Angina inestable

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Angina inestable

Nombres alternativos:

Angina acelerante; Angina de aparición reciente; Angina progresiva

Síntomas:

Los síntomas abarcan:

Si una persona tiene angina estable y el dolor de pecho comienza a sentirse diferente, dura más de 15 a 20 minutos u ocurre en momentos diferentes, se puede estar desarrollando una angina inestable.

Signos y exámenes:

El médico llevará a cabo un examen físico y revisará la presión arterial . El médico puede escuchar sonidos anormales, como un soplo cardíaco o latidos cardíacos irregulares, al auscultar el tórax con un estetoscopio.

Los exámenes para diagnosticar la angina abarcan:

Referencias:

Boden WE, O'rourke RA, Teo KK, et al. Optimal Medical Therapy with or without PCI for Stable Coronary Disease. N Engl J Med . 2007 Mar 26; [Epub ahead of print].

Braunwald E, Antman EM, Beasley JW, et al. ACC/AHA Guideline Update for the Management of Patients With Unstable Angina and Non–ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction—2002: Summary Article: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on the Management of Patients With Unstable Angina). Circulation . 2002;106:1893

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