Angina pectoris – commonly known as angina – is chest pain often due to ischemia of the heart muscle, due in general to obstruction or spasm of the coronary arteries. The main cause of angina pectoris is improper contractivity of the heart muscle and coronary artery disease, due to atherosclerosis of the arteries feeding the heart. The term de...
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a paroxysmal thoracic pain, with a failing of suffocation and impending death, due, most often, to anoxia of the myocardium and precipitated by effort or excitement.
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spasm of pain in the chest, usually caused by the inability of diseased coronary arteries to deliver sufficient oxygen-laden blood to the heart ... [8 related articles]
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A paroxysmal thoracic pain, with a failing of suffocation and impending death, due, most often, to anoxia of the myocardium and precipitated by effort or excitement. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(an-ji´nә pek´tә-ris) acute pain in the chest resulting from not enough blood reaching the heart muscle myocardial ischemia ; pain is usually brought on by physical activity or emotional stress when those things increase the need for blood to supply the heart muscle. Some patients can predict the kinds of ev...
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chest pain that occurs when the heart muscle receives inadequate oxygen.
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(Learning Modules / Psychology / Stress) Commonly known as angina, symptoms include chest pains after physical exertion because the blood flow to the heart muscle is insufficient to provide the additional oxygen required.
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Angina.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. 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. Synonyms: breast pang, coronarism2, Heberden angina, Rougnon-Heberden disease, stenocardia &nb.....
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Angina pectoris: Chest pain that is typically severe and crushing with a feeling just behind the breastbone (the sternum) of pressure and suffocation, due to an inadequate supply of oxygen to the heart muscle. The term 'angina pectoris' comes from the Latin 'angere' meaning 'to choke or throttle' + 'pectus' meaning 'chest'. Angina pectoris was firs...
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(an-ji;nua pek;tuo-ris) A thoracic pain, often referred to the left pectoral and arm area, caused by myocardial ischemia.
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a severe acute attack of cardiac pain
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A painful chronic heart condition, characterized by an oppressive sensation, difficulty breathing, and pain in the chest or arms. Attacks are often triggered by exertion or a sudden adrenergic discharge, and the underlying cause is insufficient blood supply to the heart muscles
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n] - a heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart
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angina pectoris 1. Sever pain around the heart caused by a relative deficiency of oxygen supply to the heart muscle. 2. It occurs most often after increased activity, exercise, or a stressful event. 3. Pain or numbness typically radiates to the left shoulder and down the left arm and may also radiate to the back or jaw.
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Chest or arm pain resulting from reduced oxygen supply to the heart muscle.
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pain experienced in the chest, arms, or jaw because of a lack of oxygen to the heart muscle
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Chest or arm pain resulting from reduced oxygen supply to the heart muscle.
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noun a heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart
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Chest pain caused by insufficient blood flow to the heart muscle.
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a syndrome characterized by paroxysmal, constricting pain below the sternum, most easily precipitated by exertion or excitement and caused by ischemia of the heart muscle, usually due to a coronary artery disease, as arteriosclerosis.
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