Severe Angina
Diagnosis
Your doctor may suspect that you have angina based on the pattern of your symptoms and your risk of coronary artery disease. The doctor will ask about your history of smoking, diabetes and high blood pressure, and about your family's medical history. Your doctor will review your cholesterol, including LDL (bad) and HDL (good) cholesterol. The doctor will check your blood pressure and pulse, and listen to your heart and lungs with a stethoscope. After this physical exam, you may need...
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Stems cells reduce angina pain in new study
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 more »
Women More At Risk from Serious Angina Than Men
Canadian researchers have found that women who have the most severe type of angina (Class IV) are three times as likely to develop serious coronary... Read more »
Angina Pectoris
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Angina pectoris is a term that describes chest pain caused by myocardial ischemia - a condition in which the amount of oxygen getting to the heart... 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... Read more »
Angina Treatment Patient Guide- Enhanced External Counterpulsa...
What is enhanced external counterpulsation?Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP) is a treatment for angina (also called angina pectoris), or... Read more »
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