ANGINA PECTORIS
,Learning objectives
At the end of the unit students should be able to:
❖Define and describe the types of angina pectoris
❖Explain the etiology and pathophysiology of angina
❖Describe the clinical manifestation
❖Explain the nursing management of angina
❖Outline the complications
, Definition
• It is a recurrent chest pain caused by myocardial and obstruction o
coronary blood flow because of atherosclerosis, coronary artery
spasm myocardial oxygen consumption.
• Pain recedes within minutes when blood flow is restored and
myocardium is not irreversibly damaged.
• Can be identified according to the pattern of the pain, its duration
and triggering factors.
,Learning objectives
At the end of the unit students should be able to:
❖Define and describe the types of angina pectoris
❖Explain the etiology and pathophysiology of angina
❖Describe the clinical manifestation
❖Explain the nursing management of angina
❖Outline the complications
, Definition
• It is a recurrent chest pain caused by myocardial and obstruction o
coronary blood flow because of atherosclerosis, coronary artery
spasm myocardial oxygen consumption.
• Pain recedes within minutes when blood flow is restored and
myocardium is not irreversibly damaged.
• Can be identified according to the pattern of the pain, its duration
and triggering factors.
