CERVICAL SYMPATHECTOMY FOR ANGINA PECTORIS

Angina pectoris.

Nonconventional therapeutic modalities in refractory angina pectoris

    Abstract   Despite sophisticated conventional medical treatment and the continued development   and improvement of coronary revascularization modalities in recent years, a significant   number of patients still suffer from refractory angina pectoris and cannot be successfully   managed. Advances in therapeutic options have led to an increase in the average of life   expectancy even in such ...

C-REACTIVE PROTEIN RESPONSE IN ANGINA PECTORIS

C-reactive protein (CRP) response was studied in 44 patients with acute angina pectoris admitted to the coronary care unit. 71 % of patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI)had positive CRP test while 73% of patients presumed to have unstable angina pectoris had negative CRP test. This test can be helpful in differentiating between acute MI and unstable angina pectoris.

The Effects of Sympathectomy on the Electrocardiogram and Effort Tolerance in Angina Pectoris.

Cardiac pain is transmitted by afferent fibres which accompany the sympathetic nerves of the heart; they join the upper three or four thoracic spinal nerves after traversing the corresponding sympathetic ganglia. Several surgical techniques have been devised for the relief of refractory anginal pain by dividing these sensory pathways. The method that has been found most satisfactory is that of ...

Neurostimulation treatment for angina pectoris.

Despite the wealth of treatments available for the management of angina pectoris, a significant proportion of patients remain refractory. These patients seem to be survivors, so that an individual with refractory angina may suVer with it for many years; consequently patients with refractory angina pectoris usually require multiple admissions, often to expensive cardiac units. Recently transmyoc...