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However, it can reduce angina or other symptoms of coronary artery disease. Angioplasty with stenting can be a life-saving procedure if you are having a heart attack or unstable angina. ... Stable angina is predictable chest pain. Although less serious than unstable angina, it can be very painful or uncomfortable.
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Stable angina pain is usually relieved in two ways. Resting often alleviates chest pain and other symptoms. Angina pain responds well to medication such as nitroglycerin tablets or sprays. Nitroglycerin tablets should be used as soon ... Unstable angina refers to angina pain that presents without known chest pain triggers.
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Angina pectoris - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Angina pectoris , commonly known as angina , is severe chest pain due to ischemia (a lack of blood and hence oxygen supply) of the heart muscle, generally due to obstruction or spasm of the coronar...
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Angina (chest pain) can be stable or unstable. ... Stable angina occurs at predictable times with a specific amount of exertion or activity. It is relieved by rest and may continue without much change for years. Stable angina usually is relieved by rest within 1 to 5 minutes.
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In this way, chest pain can be classified as typical or atypical angina (Table 1) or noncardiac chest pain. The stability of pain should also be established (stable vs. unstable angina).
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Unstable Angina: Diagnosis and Management ... Figure 5: Relative risk of death or myocardial infarction in unstable angina patients treated with aspirin vs. placebo...
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Unstable angina differs from stable angina in that the discomfort is usually more intense and easily provoked, and ST-segment depression or elevation on ECG may occur. ... The Braunwald classification is conceptually useful because it factors in the clinical presentation (new or progressive vs rest angina),
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