Angina pectoris

Angina pectoris, also called ischemia, is a term in medicine for a medical condition. It is an affection of the heart of an intensely excruciating nature. Patients suffers discomfort or pain due to coronary heart disease, which at times extends to the left shoulder and down the left arm. It occurs when the heart muscle doesn't get enough blood due to one or more of the heart's arteries is narrowed or blocked.

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Angiogenesis, Angiogram, Angiography, Angioma, Angioplasty