Angina Pectoris - Psychology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Psychosocial modulators of angina response to myocardial ischemia.

27 Jun 2009 BACKGROUND: Although angina is often caused by atherosclerotic obstruction of the coronary arteries, patients with similar amounts of myocardial ischemia may vary widely in their symptoms. We sought to compare clinical and psychosocial ... Read more...

A change will do you good.

29 Apr 2009 The primary care physician is described as many things-generalist, information manager, chronic care coordinator, and specialist in disease prevention. But midlevel clinicians, the Internet, and self-motivated patients can provide most of these ... Read more...

The role of emotional imagery and somatosensory amplification in atypical chest pain in patients with angina pectoris: a single-case experimental design.

27 Feb 2009 BACKGROUND: Atypical chest pain is a common condition that has poor symptomatic, functional, and psychological outcomes. Individuals with abnormal coronary anatomy who experience chest pain present a particular challenge to medical services as they ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Angina Pectoris - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Psychosocial modulators of angina response to myocardial ischemia. 27 Jun 2009
• A change will do you good. 29 Apr 2009
• Patient information sheets in emergency care. 16 Mar 2009
• [Psychosomatic risk factors in coronary heart disease. What breaks your patients' heart] 3 Mar 2009
• The role of emotional imagery and somatosensory amplification in atypical chest pain in patients with angina pectoris: a single-case experimental design. 27 Feb 2009
• Accuracy of patient recall of preoperative symptom severity (angina and breathlessness) at one year following aorta-coronary artery bypass grafting. 30 Jan 2009
• The effect of music intervention in relation to gender during coronary angiographic procedures: a randomized clinical trial. 28 Jan 2009
• Coronary artery disease in association with depression or anxiety among patients undergoing angiography to investigate chest pain. 30 Dec 2008
• [Quality of life measurement important in long-term pain] 30 Dec 2008
• [Neurostimulation is effective in severe angina pectoris] 30 Dec 2008
• Chronic stable angina: Addressing the needs of patients through risk reduction, education and support. 29 Nov 2008
• Chest pain after emotional and physical upset. Sep 2008
• Effect of PCI on quality of life in patients with stable coronary disease. 12 Aug 2008
• Angina pectoris during daily activities and exercise stress testing: The role of inducible myocardial ischemia and psychological distress. 7 Aug 2008
• Inducible ischemia and the risk of recurrent cardiovascular events in outpatients with stable coronary heart disease: the heart and soul study. 12 Jul 2008
• Impact of comorbid diabetes on quality of life and perception of angina pain in people with angina registered with general practitioners in the UK. 15 Jun 2008
• What do patients really want? Patients' preferences for treatment for angina. 30 May 2008
• Course of anxiety symptoms over an 18-month period in exhausted patients post percutaneous coronary intervention. 29 Mar 2008
• Performing stable angina pectoris: an ethnographic study. 28 Jan 2008
• Improvements in physical and mental domains of quality of life by anti-ischaemic drug and revascularisation treatment in elderly men and women with chronic angina. 18 Jan 2008

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Technical information about 'Angina Pectoris'

Definition: The symptom of paroxysmal pain consequent to MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA usually of distinctive character, location and radiation. It is thought to be provoked by a transient stressful situation during which the oxygen requirements of the MYOCARDIUM exceed that supplied by the CORONARY CIRCULATION.

Descriptor UI: D000787

Alternative terms: Angina Pectoris; Stenocardia; Stenocardias; Angor Pectoris;

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Tree Number: C14.280.647.187; C14.907.585.187; C23.888.646.215.500;