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  2. Unstable angina - Wikipedia

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    Symptoms of unstable angina are the same as those of stable angina, however the pattern of the symptoms changes. [7] In unstable angina, symptoms related to decreased blood flow to the heart may appear on rest or on minimal exertion. [4] The symptoms can last longer than those in stable angina, can be resistant to rest or medicine, and can get ...

  3. Acute coronary syndrome - Wikipedia

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    In unstable angina, symptoms may appear on rest or on minimal exertion. [6] The symptoms can last longer than those in stable angina, can be resistant to rest or medicine, and can get worse over time. [8] [10] Though ACS is usually associated with coronary thrombosis, it can also be associated with cocaine use. [11]

  4. Management of acute coronary syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Information card published by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute urging people with symptoms of angina to call the emergency medical services.. Because of the relationship between the duration of myocardial ischemia and the extent of damage to heart muscle, public health services encourage people experiencing possible acute coronary syndrome symptoms or those around them to ...

  5. Coronary ischemia - Wikipedia

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    Angina may present typically with classic symptoms or atypically with symptoms less often associated with heart disease. [19] Atypical presentations are more common in women, diabetics, and elderly individuals. [8] Angina may be stable or unstable. Unstable angina is most often associated with emergent, acute coronary syndromes. [20]

  6. Coronary artery disease - Wikipedia

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    A common symptom is angina, which is chest pain or discomfort which may travel into the shoulder, arm, back, neck, or jaw. [4] Occasionally it may feel like heartburn. In stable angina, symptoms occur with exercise or emotional stress, last less than a few minutes, and improve with rest. [4]

  7. Variant angina - Wikipedia

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    Variant angina should be suspected by a cardiologist when a) an individual's symptoms occur at rest or during sleep; b) an individual's symptoms occur in clusters; c) an individual with a history of angina does not develop angina during treadmill stress testing (variant angina is exercise tolerant); d) an individual with a history of angina ...

  8. Coronary occlusion - Wikipedia

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    Symptoms include chest pain or angina, shortness of breath, and fatigue. [6]A completely blocked coronary artery will cause a heart attack. [6] Common heart attack symptoms include chest pain or angina, pain or discomfort that spreads to the shoulder, arm, back, neck jaw, teeth or the upper belly, cold sweats, fatigue, heartburn, nausea, shortness of breath, or lightheadedness.

  9. Wikipedia:Osmosis/Angina pectoris - Wikipedia

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    All right, as a quick recap…. Angina pectoris is chest pain caused by reduced blood flow resulting in a lack of oxygen in the heart muscle. There are three types: stable angina, unstable angina, and vasospastic angina. Rest tends to relieve stable angina, but not the other two types, and all three can be treated with nitroglycerin.