angina

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What is angina?

Angina is a specific type of chest discomfort caused by inadequate blood flow through the blood vessels (coronary vessels) of the heart muscle (myocardium).

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Hello. I am 33 and female with a family history of Angina. For the past couple of months I ...
I have been recently diagnoised with Variant Angina I am on a Channel Blocker and many othe...
Any of you had or have experience w/ small vessel disease or unstable angina? I have not r...
anyone experience chest pains with exertion? and i mean any kind of exertion, yet all heart...
In April I went to the ER due to severe chest pain radiating up my neck, shoulders and back...
I'm a 48 year-old male. I had bypass surgery this past May, and in early July was diagnosed...
I have had a cough for the last 35 years. It has gradually got worse until today I can't c...
Hi, I am a 20 year old female and suffer from high blood pressure. I am 192 lbs 5'4 tall an...
I am a 39 year-old male, 175 pounds, father of 2 (ages 3 and 1) with another on the way nex...
i have recently been diagnosed with angina but can pinpoint it to work/stress related and g...

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Heart Attack and MS - I found the probable link


by Lulu54, Aug 03, 2008 12:00PM - 5 Comments
If you read anything about me you know I had a Heart Attack in January and been trying...

The role of coronary angioplasty and stenting 


by Lee Kirksey, MD, Jul 06, 2008 11:07PM - 2 Comments
There are frequent questions being asked about the various treatments for coronary blo...

What are you Really eating? The Food Journal 


by Lee Kirksey, MD, May 27, 2008 08:40AM - 36 Comments
As you may have noticed by now, the focus of this forum is cardiovascular disease(CVD)...

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