angina pectoris

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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.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2022

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

Occasionally the pain will be reflected down the left arm which used to be considered the pathognomic sign of true angina pectoris but is not.

From Health Through Will Power by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)