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angina pectoris
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Angina pectoris
Angina pectoris
, commonly known as
angina
, is the sensation of
chest pain
, pressure, or squeezing, often due to
ischemia
of the
heart muscle
from
obstruction
or
spasm
of the
coronary arteries
. While angina pectoris can derive from
anemia
,
abnormal heart rhythm
s and
heart failure
, its main cause is
coronary artery disease
, an
atherosclerotic
process affecting the
arteries
feeding the
heart
. The term derives from the
Latin
angere
("to strangle") and
pectus
("chest"), and can therefore be translated as "a strangling feeling in the chest".
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