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  2. Angina - Wikipedia

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    Unstable angina is a medical emergency and requires urgent medical treatment from a doctor. [5] It has at least one of these three features: [13] it occurs at rest (or with minimal exertion), usually lasting more than 10 minutes; it is severe and of new-onset (i.e., within the prior 4–6 weeks)

  3. Canadian Cardiovascular Society grading of angina pectoris

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    The CCS grading system for angina is, in part, used to evaluate fitness to fly by the British Cardiovascular Society.They recommend no action by class I and II patients with stable angina, class III should consider mobility assistance from airport staff and in-flight supplemental oxygen therapy, and that class IV patients should ideally defer their travel plans or travel with a medical ...

  4. Wikipedia:Osmosis/Angina pectoris - Wikipedia

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    Angina comes from the latin angere, which means to strangle, and pectoris comes from pectus, meaning chest—so angina pectoris loosely translates to “strangling of the chest”, which actually makes a lot of sense, because angina pectoris is caused by reduced blood flow which causes ischemia to the heart muscle, or lack of oxygen to the ...

  5. Unstable angina - Wikipedia

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    Previously, unstable angina was assumed to be angina pectoris caused by disruption of an atherosclerotic plaque with partial thrombosis and possibly embolization or vasospasm leading to myocardial ischemia. [9] [10] However, sensitive troponin assays reveal rise of cardiac troponin in the bloodstream with episodes of even mild myocardial ...

  6. Living longer, not healthier: Study finds periods of poor ...

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    A study led by Mayo Clinic found a “widening gap between lifespan and healthspan" among 183 countries. The lead researcher and another doctor discuss the drivers of poor health late in life.

  7. List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes - Wikipedia

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    to thicken (as the nucleus does in early stages of cell death) Greek πύκνωσις (púknōsis), thickening pyknosis: pylor-gate Greek πυλωρός (pulōrós), gate keeper; lower orifice of the stomach pyloric sphincter: pyr-fever: Greek πῦρ, πυρετός (pûr, puretós), fire, heat, fever antipyretic

  8. Coronary ischemia - Wikipedia

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    A key symptom of coronary ischemia is chest pain or pressure, known as angina pectoris. [4] 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.

  9. Explainer-How quickly can Trump's Musk-led efficiency panel ...

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    Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, who were tapped by Republican President-elect Donald Trump to lead a new Department of Government Efficiency, have revealed plans to wipe out scores of federal ...