Angina Pectoris

New findings reported from M.J. Zaman and co-authors describe advances in angina pectoris

Published in Medical Imaging Week, November 1st, 2008

"There is speculation that women and South Asian people are more likely than men and white people to report atypical angina and that they are less likely to undergo invasive management of angina. We sought to determine whether atypical symptoms of angina pectoris in women and South Asians impacted clinically important outcomes and clinical management," scientists in London, the United Kingdom report.

"We prospectively identified 2189 South Asian people and 5605 white people with recent-onset chest pain at 6 chest-pain clinics in the United Kingdom. We documented hospital admissions for acute coronary syndromes, coronary deaths as well as coronary angiography and...

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Source: Medical Imaging Week (2008-11-01)

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