At the turn of this century, it was proposed that ischemic cardiac pain might be related to
distension of the ventricular wall (“mechanical hypothesis”). Three decades later, it was …

Clinical characteristics: Angina pectoris represents a visceral pain caused by reversible
myocardial ischemia. The majority of ischemic attacks are symptomless. When pain is …

Objectives. The purpose of this study was to establish whether stimulation of cardiac sensory
receptors in different myocardial regions results in different distributions of cardiac pain …

In a study to characterize the time characteristics and the influence of blockade of beta,
cholinergic and opioid receptors on the chest pain induced by adenosine, this agent was …

Angina pectoris is a common symptom and one that can have profound implications for the
patient. However, it correlates poorly with the extent of myocardial ischaemia and with …

Anginal PAIN is the symptom that most often brings patients with ischemic heart disease to
medical attention. However, transient myocardial ischemia and even necrosis can occur …

Study objective–The aim was to study the tentative role of adenosine as a messenger
between myocardial ischaemia and angina pectoris. Design–Adenosine was administered …

Several clinical characteristics of angina pectoris are reflected in the nature of the cardiac
nervous system. The extent of silent ischemia, the slow onset of angina during the ischemic …

Angina pectoris is important because of its association with heart disease and risk of death.
Historically after Heberden's account of angina in 1772, the association of pain with …

ANGINA pectoris can be no better described than in Heberden's original discussion some
160 years ago.'Despite the enduring quality of his description, Heberden had no idea of the …