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Diseases » Angina » Summary

What is Angina?

Contents

Angina: Introduction
Types of Angina
Prognosis
Complications
Prevalence
Other names for Angina
What causes Angina?
What are the symptoms of Angina?
Organs Affected by Angina
How is it treated?
Society issues for Angina
Angina: Introduction

What is Angina?

Angina: A special type of chest pain.
Angina: any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain.
Source - WordNet 2.1

Angina: Introduction

Types of Angina:

Types of Angina:

Stable angina - a regular pattern of angina; the most common type.
Unstable angina - a new, irregular or changed pattern of angina. Needs urgent medical attention for possible heart attack or heart disease.
Prinzmetal's angina (variant angina) - caused by vasospasm.
Microvascular angina - caused by small blood vessels rather than artery damage.
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Broader types of Angina:

How many people get Angina?

Prevalance of Angina: 6.4 million Americans (NHLBI)
Prevalance Rate of Angina: approx 1 in 42 or 2.35% or 6.4 million people in USA [about data]

How serious is Angina?

Complications of Angina: see complications of Angina
Deaths for Angina: 503 deaths (NHLBI 1999)

What causes Angina?

Causes of Angina: see causes of Angina
Risk factors for Angina: see risk factors for Angina

What are the symptoms of Angina?

Symptoms of Angina: see symptoms of Angina

Complications of Angina: see complications of Angina

Angina: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Angina.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Angina.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Angina: see treatments for Angina
Research for Angina: see research for Angina

Society issues for Angina

Hospitalizations for Angina: 82,000 (NHLBI 1999)

Hospitalization statistics for Angina: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Angina:

1.13% (144,450) of hospital consultant episodes were for angina pectoris in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
73% of hospital consultant episodes for angina pectoris required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
58% of hospital consultant episodes for angina pectoris were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
42% of hospital consultant episodes for angina pectoris were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
85% of hospital consultant episodes for angina pectoris required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
5.5 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for angina pectoris in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Physician office visits for Angina: 910,000 (NHLBI 1999)