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What is the difference between angina and angina pectoris?
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Same: Both refer to chest pain caused by blocked heart arteries/ coroanary artery disease.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Angina: Technically angina just means pain and angina pectoris means pain in the chest. In practice we use both to refer to the pain caused by myocardial ischemia.
Answered 10/4/2016
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They're the same.: They can be used interchangeably. It's chest pain from insufficient blood flow to the heart muscles. Take care!
Answered 12/9/2013
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Angina: Is pain and classically chest pain. Angina pectoris means pain of the chest.
Answered 10/4/2016
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