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Unstable angina
Unstable angina is a condition where a person experiences chest pain due to impaired blood flow to the heart. When angina is unstable, this pain occurs without exertion, often at rest.
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A 48-year old asked:
What is unstable angina?
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A 64-year old female asked:
Can unstable angina last for 24 hours?
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A 30-year old asked:
Is a nstemi the same thing as unstable angina?
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A 42-year old asked:
What are the top reasons for getting unstable angina?
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A 46-year old asked:
What are the symptoms associated with unstable angina?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Unstable angina?
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A 48-year old asked:
What are the symptoms are characteristic of unstable angina?
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A 32-year old asked:
What is the difference between unstable angina and stemi / non-stemi?
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A 31-year old asked:
I've been having a dull type of pain in the center of my chest. Also, what is unstable angina?
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A 35-year old male asked:
How can unstable angina be detected and/or diagnosed, particularly if the patient is not experiencing the event at the time of appointment or has not experienced it in the past month or so?
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A member asked:
Amlodipine are okay for unstable angina?
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A 29-year old asked:
Can a car accident cause a patient already suffering from unstable angina to have another angina?
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A 40-year old asked:
Is there a way to clinically differentiate unstable angina and stable angina without investigation? If so, how?
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A 42-year old female asked:
Why unstable angina is a contraindication for stress test?
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A 34-year old asked:
What is the difference between acute coronary syndrome, unstable angina, and mi?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Could stopping diltiazem trigger off some kind of unstable angina? Was taking for 11months cured chest pain etc. 2 weeks of stopping, worse symptoms.
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A 42-year old female asked:
Why unstable angina is a contra indicator for stress test?
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A 19-year old male asked:
Can unstable angina be present for 2-3 weeks before a heart attack??
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A 34-year old asked:
Can unstable angina display symptoms not involving pain, as in light-headedness, weakness, and slight nausea?
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A 57-year old asked:
Have unstable angina angiogram showed 100% blocked right coro artery, 20% left - dr said only adjust meds, no procedure, no surg - now what ?
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A 36-year old female asked:
I have SLE Lupus and unstable angina,recently having discomfort in my back almost 2months now also feels like a cold draft.Any idea what it can be?
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A 33-year old asked:
What are stable and unstable angina and myocardial infarction, and links to other infomration?
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A 46-year old male asked:
What exactly does "noncritical disease" of "up to 20 percent" mean on heart cath report? Why would this be low risk for heart attack/unstable angina?
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A 27-year old male asked about a 33-year old male:
Is unstable angina controlled by just a beta blocker? Or does it need a combination of beta, ace-inhibitors, calcium blockers, or other?
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A 57-year old female asked:
After a heart cath I was told by the Dr. that I don't have blockages. But the discharge diagnosis was CAD with unstable angina. Can that be right?
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A 30-year old male asked:
Hi, 30 male, have pain upper chest sometimes dull sometimes squeezing, often when resting, echo and stress test normal, can it be unstable angina?
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A 35-year old female asked about a 61-year old male:
My father was diagnosed with unstable angina. Nitro in the ER gave him a headache that lasted for days. What can I do to help him? This frightens me!
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A 41-year old asked:
Do patients with untreated stable angina develop unstable angina leading to myocardial infarction?
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A 37-year old asked:
Do patients with untreated stable angina end up developing unstable angina leading to myocardial infarction?
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A 46-year old male asked:
4 gp's saw 4 diff ekg's in the last month, 3 times while symptoms present. All say non-cardiac origin. Would they have seen unstable angina?
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