Prinzmetal Angina: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
Sep 20, 2021 · Prinzmetal angina is a rare and sometimes severe type of angina (chest pain). It usually happens between midnight and the morning while you’re asleep or resting. Prinzmetal (or Prinzmetal’s) angina is also called variant angina, angina inversa and vasospastic angina.
Angina - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Mar 22, 2024 · Angina (an-JIE-nuh or AN-juh-nuh) is a type of chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart. Angina is a symptom of coronary artery disease. Angina also is called angina pectoris.
What are the mechanisms of “Nocturnal” Angina
Feb 2, 2012 · The underlying conditions and mechanism of nocturnal angina are largely unexplored. In most clinical situations nocturnal angina is associated with day time angina as well . Various mechanisms are proposed.
Angina: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
Angina is chest pain or discomfort that happens when your heart isn’t receiving enough oxygen-rich blood. As a result, your heart may beat faster and harder to gain more blood, causing you noticeable pain. Angina isn’t a disease. It’s a symptom and a warning sign of heart disease.
Angina Pectoris - Angina Pectoris - Merck Manual Professional Edition
Feb 7, 2024 · Nocturnal angina may occur if a dream causes striking changes in respiration, pulse rate, and BP. Nocturnal angina may also be a sign of recurrent LV failure, an equivalent of nocturnal dyspnea. The recumbent position increases venous return, stretching the myocardium and increasing wall stress, which increases oxygen demand.
Angina - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
Mar 22, 2024 · To diagnose angina, a healthcare professional examines you and asks questions about your symptoms. You are usually asked about any risk factors, including whether you have a family history of heart disease. Tests. Tests used to diagnose and confirm angina include: Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG).
Angina - Angina - MSD Manual Consumer Version
Nocturnal angina, a type of unstable angina, occurs at night, during sleep. Angina decubitus, a type of unstable angina, occurs when a person develops angina when lying down (not necessarily only at night) and is without any apparent cause. Angina decubitus occurs because gravity redistributes fluids in the body.
Chest Pain - Chest Pain - Merck Manual Professional Edition
Nocturnal angina is characteristic of acute coronary syndromes, heart failure, or coronary artery spasm. Pain from many disorders, both serious and minor, can be exacerbated by respiration, movement, or palpation of the chest.
Angina (Chest Pain) - American Heart Association
Nov 8, 2021 · Angina is chest pain or discomfort caused when your heart muscle doesn't get enough oxygen-rich blood. It may feel like pressure or squeezing in your chest. The discomfort also can occur in your shoulders, arms, neck, jaw, abdomen or back. Angina pain may even feel like indigestion.
Vasospastic angina - BHF - British Heart Foundation
Vasospastic angina is a type of angina (chest pain) that usually occurs at rest – often in the early morning or at night - and feels like a squeezing or tightening in the chest. What is vasospastic angina? Vasospastic angina happens when a coronary artery supplying blood and oxygen to your heart goes into spasm and suddenly narrows.