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Angina Disease

Health Encyclopedia: Angina Stable

Definition

Angina is chest pain caused by too little blood flow to the heart muscle.Thepain usually begins slowly and gets worse over a period of minutes before going away. Stable angina typically occurs when you exert yourself, and is quickly relieved withmedication or rest. It is also called chronic angina.

Angina chest pain that lasts longer than a few minutesor occurs with rest is considered unstable angina.

Alternative Names

Angina - stable; Angina - chronic; Angina pect...

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Expert & Community Posts

Depression's significant health impact - many Migraineurs affected by depression

By Teri Robert , Health Expert

...decline in health compared with the chronic diseases angina, arthritis, asthma, and diabetes.... Read more »

Blood Pressure Should Be Lower than Before

By Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH , Health Expert

...pressure if you have coronary artery disease and angina, have had a heart attack or worsening... Read more »

What’s So Unstable About Unstable Angina?

By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert

...care unit, and you will hear the phrase "unstable angina" used a lot. "Mr. Smith was admitted... Read more »

Depression: Connecting Two Big Dots

By Craig Stoltz , Health Expert

...health than four often disabling chronic conditions: angina (chest pain related to heart... Read more »

Depression significantly impairs health but is unrecognized and untreated

By Teri Robert , Health Expert

...decline in health compared with the chronic diseases angina, arthritis, asthma, and diabetes.... Read more »

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Health Guide

Angina: stable

Angina - stable; Angina - chronic; Angina pectoris Prevention Your doctor may tell you to take nitroglycerin a few minutes in advance if you plan to perform... Read more »

Angina Treatment Patient Guide- Enhanced External Counterpulsation

...is enhanced external counterpulsation?Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP) is a treatment for angina (also called angina pectoris), or chest pain. Angina occurs when the muscle cells of the... Read more »

Angina Patient Guide: Symptoms & Causes

What is angina? Angina is short for “angina pectoris,” which in Latin means “pain of the chest.” More specifically, angina is pain originating from the heart when it doesn’t get enough... Read more »

Depression significantly impairs health but is unrecognized and untreated

...concludes that depression produces the greatest decline in health compared with the chronic diseases angina, arthritis, asthma, and diabetes. Still, the percentage of people with depression who... Read more »

Mitral Valve Proplase Patient Guide

...ever experience any complications arising from this syndrome. Rare complications include chest pain (angina pectoris) and irregular heart beat (arrhythmia), both of which can be treated with... Read more »

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Medications

Norvasc Oral Uses and How to Use

...also used to prevent certain types of chest pain (angina). It may help to increase your ability... Read more »

Cardizem Oral Uses and How to Use

...(dill-TIE-uh-zem) Uses Diltiazem is used to prevent chest pain (angina). It may help to... Read more »

Cardene Oral Uses and How to Use

...also used to prevent certain types of chest pain (angina). It may help to increase your ability... Read more »

Nitroglycerin SL Uses and How to Use

...exercise, sexual activity) to prevent chest pain (angina) in people with a certain heart... Read more »

Procardia Oral Uses and How to Use

...medication is used to prevent certain types of chest pain (angina). It may allow you to exercise... Read more »

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Stems cells reduce angina pain in new study

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U.S. researchers say injecting severe angina patients' heart muscle with their own stem cells appears to reduce pain and improve their ability to... Read summary »

Study: Depression is world's most disabling disease

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A new global study suggests that when compared to other chronic diseases, depression may well be the most disabling disease in the world. In a study... Read summary »

Men with angina fare worse than women

August 12, 2009

In a recent study, men who suffered from angina had double the rate of heart attack and triple the rate of death than women who had the condition. Read summary »

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