Medicine Basics: Defining Stable (Typical) Angina Pectoris #cardiac #heart #chest #ischemia #pain
Channel: Dr. Guru
Date: 2023-03-27

Medical Basics:
Stable Angina Pectoris (Definition):

Stable Angina, also is known as typical angina, is characterized by chest discomfort  (pressure-like, heaviness, tightness, or squeezing) or anginal equivalent that is provoked with exertion/ stress and alleviated at rest or with nitroglycerin, generally in 2-5 minute. It is a symptom of myocardial ischemia & often one of the first manifestations or warning signs of underlying coronary disease, most commonly, coronary artery stenosis. 

An anginal equivalent is a symptom such as shortness of breath, sweating, extreme fatigue, or pain at a site other than the chest, occurring in a patient at high cardiac risk. Anginal equivalents are considered to have the same importance as angina pectoris in patients presenting with elevation of cardiac enzymes or certain EKG changes which are diagnostic of myocardial ischemia.

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