical condition that disrupts your heart’s normal rhythm and is marked by a specific abnormal heartbeat. It can result in uncoordinated electrical activity in your heart’s ventricles (lower chambers). This is referred to as ventricular arrhythmia. This, in turn, can lead to fainting, problems breathing, seizures or sudden death.

Brugada syndrome gets its name from the Brugada brothers. They recognized it as a distinct clinical entity in 19992. It is also referred to as Sudden Unexpected Death Syndrome (SUDS)

It is estimated that Brugada syndrome affects 5 in 10,000 people worldwide. Brugada syndrome affects both men and women, but it affects men 8 to 10 times more often than women.

The cause of some cases of Brugada syndrome is not known. It is believed to be an inherited condition. The pattern of inheritance is autosomal dominant. This means that only one of your parents has to have the defective gene. Other possible causes of Brugada syndrome are imbalances in electrolytes (chemicals that help transmit electrical signals through your body), the effects of certain prescription medications, cocaine use and a structural abnormality in your heart.

There are risk factors that may increase your likelihood of having Brugada syndrome. These include:

  • Being of the Asian race
  • Having a family history of Brugada syndrome
  • Being male
  • Fever because of the risk of fainting.

Many times Brugada syndrome does not cause any signs or symptoms that you would be aware of. There are signs and symptoms that you may experience that can be an indication of this condition. The primary indication of Brugada syndrome is an arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm) that is called a Brugada sign. This is not something that you can feel. It is detected by an ECG (electrocardiogram) heart test. Other signs and symptoms that you may have are:

  • Palpitations or irregular heartbeats
  • Sudden cardiac arrest (heartbeat that stops)
  • Syncope (fainting)
  • Seizures
  • Difficulty breathing

You or a loved one may have Brugada syndrome. This condition and/or complications resulting from or other conditions along with it may be the cause of your disability. It may be why you need financial assistance.

You or your loved one may intend to apply for financial help from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits. Have you already done this and been denied?

If you or your loved one decides to appeal the denial by the Social Security Administration, here is something you need to be aware of. People who are represented by a disability attorney like the one you will find at Social Security Home are approved more often than people who do not have a disability lawyer.

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Bradycardia and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Cardiac arrhythmia is a medical term that refers to any of a group of conditions in which the electrical activity of your heart is irregular, or is faster or slower than normal. Some arrhythmias are minor and can be looked at as normal. Others are serious, life- threatening medical emergencies that can cause cardiac arrest and sudden death.

Bradycardia is a type or kind of cardiac arrhythmia. Bradycardia is a medical term that refers to a slow resting heart rate. Usually bradycardia is when your resting heart rate is below 50 to 60 beats a minute.

A resting heart rated below 50 to 60 beats a minute does not always indicate bradycardia. Athletes sometimes have a resting heart rate below 50. The term “relative bradycardia” is used in reference to a heart rate that is not below 60 beats a minute, but is considered to be too slow for your current medical condition.

Bradycardia develops in three basic sites. They are the sinus node, autonomic nervous system or conduction system. “Sick Sinus Syndrome” is bradycardia that originates in the sinus node of your heart. Bradycardia that develops in the autonomic nervous system involves the nerves that control the speed of your heartbeat. “Stokes-Adams Heart Block” refers to the bradycardia that begins in your conduction system.

It is possible that you may not have any signs or symptoms at all with bradycardia. You can have bradycardia and not know it until a doctor discovers it during a physical exam. If bradycardia does affect you, here are some things that you may experience:

  • Fatigue
  • Fainting
  • Shortness of breath
  • Heart palpitations.

As mentioned above, you may not feel any effects from your bradycardia. However, the effects caused by bradycardia can be severe and debilitating.

Bradycardia may be the reason that you or a loved one is unable to work. This condition may be the cause of you or your loved one’s disability.

If this is the case, do you or your loved one need help? Do you need financial help?

Where will that financial assistance come from? Who can you turn to? Who will help you?

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 bradycardia? 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 decide to do this, here is something that you need to think about.

You or your loved one will need a disability lawyer like the one you will find at socialsecurityhome.com to help and assist you in this process. This is true because people who are represented by a disability attorney are approved more often than those people who do not have a lawyer.

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Atrial Fibrillation and Receiving Social Security Disability

Monday, February 15th, 2010
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Your heart is the center of your cardiovascular system. Your heart pumps blood to all of your cells through your body’s blood vessels. Your blood carries oxygen that your cells need.

Atrial fibrillation is the most common kind of abnormal heart rhythm (cardiac arrhythmia). Cardiac arrhythmia refers to a group of conditions where your heart is beating in an irregular way.

Atrial fibrillation is when your heart’s atria, the two small upper chambers, quiver instead of beating effectively. The result is that your blood is not completely pumped out of these two chambers. This can cause your blood to pool and clot. A stroke can happen if a piece of a blood clot leaves your heart and lodges in an artery in your brain.

About 2.2 million people or around 1% of the population in the United States have atrial fibrillation. About 15% of strokes happen in people with atrial fibrillation.

Your risk of having atrial fibrillation increases with age. Anywhere from 3 to 5% of people over age 65 have this condition.

There are risk factors that may increase your likelihood of having atrial fibrillation. These include drinking alcohol, heart disease, advancing age, family history, high blood pressure and other chronic conditions.

The signs and symptoms of atrial fibrillation vary from one person to another. Some people do not have any signs or symptoms. If you do have signs and symptoms, you may experience:

  • An irregular fluttering sensation in your chest
  • You may faint or become light-headed
  • Palpitations (A sensation of an irregular or rapid heartbeat)
  • Chest pain
  • Shortness of breath during any type of exertion
  • Weakness
  • Lack of energy
  • Anxiety
  • Confusion
  • Low blood pressure.

Atrial fibrillation can be chronic or occasional. Chronic atrial fibrillation is an ongoing problem that lasts until it is treated. Occasional atrial fibrillation comes and goes. It may last from minutes to hours and stop on its own.

You or a loved one may have been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation. This condition and/or complications resulting from or other conditions along with it may be why you or your loved one is disabled. It may be why you need financial assistance.

Do you or your loved one intend 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 caused by atrial fibrillation and/or complications resulting from or other conditions along with this disorder? Have you or your loved one already done this and been denied by the Social Security Administration?

If you or your loved one is thinking about appealing the denial by the Social Security Administration, think carefully about this. People who have a disability attorney like the one you will find at socialsecurityhome.com are approved more often than those who are not represented by a disability lawyer.

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Aortic Valve Regurgitation and Receiving Social Security Disability

Friday, February 12th, 2010

The principle artery that leaves your heart is the aorta. Blood leaves your heart by going from you left ventricle (lower chamber) through your aortic valve into your aorta. Aortic valve regurgitation is a disease in which your aortic valve does not close as tightly as it should. This results in some of the blood leaking back into your heart’s left ventricle that was just pumped out of it.

Because of aortic valve regurgitation, your heart may not be able to efficiently pump out blood to the rest of your body. This can result in you feeling breathless and tired.

Aortic valve regurgitation is also known by other names. It is also referred to as aortic regurgitation and aortic insufficiency or aortic incompetence.

Aortic valve regurgitation can come on suddenly. If it does, it requires immediate medical attention. When it does, it is referred to as acute aortic valve regurgitation.

There are several things that may cause chronic aortic valve regurgitation. These include:

  • Rheumatic fever
  • Infective endocarditis (infection in your heart)
  • Congenital heart defects
  • Advancing Age
  • Dilation of your aortic root (enlarged aorta)
  • Treatment for cancer using radiation
  • Use of the diet medicine fen-phen.

Other things can cause acute aortic valve regurgitation. These include:

  • Difficulties associated with aortic valve replacement
  • Dissection of the aorta
  • Trauma to your chest
  • An infection of the heart called endocarditis.

Most of the time, however, this disease develops gradually causing no signs or symptoms. You may not even realize that you have this condition. Signs and symptoms will usually begin as the disease progresses. Some of the signs and symptoms that you may have are:

  • Irregular or rapid pulse rate
  • Chest discomfort, tightness or pain (angina) that usually increases during exercise
  • Fainting
  • Fatigue and weakness that worsens when your activity level increases or you exercise
  • Swollen feet and ankles
  • Shortness of breath when you lie flat or exert yourself
  • Problems with breathing at night
  • Palpitations (feelings of a rapid, fluttering heartbeat)
  • Lightheadedness and dizziness
  • Pulsations in your neck.

You or a loved one may be suffering from aortic valve regurgitation. This disease and/or complications arising from or along with it may be why you are disabled and not able to work. It may be why you or your loved one needs financial help.

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 aortic valve regurgitation and/or complications resulting from or along with it? Were you or your loved one denied?

If you decide to appeal the denial by the Social Security Administration, think about this. People who are represented by a disability attorney like the one at socialsecurityhome.com are approved more often than people who are without representation.

Please do not wait. Contact the disability attorney at socialsecurityhome.com, today.

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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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