Angina of Effort

Angina of effort.

Chest pain is the cardinal feature in angina of effort; the pain is induced by exertion, for example, by walking, and is quickly relieved if the patient stands still. Careful consideration must be given to a detailed history with special reference to the pain. It is on the history and the response to treatment that the diagnosis rests rather than on the investigations. The pain is classically s...

Effects of myocardial revascularisation in patients with effort angina and those with effort and nocturnal angina.

The effects of coronary artery bypass graft operation were studied in 32 patients with daytime ambulatory ST segment changes and 14 patients with daytime and nocturnal angina and ST segment changes. Patients had ambulatory ST segment monitoring and exercise testing before and after operation and coronary arteriography was repeated in 34 patients after operation. Before operation, patients with ...

First effort angina; second wind in angina pectoris.

The effort test in angina pectoris.

The diagnosis of angina pectoris is usually based on the history alone, and in most cases this is conclusive. When, however, the quality, site, distribution, duration, or relationship to effort of a suspicious chest pain does not conform to classical coilcepts, a reliable objective test is needed. Two such tests have been used widely, the effort test as developed by Master (1942) and the anoxic...

Khellin in the treatment of angina of effort.

Anrep, Kenawy, and Barsoum (1949) have given a historical account of the pharmacology of khellin, which is the active principle of the plant Ammi visnaga, from its preparation by Mustapha in 1879 and the biological studies of Samaan (1932) to their own extensive investigations, already published in various articles and now summarized and brought up to date in their latest review. They have show...