What Is Unstable Angina
What’s So Unstable About Unstable Angina?
Hang around a hospital coronary care unit, and you will hear the phrase "unstable angina" used a lot.
"Mr. Smith was admitted last evening with unstable angina."
"Mrs. Jones has unstable angina and is going to the cath lab today."
Just what does "unstable angina" mean? And what makes it so "unstable"?
The term "unstable" suggests a condition teetering on the edge. And, indeed, unstable angina refers to a condition in a coronary artery that is on the verge of leading to heart attack.
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By Craig Stoltz , Health Expert...about 62,000 people treated for heart attacks (or unstable angina), and compared death rates of... Read more »
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By HeartHawk , Health Expert...(heart attack), nonfatal stroke, hospitalization for unstable angina, revascularization, and... Read more »
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By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert...heart attack, nonfatal stroke, hospitalization for unstable angina, revascularization (bypass... Read more »
Statins for everyone?
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Health Guide
Angina Patient Guide: Symptoms & Causes
...matter of a few hours or days, or when a person experiences recurrent symptoms at rest, it is called unstable angina. Those patients with unstable angina are at high risk for heart attack and... Read more »Heart Attack and Acute Coronary Syndrome
...pain that can usually be managed with lifestyle measures and medications, such as low-dose aspirin.Unstable angina is a much more serious situation than stable angina that is often an intermediate... Read more »Heart Disease: An introduction to Coronary Artery Disease
...one of two states: Click the icon to see an image about angina.Stable Angina (which is predictable).Unstable Angina (which is less predictable and a sign of a more serious situation).Angina... Read more »Coronary Artery Disease: Prognosis
...require aggressive treatment but have not developed into a full-blown heart attack. ACS refers to either unstable angina or NSTEMI (non ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction). NSTEMI is... Read more »Coronary Artery Disease and Angina: Managing Heart Disease
...(typically statins) and cigarettes (stopping).D. Diet and diabetes control.E. Exercise and education.Unstable angina is now usually classified with non-Q myocardial infarction as acute coronary... Read more »Images
Medications
...persons with heart disease (recent heart attack, unstable angina), recent stroke, or blood... Read more »
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