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?

A) peripheral artery disease
B) heart attack
C) angina pectoris
D) stroke


Answer: C) angina pectoris

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