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angina pectoris

[pek-tuh-ris] / ˈpɛk tə rɪs /


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The Canadian rock duo make up Angine de Poitrine, which translates from French to angina pectoris — a condition of chest pressure caused by spasms of the heart.

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026

Some individuals with coronary artery disease report pain radiating from the chest called angina pectoris, but others remain asymptomatic.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

In this prospective trial, patients with suspected angina pectoris and at least one cardiovascular risk factor were scheduled for CMR, SPECT, and invasive x-ray coronary angiography.

From Forbes ● Dec. 23, 2011

Chest pain, known technically as angina pectoris, is the cardinal symptom of insufficient blood and oxygen getting to the heart muscle.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 12, 2010

It is probably, as Dr. Jones suggests, in angina pectoris vasomotoria that it will be found especially serviceable.

From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Edward Pollock Anshutz




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