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Can angina be caused by blockage of one or more coronary of the arteries?
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The term for pain associated with deficient blood delivery to the heart that may be caused by the transient spasm of coronary arteries is?
Angina Pectoris
What type of heart failure is caused by a blockage of blood flow to the heart muscles?
That would probably be coronary heart disease. Seeing as though the arteries that feed the heart muscle/the myocardium, with blood are called the coronary arteries.
Compare myocardial infarction and angina pectoris?
Angina is chest pain due to ischemia (a lack of blood, thus a lack of oxygen supply and waste removal) of the heart muscle, generally due to obstruction or spasm of the coronary arteries (the heart's blood vessels). Myocardial Infarction is cellular death of the heart muscle due to lack of oxygen, often caused by blockage of arteries. Essentially angina proceeds a myocardial infarction, both are caused by low/no oxygen reaching some part of the heart
What is acute coronary's syndrome?
It means that there is something (could be many different things) obstructing the coronary arteries (i.e.. the arteries in the heart). Her uncle could be experiencing many different symptoms such as pressure in the chest, nausea, or sweating.
What is the suffocating chest pain associated with coronary artery disease called?
It is called "angina" or more specifically "angina pectoris" (Latin a strangling of the chest). It is caused by the lack of oxygen to the heart muscles, the blood flow in the cardiac arteries being blocked, typically by atherosclerosis.
Where on the human body is angina?
Angina refers to a type of chest pain that is caused by the heart not recieving enough oxygen to meet its needs. This is usually because the coronary arteries supplying the heart are narrowed by atherosclerosis (fatty deposits), decreasing blood flow to the heart.
What is the medical term meaning agent against angina?
Angina pectoris is the medical term for chest pain or discomfort caused by coronary heart disease. It occurs when the heart muscle does not get as much blood as it needs. This usually happens because one or more arteries in the heart become narrowed or blocked, also known as ischemia.
What is an infarction in a electrocardiogram?
The common name is a heart attack. This is caused by a blockage in one or more of the coronary arteries which supply blood to the heart muscle. This lack of blood causes the muscle in that area to die.
What is yellow semi solid substance in the coronary arteries?
The arteries can form this yellow semi-solid substane after cholesteral builds up in the arteries and unless the condition is helped can cause heart attacks due to the blockage of blood flow thru the arteries
Is coronary artery disease infectious?
No. It is caused by the build up of plaque in the arteries.
What causes Wallenberg syndrome?
It is caused by blockage in one of the arteries supplying the medulla and cerebellum.
Sugar Minott's cause of death?
Aginia Pectoris Angina is a type of chest pain or discomfort caused by reduced blood flow to the heart muscle. Angina (an-JI-nuh or AN-juh-nuh) is a symptom of coronary artery disease. When you have coronary artery disease
