Medicina: Cardiologia: Ipertensione arteriosa
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| angina pectoris (en) |
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n.
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| Definition |
Paroxysmal retrosternal or precordial pain, often radiating to the left shoulder and arm, due to inadequate blood and oxygen supply to the heart, characteristically precipitated by effort, cold or emotion and relieved by nitroglycerin.
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(12)
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Hypertension increses left ventricular wall tension leading to structural, biochemical and physiological changes in the myocardium. These leads to coronary heart disease, manifested as angina pectoris, myocardial infarction and sudden death.
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(9) p. 826-27
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Cardiology
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| it |
ANGINA PECTORIS
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