Ask the doctor: Should I take nitroglycerin during exercise?
Ask the doctor
beforeIf you find that exercise is provoking angina more regularly, or at lower exertion, it is possible that one or more of your coronary arteries is narrowing further. Talk with your doctor about beefing up what you are doing to counter angina and protect your heart and arteries, or perhaps having some tests to see if more needs to be done.
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