ANGINA PECTORIS Definition & Meaning

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angina pectoris

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noun

Pathology.

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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Episodic constricting chest pain, often radiating to the left shoulder and down the left arm, caused by an insufficient supply of blood to the heart. Coronary artery disease is a common cause of angina pectoris.

angina pectoris

Severe chest pains caused by an insufficient supply of blood to the heart .

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Origin of angina pectoris¹

1760–70; < New Latin: angina of the chest

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Doctors throughout Asia and Europe prescribe the medication to treat angina pectoris, chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart — typically a result of coronary heart disease.

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For that reason, I like the Latin term angina pectoris, which means “sensation in the chest.”

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Hemiplegia, or perhaps aphasia or other evidence of localized disturbance, follows central embolism; angina pectoris, with a disturbed cardiac action, results from embolism of the coronary artery.

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Charcot, the distinguished neurologist, suffered from attacks of angina pectoris, and was asked by his family to consult a distinguished heart specialist for them.

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The benevolent and accomplished Dr. Arnold was taken from us by angina pectoris.

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