ANGINA PECTORIS
DEFINITION:
Pain in chest or retrosternal pain that radiates toward left arm and hand from
jaw, shoulder and ear.
AGE:
It occurs after age 40 years.
At age 20-30 years muscle fatigue occurs not angina.
CAUSES:
Smoking
Hypertension
Obesity
Hyperlipidemia
Hyperglycemia / diabetes mellites
TYPES OF ANGINA PECTORIS:
Stable angina Unstable angina Prinzmetal angina
Definition: Provoked by: Provoked by:
Rest Coronary artery spasm
Provoked by:
Physical exertion
Cold weather
After meals Relieved by: Relieved by:
Anger or excitement Nitroglycerine
Relieved by:
Rest
ETIOLOGY AND PATHOGENESIS:
Symptoms are result of myocardial ischemia due to insufficient blood flow
through atherosclerotically changed coronary arteries.
CLINICAL SIGN ABD SYMPTOMS:
Retrosternal pain
Shortness of breath/ dyspnea
Nausea
Arrythmias
Restlessness
DEFINITION:
Pain in chest or retrosternal pain that radiates toward left arm and hand from
jaw, shoulder and ear.
AGE:
It occurs after age 40 years.
At age 20-30 years muscle fatigue occurs not angina.
CAUSES:
Smoking
Hypertension
Obesity
Hyperlipidemia
Hyperglycemia / diabetes mellites
TYPES OF ANGINA PECTORIS:
Stable angina Unstable angina Prinzmetal angina
Definition: Provoked by: Provoked by:
Rest Coronary artery spasm
Provoked by:
Physical exertion
Cold weather
After meals Relieved by: Relieved by:
Anger or excitement Nitroglycerine
Relieved by:
Rest
ETIOLOGY AND PATHOGENESIS:
Symptoms are result of myocardial ischemia due to insufficient blood flow
through atherosclerotically changed coronary arteries.
CLINICAL SIGN ABD SYMPTOMS:
Retrosternal pain
Shortness of breath/ dyspnea
Nausea
Arrythmias
Restlessness
