Estimations of angina prevalence were calculatedusing managed care administrative data and applying3 angina-related definitions. The definitionscomprised angina pectoris diagnosis codes, diagnosisand ...

Angina pectoris, often shortened to angina, is chest pain or discomfort caused by reduced blood flow to the heart and most commonly - but not always - a symptom of coronary artery disease (CAD). 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, in ...

When a robust man suddenly drops dead and the newspapers report “heart failure,” the probability is that he died during an attack of angina pectoris. If he had gone to his doctor the day before, the ...

Individuals with undetected stable angina pectoris (SAP) as a consequence of undiagnosed coronary artery disease are at high risk of poor quality of life and a premature fatal event (for example, ...

THE earliest description of angina pectoris, that of Heberden 1 in 1786, refers to "the relief afforded by wine and spirituous cordials." Since then alcoholic beverages have frequently been ...