If you have ever had a heart attack, a healthcare provider has probably told you to carry an aspirin or two with you at all times to have available if you ever think you might be having another heart ...

A total of 42% of the 3779 enrolled patients were women; a cardiologist initially diagnosed stable angina. Compared with their male counterparts, women were less likely to undergo exercise ECG ...

It can be clinically diagnosed during a spontaneous episode by documenting nitrate-responsive rest angina with associated transient ischaemic ECG changes but more often requires provocative coronary ...

Precipitants of angina. Prognosis of chronic IHD. Clinical assessment of known or suspected chronic IHD. Indications for, and information derived from, diagnostic procedures including ECG, stress test ...

Angina is chest pain that occurs as a result of reduced blood flow to the heart. It is a symptom of an underlying heart issue rather than a disease in itself. Angina typically causes pain ...

One study of geriatric patients with unstable angina found 8% had a chief complaint ... process or written off all together and an ECG may not be obtained. Geriatric patients are also often ...

Duration is another factor. Heart attack pain can last hours until it's treated, while unstable angina can last for a few minutes and come and go. Angina is chest pain that happens if there's not ...

Variant angina is caused by transient coronary artery spasm. Physicians have a variety of diagnostic tools. An electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG) can tell a doctor if your heart has been damaged by a ...