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What is unstable angina?
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Chest pain: Chest pain associated with coronary artery disease.
Answered 4/25/2013
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Ischemic chest pain: Angina is chest discomfort caused by a coronary artery blockage. Unstable angina is angina that: 1) occurs at rest, 2) is increasing in severity or frequency, or 3) is new or recent in onset.
Answered 11/8/2015
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Unstable angina: unstable angina is sudden persistent unprovoked chest pain related to coronary artery disease that is not relieved with rest or nitro glycerine. It may also be associated with shortness of breath and low blood pressure.
Answered 3/9/2015
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