BACKGROUND To assess the outcome of patients with stable angina pectoris treated with percutaneous coronary intervention versus medically treated patients. METHODS Eighty patients with stable angina pectoris and coronary stenosis as confirmed in coronary angiography were treated with (n = 31) or without (n = 49) percutaneous coronary intervention in our department. All patients received optim...

OBJECTIVES We sought to evaluate whether coronary collateral flow is clinically relevant for future cardiac ischemic events. BACKGROUND The link between good collateral supply related to less myocardial damage and fewer cardiac events has not been established prospectively beyond doubt. METHODS In 403 patients with stable angina pectoris undergoing percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty...

OBJECTIVE This study was undertaken to determine the relationship between the red cell distribution width (RDW) and the one year outcomes in Chinese patients with stable angina pectoris. METHODS A total of 1,442 patients with stable angina pectoris on admission were divided into four groups according to quartiles of the baseline RDW. The relationships between the RDW and one-year cardiac mort...

BACKGROUND Stable angina pectoris is experienced as trans-sternal or retro-sternal pressure or pain that may radiate to the left arm, neck or back. Although available evidence relating to its effectiveness and mechanism are weak, traditional Chinese medicine is used as an alternative therapy for stable angina pectoris. We report a protocol of a randomized controlled trial using traditional Chin...

The clinical and pathological data from 46 patients who died during or shortly after coronary bypass surgery and one patient who died shortly after angiography were studied. Each patient was placed into one of three clinical categories of angina pectoris. Twelve were classified as having unstable angina pectoris, 20 as stable severe angina, and 15 as stable moderate angina. No significant diffe...

Twelve patients with stable angina pectoris received a placebo for 7 days and then oral phentolamine for an additional 7 days. Exercise was performed at the conclusion of the 2 drug periods. All of the patients developed angina with the stress of exercise while taking placebos. The average time to develop angina was 208sec. In comparison, 9 of the 12 patients were able to exercise longer after ...

most of the patients imagine that chest pain is not sign of heart attack. but, may be pain is not sign of heart attack. pain source may be from pulmonary, stomach, intestinal, psychologic or musculoskeletal problems. from these factors, when two or more factors combine to each other, similar signs are happen. all of these factors harden diagnosis of chest pain reason. only with separation of pe...