If you have angina, then getting cheap travel insurance can prove difficult. Many travel insurance policies exclude pre-existing health conditions and so you may need approach a specialist broker or insurer like AllClear Travel Insurance which can help you find effective and affordable travel insurance.

Most commonly associated with coronary heart disease angina is caused by a narrowing or hardening of the arteries which supply blood to the heart. It causes chest pain or discomfort which can spread to other parts of the body. Stable angina may be triggered by exertion and stress whilst unstable angina is unpredictable with no obvious trigger. Angina also indicates risk of a heart attack (a myocardial infarcation where a blockage prevents blood flow and causes damage to the heart muscle or tissue) or stroke.

Yes, it is important that you advise your travel insurer or broker of any pre-existing health conditions you have. If you don’t then should you need claim on your policy your insurer may refuse to settle it, which means you may be responsible for meeting the cost of medical treatments and, if necessary bills for arranging your repatriation to the UK.

Having angina won’t stop you being covered under a policy that includes protection for disclosed pre existing health conditions. But please be aware that many mainstream travel insurance policies exclude angina and other medical conditions. As a company specialising in insurance for people with pre-existing medical conditions or who have disabilities, AllClear can help you find competitive angina travel insurance either for European or worldwide wide travel.

The British Heart Foundation provides information and advice to people who have angina as well as many other cardiac conditions such as coronary heart disease, atherosclerosis, congenital heart disease and strokes.

You can also find details of the causes, symptoms and treatment of angina on the NHS website, as well as details of what to do if you have an angina attack.