angina pectoris
chest discomfort due to not enough blood flow to heart muscle
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Summary
angina pectoris is a symptom[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of symptom entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,955 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: clinical finding[3], symptom or sign[4]
- Subclass of: coronaropathy[5], chest pain[6], angina[7]
- Commons category: Angina pectoris[8]
- ICPC 2 ID: K74[9]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[10], Great medical encyclopedia[11], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[14], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[15]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C51221[16]
- Health specialty: cardiology[17]
- Drug or therapy used for treatment: diltiazem[18], penbutolol[19], nifedipine[20], pharmaceutical preparation of nitroglycerin[21], carvedilol[22], esmolol[23], atenolol[24], (RS)-nisoldipine[25], n-pentyl nitrite[26], mibefradil[27], bisoprolol[28], papaverine[29], isradipine[30], (RS)-metoprolol[31]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0001681[32]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for angina pectoris include Angine de Poitrine[33], a musical duo[34], founded in 2019[35].
Why It Matters
angina pectoris has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]
Entities named for it include Angine de Poitrine[33], a musical duo[34], founded in 2019[35].