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Heart Attack Symptoms and Warning Signs
• Heart Disease articles • Jun 21 05

A blockage in the heart’s arteries may reduce or completely cut off the blood supply to a portion of the heart. This can cause a blood clot to form and totally…


 

The difference between LDL and HDL cholesterol
• Heart Disease articles • Jun 21 05

Cholesterol does not travel freely in the bloodstream. Rather, cholesterol is carried through the blood by particles called lipoproteins. Cholesterol also behaves differently depending on which type of lipoprotein…


 

Chronic stable angina pectoris: Pharmacologic Therapy
• Heart Disease articles • Jun 18 05

Pharmacologic Therapy

The use of aspirin at a dose of 81 to 150 mg per day reduces cardiovascular morbidity and mortality by 20 to 25 percent among patients with coronary artery…


 

Chronic stable angina pectoris: Therapy
• Heart Disease articles • Jun 18 05

Therapy
It is useful to classify therapeutic drugs into two categories: antianginal (anti-ischemic) agents and vasculoprotective agents. Although medications for angina are widely used, therapy to slow the progression of coronary…


 

Chronic stable angina pectoris: Revascularization
• Heart Disease articles • Jun 18 05

Revascularization

Revascularization includes either percutaneous coronary intervention (i.e., balloon angioplasty and stenting) or coronary-artery bypass surgery. More than 1 million percutaneous coronary interventions were performed in the United States in…


 

Chronic stable angina pectoris: Diagnostic Strategies
• Heart Disease articles • Jun 18 05

Diagnostic Strategies

Stress Testing
Various diagnostic tests are available for the evaluation of suspected coronary disease. Previous Clinical Practice articles in the Journal have focused on noninvasive testing for coronary…


 

Chronic stable angina pectoris: Guidelines
• Heart Disease articles • Jun 18 05

Areas of Uncertainty

Some patients who are not candidates for coronary revascularization continue to have severe or limiting angina; almost all have multivessel coronary artery disease and have previously undergone revascularization…


 

Chronic stable angina pectoris: Therapy - Lifestyle Changes
• Heart Disease articles • Jun 18 05

Lifestyle Changes

Regular exercise reduces the frequency of anginal symptoms, increases functional capacity, and improves endothelial function. Patients with chronic stable angina who are receiving medical therapy should exercise…


 

Chronic stable angina pectoris: Overview
• Heart Disease articles • Jun 18 05

A 47-year-old man reports a six-month history of intermittent chest discomfort while playing squash. He describes lower substernal tightness with numbness of the left upper arm only during exertion. He does not…


 
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