Angina Resources

• Diagnosis/Symptoms
  • Chest Pain(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
  • CK-MB Test(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
  • Coronary Angiography(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
  • Echocardiography(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
  • Electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG)(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
  • Troponin Test(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
• Treatment
  • Angina Pectoris Treatments(American Heart Association)
  • Angina Treatment: Stents, Drugs, Lifestyle Changes — What's Best?(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
  • Calcium Channel Blockers (Calcium Antagonists)(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
  • Chronic Angina Therapy: Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP)(Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
  • Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitors(Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
  • Nitrates(Texas Heart Institute)

    Also available in Spanish

  • Transmyocardial Revascularization (TMR)(WomenHeart: the National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease, Cardiovascular Research Foundation)
  • Treating High Blood Pressure and Heart Disease - The Calcium Channel Blockers(Consumers Union of U.S.)

    Also available in Spanish

  • Treating High Blood Pressure and Heart Disease — The Beta-Blockers(Consumers Union of U.S.)

    Also available in Spanish

• Rehabilitation/Recovery
  • Cardiac Rehabilitation(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
  • Cardiac Rehabilitation(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player

    Also available in Spanish

  • Cardiac Rehabilitation: Building a Better Life After Heart Disease(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Specific Conditions
  • Cardiac Syndrome X(Texas Heart Institute)

    Also available in Spanish

  • Coronary Artery Spasm(Texas Heart Institute)

    Also available in Spanish

• Tutorials
  • Angina(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player

    Also available in Spanish

  • Cardiac Rehabilitation(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player

    Also available in Spanish

• Clinical Trials
  • ClinicalTrials.gov: Angina Pectoris(National Institutes of Health)
  • ClinicalTrials.gov: Chest Pain(National Institutes of Health)
  • ClinicalTrials.gov: Microvascular Angina(National Institutes of Health)
  • ClinicalTrials.gov: Syndrome X National Institutes of Health)
• Journal Articles

  References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

  • Article: Changes in CCR2 chemokine receptor expression and plasma MCP-1 concentration...
  • Article: The pathophysiology and clinical course of the normal coronary angina...
  • Article: 2007 Focused Update of the ACC/AHA/SCAI 2005 Guideline Update for...
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• Medical Encyclopedia
  • Angina
• Dictionaries/Glossaries
  • Cardiovascular Glossary(Texas Heart Institute)

    Also available in Spanish

• Organizations
  • American Heart Association
• Statistics
  • Heart Attack and Angina Statistics(American Heart Association)
• Women
  • Cardiac Syndrome X(WomenHeart: the National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease, Cardiovascular Research Foundation)
  • Chest Pain/Angina(WomenHeart: the National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease, Cardiovascular Research Foundation)