This Week’s Question: My understanding is that angina is not as serious as heart disease. Is this true? Angina pectoris--or simply angina--is the medical term for chest pain or discomfort usually ...

Angina occurs when part of the heart does not receive enough oxygen. It may feel like pain, squeezing, or pressure in the chest. Angina is not a disease but a symptom of another underlying condition.

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Unstable angina, or acute coronary syndrome, is a type of chest pain or discomfort that typically occurs when a person is resting. Unstable angina is a medical emergency, and people should seek ...

Angina is chest discomfort that occurs when your heart isn’t receiving enough blood, usually due to a blockage in a coronary artery. A heart attack occurs when blood flow is severely reduced or cut ...

Inflammation within vulnerable coronary plaques may cause unstable angina by promoting rupture and erosion. In unstable angina, activated leukocytes may be found in peripheral and coronary-sinus blood ...

Stents are like scaffolding that keep narrowed arteries open. These devices have been revolutionary in treating heart attacks where their use has increased year on year and countless lives have been ...

We don't yet understand what causes the pain of angina, but a world-first study is shedding more light ...