Angina, a common form of heart disease, is more dangerous for women than was previously thought, according to a new study published in the Journal of the…

Researchers have found that the blood-thinning drug Lovenox works as well as a standard artery-clearing drug in patients with severe heart-related chest pain, but neither…

Most clinicians use the term “unstable angina” to denote an accelerating or “crescendo” pattern of pain in cases where previously stable angina occurs with less exertion or at rest, lasts longer, and is less responsive…

A. Treatment of Acute Attack
Sublingual nitroglycerin is the drug of choice; it acts in about 1-2 minutes. Nitrates decrease arteriolar and venous tone, reduce preload and afterload, and lower the oxygen…

Indications
The indications for coronary artery revascularization in patients with angina pectoris are often debated. There is general agreement that otherwise healthy patients in the following groups should…

The prognosis of angina pectoris has improved with advances in the understanding of its pathophysiology and in pharmacologic therapy. Mortality rates vary depending on the number of vessels diseased, the severity of obstruction, the…

Although most symptoms of myocardial ischemia result from fixed stenosis of the coronary arteries or intraplaque hemorrhage or thrombosis at the site of lesions, some ischemic events may be…

A. Laboratory Findings

Serum lipid levels should be determined in all patients with suspected angina. Anemia and diabetes may also be investigated if clinically appropriate.

B. Electrocardiography