Angina acelerante; Angina de aparición reciente; Angina progresiva
Los síntomas abarcan:
Si usted tiene angina estable, puede estar desarrollando angina inestable si el dolor torácico:
El médico llevará a cabo un examen físico y revisará la presión arterial. Él puede escuchar ruidos anormales, como un soplo cardíaco o latidos cardíacos irregulares, al auscultar el tórax con un estetoscopio.
Los exámenes para diagnosticar la angina abarcan:
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Antman EM. ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Management. In: Libby P, Bonow RO, Mann DL, Zipes DP, eds. Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 51.