Image via WikipediaMyocardial ischemia is a condition where the blood supply to the heart is compromised due to narrowing of the blood vessels that supply the heart, that is the coronary arteries. Myocardium is the name given to the muscles of the heart.Angina pectoris is the name given to the chest pain or chest discomfort that occurs due to myocardial ischemia. It is a severe squeezing, sharp pain or heaviness felt in the front of the...
17 August, 2009
ANGINA PECTORIS:MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA
By Satyaki Mitra
1:30 AM
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ANGINA,
HEART DISEASE,
myocardial ischemia,
nitroglycerine,
stable,
UNSTABLE ANGINA