Angina Pectoris

Introduction: Angina Pectoris

Description of Angina Pectoris

Angina Pectoris (medical condition): Variant of Angina Pectoris, where episodic chest pain occurs without exertion or provocation, due to a transient spasm of a coronary artery; more common in women. See also Angina Pectoris:
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Angina Pectoris: severe constricting pain or sensation of pressure in the chest, often radiating from the precordium to a shoulder (usually left) and down the arm, resulting from ischemia of the heart muscle usually caused by coronary disease. SYN: breast pang, coronarism (2), Heberden angina, Rougnon-Heberden disease, stenocardia.
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Angina Pectoris: recurring thoracic pain or discomfort which occurs when a part of the heart does not receive enough blood; usually caused by exertion or excitement.
Source: Diseases Database

Angina Pectoris: recurring thoracic pain or discomfort which occurs when a part of the heart does not receive enough blood; usually caused by exertion or excitement.
Source: CRISP

Angina Pectoris: The symptom of paroxysmal pain consequent to MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA usually of distinctive character, location and radiation. It is thought to be provoked by a transient stressful situation during which the oxygen requirements of the MYOCARDIUM exceed that supplied by the CORONARY CIRCULATION.
Source: MeSH 2007

Angina Pectoris as a Disease

Angina Pectoris (medical condition): See Angina Pectoris (disease information).
  »Introduction: Angina Pectoris
  »Symptoms of Angina Pectoris
  »Treatments for Angina Pectoris

More information on medical condition: Angina Pectoris:

• Information about Angina Pectoris
• Basic Summary for Angina Pectoris
• Types of Angina Pectoris
• Symptoms of Angina Pectoris
• Misdiagnosis of Angina Pectoris
• Treatments for Angina Pectoris

Terms associated with Angina Pectoris:

Terms Similar to Angina Pectoris:

• Coronary artery arteriosclerosis
• IHD
• Ischemic heart disease
• Myocardial ischaemia
• Stenocardia
• Ischaemic heart disease

Source: Diseases Database

• Angor Pectoris
• Stenocardia

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Angina Pectoris:

• Angina, Unstable
• Microvascular Angina
• Angina Pectoris, Variant

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Angina Pectoris

• Coronary Disease
• Chest Pain

Source - MeSH 2007

• coronary disorder

Source - CRISP

The term Angina Pectoris can be used for:

• stenocardia

Source: CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Angina Pectoris:

• myocardial ischemia /hypoxia
• pain

Source: CRISP

The description of Angina Pectoris may also be used for the following terms:

• Prinzmetal's angina
• variant angina pectoris

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Angina Pectoris

The following list attempts to classify Angina Pectoris into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Heart Diseases
    • Myocardial Ischemia
      • Coronary Disease
        • Angina Pectoris

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Vascular Diseases
    • Ischemia
      • Myocardial Ischemia
        • Coronary Disease
          • Angina Pectoris

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms
  • Signs and Symptoms
    • Pain
      • Chest Pain
        • Angina Pectoris

Disease Ontology - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE
• Unspecified circulatory system disorder
• DISEASES AND INJURIES
• Disease Ontology V2.1 2005

External links related to: Angina Pectoris

• eMedicine - Myocardial Ischemia - Nuclear Medicine and Risk Stratification : Article by Thomas F Heston, MD, FAAFP
• eMedicine - Myocardial Ischemia : Article by Michael E Zevitz, MD
• Smoking cessation for the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease (Cochrane Review)
• angina pectoris - General Practice Notebook
• eMedicine - Treadmill and Pharmacologic Stress Testing : Article by David Akinpelu, MD
• eMedicine - Angina Pectoris : Article by Jamshid Alaeddini, MD
• Angina Pectoris Referral Guidelines
• 1994 Revisions to Classification of Functional Capacity and Objective Assessment of Patients With Diseases of the Heart
• eMedicine - Coronary Artery Disease : Article by Justin D Pearlman, MD, ME, PhD, MA
• Multiple risk factor interventions for primary prevention of coronary heart disease (Cochrane Review)
• eMedicine - Acute Coronary Syndrome : Article by Drew E Fenton, MD

Source: Diseases Database

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