angina pectoris
Sign in to saveAngina, in full angina pectoris, is chest pain or pressure, usually caused by insufficient blood flow to the heart muscle (myocardium). It is most commonly a symptom of coronary artery disease.
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Angina pectoris is chest pain or pressure that occurs when the heart muscle doesn't get enough blood flow, usually due to narrowed arteries. It's an important warning sign that often indicates coronary artery disease and requires medical attention.
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Key facts
- Medical condition.name
- Angina
- Medical condition.synonyms
- Stenocardia, angina pectoris
- Medical condition.image
- File:A man having a Heart Attack.png
- Medical condition.caption
- Illustration depicting angina
- Medical condition.field
- Cardiology
- Medical condition.complications
- Myocardial infarction, unstable angina
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Research
53,818 papers- Angina pectoris.The Practitioner · 1987
- Mixed angina pectoris.The American journal of cardiology · 1985
- Angina pectoris.Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association · 1972
Article
18 sectionsContents
- Classification
- Stable angina<!--stable angina redirects here-->
- Unstable angina
- Microvascular angina
- Signs and symptoms
- Cause
- Major risk factors
- Other medical problems
- Other cardiac problems
- Pathophysiology
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Microvascular angina in women
- Suspected angina
- Epidemiology
- History
- References
- External links
Angina, in full angina pectoris, is chest pain or pressure, usually caused by insufficient blood flow to the heart muscle (myocardium). It is most commonly a symptom of coronary artery disease.
Angina is typically the result of partial obstruction or spasm of the arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle. The main mechanism of coronary artery obstruction is atherosclerosis as part of coronary artery disease. Other causes of angina include abnormal heart rhythms, heart failure and, less commonly, anemia. The term derives , and can therefore be translated as "a strangling feeling in the chest".