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Record Nr.

UNISA996339089103316

Autore

Sarembock IJ

Titolo

Angina [[electronic resource] ] : An Atlas of Investigation and Management

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Atlas Medical Publishing Ltd, 2007

ISBN

1-282-29309-5

9786612293092

1-84692-569-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (106 p.)

Collana

Atlas

Disciplina

616.122

Soggetti

Angina pectoris -- Alternative treatment -- Evaluation

Angina pectoris -- Case studies

Angina pectoris

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Angina pectoris: epidemiology, natural history, and pathophysiology; Chapter 2: Angina pectoris: clinical evaluation; Chapter 3: Noninvasive detection of coronary artery disease; Chapter 4: Coronary angiography and ancillary techniques for the invasive assessment of angina pectoris; Chapter 5: Nonatherosclerotic causes of angina pectoris and ischemia; Chapter 6: An approach to the management of chronic angina; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Angina is most commonly associated with myocardial ischemia, but may also be symptomatic of valvular heart disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or uncontrolled high blood pressure. While chronic or stable angina is predictable and relatively easy to manage, it is the sudden and unexpected onset of symptoms in patients with unstable angina that represents the most significant challenge to the clinician, being a risk indicator for acute MI, severe cardiac arrhythmia or even cardiac arrest. Since chest pain can also indicate a number of other less critical conditions, it is important that the cli