BECAUSE angina pectoris is a consequence of inadequate myocardial oxygenation, ideal therapy for this incapacitating symptom would be directed toward both increasing coronary blood flow and decreasing ...

A recent study in the Netherlands investigated the association between lifestyle factors and the risk of coronary heart diseases in individuals with or without a family history of MI. Earlier, studies ...

Background A 50-year-old woman presented with recurrent episodes of unstable angina pectoris refractory to vasodilator treatment. Relevant coronary stenoses were excluded by coronary angiography and ...

Angina pectoris is a debilitating indication of thepresence of ischemic heart disease that affects millionsof Americans. Although a number of pharmacologictreatments are available, the annual numberof ...

Atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (CAD) affects the coronary arteries, which deliver blood to the myocardium. CAD symptoms include stable angina, reviewed here, and acute coronary syndromes (ACS ...

IN our inquiries into any particular subject of Medicine, our labours will generally be shortened and directed to their proper objects, by a knowledge of preceding discoveries. When Dr. Heberden, in ...

Background: There is speculation that women and South Asian people are more likely than men and white people to report atypical angina and that they are less likely to undergo invasive management of ...