Angina, also known as angina pectoris, is chest pain or pressure, usually caused by insufficient blood flow to the heart muscle (myocardium). It is most...
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Variant angina, also known as Prinzmetal angina, vasospastic angina, angina inversa, coronary vessel spasm, or coronary artery vasospasm, is a syndrome...
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Vincent's angina (also termed Plaut–Vincent's angina), is pharyngitis (inflammation of the pharynx) and tonsillitis (inflammation of the palatine tonsils)...
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Ludwig's angina (Latin: Angina ludovici) is a type of severe cellulitis involving the floor of the mouth and is often caused by bacterial sources. Early...
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Microvascular angina (MVA), previously known as cardiac syndrome X, also known as coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) or microvascular coronary disease...
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Look up angina in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Angina pectoris is chest pain due to ischemia (a lack of blood and hence oxygen supply) of the heart...
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Tonsillitis (redirect from Angina tonsillaris)
infection of spirochaeta and treponema, which is called Vincent's angina or Plaut-Vincent angina.[non-primary source needed] Within the tonsils, white blood...
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Unstable angina is a type of angina pectoris that is irregular or more easily provoked. It is classified as a type of acute coronary syndrome. It can be...
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Coronary artery disease (section Stable angina)
diseases. CAD can cause stable angina, unstable angina, myocardial ischemia, and myocardial infarction. A common symptom is angina, which is chest pain or discomfort...
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Abdominal angina is abdominal pain after eating caused by a reduction of blood flow to the celiac trunk, superior mesenteric arteries (SMA), inferior mesenteric...
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exertion than the individual's previous angina ("crescendo angina"). New-onset angina is also considered unstable angina, since it suggests a new problem in...
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Coronary vasospasm (redirect from Spastic angina with healthy coronary artery)
of classical angina pectoris. Consequently, this angina has come to be reported and referred to in the literature as Prinzmetal angina. A subsequent...
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Diphtheria (redirect from Angina diphtheritica)
Diphtheria is an infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Most infections are asymptomatic or have a mild clinical course, but in...
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narrowing is caused by contraction of smooth muscle (e.g. achalasia, prinzmetal angina); stenosis is usually used when narrowing is caused by lesion that reduces...
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blood pressure, coronary artery disease (CAD) and variant angina (also called Prinzmetal angina or coronary artery vasospasm, among other names). It is...
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coronary arteries can have a serious impact on health, possibly leading to angina, a heart attack, and even death. The coronary arteries are mainly composed...
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Society grading of angina pectoris (sometimes referred to as the CCS Angina Grading Scale or the CCS Functional Classification of Angina) is a classification...
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Angor animi (redirect from Angina animi)
Angor animi (also referred to as angina animi, Gairdner's disease and also angina pectoris sine dolore), in medicine, is a symptom defined as a patient's...
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An antianginal is a drug used in the treatment of angina pectoris, a symptom of ischaemic heart disease. Myocardial ischemia arises from the dysfunction...
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Angina bullosa haemorrhagica is a condition of the mucous membranes characterized by the sudden appearance of one or more blood blisters within the oral...
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more than 1 million prescriptions. Ranolazine is used to treat chronic angina. It may be used concomitantly with β blockers, nitrates, calcium channel...
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Canadian Cardiovascular Society grading of angina pectoris. Canadian Cardiovascular Society grading of angina pectoris European Heart Rhythm Association...
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anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery stenosis in people with unstable angina. Originally thought of as two separate types, A and B, it is now considered...
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Nitroglycerin (medication) (section Angina)
treat and prevent chest pain caused by decreased blood flow to the heart (angina) or due to the recreational use of cocaine. This includes chest pain from...
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Charles Angina (born 29 March 1962) is a lieutenant general in the Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF). As of August 2021, he is awaiting assignment at...
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In nephrology, renal angina is a clinical methodology to risk stratify patients for the development of persistent and severe acute kidney injury (AKI)...
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ST elevation or depression, in millimeters)] – [4 × (treadmill angina index)] Angina index is zero if no pain occurs during the exercise, one if the...
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triggering a spell. Other conditions that may produce similar symptoms include angina, pericarditis, pleurisy, and chest trauma. The underlying cause is unclear...
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was originally prescribed in the late 1800s for the medical management of angina. Many analogues exist, such as isoamyl nitrite, isopentyl nitrite, isopropyl...
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under many brand names, is a medication used for heart-related chest pain (angina), heart failure and esophageal spasms. It can be used both to treat and...
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