When atherosclerosis affects arteries around your heart, it can lead to a type of chest pain called angina pectoris (or angina for short). However, until angina appears, it’s still possible to ...

Chest pain (i.e. angina pectoris) is the predominant initial and subsequent presentation of CHD in women. Evaluation of chest pain and risk stratification to determine the need for further ...

It causes chest pain with no coronary artery blockage. The pain is caused from poor function of tiny blood vessels that lead to the heart, arms, and legs. It is more common in women. Variant angina ...

In dueling perspectives, experts make their case for and against going with PCI before even trying antianginal medications.

But the chest pain (angina) of a heart attack, caused by partial blockage of coronary arteries, is more intense and often associated with sweating and vomiting. It gets worse with exertion and is ...

S-Amlodipine is a medicine used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and to prevent angina (heart-related chest pain). It is a calcium channel blocker which helps to lower blood pressure and ...

with women outliving men, it is likely that patients without chest pain will make up an increasing proportion of those presenting with an ACS. Of the patients with unstable angina and NSTEMI in ...

While chest pain or discomfort is a common symptom, women might feel other symptoms such as ... and so it's even more ...

During a massive heart attack, a large portion of the heart doesn’t receive oxygen due to a blocked artery. Quick treatment ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the impact of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) on the need for acute admissions for chest pain in patients with refractory angina pectoris. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of case ...

A heart attack is a potentially life-threatening medical emergency that can lead to cardiac arrest or death. Heart attacks ...

Dr. Courtney Hughes with Novant Health spoke with WECT about women’s heart health, and how symptoms for women could be different than what one would expect.