Open AccessThe burden of angina pectoris and its complications complications
Author(s) -
Peterson Eric
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
clinical cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.263
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1932-8737
pISSN - 0160-9289
DOI - 10.1002/clc.20047
Subject(s) - medicine , angina , intensive care medicine , medline , cardiology , myocardial infarction , political science , law
Between 10 to 30% of patients with coronary disease still suffer from symptoms of agina pectoris in contemporary clinical practice. this article summarizes analytic tools for measuring angina, as well as, its prevalence based on community based surveys, registries and in randomized controlled trials. Additionally, the impact of angina symptoms on patients' survival rates, functional status, quality of life and health‐related costs is reviewed. The effectiveness of treatment, revascularization and medical therapies, on reducing angina symptoms is also reviewed. Copyright © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.