Aneurysm occurs when a blood vessel weakens and bulges If this blood vessel is ruptured it can lead to severe internal ...

Chest pain is often alarming, raising fears of a heart attack. However, there's another condition, called angina pectoris, that can mimic heart attack symptoms but is less dangerous if managed ...

During the 8-week treatment period the number of angina attacks per week decreased continuously and significantly from 11.2 ± 0.4 to 3.6 ± 0.2 (p < 0.0001). Concurrently, the number of short ...

Duration is another factor. Heart attack pain can last hours until it's treated, while unstable angina can last for a few minutes and come and go. Angina is chest pain that happens if there's not ...

Angina often happens when a person is exercising or excited. Symptoms include chest pain and shortness of breath but, unlike a heart attack, symptoms ease with rest and taking prescribed medication.

This large open-label study was conducted by cardiologists, in ten regions of Russia, in patients with stable angina diagnosed at least 6 months previously and with an average of more than three ...