Symptoms of Angina
Symptoms of Angina
The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources
for Angina includes the 13
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Medical Books Online about Angina
Medical Books Excerpts
Excerpts of published medical book chapters related to Angina
are available from published medical books
for more detailed information about Angina.
Medical Books Excerpts
- CHEST PAIN
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- ARM PAIN
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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- Arm pain
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Chest pain
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Chest Pain
- "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
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- Arm pain
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Chest pain
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Chest pain
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Arm pain
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Chest pain
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Chest Pain
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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- Arm pain
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
- [ read ]
- ARM PAIN
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
- [ read ]
Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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Symptoms of Angina: Online Medical Books
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Myocardial infarction:
Signs and Symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Crushing substernal pain radiating to left arm, shoulder blades, and neck; feeling of impending doom; nausea; shortness of breath; sweating; ST-segment changes on electrocardiogram; elevated serum CK-MB and troponin-I levels
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Myocardial infarction:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
The cardinal symptom of an MI is persistent, crushing substernal pain that may radiate to the left arm, jaw, neck, or shoulder blades. Such pain is typically described as heavy, squeezing, or crushing and may persist for 12 hours or more. However, in some MI patients — particularly older adults or diabetics — pain may not occur at all; in others, it may be mild and confused with indigestion.
In patients with coronary artery disease, angina of increasing frequency, severity, or duration (especially if not provoked by exertion, a heavy meal, or cold and wind) may signal impending infarction.
Other features
Other signs and symptoms include a feeling of impending doom, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, and shortness of breath. Some patients may have no symptoms. The patient may experience catecholamine responses, such as coolness in the extremities, perspiration, anxiety, and restlessness. Fever is unusual at the onset of an MI, but a low-grade fever may develop during the next few days. Blood pressure varies; hypotension or hypertension may be present.
Complications
The most common post-MI complications include recurrent or persistent chest pain, arrhythmias, left ventricular failure (resulting in heart failure or acute pulmonary edema), and cardiogenic shock. Unusual but potentially lethal complications that may develop soon after infarction include thromboembolism; papillary muscle dysfunction or rupture, causing mitral insufficiency; rupture of the ventricular septum, causing ventricular septal defect; rupture of the myocardium; and ventricular aneurysm.
Up to several months after infarction, Dressler’s syndrome may develop (pericarditis, pericardial friction rub, chest pain, fever, leukocytosis and, possibly, pleurisy or pneumonitis). (See Complications of myocardial infarction.)
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Article Excerpts About Symptoms of Angina:
Facts About Heart Disease and Women: NHLBI (Excerpt)
The first symptom of coronary heart disease may be chest (Source: excerpt from Facts About Heart Disease and Women: NHLBI)
Facts About Heart Disease and Women: NHLBI (Excerpt)
A reduced blood flow to the heart can cause symptoms other (Source: excerpt from Facts About Heart Disease and Women: NHLBI)
Frequently Asked Questions About Heart Attack: NHLBI (Excerpt)
An episode of angina is NOT a heart attack.
However, people with angina report having a hard time telling the
difference between angina symptoms and heart attack symptoms. Angina
is a recurring pain or discomfort in the chest that happens when
some part of the heart does not receive enough blood temporarily. A
person may notice it during exertion (such as in climbing stairs).
It is usually relieved within a few minutes by resting or by taking
prescribed angina medicine. People who have been diagnosed with
angina have a greater risk of a heart attack than do other
people. (Source: excerpt from Frequently Asked Questions About Heart Attack: NHLBI)
NHLBI, ANGINA: NHLBI (Excerpt)
Angina feels like a pressing or squeezing pain, usually in the chest under
the breast bone, but sometimes in the shoulders, arms, neck, jaws, or back.
Angina is usually precipitated by exertion. It is usually relieved within a few
minutes by resting or by taking prescribed angina medicine.
(Source: excerpt from NHLBI, ANGINA: NHLBI)
NHLBI, ANGINA: NHLBI (Excerpt)
When someone has a repeating but stable pattern of angina, an episode of
angina does not mean that a heart attack is about to happen. Angina means that
there is underlying coronary heart disease. Patients with angina are at an
increased risk of heart attack compared with those who have no symptoms of
cardiovascular disease, but the episode of angina is not a signal that a heart
attack is about to happen. In contrast, when the pattern of angina changes--if
episodes become more frequent, last longer, or occur without exercise--the risk
of heart attack in subsequent days or weeks is much higher.
(Source: excerpt from NHLBI, ANGINA: NHLBI)
Angina: NWHIC (Excerpt)
People with angina usually feel discomfort (often a pressure-like pain)
in or around the chest, shoulders, jaw, neck, back or arms. It may feel
like a squeezing, pressing sensation in the chest. Angina pain is usually
caused and made worse by exercise and eased by rest. The pain usually
lasts 2-5 minutes. If you have this kind of chest pain, you should contact
your health care provider. You can take medicine that will help your
angina. If you suspect you might be having a heart attack (see warning
signs below), call or have someone else call 9-1-1. (Source: excerpt from Angina: NWHIC)
Angina: NWHIC (Excerpt)
Here are some signs that your angina is very serious and you may be
having a heart attack. If you have any of these signs, call 9-1-1
immediately:
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Pain or discomfort that is very bad, gets worse, and lasts
longer than 20 minutes.
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Pain or discomfort along with weakness, feeling sick to
your stomach, sweating, or fainting.
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Pain or discomfort that does not go away when you take
angina medicine.
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Pain or discomfort that is worse than you have ever had
before.
(Source: excerpt from
Angina: NWHIC)
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This signs and symptoms information for Angina has been gathered from various sources,
may not be fully accurate,
and may not be the full list of Angina signs or Angina symptoms.
Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Angina may vary on an individual basis for each patient.
Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they
are indeed Angina symptoms.
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If you've been diagnosed with angina, how often you need to be monitored will depend on the severity of the angina. Tune in to learn more about...
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