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What is the definition of Angina?

Angina is a type of chest discomfort or pain due to poor blood flow through the blood vessels (coronary vessels) of the heart muscle (myocardium).

There are different types of angina:

  • Stable angina
  • Unstable angina
  • Variant angina

Get medical help right away if you have new, unexplained chest pain or pressure. If you have had angina before, call your health care provider.

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Who are the top Angina Local Doctors?
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Dr. Jeffrey W. Moses
Interventional Cardiology | Cardiology
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Highly rated in
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NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System

NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center

161 Fort Washington Ave, 
New York, NY 

Jeffrey Moses is an Interventional Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in New York, New York. Moses has been practicing medicine for over 49 years and is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Angina. He is also highly rated in 19 other conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Angina, Atherosclerosis, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Atherectomy. Moses is currently accepting new patients.

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Dr. Erik M. Ohman
Interventional Cardiology | Cardiology
Elite
Highly rated in
23
conditions
Interventional Cardiology
Cardiology

Duke Health

Duke Signature Care South Durham

234 Crooked Creek Pkwy, 
Durham, NC 

Erik Ohman is an Interventional Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Durham, North Carolina. Ohman has been practicing medicine for over 42 years and is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Angina. He is also highly rated in 23 other conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Acute Coronary Syndrome, Heart Attack, Angina, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG). Ohman is currently accepting new patients.

 
 
 
 
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John A. Spertus
Dr. John A. Spertus
Cardiology
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Highly rated in
28
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Cardiology

University Health

Saint Luke's Hospital Medical Education Internal Medicine Clinic

4320 Wornall Rd, 
Kansas City, MO 

John Spertus is a Cardiologist in Kansas City, Missouri. Spertus has been practicing medicine for over 34 years and is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Angina. He is also highly rated in 28 other conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Angina, Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Angioplasty. Spertus is currently accepting new patients.

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What are the latest Angina Clinical Trials?
Ticagrelor-based De-escalation of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Patients Without Acute Coronary Syndrome
Enrollment Status: Recruiting
Publish Date: December 15, 2022
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 4

Summary: Ticagrelor-based De-escalation of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting trial (TOP-CABG trial) is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, non-inferiority, parallel controlled trial. The aim of TOP-CABG is to investigate whether de-escalated dual antiplatelet therapy (De-DAPT) is non-inferior to dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) in efficacy on inhibiting great saphenous ve...

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BVS Implantation in Patients With Variant Angina and MODerate Coronary Artery Disease: Pilot Study
Who is this study for: Patients with variant angina and moderate coronary artery disease
Enrollment Status: Enrolling by invitation
Publish Date: December 13, 2022
Intervention Type: Device
Study Phase: Phase 4

Summary: The purpose of this study is to determine whether BVS(Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold) implantation with optimal medical therapy can improve the outcome of patients with variant angina and moderate coronary artery disease.

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What are the Latest Advances for Angina?
Chlorthalidone vs. Hydrochlorothiazide for Hypertension-Cardiovascular Events.
Condition: Hypertension
Journal: The New England journal of medicine
Treatment Used: Chlorthalidone vs. Hydrochlorothiazide
Number of Patients: 13523
Published: December 14, 2022
SOdium-glucose CO-transporter inhibition in patients with newly detected Glucose Abnormalities and a recent Myocardial Infarction (SOCOGAMI).
Condition: Recent Acute Coronary Syndrome
Journal: Diabetes research and clinical practice
Treatment Used: Empagliflozin
Number of Patients: 42
Published: November 06, 2022
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Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy after resuscitation from cardiac arrest in vasospastic angina: A retrospective study.
Condition: Vasospastic Angina (VSA)
Journal: PloS one
Treatment Used: Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Therapy
Number of Patients: 280
Published: October 31, 2022
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Who are the sources who wrote this article ?

Published Date: February 23, 2022
Published By: Thomas S. Metkus, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.

What are the references for this article ?

Boden WE. Angina pectoris and stable ischemic heart disease. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldman-Cecil Medicine. 26th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2020:chap 62.

Bonaca MP, Sabatine MS. Approach to the patient with chest pain. In: Libby P, Bonow RO, Mann DL, Tomaselli GF, Bhatt DL, Solomon SD eds. Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 12th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2022:chap 35.

Lange RA, Mukherjee D. Acute coronary syndrome: unstable angina and non-ST elevation myocardial infarction. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldman-Cecil Medicine. 26th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2020:chap 63.

Morrow DA, de Lemos J. Stable ischemic heart disease. In: Libby P, Bonow RO, Mann DL, Tomaselli GF, Bhatt DL, Solomon SD, eds. Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 12th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2022:chap 40.