Mixed angina pectoris
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]
Overview
One of the clinical subsets of angina [1] is described below.
Mixed (Variable Threshold) Angina Pectoris
- The essential clinical feature of mixed angina is a substantial variation in the degree of physical activity that induces angina.
- These group of patients may also experience rest or nocturnal angina on certain occasions.
- Angina may also occur on exposure to cold, during emotional stress, or after meals.
- Dynamic vasoconstriction which superimposed on fixed atherosclerotic coronary artery obstructions has been postulated as the mechanism for the variable exercise threshold.
References
- ↑ Braunwald, Eugene (2003). Primary Cardiology. Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-9444-6. Unknown parameter
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