Ludwig’s Angina: The Original Angina

Ludwig's Angina: The Original Angina

Ludwig's angina was first detailed by the German surgeon Wilhelm Friedrich von Ludwig in 1836. We present a case which needed awake fibreoptic intubation due to severe trismus and a prolonged period intubated in the Intensive Care Unit after incision and drainage of neck spaces and removal of his lower wisdom teeth. He was finally discharged a week after admission and followed up in the outpati...

Case Report on “pediatric Ludwigs Angina: a Life Threatening Entity Revisited”

Microvascular angina: angina that predominantly affects women

In women receiving evaluation for suspected ischemic symptoms, a "normal" diagnosis is five times more common than it is in men. These women are often labeled as having cardiac syndrome X, also known as microvascular angina (MVA). MVA is defined as angina pectoris caused by abnormalities of the small coronary arteries, and is characterized by effort chest pain and evidence of myocardial ischemi...

Unstable angina: the breakthrough

It is widely perceived that unstable angina is a critical phase of coronary heart disease. The risk of acute myocardial infarction or death in these patients is high: up to 5% during hospitalization, 20% within 30 days, and 25% in 6 months. Medical and invasive treatment options for these patients have been rather discouraging, with two reasons responsible for this unsatisfactory state: first, ...

Angina pectoris.