The abdomen can be in pain, distended, inflamed, or there could be an insufficient supply of blood to the abdomen (
called ischemia).
This, in turn, chokes off the flow of blood and oxygen to the heart muscle (a condition
called ischemia), leading to chest pain and potentially a heart attack.
Lack of oxygen and proper circulation around a trigger point (
called ischemia) allows build up of metabolic and inflammatory byproducts around the knot and causes adhesion to neighboring muscles and structures.
When someone has a heart attack due to a blocked artery, the heart is deprived of oxygen (an effect
called ischemia) and cells die.
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When this occurs, chest pains (
called angina) manifest as the primary symptom of
ischemia.
Those with sickle - cell anemia or congenital heart defects are at greater risk for a condition
called brain
ischemia or cerebral
ischemia.