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==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
Chest pain may be classified according to its characteristics into 3 subtypes/groups<ref name="urlChest Pain / Angina Pectoris - Textbook of Cardiology">{{cite web |url=https://www.textbookofcardiology.org/wiki/Chest_Pain_/_Angina_Pectoris#bibkey_REFNAME17 |title=Chest Pain / Angina Pectoris - Textbook of Cardiology |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref>: | |||
Chest pain may be classified according to its characteristics into 3 subtypes/groups: | |||
*Typical Angina (definite) | *Typical Angina (definite) | ||
**Meets three of the following characteristics: | |||
***Substernal chest discomfort of characteristic quality and duration | |||
***Provoked by exertion or emotional stress | |||
***Relieved by rest and/or nitroglycerine | |||
*Atypical angina (probable) | *Atypical angina (probable) | ||
**Meets two of these characteristics | |||
*Non-cardiac chest pain | *Non-cardiac chest pain | ||
**Meets one or none of the characteristics | |||
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==References== | ==References== |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aisha Adigun, B.Sc., M.D.[2]
Overview
Chest pain may be classified according to its characteristics into 3 subtypes/groups:
- Typical Angina (definite)
- Atypical angina (probable)
- Non-cardiac chest pain
Classification
Chest pain may be classified according to its characteristics into 3 subtypes/groups[1]:
- Typical Angina (definite)
- Meets three of the following characteristics:
- Substernal chest discomfort of characteristic quality and duration
- Provoked by exertion or emotional stress
- Relieved by rest and/or nitroglycerine
- Meets three of the following characteristics:
- Atypical angina (probable)
- Meets two of these characteristics
- Non-cardiac chest pain
- Meets one or none of the characteristics