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angina pectoris

[pek-tuh-ris] / ˈpɛk tə rɪs /


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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, or "angina pectoris," is the cardinal symptom of insufficient blood and oxygen getting to the heart muscle.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 12, 2010

It used to be said that this was characteristic of the organic lesions causing true angina pectoris.

From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh


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