Angina, also known as ischemic chest pain, occurs when the heart muscle does not receive enough oxygen-rich blood to function properly. As a result, you may feel pressure, squeezing, tightness ...

The heart condition angina costs the NHS almost £700 million a year, but the 'social' cost could push the figure even higher, a new study has revealed. The cost is more than one per cent of the ...

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 ...

Calcium antagonists are used in the treatment of hypertension and angina. In the mid-1990s there was considerable debate concerning the safety of calcium antagonists in the treatment of ...

Prinzmetal’s angina — also known as variant angina or angina inversa — occurs with coronary artery vasospasm resulting in myocardial ischemia. The smooth muscle in the coronary wall ...

CAD symptoms include stable angina, reviewed here, and acute coronary syndromes (ACS), reviewed in the Unstable Angina/Non-STEMI Topic Review and STEMI Topic Review. CAD also frequently leads to ...

Story by Himabindu Sreenivasulu, Alan Thomas Charly, Rinta M Babu Cold-induced angina, also known as Prinzmetal's angina or variant angina, occurs due to spasms in coronary arteries, reducing ...

Objective: To assess the clinical efficacy, safety and effects on quality of life of trimetazidine modified release (MR) in patients with stable angina. Methods: This large, open-label ...

The cause was that the blood vessels suddenly narrowed and the heart was not properly supplied with the blood it needed. In winter, the risk of these cardiovascular diseases increases, and ...

Q. How serious is angina? A. Angina pectoris – or simply angina – is the medical term for chest pain or discomfort usually caused by coronary artery disease. Angina is a sign that ...

Adding a newer anti-anginal drug to a calcium channel blocker:- What is the clinical and cost effectiveness of adding a newer anti-anginal drug (nicorandil, ivabradine or ranolazine) to a calcium ...