New Conception of Angina Pectoris

Angina pectoris.

Nonconventional therapeutic modalities in refractory angina pectoris

    Abstract   Despite sophisticated conventional medical treatment and the continued development   and improvement of coronary revascularization modalities in recent years, a significant   number of patients still suffer from refractory angina pectoris and cannot be successfully   managed. Advances in therapeutic options have led to an increase in the average of life   expectancy even in such ...

C-REACTIVE PROTEIN RESPONSE IN ANGINA PECTORIS

C-reactive protein (CRP) response was studied in 44 patients with acute angina pectoris admitted to the coronary care unit. 71 % of patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI)had positive CRP test while 73% of patients presumed to have unstable angina pectoris had negative CRP test. This test can be helpful in differentiating between acute MI and unstable angina pectoris.

Onset of Angina Pectoris

The circulatory adaptation to arm and leg exercise was studied with stepwise increased work loads in 10 patients with signs of coronary artery disease. Both arm and leg exercise elicited angina pectoris in all patients. Anginal pain appeared at the same level of pressure-time per minute (PTM) in the two forms of exercise, but at a smaller work load and a lower pulmonary oxygen uptake during arm...

Angina pectoris and thyrotoxicosis.

The effects of thyrotoxicosis on the cardiovascular system are well recognized and some are very prominent. Symptoms ascribable to the overaction of the heart such as dyspncea, palpitation, tachycardia, irregularity of the heart, dizziness, and prxcordial pain have been encountered in as many as 80 per cent of a series of 148 cases of thyrotoxicosis (Burnett and Durbin, 1932). The pathological ...