[
US
/ænˈdʒaɪnə/
]
[ UK /ˈæŋɡaɪnɐ/ ]
[ UK /ˈæŋɡaɪnɐ/ ]
NOUN
- a heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart
- any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain
How To Use angina In A Sentence
- Many symptoms of organic origin, like angina pectoris, are made worse by anxiety.
- On the other hand, women don't appear to get the same relief from the pain of angina that surgery or medication gives men. The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure
- Similarly, a bout of angina may be protective; but the protection may well be lost with recurrent angina.
- Following therapy, angina patients using testosterone could walk further and had fewer symptoms.
- Stay calm and keep your angina spray handy. The Sun
- They learn that anginal chest pain may diminish or disappear within 10-14 days in some patients while others may take longer. Kathy Freston: Heart Disease: A Toothless Paper Tiger That Need Never Exist
- The first clinical sign of myocardial ischemia is usually angina pectoris, a term used to describe the strangling chest pain experienced by many patients with ischemic heart disease.
- Glyceryl trinitrate dilates the blood vessels and is used to treat angina or heart attack. Times, Sunday Times
- Pain in the abdomen below the last rib especially while walking or lifting weight is called atypical angina.
- Because I think beta blockers have so much to offer, most of my patients with angina are taking a drug from this class. Living with Angina
