THE value of sublingual administration of nitroglycerin for relief of attacks of angina pectoris is well established. Nitroglycerin has also been advocated as a prophylactic — before exercise and so ...

BECAUSE angina pectoris is a consequence of inadequate myocardial oxygenation, ideal therapy for this incapacitating symptom would be directed toward both increasing coronary blood flow and decreasing ...

Chest pain is the major symptom of patients with coronary heart disease. Agents that release nitric oxide (NO) within the body can help to treat such angina pectoris attacks because NO dilates ...

Background A 50-year-old woman presented with recurrent episodes of unstable angina pectoris refractory to vasodilator treatment. Relevant coronary stenoses were excluded by coronary angiography and ...

What is angina pectoris? Angina, or angina pectoris, is a recurring discomfort. It's usually located near the center of the chest. The pain or discomfort occurs when the blood supply to part of the ...

When a robust man suddenly drops dead and the newspapers report “heart failure,” the probability is that he died during an attack of angina pectoris. If he had gone to his doctor the day before, the ...

Only 30 years ago the diagnosis of angina pectoris “was tantamount to the issuance of a death warrant.” Today the panic associated with it has gone, and after 30 more years medical science may have ...