Angina is a specific type of pain in the chest caused by inadequate
blood flow through the blood vessels (coronary arteries) that
supply oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle (myocardium). Patients
may also feel the pain of angina in their neck, jaw, or arms.
Review Date: 08/17/2010
Reviewed By: Harvey Simon, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Associate Professor of Medicine,
Harvard Medical School; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
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