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Saturday 27 August 2011

Angina

Angina, also known as angina pectoris  may be a sign of a heart disease caused by restricted blood supply to the heart because a coronary artery is narrowed; the pain seems to shoot across the chest and arm, rather than appearing to come from the heart.

The term Angina pectoris derives from the Latin angere ("to strangle") and pectus ("chest"), and can therefore be translated as "a strangling feeling in the chest".

By https://www.myupchar.com/en/disease/angina

A common cause of angina pectoris is when the heart is working harder than normal e.g. during exercise.

Research finds that women who get migraines are at greater risk of angina than those who don't get migraines.

As of 2010, angina due to ischemic heart disease affects approximately 112 million people (1.6% of the population) being slightly more common in men than women.

The prevalence of angina rises with increasing age, with a mean age of onset of 62.3 years.



The condition was named "hritshoola" in ancient India and was described by Sushruta (6th century BC)

Bill Clinton underwent emergency quadruple heart bypass surgery in September 2004 after experiencing an episode of angina. The former US president had not suffered a coronary infarction, but some of his arteries were more than 90% clogged up.

Viagra was developed to treat angina.

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